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Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
b.13 Oct 1825
d.22 Dec 1899
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Name Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
Gender Male
Birth[1] 13 Oct 1825
Marriage 28 Apr 1852 to Lady Constance Gertrude Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
Marriage 19 Jul 1882 to Hon. Katherine Caroline Cavendish
Death[1] 22 Dec 1899
Reference Number? Q333256?


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Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, (13 October 1825 – 22 December 1899), styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845, Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869, and known as The Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874, was an English landowner, politician and racehorse owner. He inherited the estate of Eaton Hall in Cheshire and land in Mayfair and Belgravia, London, and spent much of his fortune in developing these properties. Although he was a member of parliament from the age of 22, and then a member of the House of Lords, his main interests were not in politics, but rather in his estates, in horse racing, and in country pursuits. He developed the stud at Eaton Hall and achieved success in racing his horses, winning the Derby on four occasions. Grosvenor also took an interest in a range of charities. At his death he was considered to be the richest man in Britain.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.