William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster

His Grace The Duke of Westminster
Duke of Westminster
In office 19 July 1953 – 22 February 1963
Preceded by	Hugh Grosvenor
Succeeded by	Gerald Grosvenor
Personal details
Born	23 December 1894
Died	22 February 1963(1963-02-22) (aged 68)
Resting place	Eccleston Church
Parent(s)	Lord Henry Grosvenor Dora Erskine-Wemyss

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. His mother, Dora Mina Erskine-Wemyss, was the daughter of James Erskine Wemyss, and a great-granddaughter of William IV.

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 Bath 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. His titles passed to his cousin Gerald Grosvenor.

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  Coat of arms of the Dukes of Westminster
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  Grave of the 3rd Duke of Westminster
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  The 3rd Duke of Westminster's memorial tablet in Eccleston Church

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Duke of Westminster
• 3rd Duke of Westminster