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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
A member of the Leveson-Gower family headed by the Duke of Sutherland, Leveson-Gower was the son of the Honourable Frederick Leveson-Gower, third son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville. His mother was Lady Margaret Compton, daughter of Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton.
Elizabeth Sutherland Leveson-Gower, Duquesa de Sutherland (24 de mayo de 1765 - 29 de enero de 1839), también suo jure 19º Condesa de Sutherland, fue una noble escocesa perteneciente a la familia Leveson-Gower, muy famosa por su participación en el desplazamiento forzado de población de las Tierras Altas escocesas del siglo XVIII.
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.
George Granville Leveson Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland. primary name: primary name: Gower, George Granville Leveson. other name: other name: (2nd Marquess of) Stafford. other name: other name: (Duke of) Sutherland. other name: other name: Leveson-Gower, George Granville. Details. individual; politician/statesman; British; Male. Life dates.
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...
