Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville
- Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville (12 October, 1773–8 January, 1846) was a British Liberal statesman and diplomat.
He was a son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford and his third wife Lady Susannah Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway). He was also a younger, paternal half-brother of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland.
He served as British ambassador to Russia (Aug. 10, 1804-Nov. 28, 1805 and 1806-1807) and France (1824-1828, 1830-1835, 1835-1841).
He married Lady Harriet Cavendish (1785-1862), daughter of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Georgiana Spencer. The Earl and Countess Granville threw events that were often the toast of Parisian society while he was a British diplomat.
Lord Granville, prior to marrying Lady Harriet Cavendish, was the lover of Lady Harriet's maternal aunt, Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, née Lady Henrietta-Frances Spencer, with whom he fathered two illegitimate children: Harriette Stewart and George Stewart.
He was created Viscount Granville in 1815 and Earl Granville in 1833.
He had one son by Lady Harriet: Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville.He also had two daughters by Lady Harriet: Susan and Georgiana, who both received the title of Lady after he became an earl.
Susan maried Baron Rivers.
Georgiana married Alexander Fullerton. She was a biographer, novelist and great philanthopist.
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