# Albany — King Lear character guide

> Albany in King Lear by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Albany O Goneril, Albany Sir, Albany The, Albany Who, Albany Who dead, Albany Gloucester, Albany Cornwall

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i

## Who they are

Goneril's husband who eventually opposes her cruelty and Edmund's plot.

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