Leveson-Gower is the name of a powerful Scottish noble family. It is a well-known example of an English surname with counterintuitive pronunciation. The generally-accepted pronunciation is, loosen-gore. The name Leveson is a patronymic from Louis or Lewis. In early modern times it was often rendered Luson: for example, in 1588, Elizabeth I received a letter from the King of Denmark concerning the depradations of Walter Leveson of Lilleshall Abbey, in which he is consistently referred to as Sir Walter Luson. ⁕Several members of the family: ⁕Baronets of Sittenham ⁕Barons Gower ⁕Earls Gower ⁕Earls Granville ⁕Earls of Sutherland ⁕Marquesses of Stafford ⁕Dukes of Sutherland ⁕House of Sutherland-Leveson-Gower ⁕Frederick Neville Sutherland Leveson-Gower, British politician ⁕Frederick Leveson-Gower, English cricketer ⁕George Leveson-Gower, British politician ⁕H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, English cricketer ⁕John Leveson-Gower, Rear-Admiral of the Royal Navy and politician ⁕Lord Ronald Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, British politician Wikipedia [ - ]

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