Biography of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 1721-1803
Paternal Family Tree: Gower
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Sheppard 1617
Descendants Family Tree: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 1721-1803
On 31 Aug 1709 [his grandfather] John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower (age 34) died. His son [his father] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baron Gower, 6th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.
On 13 Mar 1712 [his father] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 17) and [his mother] Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Gower. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 57) and [his grandmother] Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull. They were fourth cousins.
On 04 Aug 1721 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford was born to John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 26) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower (age 30).
In 1727 [his mother] Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower (age 36) died.
On 31 Oct 1733 [his father] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 39) and [his step-mother] Penelope Stonhouse Baroness Gower (age 28) were married. She by marriage Baroness Gower.
On 16 May 1736 [his father] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 41) and [his step-mother] Mary Tufton Countess Gower were married. She by marriage Baroness Gower. She the daughter of Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet. They were fourth cousins.
In 1744 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 22) and Elizabeth Fazakerley were married. He the son of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
In 1746 [his wife] Elizabeth Fazakerley died of smallpox.
On 08 Jul 1746 [his father] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 51) was created 1st Earl Gower. [his step-mother] Mary Tufton Countess Gower by marriage Countess Gower.
In 1748 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 John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 53) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
On 26 Feb 1748 [his brother-in-law] John Egerton 2nd Duke Bridgewater (age 20) died unmarried. His brother [his brother-in-law] Francis Egerton 3rd Duke Bridgewater (age 11) succeeded 3rd Duke Bridgewater, 6th Earl Bridgewater, 7th Viscount Brackley, 7th Baron Ellesmere.
On 25 Dec 1754 [his father] John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 60) died. His son Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Gower, 3rd Baron Gower, 7th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. [his wife] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 31) by marriage Countess Gower.
On 09 Jan 1758 [his son] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 36) and [his wife] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 34).
In 1761 [his daughter] Anne Leveson-Gower was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 39) and [his wife] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 37).
On 14 May 1761 [his wife] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower (age 38) died.
In 1762 [his former sister-in-law] Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford died.
In 1768 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 46) and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford were married. She by marriage Countess Gower. She the daughter of Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 74) and Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway (age 59). He the son of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.
On 13 Apr 1769 [his daughter] Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 47) and [his wife] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.
On 22 Mar 1770 [his son-in-law] Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle (age 21) and [his daughter] Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle were married. She by marriage Countess Carlisle. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 48) and [his former wife] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower. He the son of Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle and Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle (age 48).
In 1771 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 49) was appointed 590th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 32).
Before Feb 1771 [his daughter] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 49) and [his wife] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.
1772 Angelica Kauffmann (age 30). Portrait of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 50) and his family.
On or before 15 Sep 1772 [his daughter] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 51) and [his wife] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. She was baptised at Trentham, Staffordshire.
On 24 Sep 1773 [his father-in-law] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway (age 79) died. His son [his brother-in-law] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway (age 37) succeeded 7th Earl Galloway, 6th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 5th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway (age 30) by marriage Countess Galloway.
On 12 Oct 1773 [his son] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 52) and [his wife] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.
On 05 Feb 1784 [his son-in-law] Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 26) and [his daughter] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 62) and [his former wife] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
On 04 Sep 1785 [his son] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 20) were married. He by marriage Earl Sutherland. She the daughter of William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 64) and [his former wife] Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
In 1786 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 64) was created 1st Marquess Stafford. [his wife] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford by marriage Marchioness Stafford.
In 1788 [his sister-in-law] Harriet Stewart Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon died.
On 16 May 1791 [his son-in-law] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 24) and [his daughter] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 20) were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map]. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 69) and [his wife] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 46) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 43).
In 1795 [his son-in-law] Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 32) and [his daughter] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 73) and [his wife] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.
On 30 Jan 1797 [his son-in-law] William Eliot 2nd Earl St Germans (age 29) and [his daughter] Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower (age 27) were married at Trentham, Staffordshire. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 75) and [his wife] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.
On 02 Aug 1799 Douglas Hamilton 8th Duke Hamilton 5th Duke Brandon (age 43) died at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton. His uncle Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon (age 59) succeeded 9th Duke Hamilton, 6th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 6th Baron Dutton of Cheshire. [his sister-in-law] Harriet Stewart Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon by marriage Duchess Hamilton, Duchess Brandon of Suffolk.
On 08 Mar 1803 [his former brother-in-law] Francis Egerton 3rd Duke Bridgewater (age 66) died unmarried. Duke Bridgewater extinct. His first cousin once removed John William Egerton 7th Earl Bridgewater succeeded 7th Earl Bridgewater, 8th Viscount Brackley, 8th Baron Ellesmere.
On 26 Oct 1803 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 82) died. His son [his son] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 45) succeeded 2nd Marquess Stafford, 3rd Earl Gower, 4th Baron Gower, 8th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 38) by marriage Marchioness Stafford.
In 1805 [his former wife] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford died.
[his daughter] Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
[his daughter] Louisa Leveson-Gower was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Philip IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Doyley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Doyley Baroness Gower
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Leveson
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Gresham 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Mildmay 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Christian Mildmay 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Walsingham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard Grenvlle
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Smith of Exeter
Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Smith
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grave Viell
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Wyche
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
Father: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Vernon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Shirley 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Noel 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Harrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cockayne 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Morris Countess Dover
Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Talbot 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rayner
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harries of Cruckton in Shropshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Prowde
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Gifford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford
GrandFather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Godstone
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Coxe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe
Mother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Basil Feilding of Newnham Paddock in Monk's Kirby in Warwickshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aston
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond
Great x 1 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 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Rawson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Read of Osterley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Read
GrandMother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cranfield 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex
Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheppard