Duke of Westminster

Grosvenor Baronets
Creation date	1622
Monarch	James VI and I
Peerage	Peerage of England
First holder	Richard Grosvenor
Present holder	Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster
Remainder to	the 1st Baronet's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten

The title Duke of Westminster 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, having inherited the title on 9 August 2016 following the death of his father, Gerald. The present Duke is also a godfather of Prince George of Cambridge.^[2]

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.

History of the Grosvenor family

Richard Grosvenor was created Baronet of Eaton in January 1622.^[3] 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)

• Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet (1584–1645) was an MP
• Sir Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Baronet (1604–1664), a son of the 1st Baronet
  • Roger Grosvenor (c. 1628–1661), a son of the 2nd Baronet, predeceased his father
• Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet (1656–1700), son of Roger
• Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet (1689–1732), eldest son of the 3rd Baronet, died without issue
• Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Baronet (1693–1733), second son of the 3rd Baronet, died unmarried
• Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet (1695–1755), third and youngest son of the 3rd Baronet
• Sir Richard Grosvenor, 7th Baronet (1731–1802) (created Baron Grosvenor in 1761)

Barons Grosvenor (1761)

Earls Grosvenor (1784)

Marquesses of Westminster (1831)

St Mary's Church, Eccleston, Grosvenor Chapel: Cenotaph and Garter banner of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

Jockey Colours of Duke of Westminster

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.

Family tree

See also

• Earl of Wilton
• Baron Ebury
• Baron Stalbridge

References

External links

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• An Online Gotha – Westminster

Extant dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland*
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* Listed by precedence, from highest to lowest Dukedoms in italics are held by members of the Royal Family.

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