European Heraldry

House of Leveson-Gower
Incorporating the families of Sutherland, Granville, Carteret, Thynne, Egerton, Mackenzie and Cust

House of Leveson-Gower

Gower, later Leveson-Gower of Sittenham, Baronets (1620)
Barons Gower (1703)
Earls Gower (1746)
Marquesses of Stafford (1786)
Dukes of Sutherland (1833)

• Sir Thomas Gower, 1st Baronet (1584–c. 1665)
• Sir Thomas Gower, 2nd Baronet (c. 1605–1672)
• Sir Thomas Gower, 3rd Baronet (c. 1666–1689), married Frances, daughter and coheir of John Leveson. He added the surname Leveson to his own in 1668, when he inherited the Trentham and Lilleshall estates of his maternal great-uncle, Sir Richard Leveson.
• Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet (c. 1647–1691), married Jane Granville (d. 1696), daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath and sister of Grace Carteret, 1st Countess Granville.
• Sir John Leveson-Gower, 5th Baronet, 1st Baron Gower (1675–1709)
• John Leveson-Gower, 2nd Baron Gower, 1st Earl Gower, Viscount Trentham (1694–1754)
• Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford KG (1721–1803), married Lady Louisa Egerton, daughter of Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater.
• George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford, 1st Duke of Sutherland KG (1758–1833), married Elizabeth Sutherland, 19th Countess of Sutherland.
• George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (1786–1861)
• George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (1828–1892)
• Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland (1851–1913)
• George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland KT (1888–1963)
• John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, 5th Earl of Ellesmere (1915–2000)
• Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland, 6th Earl of Ellesmere (b. 1940)

Earls of Ellesmere (1846)

• Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, Viscount Brackley KG (1800–1857), son of 1st Duke of Sutherland. On his father's death in 1833, Lord Francis Leveson-Gower succeeded to the Egerton estates according to the will of Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, and assumed by Royal licence the surname of Egerton in lieu of Leveson-Gower.
• George Granville Francis Egerton, 2nd Earl of Ellesmere (1823–1862)
• Francis Charles Granville Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere (1847–1914)
• John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere (1872–1944)
• John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, 5th Earl of Ellesmere (1915–2000) see above.

Viscounts Granville (1815)
Earls Granville, second creation (1833)

• Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville, Baron Leveson, 1st Viscount Granville (1773–1846), son of and his third wife Lady Susannah Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway.
• Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville KG (1815–1891)
• Granville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville (1872–1939)
• William Spencer Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville KG (1880–1953)
• Granville James Leveson-Gower, 5th Earl Granville (1918–1996)
• Fergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville (b. 1959)

Earls of Cromartie (1861)

• Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower nee Hay-Mackenzie, Duchess of Sutherland, 1st Countess of Cromartie, Viscountess Tarbat, Baroness Castlehaven and Baroness MacLeod (1828–1892), married Duke of Sutherland. Peerage created with remainder to her younger sons and her daughters.
• Francis Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Cromartie (1852–1893) (abeyant 1893)
• Sibell Lilian Blunt-Mackenzie, 3rd Countess of Cromartie (1878–1962) (abeyance terminated 1895), married Edward Walter Blunt (1869-1949), great-grandson of Sir Henry Blunt, 2nd Baronet.
• Roderick Grant Francis Blunt-Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Cromartie (1904–1989), Chief of Clan Mackenzie.
• John Ruaridh Grant Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie (b. 1948), Chief of Clan Mackenzie.

House of Sutherland

Earls of Sutherland (c. 1230)

• William de Moravia, 1st Earl of Sutherland, Lord Strathnaver (d. 1284), Chief of the Clan Sutherland.
• William de Moravia, 2nd Earl of Sutherland (d. 1307)
• William de Moravia, 3rd Earl of Sutherland (d. 1330)
• Kenneth de Moravia, 4th Earl of Sutherland (d. 1333)
• William de Moravia, 5th Earl of Sutherland (d. 1370)
• Robert de Moravia, 6th Earl of Sutherland (d. 1427)
• John de Moravia, 7th Earl of Sutherland (d. 1460)
• John de Moravia, 8th Earl of Sutherland (d. 1508)
• John de Moravia, 9th Earl of Sutherland (d. 1514)
• Elizabeth de Moravia, 10th Countess of Sutherland(d. 1535), married Adam Gordon, a younger son of the chief of Clan Gordon.
• Alexander Gordon, Master of Sutherland (d. 1530) (son of Adam Gordon & Elizabeth de Moravia)
• John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland (c. 1526–1567)
• Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland (c. 1552–1594)
• John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland (1576–1615)
• John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland (1609–1679)
• George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland (1633–1703)
• John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland KT (1661–1733)
• William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland (1708–1750) (changed his surname from Gordon to Sutherland)
• William Sutherland, 18th Earl of Sutherland (1735–1766)
• Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, 19th Countess of Sutherland (1765–1839)
• George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland, 20th Earl of Sutherland (1786–1861)
• George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland, 21st Earl of Sutherland (1828–1892)
• Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland, 22nd Earl of Sutherland (1851–1913)
• George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland, 23rd Earl of Sutherland (1888–1963)
• Elizabeth Millicent Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland (b. 1921)

House of Granville

Earls of Bath (1661-1711)

• John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath,Viscount Granville and Baron Granville (1628–1701)
• Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath (1661–1701)
• William Henry Granville, 3rd Earl of Bath (1692–1711)

Baron Granville of Potheridge (1702-1707)

• John Granville, 1st Baron Granville of Potheridge (d.1707), second son of 1st Earl of Bath.

