Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

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Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat and landowner whose vast London estates, including much of Mayfair and Belgravia, made him one of the wealthiest men of his era.

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instanceOf British aristocrat ⓘ
human ⓘ
landowner ⓘ
peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ
birthDate 1825-10-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England ⓘ
child Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster ⓘ
Lady Beatrice Constance Grosvenor ⓘ
Lady Constance Grosvenor ⓘ
Lady Elizabeth Harriet Grosvenor ⓘ
Lady Margaret Grosvenor ⓘ
Victor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
createdDukeBy Queen Victoria ⓘ
deathDate 1899-12-22 ⓘ
deathPlace Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England ⓘ
educatedAt Balliol College, Oxford ⓘ
Eton College ⓘ
familyName Grosvenor ⓘ
linked to: Grosvenor Estate
father Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster ⓘ
fullName Hugh Lupus Grosvenor ⓘ
givenName Hugh ⓘ
heldTitleFrom 1st Duke of Westminster, from 1874 ⓘ
3rd Marquess of Westminster, from 1869 ⓘ
honour Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Knight of the Garter ⓘ
knownFor development of the Grosvenor Estate in London ⓘ
philanthropy and charitable works ⓘ
memberOfNobleFamily Grosvenor family ⓘ
militaryRank Lieutenant-Colonel ⓘ
militaryUnit Cheshire Yeomanry ⓘ
mother Lady Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Duke of Westminster ⓘ
3rd Marquess of Westminster ⓘ
Earl Grosvenor ⓘ
Viscount Belgrave ⓘ
notableFor being one of the wealthiest men of the 19th century in Britain ⓘ
ownership of large estates in Belgravia ⓘ
ownership of large estates in Mayfair ⓘ
parliamentaryRole Member of Parliament for Chester ⓘ
Member of the House of Lords ⓘ
politicalParty Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
Liberal Unionist Party ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
residence Eaton Hall, Cheshire ⓘ
Grosvenor House, London ⓘ
spouse Hon. Katherine Cavendish ⓘ
Lady Constance Sutherland-Leveson-Gower ⓘ

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Duke of Westminster → firstHolder → Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster ⓘ
Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster → nobleTitle → 1st Duke of Westminster ⓘ
linked to: Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster → nobleTitle → 3rd Marquess of Westminster ⓘ
linked to: Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster → child → Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster ⓘ
Grosvenor Square → namedAfter → Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster ⓘ