Biography of George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland 1786-1861

Paternal Family Tree: Gower

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 1765-1839

On 11 Aug 1786 George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland was born to George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 28) and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 21) at Portland Place, Marylebone.

On 07 Mar 1822 George James Welbore Agar 1st Baron Dover (age 25) and [his future sister-in-law] Georgiana Howard Lady Dover (age 18) were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 48) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 38). They were third cousins.

On 14 May 1823 William Lascelles (age 24) and [his future sister-in-law] Caroline Georgiana Howard (age 19) were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 49) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 39). He the son of Henry Lascelles 2nd Earl Harewood (age 55) and Henrietta Sebright Countess Harewood.

On 28 May 1823 George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 36) and Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 17) were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 49) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 39). He the son of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 65) and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 58). They were first cousin once removed.

On 08 Aug 1825 [his daughter] Evelyn Leveson-Gower was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 38) and [his wife] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

On 15 Apr 1827 [his daughter] Caroline Leveson-Gower Duchess Leinster was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 40) and [his wife] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 20). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

On 19 Dec 1828 [his son] George Leveson-Gower 3rd Duke Sutherland was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 42) and [his wife] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

On 26 Jun 1830 [his daughter] Blanche Julia Leveson-Gower was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 43) and [his wife] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 24). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

On 24 Feb 1832 [his daughter] Blanche Julia Leveson-Gower (age 1) died.

On 19 Jul 1833 [his father] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 75) died. His son George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 46) succeeded 2nd Duke Sutherland, 3rd Marquess Stafford, 20th Earl Sutherland, 4th Earl Gower, 5th Baron Gower, 9th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. [his wife] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 27) by marriage Duchess Sutherland.

On 16 Jun 1834 [his daughter] Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 47) and [his wife] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

On 18 Nov 1834 [his brother-in-law] Frederick George Howard (age 29) died unmarried.

On 16 May 1838 [his daughter] Victoria Leveson-Gower was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 51) and [his wife] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 31). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

On 29 Jan 1839 [his mother] Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 73) died. Her son George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 52) succeeded 20th Earl Sutherland.

On 19 Jun 1839 [his daughter] Victoria Leveson-Gower (age 1) died.

On 12 Aug 1840 Francis Richard Grey (age 27) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Dorothy Anne Howard (age 23) were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 66) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 57). He the son of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 76) and Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey (age 64). They were third cousins.

In 1841 George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 54) was appointed 686th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 21).

In 1842 [his brother-in-law] Admiral Edward Howard 1st Baron Lanerton (age 32) and Diana Ponsonby Baroness Lanerton were married. He the son of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 68) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 58). They were third cousins.

On 08 Aug 1842 [his brother-in-law] Charles Wentworth George Howard (age 28) and Priscilla Harriet Parke were married. He the son of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 68) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 59).

On 21 Nov 1843 [his son] Albert Leveson-Gower was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 57) and [his wife] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 37). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

In 1844 [his son-in-law] George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 20) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll were married. She the daughter of George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 57) and Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 37). He the son of John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell 7th Duke Argyll (age 66) and Joan Glassel.

In 1845 [his brother-in-law] Henry George Howard (age 26) and Mary Wellesley MacTavish (age 19) were married. He the son of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 71) and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 61).

On 02 Aug 1845 [his son] Ronald Leveson-Gower was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 58) and [his wife] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 39). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

On 12 Oct 1847 [his son-in-law] Charles William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald 4th Duke Leinster (age 28) and [his daughter] Caroline Leveson-Gower Duchess Leinster (age 20) were married at Trentham, Staffordshire. She the daughter of George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 61) and Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 41). He the son of Augustus Fitzgerald 3rd Duke Leinster (age 56) and Charlotte Augusta Stanhope Duchess Leinster (age 54). He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 03 Feb 1848 [his daughter] Alexandrina Leveson-Gower was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 61) and [his wife] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 41). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

On 27 Jun 1849 [his son] George Leveson-Gower 3rd Duke Sutherland (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Hay Mackenzie Duchess Sutherland (age 20) were married. He the son of George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 62) and Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 43).

On 21 Jul 1849 [his daughter] Alexandrina Leveson-Gower (age 1) died.

In 1852 Henry Labouchere 1st Baron Taunton (age 53) and [his sister-in-law] Mary Matilda Georgiana Howard Baroness Taunton (age 28) were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 68).

On 28 Apr 1852 [his son-in-law] Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster (age 26) and [his daughter] Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster (age 17) were married. Their first son Victor Alexander Grosvenor was born a year later to the day. She the daughter of George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 65) and Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 45). He the son of Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster (age 57) and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster (age 55). They were first cousins.

On 06 Oct 1854 [his son] Frederick George Leveson-Gower died.

In 1860 [his sister-in-law] Georgiana Howard Lady Dover (age 56) died.

Before 1861. William Corden (age 40). Portrait of George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 74).

On 27 Feb 1861 George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland (age 74) died at Trentham Hall, Staffordshire. His son [his son] George Leveson-Gower 3rd Duke Sutherland (age 32) succeeded 3rd Duke Sutherland, 4th Marquess Stafford, 21st Earl Sutherland, 5th Earl Gower, 6th Baron Gower, 10th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.

On 27 Oct 1868 [his former wife] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 62) died.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland and Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

[his son] Frederick George Leveson-Gower was born to George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland and Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland 1786-1861 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 1721-1803

John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 1694-1754

Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 1691-1727

Royal Ancestors of George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland 1786-1861

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland 1786-1861

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 2 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe

Great x 1 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth

Father: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Jeanes

GrandMother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Howland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Child

George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 15th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Sutherland 16th Earl Sutherland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Wemyss Countess Sutherland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Gordon aka Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sutherland 17th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

GrandFather: William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Wemyss

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Wemyss 1st Lord Burntisland

Great x 2 Grandfather: David Wemyss 4th Earl Wemyss 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Wemyss 2nd Earl Wemyss 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wemyss Countess Cromartie 3rd Countess Wemyss 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wemyss Countess Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry St Clair

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth St Clair

Mother: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland