Kto poślubił George Leveson-Gower (książę)'ego?
Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland ożenił się z George Leveson-Gower (książę) . Różnica wieku wynosiła 7 lata, 4 miesięcy i 15 dni.
George Leveson-Gower (książę)
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1. książę Sutherland (ur. 9 stycznia 1758 w Londynie, zm. 19 lipca 1833) – brytyjski arystokrata, dyplomata i miliarder.
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Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (née Sutherland; 24 May 1765 – 29 January 1839), also suo jure 19th Countess of Sutherland, was a Scottish noblewoman who married into the Leveson-Gower family, best remembered for her involvement in the Highland Clearances.
In 1803, her husband inherited the income from the highly profitable Bridgewater Canal. This greatly increased his wealth, being described by Charles Greville as "the leviathan of wealth", with the belief that he was "the richest man who ever died" (his exact wealth at the time of his death was unknown, though undeniably very large). It is this wealth that allowed Lady Sutherland to embark on the substantial changes to the Sutherland estate that were part of the Highland Clearances.
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