It was quite unexpected when he died suddenly there in August 2016. 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. Burial. Dan Snow and Duke Of Westminster's daughter wed in secret. Robert George Grosvenor, brother of the fourth Duke, lived in Northern Ireland at Ely Lodge on an island in the middle of Lough Erne. Cliveden would become more famous in the 20th century as the country house of the Astors (and the setting for the Profumo Scandal in the 1960s). 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 former Dons boss looks set to return to management shortly after leaving Pittodrie. At his death he was said to be the richest man in Britain.'. 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. 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. Historical records matching William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster William Grosvenor 3rd Duke of Westminster in FamilySearch Family Tree William Grosvenor in MyHeritage family trees (Nahum Web Site) William Grosvenor, Iii Duque De Westminster in MyHeritage family trees (Volvemberg Web Site) He becomes the seventh Duke of Westminster and is now the second wealthiest under 30 in the world, a mere 1billion short of Wal-Mart heir Lukas Waltons fortune. There is no public register listing the names, beneficiaries or holdings of any UK trusts, despite the fact such vehicles control vast tracts of land and property in Britain. 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. [15], An illustration of both Westminster's extravagance and orchestrated technique in the courting of women has endured in the form of various apocryphal stories. [1] As a dealer he specialised in Old Masters, with a particular interest in Anthony van Dyck. He took a few notes on their conversation. The 6 th Duke of Westminster would later defend the social rented . 28) Trumps close allyRobert Kraft, the New England Patriots owner, is the longtime owner of an offshore firm. Grosvenor liked working with the firm but was wary of giving it too much to do. Paper Subscription to the Daily Record and Sunday Mail, Paper Subscription to the Paisley Daily Express, 2023 Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd, Princess Diana's bodyguard says it's "impossible" for James Hewitt to be Prince Harrys father, Man arrested after climbing over security fence at Buckingham Palace, Prince George's first wheels - a Range Rover Vogue - go up for sale, Remote Scottish island seeking couple for once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity. The prisoners attempted to stop the killings but failed. The legendary Ibrox striker was at Hampden on Sunday as his former team proved second best once again. 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. 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 Duke of Westminster in his own words Billionaire landowner and philanthropist the Duke of Westminster has died aged 64, his family said. The current Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is also the youngest of the lot at only 25. Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster GCVO DSO (familiarly " Bendor ") (19 March 1879 - 19 July 1953) was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world. Grosvenor House was later leased to the United States for use as the American Embassy. But the precise details of their early years in Cheshire are hard to pin down. Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, GCVO, DSO (familiarly "Bendor"; 19 March 1879 - 19 July 1953) was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world. "[3], For sea excursions, he had his choice of two yachts, Cutty Sark and Flying Cloud. Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, GCVO, DSO (familiarly "Bendor"; 19 March 1879 - 19 July 1953) was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world. Epic Guardi to be sold at Sotheby's - Aristo sell-off continues February 24 2011. - 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. 4)Twitter and Facebook received hundreds of millions of dollars in investments that can be traced back to Russian state financial institutions. Hugh was not sent to boarding school. Driver who ploughed Range Rover into woman in horror Boxing Day crash avoids jail. Next day "Bendor (Duke of Westminster)", telephoning to a friend, said that if there was a war it would be entirely due to the Jews and Duff Cooper'." . 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. As a result, his son spoke with a Northern Irish accent which certainly made him stand out in Westminster. In 2009 he proved the Scottish National Portrait Gallery's iconic portrait of Charles Edward Stuart by Maurice Quentin de La Tour was in fact a portrait of Charles' brother Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York. He was educated at Harrow School before attending the University of East Anglia for his BA Hons. The courtesy title of the eldest son and heir to the Duke is Earl Grosvenor. The estate has been abandoned for 52 years, but photos of its interior reveal that touches of Chanel's iconic design remain. