William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster

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William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster ( 23 December 1894 - 22 February 1963 ) was a British nobleman .

He was the son of Lord Henry George Grosvenor (1861-1914) and grandson of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster . His mother Dora Mina Erskine-Wemyss (1856-1894) was the great-granddaughter of King William IV .

He suffered a mental handicap at birth. His mother died two days after he was born. After his father's death, he lived with his stepmother, Rosamund Angharad Lloyd (1860–1941), in a small house in southern England. After her death he lived with a carer in Bath , Somerset .

In 1953 he inherited the title of nobility and the associated property in Westminster from his late cousin Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster . The title was also associated with a seat in the House of Lords , but due to his intellectual disability he did not appear there.

The Duke died unmarried and childless in 1963 at the age of 68. His title inherited from his cousin Gerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster , the firstborn son of his half-uncle.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b William Grosvenor in Hansard (English)

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predecessor Office successor
Hugh Grosvenor Duke of Westminster
1953-1963 		Gerald Grosvenor
personal data
SURNAME Grosvenor, William, 3rd Duke of Westminster
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British duke
DATE OF BIRTH December 23, 1894
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1963