George Granville SUTHERLAND-LEVESON-GOWER, 1st Duke of Sutherland

1758 - 1833  (75 years)

• Name	George Granville SUTHERLAND-LEVESON-GOWER  [1, 2]
  Suffix	1st Duke of Sutherland
  Known as	From 1758 to 1786  [2]
  	Viscount Trentham
  Birth	9 Jan 1758  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Appointed	From Jun 1790 to 1792	Paris   [2]
  	Ambassador to France
  Biographical Note	He was the wealthiest man in Britain during the latter part of his life. His involvement in the Highland Clearances remains controversial.
  Educated	Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford   [2]
  Known as	From 1803 to 1833  [2]
  	the Marquess of Stafford
  Name	George Granville Leveson-Gower  [2]
  Occupation	an English politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts  [2]
  Death	19 Jul 1833	Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands   [2, 3]
  		Dunrobin_Castle_-Sutherland_-Scotland-26May2008 Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
  Person ID	I119818	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Granville LEVESON-GOWER, 1st Marquess of Stafford,   b. 4 Aug 1721   d. 26 Oct 1803, Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, England (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Lady Louisa EGERTON   d. 1761
  Marriage	1748  [4]
  Family ID	F38193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, suo jure Countess of Sutherland,   b. 24 May 1765, Leven Lodge, near Edinburgh, Scotland d. 29 Jan 1839, Hamilton Place, Hyde Park, London, England (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1785	St. Marylebone Parish Church, London, England   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Earl Gower The Right Honourable George Grenville SUTHERLAND-LEVESON-GOWER, 2nd Duke of Sutherland, Earl Gower,   b. 8 Aug 1786, Portland Place, Marylebone, London, Middlesex, England d. 28 Feb 1861, Trentham, Staffordshire, England (Age 74 years)   2. Lady Charlotte Sophia LEVESON-GOWER, Duchess of Norfolk,   b. Abt 1788   d. 7 Jul 1870 (Age ~ 82 years)   3. Elizabeth Mary LEVESON-GOWER, Marchioness of Westminster,   b. 1797   d. 1891 (Age 94 years)   4. Lord Francis LEVESON-GOWER, 1st Earl of Ellesmere,   b. 1 Jan 1800, 21 Arlington St., Piccadilly, London, England d. 18 Feb 1857, Bridgwater House, St. James' Park, Westminster, London, England (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F38103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		George_Granville_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Duke_of_Sutherland_by_Thomas_Phillips George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833). Courtesy of Wikipedia.
  		(c) Lakeland Arts Trust; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland. By Thomas Lawrence, 1800. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
  		Shield_of_arms_of_George_Granville_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Duke_of_Sutherland,_KG,_PC Shield of Arms of George Granville Leveson-Gower. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19648] Wikipedia - Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland. [S19691] Wikipedia - George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland. [S19663] Wikipedia - George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland. [S19756] Wikipedia - Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford.