FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
The Earldom of Granville has been created twice: once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation was in favour of Grace Carteret, 2nd Baroness Carteret, but that title became extinct when the third Earl died without heirs. The second creation was in 1833 for Lord Granville Leveson-Gower. Subsidiary titles held by the Earl include: Viscount Granville (created 1815) and Baron Leveson (1833).
The eldest son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st EarlGranville (1773—1846), by his marriage with Lady Harriet, daughter of the Duke of Devonshire, he was born in London.
As Lord Granville Leveson-Gower, the 1st EarlGranville (created viscount in 1815 and earl in 1833) entered the diplomatic service and was ambassador at St Petersburg (1804—1807) and at Paris (1824—1841).
His interest in education (a subject associated with this office) led to his election (1856) as chancellor of the University of London, a post he held for thirty-five years; and he was a prominent champion of the movement for the admission of women, and also of the teaching of modern languages.
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