Back جورج ليفسون جاور ARZ George Leveson-Gower, 1. vévoda ze Sutherlandu Czech George Leveson-Gower, Dug Sutherland 1af Welsh George Leveson-Gower, 1. Hertug af Sutherland Danish George Leveson-Gower, 1. Duke of Sutherland German George Leveson-Gower (1er duc de Sutherland) French George Leveson-Gower, I duca di Sutherland Italian ジョージ・ルーソン＝ゴア (初代サザーランド公爵) Japanese George Leveson-Gower (książę) Polish Левесон-Гоуэр, Джордж, 1-й герцог Сазерленд Russian
The Duke of Sutherland | |
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| Ambassador to France | |
| In office 1790–1792 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Dorset |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1758 London, England |
| Died | 19 July 1833 (aged 75) Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Sutherland, 19th Countess of Sutherland |
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| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland KG, PC (9 January 1758 – 19 July 1833), known as Viscount Trentham from 1758 to 1786, as Earl Gower from 1786 to 1803 and as the Marquess of Stafford from 1803 to 1833, was an English politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts from the Leveson-Gower family. He was the wealthiest man in Britain during the latter part of his life.[1]: 39 He remains a controversial figure for his role in the Highland Clearances.[2]
- ^ Richards, Eric (1999). Patrick Sellar and the Highland Clearances: Homicide, Eviction and the Price of Progress. Edinburgh: Polygon. ISBN 1-902930-13-4.
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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