Baron Lansdowne (1712-1734)

• George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666 – 1735), nephew of 1st Earl of Bath.

House of Carteret

Carteret of Metesches, Jersey, Baronets (1645–1776)
Barons Carteret, first creation (1681–1776)
Earls Granville, first creation (1715–1776)

• Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet (c. 1610–1680)
• Sir George Carteret, 2nd Baronet, 1st Baron Carteret (1669–1695), married Grace Carteret, 1st Countess Granville in her own right (1667–1744), daughter of 1st Earl of Bath.
• John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 2nd Baron Carteret KG (1690–1763)
• Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville (1721–1776)

House of Thynne

Thynne of Cause Castle, Baronets (1641)
Viscounts Weymouth (1682)
Marquesses of Bath (1789)

• Sir Henry Frederick Thynne, 1st Baronet (1615–1680)
• Sir Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth, Baron Thynne, 2nd Baronet (1640–1714)
• Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth (1710–1751)
• Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, 3rd Viscount Weymouth KG (1734–1796)
• Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath KG (1765–1837)
• Henry Frederick Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath (1797–1837)
• John Alexander Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath (1831–1896)
• Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of Bath KG (1862–1946)
• Henry Frederick Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath (1905–1992)
• Alexander George Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath (b. 1932)

Barons Carteret, second creation (1784)

• Henry Carteret (Thynne), 1st Baron Carteret (1735–1826), second son of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth, and his second wife Louisa, daughter of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville. Peerage created with special remainder to the younger sons of his elder brother.
• George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret (1770–1838), second son of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath.
• John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret (1772–1849), third son of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath.

House of Egerton

Viscounts Brackley (1616-1829)
Earls of Bridgewater (1617-1829)
Dukes of Bridgewater (1720-1803)

• Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere (1540–1617)
• John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater, 2nd Viscount Brackley (1579–1649)
• John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater (1623–1686)
• John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater (1646–1701)
• Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater, Marquess of Brackley, 4th Earl of Bridgewater (1681–1745)
• John Egerton, 2nd Duke of Bridgewater, 5th Earl of Bridgewater (1727–1748)
• Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, 6th Earl of Bridgewater (1736–1803)
• John William Egerton, 7th Earl of Bridgewater (1753–1823) descended from John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater.
• Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (1756–1829)

House of Cust

Cust of Stamford, Baronets (1677)
Barons Brownlow (1776)
Earls Brownlow (1815-1921)

• Sir Richard Cust, 1st Baronet (1622–1700)
• Sir Richard Cust, 2nd Baronet (1680–1734), married Anne Brownlow,daughter of Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet., sister and sole heiress of John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel.
• Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet (1718–1770)
• Sir Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow, 4th Baronet (1744–1807)
• John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow, Viscount Alford, Baron Brownlow (1779–1853), married Sophia Hume, daughter of Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet, of Wormleybury and Amelia Egerton, great-granddaughter of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater.
• John Hume Egerton, Viscount Alford (1812–1851), in 1849 assumed by Royal license the surname of Egerton in lieu of Cust, on succeeding to the Bridgwater estates through his mother.
• John William Spencer Brownlow Egerton-Cust, 2nd Earl Brownlow(1842–1867)
• Adelbert Wellington Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow (1844–1921)
• Adelbert Salisbury Cockayne Cust, 5th Baron Brownlow (1867–1927)
• Peregrine Francis Adelbert Cust, 6th Baron Brownlow (1899–1978)
• Edward John Peregrine Cust, 7th Baron Brownlow (b. 1936)

Brownlow of Belton, Baronets ( 1641-1678)
Brownlow of Humby, Baronets (1641-1754)
Viscount Tyrconnel, in the Peerage of Ireland (1718-1754)

• Sir John Brownlow of Belton, 1st Baronet (c. 1595-1678)
• Sir William Brownlow of Humby, 1st Baronet ( c. 1595–1666),younger brother of Sir John Brownlow of Belton.
• Sir Richard Brownlow, 2nd Baronet (d. 1668)
• Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet ( 1659– 1697)
• Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet ( 1665– 1701)
• Sir John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel, 5th Baronet ( 1690– 1754)