Creation date 27 February 1874 Monarch Victoria | Name Duke Westminster Role Noble title | |
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Peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom First holder Hugh Grosvenor,
3rd Marquess of Westminster Present holder Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke Heir apparent Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor | ||
Duke of westminster s wedding scenes
Duke of Westminster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Dukes were each his grandsons. The present holder of the title is Hugh Grosvenor, who inherited the dukedom on 9 August 2016 following the death of his father, Gerald. The present Duke is also a godfather of Prince George of Cambridge.
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- Duke of westminster s wedding scenes
- Gerald grosvenor 6th duke of westminster
- History of the Grosvenor family
- Grosvenor Baronets of Eaton 1622
- Dukes of Westminster 1874
- References
The Duke of Westminster's seats are at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, and at Abbeystead House, Lancashire. The family's London townhouse was Grosvenor House, Park Lane. The traditional burial place of the Dukes is the Old Churchyard adjacent to St Mary's Church, Eccleston.
Gerald grosvenor 6th duke of westminster
History of the Grosvenor family
Richard Grosvenor was created Baronet of Eaton in January 1622. Sir Richard Grosvenor, the 7th Baronet, was created Baron Grosvenor in 1761 and in 1784 became both Viscount Belgrave and Earl Grosvenor under George III. The title Marquess of Westminster was bestowed upon Robert Grosvenor the 2nd Earl Grosvenor at the coronation of William IV in 1831.
The subsidiary titles are: Marquess of Westminster (created 1831), Earl Grosvenor (1784), Viscount Belgrave, of Belgrave in the County of Chester (1784), and Baron Grosvenor, of Eaton in the County of Chester (1761). The Dukedom and Marquessate are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; the rest are in the Peerage of Great Britain. The courtesy title of the eldest son and heir to the Duke is Earl Grosvenor.
Grosvenor Baronets, of Eaton (1622)
Dukes of Westminster (1874)
There is currently no one in the line of succession to the dukedom of Westminster. The next in line to the marquessate and the other titles is Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton, who is heir male of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, himself third and youngest son of the 1st Marquess.