House of Gower: Difference between revisions

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Coat of Arms
House of Gower
Lords and Baronets of Stittenham
House of Leveson-Gower
Baronets of Stittenham
4th Baronet assumed additional name and arms of Leveson family
House of Leveson-Gower
Baronets of Stittenham
Barons and Earls Gower
Viscounts Trentham
Marquesses of Stafford
House of Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
Baronets of Stittenham
Barons and Earls Gower
Viscounts Trentham
Marquesses of Stafford
Lords Strathnaver
Earls and Dukes of Sutherland
2nd Duke adopted the name Sutherland upon inheriting the Dukedom from his mother

Cadet Branches
House of Leveson-Gower
Barons Leveson
Viscounts and Earls Granville
Issued from Granville Leveson-Gower, son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford and younger half-brother of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
House Egerton of Ellesmere
Viscounts Brackley and Trentham
Earls of Ellesmere
Barons and Earls Gower
Dukes of Sutherland
Issued from Francis, younger son of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
Adopted the name and arms from Egerton family

Personal Arms
George Leveson-Gower
1st Duke of Sutherland
Marquess of Stafford
Baron and Earl Gower
Viscounts Trentham
Eldest surviving son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford

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 Gower.svg|House of Gower<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords and Baronets of Stittenham</span>
-Leveson-Gower.svg|House of Leveson-Gower<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Baronets of Stittenham<br>4th Baronet adopted his maternal arms and name</span>
+Leveson-Gower.svg|House of Leveson-Gower<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Baronets of Stittenham<br>4th Baronet assumed additional name and arms of [[House of Leveson|Leveson family]]</span>
-Leveson-Gower Stafford.svg|House of Leveson-Gower<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Barons and Earls Gower<br>Viscounts Trentham<br>Marquesses of Stafford</span>
+Leveson-Gower Stafford.svg|House of Leveson-Gower<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Baronets of Stittenham<br>Barons and Earls Gower<br>Viscounts Trentham<br>Marquesses of Stafford</span>
-Leveson-Gower Sutherland.svg|House of Sutherland-Leveson-Gower<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Barons and Earls Gower<br>Viscounts Trentham<br>Marquesses of Stafford<br>Lords Strathnaver<br>Earls and Dukes of Sutherland<br>2nd Duke adopted the name [[House Gordon of Sutherland|Sutherland]] upon inheriting the Dukedom from his mother</span><!-- From 5th Duke the title of Duke of Sutherland and other titles went to the line that took the name Egerton as they could pass only through heirs male, the titles of Earl of Sutherland and Lord Strathnaver went to the niece of 5th Duke (who still holds the titles at age of 97!) as they could pass through and to females by patent of creation. -->
+Leveson-Gower Sutherland.svg|House of Sutherland-Leveson-Gower<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Baronets of Stittenham<br>Barons and Earls Gower<br>Viscounts Trentham<br>Marquesses of Stafford<br>Lords Strathnaver<br>Earls and Dukes of Sutherland<br>2nd Duke adopted the name [[House Gordon of Sutherland|Sutherland]] upon inheriting the Dukedom from his mother</span><!-- From 5th Duke the title of Duke of Sutherland and other titles went to the line that took the name Egerton as they could pass only through heirs male, the titles of Earl of Sutherland and Lord Strathnaver went to the niece of 5th Duke (who still holds the titles at age of 97!) as they could pass through and to females by patent of creation. -->
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-Leveson-Gower Granville.svg|House of Leveson-Gower<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Barons Leveson<br>Viscounts and Earls Granville<br>Issued from a son from 3rd marriage of the 1st Marquess of Stafford and younger half-brother of the 1st Duke of Sutherland</span>
+Leveson-Gower Granville.svg|House of Leveson-Gower<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Barons Leveson<br>Viscounts and Earls Granville<br>Issued from Granville Leveson-Gower, son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford and younger half-brother of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland</span>
-Egerton.svg|House of Egerton<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Viscounts Brackley and Trentham<br>Earls of Ellesmere<br>Barons and Earls Gower<br>Dukes of Sutherland<br>Issued from a younger son of the 1st Duke of Sutherland<br>Adopted the name and arms from the [[House Egerton of Bridgewater|Egerton family]]</span><!-- After the death of Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater the portion of his inehritance would go Leveson-Gower family, according to the will the Egerton inheritance would go his nephew's younger son also named Francis who changed his surname to Egerton and was later raised to peerage as Earl of Ellesmere and Viscount Brackley in a revival of the subsidiary titles held by the Dukes of Bridgewater -->
+Egerton.svg|House Egerton of Ellesmere<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Viscounts Brackley and Trentham<br>Earls of Ellesmere<br>Barons and Earls Gower<br>Dukes of Sutherland<br>Issued from Francis, younger son of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland<br>Adopted the name and arms from [[House Egerton of Bridgewater|Egerton family]]</span><!-- After the death of Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater the portion of his inehritance would go Leveson-Gower family, according to the will the Egerton inheritance would go his nephew's younger son also named Francis who changed his surname to Egerton and was later raised to peerage as Earl of Ellesmere and Viscount Brackley in a revival of the subsidiary titles held by the Dukes of Bridgewater -->
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+<gallery caption="Personal Arms" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
+George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland.svg| George Leveson-Gower<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1st Duke of Sutherland<br>Marquess of Stafford<br>Baron and Earl Gower<br>Viscounts Trentham<br>Eldest surviving son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford</span>
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