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Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, GCVO, DSO (19 March 1879 – 19 July 1953) was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world. He was the son of Victor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, son of the 1st Duke of Westminster, and Lady Sibell Lumley, the daughter of the 9th Earl of Scarborough.
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Learn about the life and legacy of Hugh Grosvenor, who inherited a fortune and a title at 25 after his father's death. Find out his background, education, career, and connections to royalty and fashion.
Jul 6, 2021 · The Duke in cca 1900After succeeding his grandfather as Duke of Westminster in 1899, he served in the Second Boer War with the Imperial Yeomanry until 1901, as an ADC to Lord Roberts and Lord Milner. He subsequently invested in land in South Africa and Rhodesia.
The 2nd Duke of Westminster, Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor (known as ‘Bend’Or’), is usually seen as a super-rich landowner and spoilt playboy. This was the view of contemporaries, and previous biographers have reinforced it.
Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster, DL (born 29 January 1991), is a British aristocrat and businessman. He inherited his title and control of the Grosvenor Estate, then worth an estimated £9 billion, from his father in 2016. As such, Grosvenor is one of the wealthiest men in Britain.
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. The Duke of Westminster's seats are at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, and at Abbeystead House, Lancashire.
Jun 3, 2024 · How Hugh Grosvenor topped the rich list and became William and Harry's closest confidant. He's the Olympic athlete at the heart of the ‘society wedding of the year’ and now Tatler has all the details on the life of Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster. By Ben Jureidini. 3 June 2024.
