Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHarriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville
British noble
Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1785
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 25-Nov-1862
Profession: socialite
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville
- Henrietta Elizabeth "Harriet" Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville (née Cavendish; 29 August 1785 – 25 November 1862) was a British peeress and society hostess.
- She was born in Devonshire House as the second daughter of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, by his first wife, the political hostess Lady Georgiana Spencer.
- Despite her parents' turbulent marriage, Harriet had a happy childhood. Harriet's maternal aunt Henrietta arranged for her niece to marry her lover of seventeen years, Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville.
- The couple's marriage proved to be happy, and it produced five children.
- Granville served as his country's ambassador to France intermittently from 1824 to 1841, and he was awarded an earldom in 1833.
- With her position, Harriet acted as hostess to Parisian society, writing detailed accounts that were later published.
- She died in 1862 of a stroke, having been widowed fifteen years.
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