Hugh, Duke of Westminster is a Trustee of Grosvenor and Chair of the Westminster Foundation which represents the Duke's charitable activity and that of the Grosvenor businesses. Hugh "Bendor" Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster was born on 19 March 1879. 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The 1st Marquess of Westminster died in 1845 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Richard (who had been known for most of his life by the courtesy title Viscount Belgrave). Managed from Canada, the international wing of Grosvenor was created in 1953 when the estate made its first big expansion outside Britain by acquiring the 485-hectare Annacis Island in the middle of the Fraser river in Vancouver. Gerald Hugh Grosvenor, cousin of the second duke, left no son. A year and a half later, Hugh attended Prince Georges christening after being chosen as the youngest of the royal babys seven godparents. The papers reveal how reluctant Grosvenor employees were to share trust details. LADY Mary Grosvenor, who has died aged 89, was the younger daughter of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, known as "Bendor" and one of the richest men in the world until his death in 1953. The Earl moved his own London residence from Millbank House (on the Thames) in 1805 to Mayfair, to a house he purchased from the Duke of Gloucester which he renamed Grosvenor House. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. He subsequently invested in land in South Africa and Rhodesia, and visited the colony with his wife in late 1902.[11]. (LogOut/ Save up to 30% when you upgrade to an image pack. He also headed up the committee that organised the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and presided over a number of organisations concerned with regulating the hunt and preserving the environment. A bartender has shared some of the worst mistakes that customers might make on a night out. 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. 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. Stalker cop who harassed fellow officer slapped with 12 month contact ban. The seventh Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is the wealthiest man in the North West. She was like her father in her passion for sport, and was known as an accomplished racecar driver. These trusts are about trying to keep control of the assets within the family unit.. Mark Hateley rues 'crazy' Rangers stance as Celtic reinvention has him admitting that's the difference. Stewart Andrew was also fined 1125 and ordered to pay a 75 victim surcharge to the woman, who he had previously been in a relationship with, when he appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court. Death. The second daughter married media royalty, history presenter Dan Snow, while the much younger two children, Hugh and Viola remain unmarried. The constituency was first known to have been represented in Parliament in 1545 and continued to exist until the redistribution of seats in 1918. His prominence in the House of Commons as MP for Chester earned him a baronetcy in 1622. Bendor Gerard Robert Grosvenor (born 27 November 1977) is a British art historian, writer and former art dealer. He takes seriously his family and the Estate's social responsibilities to contribute in real and . Grosvenor Estate owns 300 acres in some of Londons wealthiest areas. This horses curious name recalls the most infamous lawsuit in the history of heraldry, from 1389, when two families, Grosvenor and Scrope (of Bolton Castle in West Yorkshire), both claimed the same simple coat-of-arms, a gold diagonal strip (a bend or) on a blue (or azure) field. 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. (images from Wikimedia Commons or my own photos), I am a historian of monarchy and the high aristocracy of Europe. Bendor Gerard Robert Grosvenor (born 27 November 1977) is a British art dealer and art historian.The grandson of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury and also of Swiss heritage, Bendor was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge and the University of East Anglia where he completed his PhD entitled "The Politics of Foreign Policy: Lord Derby and the MEET the new Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor, who on his father s death has instantly inherited a chunk of Scotland including three mountains. The trusts established by successive dukes to control Grosvenor are UK resident and subject to British tax they pay a 6% charge on the value of many of their assets every 10 years. by: Harrison, Michael, 1907-1991 Published: (1966) Lady Elizabeth and the Grosvenors; life in a Whig family, 1822-1839. by: Huxley, Gervas Published: (1965) On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Hed never have boasted about his title or his wealth.. The 1st Dukes grandson, born the year before the Derby win, was always known by his nickname Bendor, and in recent years, another member of the family (from the Ebury line) who has moved into prominence is the presenter and art historian Bendor Grosvenor. It was decided to demolish most of the grand old buildings, leaving the clock tower, the chapel and the stables (which today houses the Grosvenor museum and a carriage museum), and building in its place a more modest house, though this was not built until the early 1970s, once the baton had passed from the 4th Duke to the 5th. The first was settled in 1971, the second in 1974. 