Duke of Westminster
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Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Azure a Portcullis with chains pendant Or on a Chief of the last between two united Roses of York and Lancaster a Pale charged with the Arms of King Edward the Confessor (City of Westminster); 2nd and 3rd, Azure a Garb Or (Grosvenor). The shield is encircled with the Order of the Garter, of which the 1st and 6th Dukes have been members.
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| Creation date | 27 February 1874 |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster |
| Present holder | Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster |
| Heir apparent | None |
| Remainder to | the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Marquess of Westminster Earl Grosvenor Viscount Belgrave Baron Grosvenor Baronet of Eaton |
| Seat(s) | Eaton Hall |
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| Creation date | 1622 |
| Monarch | James VI and I |
| Peerage | Peerage of England |
| First holder | Richard Grosvenor |
| Present holder | Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster |
| Remainder to | the 1st Baronet's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
The title Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Dukes were each his grandsons. The present holder of the title is Hugh Grosvenor, having inherited the title on 9 August 2016 following the death of his father, Gerald. The present Duke is also a godfather of Prince George of Cambridge.
The Duke of Westminster's seats are at Eaton Hall, Cheshire and at Abbeystead House, Lancashire. The family's London townhouse was Grosvenor House, Park Lane. The traditional burial place of the Dukes is the Old Churchyard adjacent to St Mary's Church, Eccleston.
Richard Grosvenor was created Baronet of Eaton in January 1622. Sir Richard Grosvenor, the 7th Baronet, was created Baron Grosvenor in 1761 and in 1784 became both Viscount Belgrave and Earl Grosvenor under George III. The title Marquess of Westminster was bestowed upon Robert Grosvenor the 2nd Earl Grosvenor at the coronation of William IV in 1831.
The subsidiary titles are: Marquess of Westminster (created 1831), Earl Grosvenor (1784), Viscount Belgrave, of Belgrave in the County of Chester (1784), and Baron Grosvenor, of Eaton in the County of Chester (1761). The Dukedom and Marquessate are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; the rest are in the Peerage of Great Britain. The courtesy title of the eldest son and heir to the Duke is Earl Grosvenor.
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