Alfred de Maine

Alfred Peter William Bernard de Maine, Lord Farnton, in his late thirties, is the recently deceased husband of Eleanor Langley, Lady Farnton (the titular Widow in Waiting). Son of the Marquis and Marchioness of Calverton, Alfred has the power of persuasion, which he used to force Eleanor to marry him.

Alfred's home, which he shared with Eleanor, is called Stonebridge Manor.

He has a younger brother, Lord Philip, and younger sister, Lady Isabel.