William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster (23 December 1894 – 22 February 1963) was a British landowner and aristocrat.

Life

William Grosvenor was the son of Lord Henry George Grosvenor (1861–1914), a son of

Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster 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 ...

. His mother, Dora Mina Erskine-Wemyss, was the daughter of

James Erskine Wemyss James Erskine Wemyss (9 July 1789 – 3 April 1854) was a Scottish MP and Rear-Admiral. He was the son of William Wemyss by his wife Frances, daughter of Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet. In 1820 he succeeded his father as Member of Parliament f ...

, and a great-granddaughter of

William IV William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded hi ...

. He was brain-damaged at birth and required constant assistance. He succeeded his cousin, the 2nd Duke, as 3rd Duke of Westminster in 1953. After the death of his mother, he lived with his stepmother, the former Rosamund Angharad Lloyd, in a small house in the south of England. After his stepmother's death, the Duke lived in another house in

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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 Eaton Hall is the country house of the Duke of Westminster. It is south of the village of Eccleston, Cheshire, Eccleston in Cheshire, England. The house is surrounded by its own formal gardens, parkland, farmland and woodland. The estate cove ...

. His titles passed to his cousin Gerald Grosvenor. Coat of Arms of the Duke of Westminster without Order of Garter.svg, Coat of arms of the Dukes of Westminster St Mary's Church Eccleston, Old Churchyard - grave of William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster (1894–1963).JPG, Grave of the 3rd Duke of Westminster St Mary's Church Eccleston, Grosvenor Chapel - 3rd Duke Memorial.JPG, The 3rd Duke of Westminster's

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in Eccleston Church.

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3rd Duke of Westminster
1894 births 1963 deaths 3 People from Cheshire William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster {{UK-duke-stub