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  Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The eldest son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville (1773—1846), by his marriage with Lady Harriet, daughter of the Duke of Devonshire, he was born in London.
As Lord Granville Leveson-Gower, the 1st Earl Granville (created viscount in 1815 and earl in 1833) entered the diplomatic service and was ambassador at St Petersburg (1804—1807) and at Paris (1824—1841).
His interest in education (a subject associated with this office) led to his election (1856) as chancellor of the University of London, a post he held for thirty-five years; and he was a prominent champion of the movement for the admission of women, and also of the teaching of modern languages.
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 List of the Knights of the Garter (1348-present)
Afterwards 1st Earl of Somerset and Marquess of Dorset.
575 (inv 1757) Francis (Seymour-Conway), 1st Earl of Hertford.
711 (inv 1855) Francis (Leveson-Gower), 1st Earl of Ellesmere.
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 GRANVILLE - LoveToKnow Article on GRANVILLE
2ND EARL (1815-1891), English statesman, eldest son of the 1st Earl Granville (1773-1846), by his marriage with Lady Harriet, daughter of the duke of Devonshire, was born in London on the 11th of May 1815.
As Lord Granville Leveson-Gower, the I St Earl Granville (created viscount in 1815 and earl in 1833) entered the diplomatic service and was ambassador at St Petersburg (1804-1807) and at Paris (1824 1841).
Lord Granville personally was patient and polite, but his courteous and pacific methods were somewhat inadequate in dealing with the new situation then arising in Europe and outside it; and foreign governments had little scruple in creating embarrassments for Great Britain, and relying on the disinclination of the Liberal leaders to take strong measures.
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 Granville George Leveson Gower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
As Lord GranvilleLeveson-Gower, the 1st Earl Granville (created viscount in 1815 and earl in 1833) entered the diplomatic service and wasambassador at St Petersburg (1804—1807) and at Paris (1824—1841).
His interest in education (a subject associated with this office) led to his election (1856) as chancellor of the University of London,a post he held for thirty-five years; and he was a prominent champion of the movement for the admission of women, and also of theteaching of modern languages.
Lord Granville failed to realize in time the importance of the Angra Pequeña question in 1883 - 1884, and he was forced, somewhat ignominiously, to yield to Bismarck over it.
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 The Leveson-Gower Family
Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Baronet, born 1605, (son of Sir Thomas Gower and Anne D'Oyley) married (1) Elizabeth Howard, (daughter of Sir William Howard of Naworth Castle and sister of the 1st Earl of Carlisle) married (2) 1631, Frances Leveson, (daughter of Sir John Leveson of Haling and Lilleshall).
Granville Leveson-Gower, Earl Granville (son of Granville Leveson-Gower and Susannah Stewart), born 12 Oct 1773, baptised: 5 Nov 1773, Trentham, Staffordshire, married 24 Dec 1809, Harriet Elizabeth Cavendish, (daughter of William Cavendish and Georgiana Spencer).
Francis Leveson-Gower (Francis Egerton), 1st Earl of Ellesmere, (son of George Granville Leveson-Gower and Elizabeth Sutherland), born 1 Jan 1800, Arlington Street, London, married 18 Jun 1822, Harriet Catherine Greville, born 1800, (daughter of Charles Greville and Charlotte, daughter of the 3rd Duke of Portland) who died 17 Apr 1866.
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 Earl Granville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Earldom of Granville has been created twice: once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The first creation was in favour of Grace Carteret, but that title became extinct when the third Earl died without heirs.
Granville George Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville (b.
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 John Carteret, 1st Earl Granville --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Granville, John Carteret, 1st Earl, Viscount Carteret, Baron Carteret Of Hawnes...
He belonged to the small group known as “Cobham's cubs” and the “boy patriots,” the connection of family friends and place hunters whom Cobham was mobilizing to oppose the ministry of Sir Robert Walpole (later the 1st earl of Orford).
The critic, novelist, and teacher Granville Hicks was one of the foremost practitioners of Marxist criticism in American literature.
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg976 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Granville LEVESON-GOWER 1st Marquis [Parents] was born 4 Aug 1721.
Granville was baptized 20 Aug 1721 in Trentham, Stafford.
Dudley RYDER 1st Earl was born 22 Dec 1762.
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 Duke Of Sutherland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Marquessate of Stafford, the Earldom of Gower and the Viscounty of Trentham are in the Peerage of Great Britain, the Dukedom, the Earldom of Ellesmere and the Viscounty of Brackley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and the Barony of Gower in the Peerage of England.
The title united with the ancient title of Earl of Sutherland after the first Duke and his wife, the holder of the Earldom, died, and the titles were inherited by the second Duke.
