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Robert Crawley
(The Earl of Grantham)
Downton Abbey character
Portrayed by Hugh Bonneville
Duration 2010–2015
First appearance Episode 1.01
Created by Julian Fellowes
Introduced by Julian Fellowes
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Home Downton Abbey,
Yorkshire, England
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Bonneville portrays Robert Crawley
Cora Crawley
(The Countess of Grantham)
Downton Abbey character
Portrayed by Elizabeth McGovern
Duration 2010–2015
First appearance Episode 1.01
Created by Julian Fellowes
Introduced by Julian Fellowes
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Home Downton Abbey,
Yorkshire, England
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McGovern portrays Lady Grantham
Violet Crawley
(The Dowager Countess of Grantham)
Downton Abbey character
Portrayed by Maggie Smith
Duration 2010–2015
First appearance Episode 1.01
Created by Julian Fellowes
Introduced by Julian Fellowes
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Home Downton Abbey,
Yorkshire, England
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Maggie Smith portrays the Dowager Countess
Lady Mary Crawley
Downton Abbey character
Portrayed by Michelle Dockery
Duration 2010–2015
First appearance Episode 1.01
Created by Julian Fellowes
Introduced by Julian Fellowes
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Home Downton Abbey,
Yorkshire, England
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Dockery portrays Lady Mary Crawley
Lady Edith Crawley
Downton Abbey character
Portrayed by Laura Carmichael
Duration 2010–2015
First appearance Episode 1.01
Created by Julian Fellowes
Introduced by Julian Fellowes
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Occupation Columnist
Newspaper Editor
Home Brancaster Castle,
Northumberland, England

This is a list of characters from Downton Abbey, a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece for ITV and PBS, respectively.

Robert Crawley, The 7th Earl of Grantham (also known as Lord Grantham) (played by Hugh Bonneville) was born in 1866 at Downton Abbey. His parents are the late 6th Earl of Grantham and the Dowager Countess of Grantham, Violet Crawley. He has a sister named Rosamund. Despite the family's financial situation, Robert's education was privileged and he was tutored from ages 7 to 13, before attending Eton and then Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied philosophy.

To ensure the survival of the estate, Robert's father knew that his son needed to marry a wealthy heiress who would bring a large dowry to the estate. Robert married Cora Levinson, the only daughter of Isidore and Martha Levinson. Isidore was an American millionaire, and when Cora married Robert, Robert's father insisted that she sign an entailment which legally combined the estate with Cora's fortune. Robert was forced into the marriage by his father and Cora by hers. Robert's father wanted Robert to marry a rich girl; Isidore wanted Cora to marry into the English aristocracy. He later said that he was ashamed of his motives for pursuing Cora. After about a year of marriage, however, Robert truly fell in love with Cora and they eventually had three daughters: Mary, Edith, and Sybil. Because of the entail, as they had no sons, Robert's heir was the closest male relative, his cousin James. However, when James and his only son Patrick died in the sinking of the Titanic, Robert's heir became his third cousin once removed, Matthew Crawley, a young middle-class solicitor from Manchester, setting the stage for him to inherit not only the Abbey and its estate, but also Cora's fortune. While Violet, Cora and Mary wish to contest the entail so that Cora's money, at least, will remain in the immediate family, Robert refuses even to countenance this possibility. He sees it as his responsibility to preserve his heritage and ensure that Downton Abbey and the estate remain intact, even if the property and title will go into the hands of a stranger. He knows that it would be impossible to maintain Downton Abbey if Cora's fortune were separated from the estate.


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