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. His fortune, which includes the family seat, Eaton Hall near Chester, now goes to Hugh, whose previous title was Earl Grosvenor. The man from Appleby warned that it raises alarm bells when persons decline to disclose such information fully and disclosure of ownership was a longstanding policy designed to preserve Bermudas relatively clean image in the offshore world. The reason given was to better align the shareholders interests with the groups activities. Continuing the familys spread of properties across England, the 2nd Marquess acquired and rebuilt Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire, and he built schools in Cheshire and donated land in the city of Chester to form Grosvenor Park. The body of Kyle Sambrook and his beagle Bane were found in Glencoe on Saturday following a three-day search. Save up to 30% when you upgrade to an image pack. [7] From 2005 until 2014, he worked for Philip Mould Ltd,[6] where he made a number of significant art historical discoveries, including lost works by artists such as Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, and Sir Anthony van Dyck, on whom he is an acknowledged specialist. 10)Apple secretly moved parts of its empire to Jerseyafter a row over its tax affairs. His will, published recently, suggests he created yet more trusts before his death. 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. 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. A prominent art historian and former Conservative adviser has cut ties with the Tories, saying that it is time to "destroy" the party.Bendor Grosvenor, who is a co-presenter of BBC4's Britain's. Body of woman found on Aberdeenshire beach as police launch investigation into death. Evil stepmother who filmed toddler as he lay dying found guilty of manslaughter. They had subsisted on little more than the snails in which the region abounded, but said their captors had not been overly cruel. (LogOut/ 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. The Grosvenor family ancestry can be traced back almost 1,000 years, while its association with London property began over 340 years ago - in 1677 - when land to the west of the City of London came into the family following the marriage of Sir Thomas Grosvenor to Mary Davies. The duke lavished Chanel with extravagant jewels, costly art and a home in London's prestigious Mayfair district. 18th May 2016. Hugh Richard Arthur 2nd Duke of Westminster "Bendor" Grosvenor, 1879 - 1953 Hugh Richard Arthur 2nd Duke of Westminster Grosvenor was born on month day 1879, at birth place, to Victor Alexander Grosvenor and Sibell Mary Lady Grosvenor (born Lumley). Join thousands in getting the latest Scotland Now stories sent straight to your inbox. 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. The second Duke of Westminster, known as 'Bendor' after his grandfather's racehorse, 'Bend Or', owned 17 Rolls-Royces and used to hide diamonds under the pillows of his mistresses. Robert, created BARON EBURY; ancestor of Bendor Grosvenor. Lady Mary Constance Grosvenor (27 June 1910-2000). Kenny Reilly gangland killers told to "rot in hell" by grieving sister after Hampden banner stunt. Since the London museum began selling digital versions of works from its collection last September, it has emitted enough carbon to power an . He supported government reforms and the movement for temperance (shutting down several of the pubs on his own estate), which may seem unusual considering that his other great passion was horse-racing (or maybe I am being judgy?). He is also a writer and a former government adviser on . 11) How the sportswear giantNike stays one step ahead of the taxman. The seventh Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is the wealthiest man in the North West. The baby-faced duke inherited the extraordinary fortune when his father Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor passed away in 2016. Answer (1 of 8): Grosvenor the family name, derived from Hugh Le Grand Veneur, a member of a Norman French family that aided William the Conqueror in 1066. The family MPs had traditionally been Tories, and Sir Richard was for the most part a supporter of the Tory ministries of the 1750s, though he supported the Whigs in their ambitious pursuit of a conclusion to the Seven Years War under Pitt the Elder, and was moved into the House of Lords as Baron Grosvenor of Eaton in 1761. [7], Lord Grosvenor had taken a commission with the Royal Horse Guards and was in South Africa serving in the Second Boer War, when in December 1899 he succeeded his grandfather. Since 1984, they have been subject to a 10-yearly tax charge, although there are exemptions for agricultural land and trading businesses. 22) The law firm at the centre of the Paradise Papers leak was criticised for 'persistent failures' on terrorist financing and money laundering rules. The youthful Duke of Westminster's wealth is the richest under-thirty with his wealth estimated at 10.295 billion according to the Sunday Times Rich List. 12)The billions in tax refunds by the Isle of Man and Malta to the owners of private jets and luxury yachts. The Duke, known for his pro-German sympathies, was reportedly instrumental in influencing his former mistress, Coco Chanel, to use her association with Winston Churchill to broker a bilateral peace agreement between the British and the Nazis. His tall, diffident,. 