Duke of Westminster

The title of Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Richard Grosvenor, the 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The title is derived from Westminster.

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Queen Victoria - 1874 - Westminster

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The baronetcy of the Grosvenor family was created by James I in 1622. At that time the Grosvenor's were a long established but otherwise unremarkable gentry family. Their subsequent rise to prominence was due to the marriage of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet to an heiress to a London merchant whose dowry included undeveloped lands which would later become Belgravia, Pimlico and a large slice of Mayfair.

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Baronet - James I - 1622 - Gentry - Belgravia - Pimlico - Mayfair

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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.

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1761 - 1784 - George III - William IV - 1831

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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 Marquessate is 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.

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Peerage of the United Kingdom - Peerage of Great Britain - Courtesy title

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The Grosvenor family own a substantial amount of property, notably in Mayfair and Belgravia. At least 500 roads, squares and buildings bear their family names and titles, and the names of place and people connected with them, including Grosvenor Square, Belgrave Square, North Audley Street, South Audley Street, and Davies Street. This is now held by a company called Grosvenor Group. The family's main country seat is Eaton Hall (Cheshire) in Cheshire.

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Mayfair - Belgravia - Grosvenor Square - Belgrave Square - Grosvenor Group - Eaton Hall (Cheshire) - Cheshire

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