The name "Grosvenor" turns up a lot in Chester, and was even possibly "borrowed" for a well-known treasure scam which also involved "Sherlock Holmes": With a net wealth of 10.054bn, according to the Sunday Times, he and his family rank as the 12th richest in the UK. Duchess of Westminster Natalia Grosvenor and her daughters looked fabulous when they turned out for the royal wedding in Windsor on Saturday. Detective says race played no part in his actions over Sheku Bayoh, inquiry told. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Twenty years later, he again supported a Pitt (this time the Younger) and was again rewarded, now with an earldom, in 1784. 11) How the sportswear giantNike stays one step ahead of the taxman. The powerful ducal families of northwest England wanted to ensure their wealth and power stayed within the extended family circle, which also included the Cavendishes in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, and the Percys further north. In the 1930s he developed extreme right-wing opinions and became a member of several anti-Semitic organizations including the Anglo-German Fellowship. (LogOut/ (Bend'or was the name of his grandfather's derby-winning stallion.) Applebys officer noted: They do not have too many offshore holdings as they have to be very careful reputationally, as the property group is owned by trusts for the Duke of Westminsters family.. Kenny Reilly gangland killers told to "rot in hell" by grieving sister after Hampden banner stunt. A massive colonnade was added later in the century, and in 1889 Grosvenor House became one of the first electrified buildings in the country. Grosvenor was born on 27 November 1977 in London. Grosvenor ( / rovnr /) is a surname derived from Hugh Le Grand Veneur, a member of a Norman French family that aided William the Conqueror in 1066. The son of the 6th Baronet, Richard Grosvenor, naturally became increasingly involved in politics as his interests in the affairs of London grew. In a fax dated 9 November, Appleby promised to revert to the BMA to determine what they will give in on, saying it had already obtained from the BMA that they have indicated they will not require a personal declaration from the duke. (Bendor, Duke of Westminster) p. 2 of cover (Hugh Richard Arthur (Bendor), 2nd Duke of estminster, succeeded 1899) His first major art discovery was a mis-catalogued portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence being sold at a London auction in 2003 as a work by Lawrence's pupil George Henry Harlow. The blending of aristocracy and commerce continues. Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, KG, PC, JP (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. Members of the 29-year-old's family were sickened after spotting a sign reading 'Justice for Morton Eadie' being flown above the stadium during Sunday's Old Firm match in Glasgow. The Duke also built numerous smaller buildings on the estatelodges, offices, a garden house, a riding schooland even a small railway line to transport supplies from the main line into Chester. In 1925, the new Dukes grandfather enjoyed the company of Coco Chanel, one of the worlds leading dress designers, on his vast estate in remote north-west Sutherland. The Earl of Wilton is heir presumptive to the Marquessate. His will, published recently, suggests he created yet more trusts before his death. Where the group occasionally has entities in offshore locations, it is typically as a result of the requirements of joint-venture partners.. It was sold in the 1920s and mostly demolished, to be reborn as the Grosvenor House Hotel which remains today in all its splendour. Leila Borrington, 23 was found guilty of manslaughter yesterday after her three-year-old stepson, Harvey was found 'unconscious' in their family home with severe head injuries. RM 2HHKH3J - The 2nd Duke of Westminster at Chester Races May 1936. With a net worth of around 9.3bn, he's also the richest . (LogOut/ [12], In 2013 he discovered the lost portrait of Charles Edward Stuart by Scottish artist Allan Ramsay at Gosford House, the home of the Earl of Wemyss near Edinburgh. The constituency's . . 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). [citation needed], From his childhood and during his adult life he was known within family circles as "Bendor",[1] which was also the name of the racehorse Bend Or owned by his grandfather the first Duke, which won The Derby in 1880, the year following his grandson's birth. Fifth duke: 1910-1979. [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. [16], In her book The Light of Common Day, Lady Diana Cooper reminisces back to 1 September 1939. . 19) An ex-minister who defended tax avoidance has a Bahamas trust fund. Keep reading for a look inside the famed manor. 22) The law firm at the centre of the Paradise Papers leak was criticised for 'persistent failures' on terrorist financing and money laundering rules. 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. We didnt realise who was. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. My ancestors came from Germany to the American colonies in the 18th century and I am a proud Virginian. The Grosvenor spokesman said, after checking the records, no evidence had been found to suggest that the trustees asked for any such dispensation from the Bermuda Monetary Authority in 1999. At his death he was said to be the richest man in Britain.'