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18. Mai 2024 · George Granville Leveson-Gower, later duke of Sutherland, for instance, was the catalyst for notorious evictions that took place from about 1810 to 1820. Advised that his interior lands were best suited for sheep raising and were little fit for human habitation, he evicted thousands of families, burning their cottages and ...
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Vor 3 Tagen · In 1823 the marquess settled the manor for life on his son George Granville, Earl Gower (2nd duke 1833). After the 2nd duke's death in 1861 the manor continued to descend with the dukedom. Most of the manorial estate, except in Donnington Wood, was sold by the 5th duke (d. 1963) in separate lots in 1914 and 1917.
30. Apr. 2024 · George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland, KT, PC (29 August 1888 – 1 February 1963), styled Earl Gower until 1892 and Marquess of Stafford between 1892 and 1913, was a British courtier, patron of the film industry and Conservative party politician from the Leveson-Gower family.
Vor 3 Tagen · In 1889, Mary Caroline Blair shocked society by marrying George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, the 3rd Duke of Sutherland, just four months after the death of his first wife. Queen Victoria herself had advised the Duke to wait before remarrying, so the hasty union was seen as a major breach of protocol.
9. Mai 2024 · Whig Party. Role In: Alabama claims. 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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11. Mai 2024 · George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5. Duke of Sutherland: britischer Adliger, Patron der Filmindustrie und Politiker der Conservative Party 74 0 2. Februar Georg Hoffmann: deutscher Schriftsteller, Ornithologe, Naturfotograf 62 0 2. Februar Oskar Hünlich: deutscher Politiker (SPD), MdR 75 0 2. Februar Patrick Kerwin
Vor 4 Tagen · Born Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower on May 30, 1824, she was the eldest child of George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland and Lady Harriet Howard, who served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria four different times between 1837 and 1861. Elizabeth had ten siblings:
