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George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland KG, PC (9 January 1758 – 19 July 1833), known as Viscount Trentham from 1758 to 1786, as Earl Gower from 1786 to 1803 and as the Marquess of Stafford from 1803 to 1833, was an English politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts from the Leveson-Gower family.
George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland, by Thomas Phillips John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, by Allan Warren. Duke of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which was created by William IV in 1833 for George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford.
- James Granville Egerton, Marquess of Stafford
- Peerage of the United Kingdom
George Granville Leveson-Gower (1758–1833), who had married (1785) Elizabeth (countess of Sutherland in her own right), succeeded his father as marquess of Stafford (1803) and was named duke of Sutherland (1833). He was responsible for road building and for the notorious “Highland clearances” (c. 1810–20).… Read More.
The 1st Duke of Sutherland is most remembered for being the instigator of the notorious highland clearances of the early nineteenth century. Details. Title: Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of...
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland KG, PC , known as Viscount Trentham from 1758 to 1786, as Earl Gower from 1786 to 1803 and as the Marquess of Stafford from 1803 to 1833, was an English politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts from the Leveson-Gower family.
15 de sept. de 2021 · George Granville Leveson Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland (1758 - 1833) | National Gallery, London. 1758 - 1833. This person is the subject of ongoing research. We have started by researching their relationship to the enslavement of people. Biographical notes. Politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts. Slavery connections.
