Biography of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville 1773-1846

Paternal Family Tree: Gower

Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 1709-1786

In 1744 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 22) and Elizabeth Fazakerley were married. He the son of [his grandfather] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and [his grandmother] Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.

In 1748 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 26) and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater and Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 41). He the son of [his grandfather] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 53) and [his grandmother] Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.

In 1768 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 46) and [his mother] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford were married. She by marriage Countess Gower. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 74) and [his grandmother] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 59). He the son of [his grandfather] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and [his grandmother] Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.

On 12 Oct 1773 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 52) and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.

In Apr 1789 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 15) was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

In 1795 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 21) was elected MP Lichfield.

In 1799 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 25) was elected MP Staffordshire.

On 17 Aug 1800 [his illegitimate daughter] Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart Duchess Leeds was born illegitimately to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 26) and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 39). She was born in secret and sent to be raised by a foster mother.

Between 1804 and 1809. Thomas Lawrence (age 34). Portrait of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 30).

On 24 Dec 1809 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 36) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 61) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.

In 1810 [his daughter] Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower Baroness Rivers was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 36) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 24).

On 29 Jul 1811 [his father-in-law] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 63) died. His son [his brother-in-law] William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire (age 21) succeeded 6th Duke Devonshire, 9th Earl Devonshire, 9th Baron Cavendish Hardwick, 8th Baron Clifford.

In Aug 1812 [his illegitimate daughter] Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart Duchess Leeds (age 11) joined her father's (age 38) household in Staffordshire.

On 11 May 1815 [his son] Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 41) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 29).

On 12 Aug 1815 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 41) was created 1st Viscount Granville. [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 29) by marriage Viscountess Granville.

On 03 May 1819 [his son] Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 45) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 33).

On 21 Oct 1824 [his son-in-law] George Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds (age 22) and [his illegitimate daughter] Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart Duchess Leeds (age 24) were married at the British Embassy, Paris. She the illegitmate daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 51) and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough. They were fourth cousins.

On 02 Feb 1833 [his son-in-law] George Pitt-Rivers 4th Baron Rivers (age 22) and [his daughter] Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower Baroness Rivers (age 23) were married at British Embassy, Paris. She by marriage Baroness Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 59) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 47).

On 10 May 1833 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 59) was created 1st Earl Granville. [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 47) by marriage Countess Granville.

In 1840 [his son] Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg Lady Acton (age 27) were married. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 66) and [his wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 54).

On 08 Jan 1846 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 72) died. His son [his son] Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Granville, 2nd Viscount Granville. [his daughter-in-law] Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg Lady Acton (age 33) by marriage Countess Granville.

On 25 Nov 1862 [his former wife] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 77) died.

[his daughter] Georgiana Leveson-Gower was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville.

[his son] George Leveson Gower was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough.

Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville 1773-1846 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 1721-1803

John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 1694-1754

Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 1691-1727

Royal Ancestors of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville 1773-1846

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip IV King France

Ancestors of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville 1773-1846

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Doyley Baroness Gower

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christian Mildmay 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Smith

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Wyche

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

GrandFather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Father: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford

Great x 1 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Coxe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe

GrandMother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Read

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheppard

Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 1st Earl Galloway

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Earl Queensberry 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Kerr Countess Queensberry 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Traquair 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carnegie Countess Traquair

GrandFather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Leslie Countess of Eglinton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Crichton 2nd Earl of Dumfries

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane

Mother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cochrane

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Hamilton Countess Cassilis

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England