I focus primarily as an academic on the early modern period and France, but my interests range from early medieval Ireland to 20th-century Russia. Richard Grosvenor was created Baronet of Eaton in January 1622. Hugh Lupus Grosvenor was MP for Chester and died the richest man in Britain. (LogOut/ Join thousands in getting the latest Scotland Now stories sent straight to your inbox. 23) SevenRepublican super-donorskeep money in tax havens. The seventh Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is the wealthiest man in the North West. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. 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. [5] His PhD thesis was entitled "The Politics of Foreign Policy: Lord Derby and the Eastern Crisis, 1875-8". Dr Bendor Grosvenor is an art historian specialising in Old Masters and British pictures, especially portraits. Hugh Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, was an active member of the Conservative Party. Twenty years later, he again supported a Pitt (this time the Younger) and was again rewarded, now with an earldom, in 1784. Nevertheless, the Marquess continued the family tradition of serving as Mayor of Chester, and for many years Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire. The two principle players: Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel and Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, nickname, Bend'or. Disguised as a deliveryman, Westminster appeared at Chanel's apartment with an enormous bouquet of flowers. The prisoners attempted to stop the killings but failed. At the time, Chanel was on the way to achieving global recognition for her work as a fashion designer, and the duke - a landowner known to family and friends as . What do rural Cheshire and the most fashionable neighbourhoods in West London have in common? Picture: New York Times. 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. 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. Police were alerted to the incident at around 7am on Tuesday February, 28. 19 Jul 1953 (aged 74) Cheshire, England. 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. He completed the familys political transition to the Whig party and served in the government of Lord John Russell as Lord Steward of the Household in 1850. 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. "Le Grand Veneur" literally means "the Master Huntsman" in French, an elevated title in William's 11th-century French court. The hidden gem beach near Glasgow ideal for a spring walk is just 45 minutes away. 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. Five years earlier, the duke had added to his many properties in Britain and Europe by buying the Reay estate. As a dynastic history, their story is a good example of the enduring marriage between the English provincial gentry and the economic and political power of London. In March 2007, Grosvenor announced it was buying out Vesta and Nakar for 40m. Mrs Hinch fans banish 'stubborn' black mould from washing machines with one method. [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. 3)Extensive offshore dealings by Donald Trumps cabinet members, advisers and donors, including substantial payments froma firm co-owned by Vladimir Putins son-in-law to the shipping group of the US commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross. The 29-year-old aristocrat is also Prince George's godfather. At all events it stuck, and my husband's friends never called him anything but Bendor or Benny". [17] His father's eldest half-brother is Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton.[18]. A bartender has shared some of the worst mistakes that customers might make on a night out. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor died at the Royal. Grosvenor is a grandson of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury, [15] and fifth cousin of Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster. Once you clean your machine this way, it's said to keep the mould away for good - leaving your clothes fresh and clean. [10] The war ended in May 1902. First duke: 1825-1899. St Mary's Church, Eccleston, where all the Dukes of Westminster are buried including the sixth Duke, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor. Hugh "Bendor" Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster was born on 19 March 1879. British media said his 25-year old son, Hugh Grosvenor, will inherit the title and fortune. 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. The baby-faced duke inherited the extraordinary fortune when his father Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor passed away in 2016. 29)One of the worlds biggest touts used an offshore firm to avoid tax on profits from reselling Adele and Ed Sheeran tickets. Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor is Britains youngest billionaire. 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. LADY Mary Grosvenor, who has died aged 89, was the younger daughter of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, known as "Bendor" and one of the richest men in the world until his death in 1953. Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's uncles and aunts: Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's aunt was Lady Elizabeth Harriet Butler Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's uncle-by-marriage was James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's aunt was Lady Beatrice Constance Moncreiffe Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of . [14]:3637. The Duke and Duchess of Westminster with their son, The Lodge at Kylesku is owned by the Duke of Westminster, Glencoul Estate in the north of the country, Hugh Grosvenor leaves the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace. It was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The information was required by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) before the company could be incorporated. Over the generations, the family developed the land into two of Londons most affluent neighbourhoods, Mayfair and Belgravia. Thanks to careful planning by his predecessors, the 26-year-old inherited the sprawling Grosvenor Group without having to pay the 40% death duties imposed on most British taxpayers. 