Earl Granville

Earldom of Granville
Arms of the Earl Granville

Blazon

Arms: Quarterly: 1st & 4th, Barry of eight Argent and Gules, a Cross-Flory Sable (Gower); 2nd, Azure, three Laurel-Leaves Or (Leveson); 3rd, Gules, three Clarions Or (Granville), in the centre fess point a Crescent for difference. Crest: A Wolf passant Argent, collared and lined Or. Supporters: On either side a Wolf Argent, plain collared with a line reflexed over the back Gold, charged on the shoulder with an Escutcheon Gules, charged with a Clarion Or.

Creation date10 May 1833
CreationSecond
Created byWilliam IV
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderGranville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville
Present holderFergus Leveson-Gower, 6th Earl Granville
Heir apparentGranville Leveson-Gower, Lord Leveson
Subsidiary titlesViscount Granville
Baron Leveson
StatusExtant
MottoFRANGAS NON FLECTES
(You may break, but you will not bend me)[1]

Earl Granville is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is now held by members of the Leveson-Gower family.[2]

  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.505
  2. ^ The family surname of Leveson-Gower is pronounced "Looson-Gore".