Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster
Politician
1767 – 1845
Who was Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster?
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, KG was the son of the 1st Earl Grosvenor, whom he succeeded in 1802 as 2nd Earl Grosvenor. He was created Marquess of Westminster in 1831. He was an English Member of Parliament and an ancestor of the modern-day Dukes of Westminster. Grosvenor continued to develop the family's London estates, he rebuilt their country house, Eaton Hall in Cheshire where he also restored the gardens, and built a new London home, Grosvenor House. He maintained and extended the family interests in the acquisition of works of art, and in horse racing and breeding racehorses.
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1767
St George Hanover Square - Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Westminster School
- Harrow School
- Lived in
- Grosvenor House
- Died
- Feb 17, 1845
Eaton Hall, Cheshire
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on July 23, 2013
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