Stowe House is a grade I listed country house in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England.
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12 Facts About Stowe House
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The Stowe House estate was leased from Thomas Gifford in 1571 by Peter Temple whose son, John Temple, bought the manor and estate of Stowe House in 1589 and it eventually became the home of the Temple family.
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The 1st Duke, before he inherited Stowe House, bought paintings at the sale of the Orleans Collection in 1798 and continued to buy paintings for another twenty years as well as books, engravings and the Stowe House Service of Worcester Porcelain, as well as archaeological specimens.
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Stowe House was a member of the Kit-Cat Club where he probably first met fellow members John Vanbrugh and Joseph Addison whose writings on garden design influenced the development of the gardens at Stowe.
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Stowe House was leader of the Whig group known as the Grenvillites.
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Stowe House attempted to sell the house, but as no buyer could be found, he demolished most of the building using the marble from the house in the Marble Saloon at Stowe.
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Stowe House married Catherine Glynne the granddaughter of Catherine sister of the 1st Marquess of Buckingham.
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Stowe House was created 1st Marquess of Buckingham in 1784 by King George III.
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Stowe House was styled Marquess of Chandos until the death of his father in 1861.
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The fall of the family engendered Lord Rosebery's comment "The glories of the Stowe House, built up with so much care and persistence, vanished like a snow wreath".
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Stowe House has one of the largest concentrations of Grade I listed buildings in England.
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