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Biography of Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower 1819-1907

Paternal Family Tree: Gower

Maternal Family Tree: Anna Maria Mordaunt 1771

On 24th December 1809 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 36) and [his mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 24) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 61) and [his grandmother] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire. He the son of [his grandfather] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and [his grandmother] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. They were half fourth cousin once removed.

On 3rd May 1819 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 45) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 33).

Around 1829 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 9) educated at Eton College [Map].

In 1837 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 17) educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

In 1840 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 20) graduated Bachelor of Arts at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

In 1844 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 24) graduated Master of Arts: Oxford University at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

On 8th January 1846 [his father] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 72) died. His son [his brother] Granville (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Granville, 2nd Viscount Granville. Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg Lady Acton (age 33) by marriage Countess Granville.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In May 1847 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 27) was elected MP Derby.

In 1852 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 32) was elected MP Stoke.

In 1858 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 38) was elected MP Bodmin.

On 19th May 1858 [his son] George Leveson-Gower was born to Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 39) and [his wife] Margaret Compton (age 28). His mother died three days later.

On 22nd May 1858 [his wife] Margaret Compton (age 28) died from childbirth. Monument at Church of St Mary Magdalen, Castle Ashby [Map] erected by her husband Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 39). Sculpted by Baron Pietro Carlo Marochetti (age 53).

Margaret Compton: On 14th March 1830 she was born to Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton in Rome, Italy [Map]. On 1st June 1851 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower and she were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

On 25th November 1862 [his mother] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 77) died.

Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville. Letters Of [his mother] Harriet Countess Granville 1810 — 1845 Edited By Her Son The Hon. F. Leveson Gower (age 74) In Two Volumes. With Portrait Third Edition. 1894.

On 8th June 1898 [his son] George Leveson-Gower (age 40) and [his daughter-in-law] Adelaide Violet Cicely Monson were married.

On 30th May 1907 Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 88) died.

Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower 1819-1907 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower 1819-1907

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

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

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

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower 1819-1907

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

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 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 I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward 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 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane

GrandMother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hale

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Hale

GrandFather: William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Seymour 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Noel

Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana Noel Countess Burlington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Essex Rich Countess Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

GrandMother: Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England