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.
Richard Grosvenor was created Baronet of Eaton in January 1622. The traditional burial place of the Dukes is the Old Churchyard adjacent to St Mary's Church, Eccleston. 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 Duke of Westminster's seats are at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, and at Abbeystead House, Lancashire. The present duke is a godfather of Prince George of Wales. 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 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Dukes were each grandsons of the first. It is the most recent dukedom conferred on someone not related to the British royal family. It was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. 1st Baronet's heirs male of the body lawfully begottenĭuke of Westminster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