. 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. [12] On 1 April 1908, he was named honorary lieutenant-colonel of the 16th Battalion, the London Regiment, a post he held until 1915. [6] In 2016 he sold a newly identified portrait by Joan Carlile, the first professional British female artist, to the Tate gallery. His ruse was only uncovered after Chanel's assistant offered "the delivery boy" a tip. Grosvenor is a grandson of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury, [15] and fifth cousin of Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster. The 2nd Duke of Westminster was nicknamed "Bendor". Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, grandson of the first duke, was known to family and friends as Bendor and was a lover of Coco Chanel. [16] He is also of Swiss and Dutch heritage. "Le Grand Veneur" literally means "the Master Huntsman" in French, an elevated title in William's 11th-century French court. Baroness Howard de Walden and family, 4.316bn 4. The 1st Earl Grosvenor did not neglect his northern duties, however, and married a Vernon from Staffordshire, served as Mayor of Chester in 1759, and in the late 1760s acquired the manors of Belgrave and Eccleston which bordered his Eaton estate. Change). The name is a jovial reference to the ancient lost armorials of the family: Azure, a bend or, which were awarded to the Scrope family in the famous case of 1389 heard before the Court of Chivalry, known as Scrope v Grosvenor. Initially, Hugh was called Hugh Lupus. [4], Like many of his social class who were born to lives of privilege, the Duke was often occupied in the pursuit of pleasure. THE new Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is just 25 but has just inherited nearly 100,000 acres in Scotland including three mountains following the death of his father. 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. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Because the Bermuda company was to be controlled by trusts, Appleby would need to follow standard procedure and disclose the names of their beneficiaries and other basic information to the regulator. 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 Duke of Westminster's seats are at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, and at Abbeystead House, Lancashire. He joined the anti-semitic Right Club and the Parliamentary Peace Aims Group in 1939, claiming to be in touch with "Nazi moderates." It returned two members to 1885 and one thereafter. Lavish life of billionaire Duke of Westminster, 31, who owns 'half of London' and has special link to William and Kate Kevin Adjei-Darko Published: 13:40, 27 Sep 2022 Updated: 14:56, 28 Sep. The earlier full name of the city, Castrum Deva, reflects the importance of the River Dee as a border between English and Welsh territories, and one of William the Conquerors chief lieutenants (and probable kinsmen), Hugh Lupus (the wolf, or le Gros the fat) was named Earl of Chester, with extensive military and administrative powers. Grosvenor has been a member of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Council on National Records and Archives, and the Lord Chancellor's Forum for Historical Manuscripts and Academic Research. He was the son of Victor Alexander Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, son of the 1st Duke of Westminster, and Lady Sibell Mary Lumley, the daughter of the 9th Earl of Scarborough. The family's first hereditary honour was a baronetcy conferred by James I in 1622, largely to raise revenue . His tall, diffident,. He employed a man locally grown and educated, Alfred Waterhouse, whose fame was established through his designs for the Manchester Town Hall, the Natural History Museum in London, and various university buildings in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds. 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. In the 1920s, he had a highly visible ten-year affair with Coco Chanel, which took on a darker shade in the 1930s as his interests were increasingly drawn to the far right and anti-Semitism, and there were rumours of his attempts to use Chanels connections with the Nazis to broker a deal with Hitler in the midst of World War II. [10] The war ended in May 1902. Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's in laws: Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's father in law was Edward Sullivan Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's mother in law was Winifred Sullivan Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's brother in law was Langford Sullivan Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's brother in . A close friend said: Hes extraordinarily close to William and Harry.. What do rural Cheshire and the most fashionable neighbourhoods in West London have in common? Successful new claims for Pension Credit may also qualify for the 900 cost of living payment. The earlier life of the 5th Duke of Westminster gives a slightly different twist to this story so far: born in 1910, he was quite far down the line of succession, and concentrated his political interests on his mothers estates in Northern Ireland, living at Ely Lodge on Lough Erne and serving as MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, 1955-64, and High Sheriff of County Fermanagh. 