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower (1721-1803) (became Marquess of Stafford in 1786)
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 GRANVILLE, GRANVILLE - Online Information article about GRANVILLE, GRANVILLE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
minister, with Lord John as foreign secretary and Granville as president of the, council.
Sea clauses of the treaty of Paris, and Lord Granville's protest was ineffectual.
The life of Lord Granville (1905), by Lord Fitzmaurice, is full of interesting material for the history of the period, but being written by a Liberal, himself an under-secretary for foreign affairs, it explains rather than criticizes Lord Granville's work in that See also:
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1000
She married Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, son of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower and Lady Evelyn Pierrepont, on 23 May 1768.
She married Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, son of Nathaniel Ryder, 1st Baron Harrowby and Elizabeth Terrick, on 30 July 1795.
     Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby was born on 22 December 1762.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1032
She married Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville and Harriet Elizabeth Cavendish, on 26 September 1865.
She married Granville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville, son of Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville and Castila Rosalind Campbell, on 27 September 1900.
She was the daughter of Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville and Castila Rosalind Campbell.
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 Earl Granville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (1815-1891), Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (1800-1885), Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The coalition ministry, under the leadership of the Earl of Aberdeen, came to power in 1854.
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 Earl Granville - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Earl Granville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Earl Granville - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Earl Granville.
Here you will find more informations about Earl Granville.
The orginal Earl Granville article can be editet
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10514
She was the daughter of John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz.
She married Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, son of William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough and Lady Caroline Cavendish, on 27 November 1780 in St.
She married Lord George Quin, son of Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort and Mary Quin, on 14 April 1814.
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 Earl Granville - TheBestLinks.com - 1918, 1939, 1996, 1959, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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Earl Granville, 1918, 1939, 1996, 1959, 1776, 1833, 1690, 1872, 1880, 1891...
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 ipedia.com: Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville was an English statesman.
Family The eldest son of the 1st Earl Granville, by his marriage with Lady Harriet, daughter of the Duke of Devonshire, he...
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 STUART MSS.
Gautier; George IV, king of Great Britain; William Gifford; Francisco Gomes da Silva; Sir Robert Gordon; Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st earl Granville; John Gurwood; William Richard Hamilton; Sir Andrew Snape, 1st bart.
Webber; Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington; Sir Augustus West; J. Whitehead; Wilhelm, count of Schaumburg-Lippe; Michael Williams; William Wood; Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke.
Some of the material in the collection is in a folio folder.
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 Encyclopedia: Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 Descendants of Charles Howard Earl of Carlisle
CHARLES HOWARD 1st EARL OF CARLISLE was born Abt.
The original seat of the Gower Family was at Stittenham which is not far from Castle Howard.
She married GEORGE GRANVILLE LEVESON-GOWER, 2nd DUKE OF SUTHERLAND son of George Granville Leveson-Gower Duke of Sutherland, on 28th May 1823, he was born 8th August 1786 and died 22 February 1861.
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 Grandfather
When Carteret, now Earl Granville, resigned office in November 1744, Bedford became First Lord of the Admiralty in the administration of Henry Pelham, and was made a privy councillor.
Having allied himself with the Earl of Bute and the party anxious to bring the Seven Years War to a close, Bedford was noticed as the strongest opponent of Pitt, and became Lord Privy Seal under Bute after Pitt resigned in October 1761.
The cabinet of Bute was divided over the policy to he pursued with regard to the war, but pacific counsels prevailed, and in September 1762 Bedford went to France to treat for peace.
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 Worldroots.com
Francis Godolphin Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin of Farnham
Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of of the County of Mayo, son of
William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, son of The Ven.
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 gower02
Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Bart of Stittenham, Sheriff of York (bur 03.09.1672)
Frances Leveson (dau of Sir John Leveson of Haling and Lilleshall)
Jean Granville (d 27.02.1696, dau of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath)
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 Overview of George Granville Leveson-Gower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It is therefore he who must shoulder at least some of the blame for this event and the consequent destruction of the highland way of life.
Leveson-Gower was made 1st Duke of Sutherland in his own right just months before his death.
He is remembered by a massive statue which towers over Golspie and has become the focus for nationalist hatred of a man motivated by high principles but let down by their implementation.
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 William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857), Statesman; Governor-General of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857), Statesman; Governor-General of India
Amherst was made an earl for his handling of the situation but was forced by ill health to return to England in 1828.
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
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 cavendish02
Sir William Cavendish of Chatsworth, 1st Earl of Devonshire (d 03.03.1625-6)
George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (b 31.03.1754)
Their eldest son became 2nd Earl of Burlington and 7th Duke of Devonshire.
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