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. Upon his father's death, he inherited a 9billion . The other Duke, "Bendor" Westminster (nicknamed for the "Bend'Or" in his coat of arms) was a greater embarrassment. Body of woman found on Aberdeenshire beach as police launch investigation into death. COCO Chanel met Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke of Westminster, at a dinner in Monte Carlo in 1923. A close friend said: Hes extraordinarily close to William and Harry.. The body of Kyle Sambrook and his beagle Bane were found in Glencoe on Saturday following a three-day search. Both have been part of the extensive portfolio of the Grosvenor family for centuries. The young aristocrat, who is not known to have a girlfriend, is now among the most eligible bachelors in the country. "I hope," Duff spat, "that by tomorrow he will know that we are his most implacable and remorseless enemies". 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. His fortune, which includes the family seat, Eaton Hall near Chester, now goes to Hugh, whose previous title was Earl Grosvenor. He left two daughters. 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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. The constituency was first known to have been represented in Parliament in 1545 and continued to exist until the redistribution of seats in 1918. 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. 4)Twitter and Facebook received hundreds of millions of dollars in investments that can be traced back to Russian state financial institutions. The oldest trust, simply referred to as ADWSLF in the data, was settled, or created, in 1953 by the second duke upon his death. when he [the Duke of Westminster] added that Hitler knew after all that we were his best friends, he set off the powder-magazine. . He became Duke of Westminster at the age of 25, following the death of his father on August 9, 2016, aged 64. He purchased a home for Chanel in London's prestigious Mayfair district, and in 1927 gave her a parcel of land on the French Riviera at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin where Chanel built her villa, La Pausa. 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. 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. The Duke received the DSO for his exploits. 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. 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. Grave of Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, The 2nd Duke of Westminster's memorial in Eccleston, Gates of St Mary's Church, Eccleston, installed as a memorial to the 2nd Duke of Westminster, Plaque on the gates of St Mary's Church, Eccleston, For other people named Hugh Grosvenor, see, Loelia, Duchess of Westminster, Memoirs of, London, 1961, p.173, Cheshire (Earl of Chester's) Imperial Yeomanry, "Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster", Learn how and when to remove this template message, Constance Edwina (Shelagh) Cornwallis-West, Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland, contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Westminster, Photograph of the 2nd Duke in the First World War, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hugh_Grosvenor,_2nd_Duke_of_Westminster&oldid=1131852326, 5. [18] In late 1943 or early 1944, Chanel and her current lover, Nazi espionage agent Baron Hans Gunther von Dinklage, undertook such an assignment. Well-equipped with salmon, trout and snipe. The Duke died of coronary thrombosis at Loch More Lodge on his Scottish estate in Sutherland in 1953, aged 74, and was buried in the churchyard of Eccleston Church near Eaton Hall, Cheshire. He purportedly concealed a huge uncut emerald at the bottom of a crate of vegetables delivered to Chanel. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. They had subsisted on little more than the snails in which the region abounded, but said their captors had not been overly cruel. 16) Stars of theBBC hit sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys used a web of offshore companies to avoid tax. He is known for discovering a number of important lost artworks by Old Master artists, including Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Claude Lorrain and Peter Brueghel the Younger. Just four months after I revealed their clandestine romance, TV historian Dan Snow and glamorous heiress Lady Edwina Grosvenor have . 20) TheDukes of Westminster pumped millions into secretive offshore firms. He succeeded the Dukedom on the death his father in August 2016. "His anti-Semitic rants were notorious", according to a biographer of Coco Chanel. The elder, Lady Ursula, married twice and had children, but the younger, Lady Mary, never married, and despite the lack of a ducal title, managed to keep up the princely lifestyle of her forebears, as manager of large estates in Kenya, South Africa and the Scottish Highlands, until her death in 2000. View more posts. According to the American magazine Forbes guide to the worlds wealthy, the Duke had a fortune of 9.35billion, making him the 68th richest billionaire in the world, and the third richest in the UK. The Ebury barons, with their seat at Moor Park in Hertfordshire, would continue into the 20th century, and inherited the Wilton earldom in 1999 (though today they live in Australia). Duke of Westminster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. 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. Lady Constance Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 6. 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. She was like her father in her passion for sport, and was known as an accomplished racecar driver. Grosvenor did not want to share this data. 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