Gen. Duke [SEP] mother
Gen. Duke
Gen. Duke (1954–1958) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1957 Florida Derby.
Background.
Gen. Duke was sired by Bull Lea, who was by the imported stallion Bull Dog and out of Rose Leaves by Ballot. Gen. Duke's dam was Wistful, a daughter of Sun Again by Sun Teddy. Wistful earned the 1949 Filly Triple Crown by winning the Kentucky Oaks, the Pimlico Oaks, and the Coaching Club American Oaks. Gen. Duke's second dam, or maternal grandmother, was Easy
Lady Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower (born Feb 1771; christened 12 Feb 1771 St Martin in the Fields, Westminster12 August 1854). She married Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort and was mother of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort and Lord Granville Somerset.
- Lady Susanna Leveson-Gower (born Sep 1772; christened 15 Sep 1772 Trentham26 May 1838). She married Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby.
- Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville (born 12 October 1773, christened 5