Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville
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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 (1804-1807) 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-Frances Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, nee 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.
| Diplomatic Posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Sir Charles Stuart | British Ambassador to France 1824–1828 | Succeeded by: The Lord Stuart de Rothesay |
| Preceded by: The Lord Stuart de Rothesay | British Ambassador to France 1830–1835 | Succeeded by: The Lord Cowley |
| Preceded by: The Lord Cowley | British Ambassador to France 1835–1841 | Succeeded by: The Lord Cowley |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by: New Creation | Earl Granville 1833–1846 | Succeeded by: Granville Leveson-Gower |
| Viscount Granville 1815–1846 | ||
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