Marquess of Stafford

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The Marquess of Stafford is a historic British noble title in the peerage associated with the influential Leveson-Gower family, later elevated to the Dukedom of Sutherland.

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Marquess of Stafford canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
marquessate
noble title
associatedRegion Staffordshire
associatedWith Duke of Sutherland
House of Lords
Leveson-Gower family
country Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
createdFor Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower
elevatedTo Duke of Sutherland
familySeat Dunrobin Castle
Trentham Hall
linked to: Trentham
genderRestriction male-preference primogeniture
heldTitle Duke of Sutherland
Earl Gower
Marquess of Stafford
Marquess of Stafford
Marquess of Stafford
hereditary true
higherRankTitle Duke of Sutherland
historicalSignificance associated with influential Leveson-Gower political dynasty
linkedEstate Dunrobin Castle
Lilleshall Hall
Trentham Hall
linked to: Trentham
linkedTitle Duke of Sutherland
Earl Gower
Viscount Trentham
nobleFamily Leveson-Gower
Leveson-Gower
Leveson-Gower
Leveson-Gower
notableHolder George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
origin Stafford, England
partOf Peerage of Great Britain
peerage Peerage of Great Britain
rank marquess
socialClass British aristocracy
status subsumed into Dukedom of Sutherland
style The Most Honourable
titleHolder Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford
traditionalAddress Lord Stafford
typeOfPeerage British peerage title

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Duke of Sutherland createdFor Marquess of Stafford
Leveson-Gower family associatedTitle Marquess of Stafford
subject linked to: Leveson-Gower
Leveson-Gower family associatedTitle Marquess of Stafford
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford heldTitle Marquess of Stafford
subject linked to: Marquess of Stafford
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower heldTitle Marquess of Stafford
subject linked to: Marquess of Stafford
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland heldTitle Marquess of Stafford
subject linked to: Marquess of Stafford