Duke of Westminster

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The Duke of Westminster is a hereditary British peerage title held by the head of the Grosvenor family, one of the United Kingdom’s wealthiest landowning dynasties with extensive property holdings in central London and beyond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
hereditary title
peerage of the United Kingdom
associatedCompany Grosvenor Group
linked to: Grosvenor Estate
associatedDistrict City of Westminster
associatedEstate Eaton Estate
Grosvenor Estate
associatedIndustry property
associatedPhilanthropy Grosvenor family charitable activities
associatedPlace Belgravia, London
linked to: Belgravia

Cheshire
Eaton Hall, Cheshire
Mayfair, London
associatedWealthRanking one of the wealthiest peers in the United Kingdom
associatedWith Grosvenor family
coatOfArmsBearer Grosvenor family
country United Kingdom
createdBy Queen Victoria
creationDate 1874-01-27
currentHolder Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster
currentHolderStart 2016
firstHolder Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
genderOfTitleHolder male-preference primogeniture
hasHeirApparent yes
inheritedBy heirs male of the body lawfully begotten of the first Duke
isHereditary true
jurisdiction United Kingdom
languageOfTitle English
mottoLanguage Latin
nobleFamily Grosvenor family
notableFor large landholdings in central London
wealth
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
precedenceInUKPeerage among highest non-royal dukes
predecessorTitle Marquess of Westminster
rank duke
region England
status extant
styleOfAddress His Grace
subsidiaryTitle Baron Grosvenor
Earl Grosvenor
Marquess of Westminster
Viscount Belgrave
titleCreationReason elevation of the Grosvenor family for political and social services
titleHolderMustBe member of the Grosvenor family
titleType non-royal dukedom
traditionalFamilySeat Eaton Hall, Cheshire

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Mayfair historicallyOwnedBy Duke of Westminster
subject linked to: Mayfair, London, England
Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire officeHeldBy Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
linked to: Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor family nobleTitleHeld Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor family nobleTitleHeld Marquess of Westminster
linked to: Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor family notableMember Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster
linked to: Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor family notableMember Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
linked to: Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor family notableMember Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster
linked to: Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor family notableMember William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster
linked to: Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor family notableMember Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
linked to: Duke of Westminster
Belgravia mainLandowner Duke of Westminster
subject linked to: Belgravia, London, England
Eaton Square, London owner Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor Place namedAfter Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor Estate associatedWith Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor Estate owner Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor Estate notableShareholder Duke of Westminster
Grosvenor Estate associatedNobleTitle Duke of Westminster
Eaton Hall, Cheshire historicSeatOf Dukes of Westminster
linked to: Duke of Westminster
Eaton Hall, Cheshire currentOwner Duke of Westminster
Eaton Hall, Cheshire associatedTitle Duke of Westminster
Baron Grosvenor associatedWith Duke of Westminster
Baron Grosvenor higherTitle Duke of Westminster
Earl Grosvenor connectedTo Duke of Westminster
Eaton, Cheshire hasNotableResident Duke of Westminster
Eaton, Cheshire associatedWithTitle Duke of Westminster
Viscount Belgrave associatedTitle Duke of Westminster
Eaton Estate primaryLandholdingOf Duke of Westminster
Eaton Estate associatedWith Duke of Westminster
Marquess of Westminster associatedWith Duke of Westminster
Marquess of Westminster higherTitle Duke of Westminster
Marquess of Westminster linkedTitle Duke of Westminster