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. A female friend who knew Hugh during his time at Newcastle University, where he studied countryside management, said: We just knew him as Hugh from uni. The blog covers news of auctions from the likes of Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonhams of old masters such as Van Dyck, Rubens, Titian, Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo, British artists such as Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Lawrence, Joshua Reynolds, George Romney and William Hogarth, as well as modern and contemporary artists . With a net wealth of 10.054bn, according to the Sunday Times, he and his family rank as the 12th richest in the UK. His celebrated champion thoroughbreds won the Derby four times, including the most famous horse of the 19th century, Bend Or, who won in 1880. Arriving in Cape Town, he was reported to leave that city for the front in early March. The present duke is a godfather of Prince George of Wales.[3]. 7) A previously unknown$450m offshore trust that has sheltered the wealth of Lord Ashcroft. Documents from 2012 show Grosvenors shares were held by five trusts and by the sixth Duke of Westminster in his name. RM 2K2K08Y - 'Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (1825-1899) English landowner, racehorse owner and Liberal Member of Parliament, pictured c1890. 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The Dukedom and Marquessate are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; the rest are in the Peerage of Great Britain. Lord of London: a biography of the 2nd Duke of Westminster. It was quite unexpected when he died suddenly there in August 2016. 19) An ex-minister who defended tax avoidance has a Bahamas trust fund. The heir, Earl Grosvenor, predeceased his father, so young Bendor took over as 2nd Duke and ruled over the Grosvenor estates (estimated in 1900 at about 6 million pounds, or over 700 million in todays money) for the next half-century. Initially, Hugh was called Hugh Lupus. Control of the . I focus primarily as an academic on the early modern period and France, but my interests range from early medieval Ireland to 20th-century Russia. History, heritage and genealogy about Europe's highest ranking aristocrats. The 2nd Duke of Westminster was nicknamed "Bendor". The other Duke, "Bendor" Westminster (nicknamed for the "Bend'Or" in his coat of arms) was a greater embarrassment. Over the generations, the family developed the land into two of Londons most affluent neighbourhoods, Mayfair and Belgravia. "Le Grand Veneur" literally means "the Master Huntsman" in French, an elevated title in William's 11th-century French court. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. While attached to the Cheshire Yeomanry he developed a prototype Rolls-Royce Armoured Car for their use. [2] He now presents, with Emma Dabiri (Jacky Klein in Series 1), the BBC4 series Britain's Lost Masterpieces,[3] which began in 2016.[4]. Tourists divided over 'unwelcoming' sign barring punters from Edinburgh pub. 19 Jul 1953 (aged 74) Cheshire, England. He joined the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and close friends and family for the ceremony at St Jamess Palace in London on October 23, 2013. This was the view of contemporaries, and previous biographers have reinforced it. The familys enthusiasm for trusts may be explained by the fact that death duties of 17m swallowed much of the second dukes 25m fortune. (Bend'or was the name of his grandfather's derby-winning stallion.) Despite having married four times, he sired only one son who lived for five years, and two daughters. Coco Chanel and her fascinating ties to Scotland laid bare in new book. Five years earlier, the duke had added to his many properties in Britain and Europe by buying the Reay estate. The Grosvenor fa. This mission as planned ultimately met with failure, as Churchill had no interest.[19]. According to tradition, the first Grosvenors descended from a nephew of this Hugh Lupus, and were given lands along the banks of the Dee to help keep it secure for Anglo-Norman rule, though the first records indicate their lands were at Little Budworth, a short distance to the east. (LogOut/ Something went wrong, please try again later. in 1907. Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough, His first marriage was held on 16 February 1901, when he married, Lady Ursula Mary Olivia Grosvenor (21 February 1902 1978), married, firstly, William Patrick Filmer-Sankey in 1924 and was divorced in 1940. 