George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland

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George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland, KG, PC (9 January 1758–19 July 1833) was the son of the 1st Marquess of Stafford.

He married Elizabeth Sutherland, 19th Countess of Sutherland, daughter of William Sutherland, 18th Earl of Sutherland and the former Mary Maxwell, on 4 September 1785. They had four surviving children:

George Granville Leveson-Gower, later Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, styled Earl Gower, later styled Marquess of Stafford, later 2nd Duke of Sutherland (1786–1861)
The Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower (c. 1788–1870), married Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk and had issue.
The Lady Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower (1797–1891), married Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster and had issue.
The Lord Francis Leveson-Gower, later Egerton, later 1st Earl of Ellesmere (1800–1857)

He was invested as a Privy Counsellor in 1790, a Knight of the Garter in 1806 and was created Duke of Sutherland on 28 January 1833.

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The Marquess of Stafford

|width="30%" align="center" rowspan=""|Succeeded by:
The Earl of Uxbridge |- |-

|width="30%" align="center" rowspan=""|Succeeded by:
The Earl Talbot |-

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