William Henry Granville, 3rd Earl of Bath (30 January 1692 – 17 May 1711) was an English nobleman.

Origins

He was the only son of

Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath ( bapt. 31 August 1661 – 4 September 1701) was an English soldier, politician, diplomat, courtier and peer. Born with the courtesy title of Lord Lansdown in 1661, he was the eldest son of John Granville, 1st E ...

, by his second wife Isabella de Nassau d'Auverquerque, sister of

Henry de Nassau d'Auverquerque, 1st Earl of Grantham Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

Career

He was styled Viscount Lansdown from August to September 1701, when he succeeded in the earldom after his father committed

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and s ...

, allegedly because of the debts he had inherited.

Death

Lord Bath died of

smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus) which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) c ...

in May 1711, aged 19, when the earldom became extinct.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bath, William Granville, 3rd Earl of 1692 births 1711 deaths Deaths from smallpox 3

William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

Infectious disease deaths in England