Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville
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Granville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville
Career
The elder son of the
On 1 January 1917 he was appointed Diplomatic Agent to the
In June 1917, King Constantine abdicated, the previous British Minister to the Greek Government, Sir Francis Elliot, departed and Granville became official Minister to Greece in Athens.[4] He was Minister to Denmark 1921–26,[5] Minister to the Netherlands 1926–28[6] and Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg 1928–33.[7]
As a Privy Counsellor, Earl Granville took part in the official procedures legalising the accession of
Honours
Earl Granville was appointed MVO in 1904,
Orders
The Earl received several awards and orders from European foreign dignitaries.[1]
- The King of Belgium awarded him the Order of Leopold.[15]
- Awarded Order of the Dannebrog from Denmark.
- Awarded Order of the Polar Star from Sweden.
- Awarded Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa from Portugal.
- Awarded Order of the Crown (Prussia).
He had also been a
Family
On 27 September 1900, he married Nina Ayesha Baring (daughter of the diplomat Walter Baring,[1] a grandson of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet) but, in 1939, died without issue and his titles passed to his brother William.
References
- GRANVILLE, 3rd Earl, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
- Lord Granville (obituary), The Times, London, 22 July 1939, page 14
- ^ a b c Hesilrige 1921, p. 418.
- ^ "British Diplomatic Agent At Salonika – Lord Granville Appointed", The Times (London), 2 January 1917, p. 8
- ^ "No. 29896". The London Gazette. 9 January 1917. p. 376.
- ^ New Minister to Greece: Earl Granville Appointed, The Times, London, 23 August 1917, page 5
- ^ "No. 32540". The London Gazette. 6 December 1921. p. 9888.
- ^ "No. 33230". The London Gazette. 17 December 1926. p. 8268.
- ^ "No. 33417". The London Gazette. 31 August 1928. p. 5767.
- ^ "No. 34245". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 January 1936. p. 449.
- ^ "No. 34350". The London Gazette. 15 December 1936. p. 8113.
- ^ "No. 27704". The London Gazette. 12 August 1904. p. 5192.
- ^ "No. 28723". The London Gazette. 30 May 1913. p. 3832.
- ^ "No. 28842". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 June 1914. p. 4879.
- ^ "No. 32893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1924. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 33403". The London Gazette. 13 June 1928. p. 4721.
- ^ Mosley, Charles (ed.) Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 2003, vol.2, page 1639
- ^ "No. 26595". The London Gazette. 5 February 1895. p. 683.
External links
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, )
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Granville
- Portraits of Granville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl of Granville (1872-1939), Diplomat at the National Portrait Gallery, London