21) A tax haven lobby group boasted of 'superb penetration' at the top of the UK government before a G8 summit that was expected to bring in greater offshore transparency. He then received an MPhil from Pembroke College, Cambridge and a DPhil from the University of East Anglia. The elder, Lady Ursula, married twice and had children, but the younger, Lady Mary, never married, and despite the lack of a ducal title, managed to keep up the princely lifestyle of her forebears, as manager of large estates in Kenya, South Africa and the Scottish Highlands, until her death in 2000. He left no son. Richard Grosvenor was created Baronet of Eaton in January 1622. 23) SevenRepublican super-donorskeep money in tax havens. 20) TheDukes of Westminster pumped millions into secretive offshore firms. Hugh Grosvenor became Britains youngest billionaire after his fathers death last year. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. A reference to the Duke of. Apart from his four marriages, the Duke also had multiple love affairs and was known to make lavish, spectacular presents to his lover of the moment. [11] In 2015, he married Ishbel Hall and he has one daughter and two step-sons. In 1794, he had married the heiress of one of the other leading aristocratic clans in the northwest, Lady Eleanor Egerton of Wilton, and their second son would later adopt the Egerton surname, and inherit the title Earl of Wilton and the estates centred on Heaton Park (now in Greater Manchestersee Dukes of Bridgewater). We didnt realise who was. According to the American magazine Forbes guide to the worlds wealthy, the Duke had a fortune of 9.35billion, making him the 68th richest billionaire in the world, and the third richest in the UK. 3)Extensive offshore dealings by Donald Trumps cabinet members, advisers and donors, including substantial payments froma firm co-owned by Vladimir Putins son-in-law to the shipping group of the US commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross. Learning that the crews of HMT Moorina and HMS Tara were being held in poor conditions at Bir Hakeim, he led the nine armoured cars with three armed but un-armoured cars and a further 28 cars and ambulances on the Bir Hakeim rescue a 120-mile (190km) dash across the desert. A picture taken at the scene shows at least three police vehicles and a marked van in attendance while a uniformed officer stands guard at the crossroads junction. Ancestor Sir Thomas Grosvenor married heiress Mary Davies and acquired what was then marshland in 1677. The Duke and Duchess of Westminster with their son, The Lodge at Kylesku is owned by the Duke of Westminster, Glencoul Estate in the north of the country, Hugh Grosvenor leaves the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace. A history of art blog covering news stories on art history matters. 14) Thesecret loan and alliance used by the London-listed multinational Glencorein its efforts to secure lucrative mining rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I love heraldry and genealogy. [8] He resigned his commission in December 1901,[9] and was appointed captain of the Cheshire (Earl of Chester's) Imperial Yeomanry the following month. Historical records matching Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster Gerard Grosvenor in MyHeritage family trees (Heywood Web Site) Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster in MyHeritage family trees (Keeling Web Site) Gerald Cavendish 6th Duke Of Westminster Grosvenor in MyHeritage family trees (Hunt Web Site) Third duke: 1894-1963. They reveal for the first time the names, settlors and creation dates of the five UK trusts that have been used, for generations, to keep in the hands of a single family an estate that includes much of Belgravia and Mayfair in London, 165,000 acres of British countryside, hundreds of developments in North America, Australia and Hong Kong, and an island in Vancouver. [16] He is also of Swiss and Dutch heritage. Eventually, the offshore companies swapped their shares in GIHL for a 6.5% holding in the overall Grosvenor Group, collecting 3.7m over a seven-year period. The companies were dissolved later that year. The duke, known to family and friends as Bendor (after his grandfather's . Since the London museum began selling digital versions of works from its collection last September, it has emitted enough carbon to power an . British media said his 25-year old son, Hugh Grosvenor, will inherit the title and fortune. The great flat plain south of the River Mersey that had been dominated by the Roman military camp, or castrum, which gradually became the city of Chester was a key area the Normans wanted to control after their conquest in 1066. Once he became duke he set about bringing the Grosvenor Estate more up to dateexpanding holdings into North America and Australia and focusing attention on the decaying Waterhouse buildings at Eaton. Sotheby's have announced a highlight of their next Old Master sale in London in July; Francesco Guardi's 'Venice, a View of the Rialto Bridge from the Fondamenta del Carbon'. The 29-year-old aristocrat is also Prince George's godfather. The