19) An ex-minister who defended tax avoidance has a Bahamas trust fund. 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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). The Scrope family won the lawsuit, forcing the Grosvenors to adopt their golden wheatsheaf (a garb in heraldic language, an ancient symbol of Cheshire), but had fallen into obscurity, so in a way, this reclaiming of the bend or symbolism was a victory long in coming. Initially, Hugh was called Hugh Lupus. 1)Millions of pounds from the Queens private estate has been invested in a Cayman Islands fund and some of her money went to a retailer accused of exploiting poor families. 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. Through his mother's subsequent marriage after his father's death, he was the stepson of George Wyndham. The most remote place in Scotland is seeking person to join them for 'off grid' job. "Le Grand Veneur" literally means "the Master Huntsman" in French, an elevated title in William's 11th-century French court. Hugh Grosvenor is set to inherit his family's . 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. Their Senussi captors attempted to run away but were gunned down by the enraged British rescuers. Police were alerted to the incident at around 7am on Tuesday February, 28. She was like her father in her passion for sport, and was known as an accomplished racecar driver. Documents from 2012 show Grosvenors shares were held by five trusts and by the sixth Duke of Westminster in his name. Her husband sued the Duke and was given significant damages; the couple separated and she remained in London as part of the fashionable set while he returned to Cheshire to develop his estates, and in particular his passion for horses. This was the view of contemporaries, and previous biographers have reinforced it. 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. Duke of Westminster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lady Constance Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 6. After a brief visit back home, he returned in February 1900 to serve with the Imperial Yeomanry, as an ADC to Lord Roberts and Lord Milner. The buildings included a formal wing, a private wing, a clock tower, a private chapel, and stables that would rival those of any European monarch. The marriage of Hugh Lupus Grosvenortaking his name from the ancient family founderto Lady Constance Leveson-Gower, his mothers niece, is illustrative of the closing of ranks in the Victorian erain fact the second son of the Leveson-Gower family had also inherited large estates from the Egerton family and taken the name. As Gerald Cavendish Grosvenors only son and heir, the 25-year-old assumes the title and estate of his billionaire dad, the UKs biggest landowner, who died from a suspected heart attack on Tuesday, aged 64. He left two daughters. The duke married four times and was divorced three times. Prince William and Kate, as well as Prince Harry, are regular visitors to Grosvenor properties including their boar hunting lodge in Spain. Bartender shares 'rude' comment customers should never say when ordering drinks. I am also a musician and an avid traveler. The Grosvenor fa. The familys enthusiasm for trusts may be explained by the fact that death duties of 17m swallowed much of the second dukes 25m fortune. Fifth duke: 1910-1979. 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. 8)Oxford and Cambridgeandtop US universitiesinvested offshore, with some of the money going into fossil fuel industries. 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. The air is most exhilarating, keen and yet caressing. Now that the winter months are behind us, why not celebrate by taking a trip to a secluded beach that is a perfect place for a seaside stroll with a loved one or by yourself. Through a marriage in 1677, the Grosvenor family . The papers reveal how reluctant Grosvenor employees were to share trust details. 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. Nimesh Shah, a partner at the accountants Blick Rothenberg, said: Nowadays, trusts are used for a variety of reasons and tax is only one of those reasons. She recalls:[17]. The 29-year-old aristocrat is also Prince George's godfather. His lordship was advanced to the dignity of a marquessate, in 1831, as Marquess of Westminster. Well-equipped with salmon, trout and snipe. 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. His affair with Chanel lasted ten years. Gerald Hugh Grosvenor, cousin of the second duke, left no son. 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. Lord Robert served different administrations in the 1830s-40s, as Comptroller then Treasurer of the Household, and was awarded his own barony in 1857, named for the familys original London property, Ebury.
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