Baron Granville was a title that was created twice in the
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in t ...
. The first creation came on 20 April 1661 when
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC, 29 August 1628 – 22 August 1701, was an English landowner who served in the Royalist army during the First English Civil War and was rewarded for his services after the 1660 Stuart Restoration with a title ...
was made Baron Granville of Kilkhampton and Biddeford. He was made Viscount Granville and
Earl of Bath
Earl of Bath was a title that was created five times in British history, three times in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is now extinct.
Earls of Bath; First creati ...
at the same time. See the latter title for more information on this creation. The second creation came on 13 March 1703 when the Honourable
John Granville was made Baron Granville of Potheridge. He was a younger son of the first Earl of Bath. The title became extinct upon his death in 1707.
Baron Granville; First creation (1661)
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Earl of Bath
Earl of Bath was a title that was created five times in British history, three times in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is now extinct.
Earls of Bath; First creati ...
Baron Granville; Second creation (1703)
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John Granville, 1st Baron Granville
Colonel John Granville, 1st Baron Granville of Potheridge PC (12 April 1665 – 3 December 1707), styled The Honourable John Granville until 1703, was an English soldier, landowner and politician.
Background and education
Granville was the secon ...
(1665–1707)
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Earl of Bath
Earl of Bath was a title that was created five times in British history, three times in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is now extinct.
Earls of Bath; First creati ...
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Earl Granville
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.
First creation
The first creation came in the Pee ...
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1661 establishments in England
Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England
Noble titles created in 1661
Noble titles created in 1703