William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster

William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster (23 December 1894 – 22 February 1963) was the son of Lord Henry Grosvenor and a grandson of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster. On his mother Dora's side, he was a great-great-grandson of William IV.

He was brain-damaged at birth. After the death of his mother, he lived with his stepmother, Rosamund, in a small house in the South of England. After her death he lived in another house in Bath with a carer.

The Duke died in 1963 at the age of 68, unmarried and childless. He is buried in the churchyard of Eccleston Church near Eaton Hall, Cheshire. His titles passed to his cousin, Gerald Grosvenor.

Styles of address

1894-1953: Mr William Grosvenor
1953-1963: His Grace The Duke of Westminster^{[lower-alpha 1]}

↑ Although The Duke of Westminster is the 12th Grosvenor Baronet of Eaton, by custom the post-nominal of Bt is omitted, since Peers of the Realm do not list subsidiary hereditary titles.

Coat of arms of the Dukes of Westminster
Grave of the 3rd Duke of Westminster
The 3rd Duke of Westminster's memorial in Eccleston Church

References

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Westminster
3rd Duke of Westminster

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hugh Grosvenor	Duke of Westminster 1953–1963	Succeeded by Gerald Grosvenor

Dukes of Westminster

Grosvenor Baronets of Eaton	Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baronet (1622–45) Sir Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Baronet (1645–65) Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet (1665–1700) Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet (1700–32) Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Baronet (1732–33) Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet (1733–55) Sir Richard Grosvenor, 7th Baronet (1755–61)

Barons Grosvenor	Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baron Grosvenor (1761–84)

Earls Grosvenor	Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor (1784–1802) Robert Grosvenor, 2nd Earl Grosvenor (1767–1831)

Marquesses of Westminster	Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (1831–45) Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1845–69) Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster (1825–74)

Dukes of Westminster	Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (1874–99) Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1899–1953) William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster (1953–63) Gerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster (1963–67) Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster (1967–79) Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1979–2016) Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (2016–present)

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