title Marquess of Westminster was bestowed upon Robert Grosvenor, the 2nd Earl Grosvenor, at the coronation of William IV in 1831. Keep reading for a look inside the famed manor. Massive sunbathing walrus spotted relaxing on rock on the Scottish coast. The connections between London and Cheshire are evident in the street names of Mayfair and Belgravia: Eaton Street in particular is named for the manor that has been the seat of the family since the middle of the 15th century. But the Grosvenors are not native to Cheshire: the family name is unmistakably of Norman origin as descendants of the great (or fat) hunter, probably a master of the hunt in the service of the dukes of Normandy. He was described as "a pure Victorian who had eyes for his shotgun, his hunters, his dogs a man who enjoyed hiding diamonds under the pillow of his mistresses "[5] He was also prompt to seek military service when war broke out, volunteering to fight as a front-line officer in both the Boer War and the First World War. Providing the entertainment for the 800 guests who had been invited were comedian Michael McIntyre and hip hop band Rizzle Kicks, who were allegedly paid 40,000 for the gig. A six-bedroom converted station house dating back to 1867 has recently gone on the market, and it allows buyers to purchase their own diesel locomotive and stretch of track. - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor", "Dr Bendor Grosvenor Old Masters expert and television presenter", Art History News, run by Bendor Grosvenor, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bendor_Grosvenor&oldid=1139182839, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 8. The information supplied, whatever it was, appears to have satisfied the Bermuda authorities, because the company was successfully incorporated on 16 December. The Duke received the DSO for his exploits. The estate has been abandoned for 52 years, but photos of its interior reveal that touches of Chanel's iconic design remain. Grosvenors annual reports show millions in payments collected in Panama and Bermuda: a combined 1m in 1999, direct from GIHL, and a similar sum the year before. The Bermuda entity, eventually called Grosvenor Land Property Fund Ltd, would go on to invest $30m in developing luxury homes in some of Hong Kongs most desirable neighbourhoods, in a joint venture with another wealthy family, the Keswicks, through their Jardine Matheson Group. One sister married the Duke of Roxburghe, and the other married the Queens first cousin, the Earl of Lichfield, the photographer. 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. In 1939 Archibald Ramsay founded a secret society called the Right Club in . During their 1916 campaign in Egypt, as part of the Western Frontier Force under General William Peyton, the Duke (then a major) commanded the armoured cars of the regiment and took part in the destruction of a Senussi force at the action of Agagia on 26 February 1916. Richard Alexander Grosvenor and Gabriella Grosvenor. Dan Snow and Duke Of Westminster's daughter wed in secret. The heir, 'Earl Grosvenor', predeceased his father, so young 'Bendor' took over as 2 nd Duke and ruled over the Grosvenor estates (estimated in 1900 at about 6 million pounds, or over 700 million in today's money) for the next half-century. First look inside Edinburgh's giant new street food and drink market. . MSP praises government support for 900,000 Lanarkshire households during energy crisis, Graham Simpson MSP said constituents should not hesitate to contact him if they have any issues in receiving this support, SNP leadership contender Ash Regan announces 'bonkers' currency plan for independent Scotland. [5] His PhD thesis was entitled "The Politics of Foreign Policy: Lord Derby and the Eastern Crisis, 1875-8". Best places in Scotland to see Northern Lights again tonight after rare stunning display. It is the most recent dukedom conferred on someone not related to the British royal family. He is best known as the co-presenter of the BBC series ' Britain's Lost Masterpieces', and has discovered a number of important paintings by prominent artists. Hugh Grosvenor is set to inherit his family's . At all events it stuck, and my husband's friends never called him anything but Bendor or Benny". Bendor Gerard Robert Grosvenor (born 27 November 1977) is a British art historian, writer, and former art dealer. Change). In 1908, the Duke competed in the London Olympics as a motorboat racer for Great Britain. [17] His father's eldest half-brother is Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton.[18]. During the event held at Eaton Hall, guests were treated to a fireworks display and a dinner featuring a tasting plate of half a scotch egg, smoked salmon and Morecambe Bay potted shrimps. For ground transportation he had 17 Rolls-Royce automobiles and a private train built to facilitate travel from Eaton Hall directly into London, where his townhouse Grosvenor House was located. "[3], For sea excursions, he had his choice of two yachts, Cutty Sark and Flying Cloud. At his death he was said to be the richest man in Britain.'