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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.[2]The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Dukes were each grandsons of the first. The present holder of the title is Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke, who inherited the dukedom on 9 August 2016 on the death of his father, Gerald. The present duke is a godfather of Prince George of Wales.[3]The Duke of Westminster’s seats are at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, and at Abbeystead House, Lancashire. The family’s London town house was Grosvenor House, Park Lane, while Halkyn Castle was built as a sporting lodge for the family in the early 1800s. The traditional burial place of the Dukes is the Old Churchyard adjacent to St Mary’s Church, Eccleston.History of the Grosvenor family[edit]Richard Grosvenor was created Baronet of Eaton in January 1622.[4] 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.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)[edit]Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet (1584\u20131645) was an MPSir Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Baronet (1604\u20131664), a son of the 1st BaronetRoger Grosvenor (c. 1628\u20131661), a son of the 2nd Baronet, predeceased his fatherSir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet (1656\u20131700), son of RogerSir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet (1689\u20131732), eldest son of the 3rd Baronet, died without issueSir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Baronet (1693\u20131733), second son of the 3rd Baronet, died unmarriedSir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet (1695\u20131755), third and youngest son of the 3rd BaronetSir Richard Grosvenor, 7th Baronet (1731\u20131802) (created Baron Grosvenor in 1761)Barons Grosvenor (1761)[edit]Earls Grosvenor (1784)[edit]Marquesses of Westminster (1831)[edit]    Jockey Colours of Duke of WestminsterDukes of Westminster (1874)[edit]Line of succession[edit]There is no heir to the Dukedom of Westminster. The Earl of Wilton is heir presumptive to the Marquessate.Family tree[edit]Grosvenor family tree: Earls Grosvenor, Marquesses and Dukes of WestminsterBARON GROSVENOR, 1761EARL GROSVENOR, 1784Sir Richard Grosvenor, 7th Bt.1st Baron Grosvenor &1st Earl Grosvenor(1731\u20131802)MARQUESS OF WESTMINSTER, 1831Robert Grosvenor,2nd Earl Grosvenor &1st Marquess of Westminster(1767\u20131845)Earl of WiltonBaron EburyRichard Grosvenor,2nd Marquess of Westminster(1795\u20131869)Thomas Grosvenor (Egerton),2nd Earl of Wilton(1799\u20131882)Robert Grosvenor,1st Baron Ebury(1801\u20131893)DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, 1874Baron Stalbridge (extinct)great-great-grandsonHugh Lupus Grosvenor,3rd Marquess of Westminster &1st Duke of Westminster(1825\u20131899)Richard de Aquila Grosvenor,1st Baron Stalbridge(1837\u20131912)Victor Alexander Grosvenor,Earl Grosvenor(1853\u20131884)Lord Henry George Grosvenor(1861\u20131914)Lord Hugh William Grosvenor(1884\u20131914)Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor,2nd Duke of Westminster(1879\u20131953)William Grosvenor,3rd Duke of Westminster(1894\u20131963)Gerald Hugh Grosvenor,4th Duke of Westminster(1907\u20131967)Robert George Grosvenor,5th Duke of Westminster(1910\u20131979)Francis Grosvenor,6th Baron Ebury,8th Earl of Wilton(b. 1934)Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor,6th Duke of Westminster(1951\u20132016)Julian Grosvenor,Viscount\u00a0Grey of Wilton(b. 1959)Hugh Grosvenor,7th Duke of Westminster(b. 1991)See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Grosvenor baronets, of EatonBarons GrosvenorEarls GrosvenorMarquesses of WestminsterDukes of Westminster  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki13\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki13\/duke-of-westminster-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Duke of Westminster – Wikipedia"}}]}]