George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne

1st Baron Lansdowne

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1666

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 29-Jan-1735

Profession: poet, politician, playwright

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne PC (9 March 1666 – 29 January 1735), of Stowe, Cornwall, was an English Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1702 until 1712, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Lansdown and sat in the House of Lords.
He was Secretary at War during the Harley administration from 1710 to 1712.
He was also a noted poet and made a name for himself with verses composed on the visit of Mary of Modena, then Duchess of York, while he was at Cambridge in 1677.
He was also playwright, following in the style of John Dryden.



Alternative names	George Virtue; Vertue; G. Vertue; Mr. Vertue; Virtue
Description	British painter, engraver and antiquarian
Date of birth/death	1684	24 July 1756
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work location	Greater London
Authority control	: Q930477 VIAF: 24699291 ISNI: 0000 0000 8365 3517 ULAN: 500013594 LCCN: n81142223 NLA: 35791538 WorldCat



Alternative names	Gottfried Kneller, Birth name: Gottfried Kniller
Description	German painter, draughtsman, engraver and miniaturist
Date of birth/death	8 August 1646	7 November 1723
Location of birth/death	Lübeck	London
Work period	between circa 1660 and circa 1723 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1660-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1723-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	Leiden (circa 1660–1665), Rome, Venice (1672–1675), Nuremberg, Hamburg (1674–1676), London (1676–1723), France (1684–1685)
Authority control	: Q65317 VIAF: 74127041 ISNI: 0000 0000 8154 5352 ULAN: 500015875 LCCN: n82103048 NLA: 35216965 WorldCat