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Duke of Sutherland, derived from Sutherland in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Sutherland (In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas Dùthaich 'Ic Aoidh (NW Asainte (Assynt and Cataibh (East Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most Peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801 when It was created by William IV in 1833 for George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford. William IV (William Henry 21 August 1765 &ndash 20 June 1837 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A series of marriages to heiresses by members of the (Leveson)-Gower family made the Dukes of Sutherland one of the richest handful of landowning families in the United Kingdom.

The subsidiary titles of the Duke of Sutherland are: Marquess of Stafford (created 1786), Earl Gower (1746), Earl of Ellesmere, of Ellesmere in the County of Shropshire (1846), Viscount Trentham, of Trentham in the County of Stafford (1746), Viscount Brackley, of Brackley in the County of Northampton (1846), and Baron Gower, of Sittenham in the County of York (1703). Ellesmere is a small Market town near Oswestry in north Shropshire, England, notable for its proximity to a number of prominent lakes Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the Trentham is a Suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, located to the south-west of the city centre and to the south of the neighbouring town of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Brackley is a Town in south Northamptonshire, England. In the 2001 census Brackley had a population of 13331 Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. The Marquessate of Stafford, the Earldom of Gower and the Viscounty of Trentham are in the Peerage of Great Britain, the Dukedom, the Earldom of Ellesmere and the Viscounty of Brackley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and the Barony of Gower in the Peerage of England. The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant Peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most Peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801 when The Peerage of England comprises all Peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. The Duke is also a Baronet of Sittenham, a title created in the Baronetage of England in 1620. Baronetage of England (1611-1705 King James I erected the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611 for the settlement of Ireland

The family seat was originally Lilleshall Hall and later, grander, family seats included Trentham Hall, Dunrobin Castle, and Cliveden. Lilleshall Hall is a large former Country house and estate located near Lilleshall in Shropshire, England. Trentham Gardens are formal Italianate gardens and an English landscape park in Trentham Staffordshire on the southern fringes of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, United Kingdom, and the seat of the Countess of Location Cliveden (pronounced CLIV-d'n is a Mansion in Buckinghamshire, England overlooking the River Thames owned by the In the 19th and early Twentieth century the family's London residence was Stafford House, which was rated as the most valuable private residence in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Lancaster House is a Mansion in the St James's district in the West End of London. Rates are a type of taxation system in the United Kingdom, and in places with systems deriving from the British one used to fund Local government.

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Family history

The Gower family descends from Sir Thomas Gower, who was created a Baronet, of Sittenham in the County of York, in 1620. His son, the second Baronet, married Frances Leveson, daughter of Sir John Leveson. Their younger son William, the fourth Baronet, assumed the additional surname of Leveson. Sir William married Lady Jane Granville (d. 1696), daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath and sister of Grace Carteret, 1st Countess Granville. John Granville 1st Earl of Bath ( 29 August 1628 &ndash 22 August 1701) was an English royalist statesman whose highest position Their son John, the fifth Baronet, was raised to the peerage as Baron Gower, of Sittenham in the County of York, in 1706. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

His son, the second Baron, served three times as Lord Privy Seal. The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the In 1746 he was created Viscount Trentham and Earl Gower. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a His eldest son from his first marriage, John, the second Earl, was also a prominent politician. In 1786 he was created Marquess of Stafford. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lord Stafford married secondly Lady Louisa Egerton, daughter of Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater. Scroop Egerton 1st Duke of Bridgewater ( 11 August, 1681 &ndash 11 January, 1744) known as Viscount Brackley from 1687 to 1701 and His son from his third marriage to Lady Susanna Stewart, Lord Granville Leveson-Gore, was created Earl Granville in 1833, a revival of the title created for his great-great-aunt in 1715. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Lord Stafford's eldest son from his second marriage to Lady Louisa, George, married Elizabeth Gordon, 19th Countess of Sutherland. Elizabeth Sutherland Leveson-Gower Duchess of Sutherland and 19th Countess of Sutherland ( 24 May 1765 &ndash 29 January 1839) was In 1833 George was created Duke of Sutherland, the year the present Lilleshall Hall was completed. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lilleshall Hall is a large former Country house and estate located near Lilleshall in Shropshire, England. In 1803 George had succeeded to the vast estates of his maternal uncle Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Francis Egerton 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (21 May 1736 &ndash 8 March 1803 (also the 6th Earl of Bridgewater known as Lord Francis Egerton until 1748 was a British nobleman According to the will of the Duke of Bridgewater, these passed on the death of the first Duke of Sutherland to his third son Lord Francis Leveson-Gower, who assumed by Royal license the surname of Egerton in lieu of his patronymic. In 1846 he was created Viscount Brackley and Earl of Ellesmere. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display

The Duke was succeeded by his eldest son and namesake George, the second Duke. In 1839 he also succeeded his mother in the ancient Scottish titles of Earl of Sutherland and Lord Strathnaver. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common His eldest son, the third Duke, married Anne Hay-Mackenzie, who in 1864 was created Countess of Cromarty, with remainder to their younger sons. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

In 1914, one year after the fifth Duke succeeded to the seat at the age of 25, he decided on the outbreak of the First World War that it was unwise to have so much of his riches tied up in land and property. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He sold the entire estate except Lilleshall Hall and 50 acres of gardens. Lilleshall Hall is a large former Country house and estate located near Lilleshall in Shropshire, England. He then decided he wanted to live closer to London, and sold the whole package in 1917 to Sir John Lee.

On his death in 1963, the line of the eldest son of the first Duke failed. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He died childless and was succeeded in the Earldom of Sutherland and Lordship of Strathnaver, which could be inherited by females, by his niece Elizabeth. The Dukedom and other titles could only be passed on to male heirs, and he was succeeded in these by his kinsman John Sutherland Egerton, 5th Earl of Ellesmere, who became the 6th Duke of Sutherland as well. He was a great-great-grandson of the first Earl of Ellesmere, third son of the first Duke of Sutherland. However, he also died childless and was succeeded by his second cousin once removed, Francis Ronald Egerton, the seventh and present holder of the Dukedom of Sutherland. He is the grandson of a younger son of the third Earl of Ellesmere.

Frederick Leveson-Gower, son of Lord Albert Leveson-Gower, younger son of the second Duke, sat as Member of Parliament for Sutherland. Frederick Neville Sutherland Leveson-Gower ( 31 May 1874 - 9 April 1959) was a British Conservative politician Sutherland was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United

Baronets of Sittenham (1620)

Barons Gower (1703)

Earls Gower (1746)

Marquesses of Stafford (1786)

Dukes of Sutherland (1833)

The Heir Apparent is James Granville Egerton, Marquess of Stafford (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1975)

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Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The title of Earl of Bath was created several times in the Peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. Earl Granville is a title that has been created twice once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Earl of Bridgewater is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. Earl of Ellesmere (pronounced " Ells -mere" of Ellesmere in the County of Shropshire is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Earl of Cromartie (pronounced " Crum -aty" is a title that has been created twice in British history both times for members of the Mackenzie family The title of Earl of Sutherland is an ancient one in the Peerage of Scotland, created circa 1230
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