. Bendor Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke, and Chanel became lovers and spent many holidays together at Stack Lodge and another nearby house at Lochmore. The 1st Duke of Westminster continued to develop his London properties and acquired a new rural residence to escape the filthy cityone of the most splendid of all, Cliveden, in Buckinghamshire, purchased from his mother-in-law (who was also his aunt), the widow of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland. Police were alerted to the incident at around 7am on Tuesday February, 28. The Ebury barons, with their seat at Moor Park in Hertfordshire, would continue into the 20th century, and inherited the Wilton earldom in 1999 (though today they live in Australia). Janette Henry's vehicle hit Eleanor Ballantyne and her relatives as they made their way to a restaurant in Bearsden, in East Dunbartonshire. As a young man, he served in the Boer War and World War I, and was active in sport, notably competing in the 1908 Olympics in motorboat racing. St Mary the Virgin Churchyard. A beloved Edinburgh pub is famous for its unique signage at its front doorwhich has divided tourists after a Scots local shared a picture of it. In March 2007, Grosvenor announced it was buying out Vesta and Nakar for 40m. His son continued the familys royalist support when many others of the county were turning against Charles I, and he extended his influence westward into Wales through marriage to a Mosytn heiress, with lands in Flintshire. No family member has received any benefit derived from these but, as UK residents, if they ever did then they would be fully liable to tax in this country. As a dynastic history, their story is a good example of the enduring marriage between the English provincial gentry and the economic and political power of London. Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (born 29 January 1991), styled as Earl Grosvenor until August 2016, is a British aristocrat, billionaire, businessman, and owner of Grosvenor Group.He became Duke of Westminster on 9 August 2016, on the death of his father Gerald, 6th Duke of Westminster.. As of 2021, the Duke and his family were placed 12th on the Sunday Times Rich List . The 2nd Earl also turned to rebuilding Eaton Hall in Cheshire from about 1803, engaging one of the Prince of Waless favourite architects (notably in Brighton), William Porden, to build a neo-Gothic mansion of princely proportionsdescribed by contemporaries as either epic and wondrous or in monstrously bad taste. [1] As a dealer he specialised in Old Masters, with a particular interest in Anthony van Dyck. Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster, is the son of the late Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster and his wife Natalia Ayesha Grosvenor, the dowager Duchess of Westminster. His younger brothers were also political, though divided: Thomas Egerton, Earl of Wilton as a Tory, and Lord Robert, a Whig who was passionate about solidifying the Church of England through reform (and consequently opposed Irish home rule). Eaton Square in Belgravia, which is owned by the Duke of Westminster. It wasnt until 1450 when Ralph Grosvenor married Joan Eaton and established his base at her estates at Eaton, on the west bank of the Dee a few miles south of Chester. As a politician, the 2nd Earl also started out as a Tory then shifted towards the more reform-minded parties, supporting Catholic Emancipation and laws to benefit the poor, and as part of the coronation honours for William IV in 1831, was created Marquess of Westminster, recognising that his family was now a major player in London. Tragic hillwalker and dog who plunged 100ft in Glencoe to have ashes scattered together. His parents are Hon. 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. [18] Publications [ edit] On its own, I suspect the current house would look cute, sort of bijou, but the juxtaposition of old and new struck me as quite incongruous when I visited on one of the rare open days (even then, only the gardens and the stable block are open). Find ratings and reviews for the newest movie and TV shows. This was important, as the mineral resources (coal, lead, stone) in the mountains of North Wales became a great source of revenue for the Grosvenors in the later 17th century. In the First World War the Duke volunteered for front-line combat and served with distinction, showing both initiative in battle and technical skill with motor-cars. Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's uncles and aunts: Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's aunt was Lady Elizabeth Harriet Butler Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's uncle-by-marriage was James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's aunt was Lady Beatrice Constance Moncreiffe Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of . Get personalized recommendations, and learn where to watch across hundreds of streaming providers.