Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville
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Granville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville GCMG
GCVO
PC
(4 March 1872–21 July 1939) was a British
diplomat
.
The eldest son of the 2nd Earl Granville
, Leveson-Gower was educated at Eton
and joined the diplomatic service
in 1893 as an attaché
to Berlin
. He was later attaché to: Cairo
in 1897, Vienna
in 1898, The Hague
in 1900, Berlin again in 1904, Brussels
in 1908, Berlin again in 1911, Paris in 1913, Salonica in 1916 (to the National Defence government
), Athens
in 1917, Copenhagen
in 1917, The Hague again in 1926 and Ambassador to Belgium from 1928–33.
He had also been a Lord-in-Waiting
to Queen Victoria
in 1895, to King Edward VII
from 1905–10 and to King George V
from 1910–15. On 27 September 1900, he had married Nina Ayesha Baring but died without issue and his titles passed to his brother, William
.
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Royal Victorian Order
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Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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(4 March 1872–21 July 1939) was a British
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diplomat
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The eldest son of the 2nd Earl Granville
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
Granville George Leveson Gower, 2nd Earl Granville KG, PC FRS , styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman...
, Leveson-Gower was educated at Eton
Eton College
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and joined the diplomatic service
Diplomatic service
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in 1893 as an attaché
Attaché
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to Berlin
Berlin
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. He was later attaché to: Cairo
Cairo
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in 1897, Vienna
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in 1898, The Hague
The Hague
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in 1900, Berlin again in 1904, Brussels
Brussels
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in 1908, Berlin again in 1911, Paris in 1913, Salonica in 1916 (to the National Defence government
Movement of National Defence
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), Athens
Athens
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in 1917, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
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in 1917, The Hague again in 1926 and Ambassador to Belgium from 1928–33.
He had also been a Lord-in-Waiting
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to Queen Victoria
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in 1895, to King Edward VII
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from 1905–10 and to King George V
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from 1910–15. On 27 September 1900, he had married Nina Ayesha Baring but died without issue and his titles passed to his brother, William
William Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville
Vice Admiral William Spencer Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville KG, GCVO, CB, DSO , styled The Honourable William Leveson-Gower until 1939, was a British naval commander and governor.-Background:...
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