Earl Temple of Stowe is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was bestowed in 1822 to Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, who had been earlier created Duke of Buckingham. With the death of the third Duke, there remained no heirs-male to the dukedom, so it became extinct. The Earldom, however, had a special remainder in the letters patent creating it that allowed it to descend in the female line, which it did, to the first Duke's great-grandson William Gore-Langton.
There are no subsidiary titles held by the Earl. Consequently, the eldest son and heir of the Earl uses Lord Langton as a courtesy title.
Stowe is one of the foremost neo-classical private houses of the 18th century, set in one of the most stunning picturesque landscaped gardens surviving from that period.
Stowe House was the seat of this remarkable family, and the design of the house and its surrounding gardens reflects their rise to prominence, as they sought to maintain and emphasise their social and political position at the height of fashion.
EarlTemple undertook developments to the north facade, but the main focus of his interest was the south, or garden, front of the house.
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