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. Mrs Hinch fans banish 'stubborn' black mould from washing machines with one method. (images from Wikimedia Commons or my own photos), I am a historian of monarchy and the high aristocracy of Europe. Two drivers rushed to hospital after head-on smash on Scots road. A year and a half later, Hugh attended Prince Georges christening after being chosen as the youngest of the royal babys seven godparents. The children of the 6th Duke and Duchess were therefore raised in close proximity the royal family, and there are various godparentages in both directions. As a nineteen-year-old, he briefly attended a French boarding school run by the Count de Mauny, who was rumoured to have made sexual advances towards some of its pupils. [14]:3637. The dukedom of Westminster may be relatively new (1874), but their development of Mayfair and Belgravia stretches back to the early 18th century, and their control of extensive estates in Cheshire much, much further, to the 12th century or before. The 2nd Duke died in 1953. [6] Before becoming an art historian he worked in politics as an adviser, first to the Labour MP Tony Banks, Lord Stratford, then to the Conservative MP Hugo Swire. However, Applebys internal database listed Vesta and Trumpet as belonging to the Grosvenor Family Trust. 29)One of the worlds biggest touts used an offshore firm to avoid tax on profits from reselling Adele and Ed Sheeran tickets. The new laird of Reay has kept a relatively low profile. In 1953, the ducal title and the bulk of the estate therefore passed to William Grosvenor, already a man in his late fifties, who had lived with a caretaker all of his life due to brain damage incurred at birth. 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. The other Duke, "Bendor" Westminster (nicknamed for the "Bend'Or" in his coat of arms) was a greater embarrassment. Documents from 2012 show Grosvenors shares were held by five trusts and by the sixth Duke of Westminster in his name. Death duties will be payable in the UK when her children inherit. He reportedly already has a taste for the high life after a staggering 5million was reputedly splashed out on his 21st birthday bash, attended by Prince Harry. Waterhouse fans were outraged. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster. St Mary's Church, Eccleston, where all the Dukes of Westminster are buried including the sixth Duke, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor. Well-equipped with salmon, trout and snipe. Bendor Grosvenor. His massive portfolio includes nearly 100,000 acres in Scotland, the stunning Reay Forest Estate in Sutherland, including the famous peaks of Ben Stack, Arkle and Foinaven. [13] This portrait is now on display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, and has taken the place of the La Tour pastel as the definitive portrait of Charles.[14]. Economic historians have analyzed the Grosvenor Estate, but this thesis is not concerned with Aside from his palatial residences at Grosvenor House in Mayfair and Cliveden, the 1st Duke yet again decided to rebuilt Eaton Hall in Cheshire. The courtesy title of the eldest son and heir to the Duke is Earl Grosvenor. [8], In 2017, he discovered the "lost portrait" of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham at Pollok House, Glasgow, Scotland. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Stalker cop who harassed fellow officer slapped with 12 month contact ban. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. In 1939 Archibald Ramsay founded a secret society called the Right Club in . It is the most recent dukedom conferred on someone not related to the British royal family. By the turn of the 20th century, the Westminster family was enormousthe 1st Duke had married twice and sired twelve children, and three of his sons had sons of their own. She was like her father in her passion for sport, and was known as an accomplished racecar driver. 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). 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. For centuries, the Grosvenors were not that different to the hundreds of county families who dominated the shires of England for most of its history; but due to a fortunate marriage in the late 17th century, and savvy business planning in the century that followed, they were drawn into the first rank of Britains power elite, so much so thataccording to the legendQueen Victoria felt compelled to make her richest subject a duke so that she would not be embarrassed sitting down with him for tea. Mary Davies, Lady Grosvenor, is only normally noted in two other contexts in the histories of the family: one that she converted to Catholicism in about 1695, and the other, that she went mad about the same timeI suspect these are just two ways of telling the same story according to the biases of the time In any case, she lived a long life, until 1730, by which time her three sons, Richard, Thomas and Robert (the 4th, 5th and 6th baronets in succession) had begun developing the northern parts of Ebury Manor into a new area of fashionable residence they called Mayfair, centred around Grosvenor Square. Burial. 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. 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