13-483: Countess Granville is a title that has been held by a number of women, either in their own right or as wife of Earl Granville . They include: Countess in her own right [ edit ] Grace Carteret, 1st Countess Granville (c.1667–1744) Countesses through marriage [ edit ] Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville (1785-1862) Rose Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville (1890-1967) Topics referred to by
26-637: A Wolf Argent, plain collared with a line reflexed over the back Gold, charged on the shoulder with an Escutcheon Gules, charged with a Clarion Or. 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 . It is now held by members of the Leveson-Gower family . The first creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1715 when Grace Carteret, Lady Carteret,
39-461: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Earl Granville Blazon Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Barry of eight Argent and Gules, a Cross-Flory Sable (Gower); 2nd, Azure, three Laurel-Leaves Or (Leveson); 3rd, Gules, three Clarions Or (Granville), in the centre fess point a Crescent for difference. Crest: A Wolf passant Argent, collared and lined Or. Supporters: On either side
52-538: The baronetcy of Thynne, of Kempsford , Gloucestershire , and (by special remainder) to the titles of Baron Thynne of Warminster , Wiltshire , and Viscount Weymouth , of Dorset . He also inherited land at Buckland, Gloucestershire on the death of his uncle James Thynne in 1709. In 1733 he was appointed High Steward of Tamworth and was also Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England from 1735 to 1736. Between 4 December 1739 and 1751, he held
65-460: The United Kingdom in 1833 when the noted diplomat Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Viscount Granville , was made Earl Granville and Baron Leveson , of Stone Park in the County of Stafford. He had already been created Viscount Granville , of Stone Park in the County of Stafford, in 1815. Leveson-Gower was the son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford , by his third wife, Susanna . He
78-454: The death of his son, the third Earl, without heirs. The Carteret estates were passed on to the late Earl's first cousin, the Hon. Henry Frederick Thynne, second son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth , and his wife Lady Louisa Carteret, daughter of the second Earl Granville. He assumed the surname of Carteret and was created Baron Carteret in 1784. The second creation came in the Peerage of
91-433: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Countess Granville . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Countess_Granville&oldid=1007031114 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
104-451: The title could be granted. As his eldest son, Philip , predeceased him, the peerage was eventually bestowed on his namesake grandson, George , who was made Baron Carteret , of Hawnes in the County of Bedford, in 1681, with remainder to his brothers. Lord Carteret and Lady Granville were both succeeded by their son, the second Earl. He was a prominent statesman, mainly known under the title Lord Carteret. The titles became extinct in 1776 on
117-669: The titles are held by his grandson, the sixth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1996. The Hon. Frederick Leveson-Gower , younger son of the first Earl, was Member of Parliament for Derby, Stoke-upon-Trent and Bodmin. His son George Leveson-Gower was also a Member of Parliament. The family seat is Callernish House, near Lochmaddy , North Uist . The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Granville George James Leveson-Gower, Lord Leveson (born 1999). Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth (21 May 1710 – 1751) of Longleat House in Wiltshire
130-654: Was a prominent Liberal politician and served three times as Foreign Secretary . His son, the third Earl, was also a diplomat and notably served as Ambassador to Belgium from 1928 to 1933. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy and also served as Governor of Northern Ireland from 1945 to 1952. Lord Granville married Lady Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon , second surviving daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne , and elder sister of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon , wife of George VI . As of 2017 ,
143-405: Was an English peer, descended from Sir John Thynne (c.1515-1580) builder of Longleat. He was born on 21 May 1710, the son of Thomas Thynne (d.1710) by his wife Lady Mary Villiers. His father died a month before Thomas was born. On 28 July 1714, aged four, on the death of his great uncle Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth , he inherited Longleat House and its great estates and succeeded to
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#1732787070607156-410: Was made Countess Granville and Viscountess Carteret . She was the daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath , and the widow of George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret . The Carteret family descended from the celebrated royalist statesman George Carteret , who had been created a baronet , of Melesches, Jersey, in 1645. It was later intended that he should be elevated to the peerage but he died before
169-403: Was the younger half-brother of George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland , and the uncle of Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere . He was also a great-great-nephew of the aforementioned Grace Carteret, 1st Countess Granville. Hence, the 1833 creation of the earldom of Granville was a revival of the title created in 1715. Lord Granville was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He
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