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Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2. Earl Granville, KG, PC war ein britischer Staatsmann. Er war mehrfach Außen- und Kolonialminister und war einer der engsten politischen Freunde William Ewart Gladstones, dem er als Führer der liberalen Partei folgte.
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, KG PC FRS (11 May 1815 – 31 March 1891), styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman and diplomat from the Leveson-Gower family. He is best remembered for his service as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
9. Mai 2024 · Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (born May 11, 1815, London, England—died March 31, 1891, London) was a British foreign secretary in William E. Gladstone’s first and second administrations, succeeding him as leader of the Liberal Party.
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Granville George Leveson-Gower (2nd Earl Granville) was born in Westminster in 1815. He was the grandson of the Marquess of Stafford, which connected him to the Sutherlands, while his mother, Lady Harriet Cavendish, linked him to the Duke of Devonshire placing Granville at the heart of the aristocratic Whig cousinhood.
Life of Granville George Leveson Gower, Second Earl Granville, K. G., 1815–1891. By Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice. (London, New York, and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Company. 1905. Two vols., pp. xx, 541; xvi, 536.) | The American Historical Review | Oxford Academic.
Leveson-Gower (Also known as) Surname: Leveson-Gower: Forenames: Granville George: Gender: Male: Date: 1815-1891: Title: 2nd Earl Granville: History: Statesman. Minister for...
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville. (1815-1891), Politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and leader of the Liberal party; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 52 portraits. Leveson-Gower entered Parliament as a Whig MP in 1837.
