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Duke of Westminster

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. It is the most recent dukedom conferred on someone not related to the British royal family.

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 (Belgrave, Cheshire) 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. In 1677 Sir Thomas Grosvenor took over the contract to marry Mary Davies, then aged 12, who was heir to of swampy land to the west of the boundary of London. 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)==
Grosvenor Baronets, of Eaton (1622)
Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet (1584–1645) was an MPSir 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)==
Marquesses of Westminster (1831)
, Grosvenor Chapel: Cenotaph and Garter banner of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster ==Dukes of Westminster (1874)==
Line of succession
, there is no heir to the Dukedom of Westminster, as the current Duke has no sons; his only child is a daughter, Lady Cosima Florence Grosvenor, who was born on 27 July 2025. The Earl of Wilton is heir presumptive to the Marquessate, and would succeed as the 10th Marquess. {{Collapse top • Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton (1749–1814)Lady Eleanor Egerton (1770–1846) m. Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (1767–1845)Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795–1869)Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (1825–1899)Victor Alexander Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (1853–1884)Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1879–1953)Lord Henry George Grosvenor (1861–1914)William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster (1894–1963)Lord Hugh William Grosvenor (1884–1914)Gerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster (1907–1967)Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster (1910–1979)Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951–2016)Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (born 1991) • Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury (1801–1883)Robert Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Ebury (1834–1918)Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 4th Baron Ebury (1883–1932)Robert Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury (1914–1957)(1). Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton, 6th Baron Ebury (born 1934) • (2) Julian Francis Martin Grosvenor, Viscount Grey de Wilton (born 1959) • The Hon. William Wellesley Grosvenor (1942–2002)(3) Alexander Egerton Grosvenor (born 1968) • (4) The Hon. Richard Alexander Grosvenor (born 1946) • (5) Bendor Robert Gerard Grosvenor (born 1977) • The Hon. Hugh Richard Grosvenor (1919–2002)(6) William Peter Wellesley Grosvenor (born 1959) ==Family tree==
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