Biography of Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster 1879-1953

Paternal Family Tree: Grosvenor

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Child 1656-1719

Before 19 Mar 1879 [his father] Victor Alexander Grosvenor (age 25) and [his mother] Sibell Mary Lumley (age 23) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough (age 65) and [his grandmother] Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough. He the son of [his grandfather] Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster (age 53) and [his grandmother] Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster (age 44). They were third cousins.

On 19 Mar 1879 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster was born to Victor Alexander Grosvenor (age 25) and Sibell Mary Lumley (age 23).

In 1887 [his step-father] George Wyndham (age 23) and [his mother] Sibell Mary Lumley (age 31) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough and [his grandmother] Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 22 Dec 1899 [his grandfather] Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster (age 74) died. His grandson Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 20) succeeded 2nd Duke Westminster, 4th Marquess Westminster, 5th Earl Grosvenor, 11th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. Monument in Grosvenor Chapel, St Mary's Church, Eccleston [Map] sculpted by Leon Joseph Chavalliaud (age 41).

On 16 Feb 1901 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 21) and Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster.

On 20 Apr 1914 George Rowley and [his future wife] Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 23) were married.

Around May 1920 George Rowley and [his future wife] Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 29) were divorced.

On 26 Nov 1920 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 41) and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 29) were married.

On 26 Nov 1920 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 41) and Violet Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 29) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster.

In 1926 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 46) and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 35) were divorced.

On 20 Feb 1930 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 50) and Loelia Mary Ponsonby Duchess Westminster (age 28) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster. His third marriage; her first. Winston Churchill (age 55) was best man. They were married until 1947 when the marriage was dissolved. No issue. The difference in their ages was 22 years.

The Times. 21 Feb 1930. THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER AND MISS PONSONBY. The marriage of the Duke of Westminster (age 50) and [his wife] Miss Loelia Mary Ponsonby (age 28), daughter of [his father-in-law] Sir Frederick (age 62) and Lady Ponsonby, of Great Tangley Manor Guildford, and St. James's Palace [Map], took place at Prince's-row Register Office yesterday. Among those present were Mr. Winston Churchill (age 55), Lady Serena James (age 28), Mrs Walter Rubens, Colonel (age 65) and Mrs. Guy Wyndham, Captain and Mrs. Cowes, Mrs. Basil Kerr, 2ir. and Mrs. George Drunmaond, and AMr. and Mrs. Richard Guinness. The Duke and Duchess left for their honeymoon in the Duke's steam yacht the Cutty Sark, wlhich was moored at Deptford [Map].

On 11 Feb 1939 [his former step-son] Michael Richard Bernard Rowley (age 24) and Sibell Lygon (age 31) were married bigamously. She the daughter of William Lygon 7th Earl Beauchamp and [his sister] Lettice Mary Elizabeth Grosvenor Countess Beauchamp.

On 07 Feb 1947 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 67) and Anne Winifred Sullivan Marchioness Westminster (age 31) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Westminster. The difference in their ages was 36 years.

On 19 Sep 1952 [his former step-son] Michael Richard Bernard Rowley (age 37) died.

On 19 Jul 1953 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 74) died. His first cousin William Grosvenor 3rd Duke Westminster (age 58) succeeded 3rd Duke Westminster, 5th Marquess Westminster, 6th Earl Grosvenor, 12th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire.

On 21 Jan 1970 [his former wife] Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 94) died.

In 1983 [his former wife] Violet Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 92) died.

In 1983 [his former wife] Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 92) died.

On 01 Nov 1993 [his former wife] Loelia Mary Ponsonby Duchess Westminster (age 91) died.

On 31 Aug 2003 [his former wife] Anne Winifred Sullivan Marchioness Westminster (age 88) died.

Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster 1879-1953 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 1721-1803

Royal Ancestors of Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster 1879-1953

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster 1879-1953

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Grosvenor 6th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Grosvenor 1st Earl Grosvenor 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Warre Lady Grosvenor

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 6th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 1st Earl Wilton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Assheton 3rd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Assheton Viscountess Wilton

GrandFather: Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sutherland 17th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wemyss Countess Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Father: Victor Alexander Grosvenor 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sutherland 17th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wemyss Countess Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

GrandMother: Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lumley-Saunderson 3rd Earl Scarborough 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Lumley-Saunderson 4th Earl Scarborough 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Hamilton Countess Scarborough 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Lumley-Savile 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Savile 7th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Savile Countess Scarborough 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Pratt

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Lumley-Savile 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

GrandFather: Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beresford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Power Countess Tyrone 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend George de la Poer Beresford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Constantia Ligondes

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Mary Beresford 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Sibell Mary Lumley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Andrew Robert Drummond

GrandMother: Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners Marquess of Granby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Seymour 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Frederica Manners 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland