Entry Type | Person |
Surname | Grosvenor |
Forenames | Richard |
Also Known As | Viscount Belgrave |
Pre Title | Hon |
Title | 2nd Marquess of Westminster |
Epithet | Aristocrat |
Dates | 1795-1869 |
Gender Identity | Male |
History | Known as Viscount Belgrave, 1802-1831, and Earl Grosvenor, 1831-1845; he succeeded his father as the 2nd Marquess of Westminster on 17 Feb 1845. |
Relationships | Eldest son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster; married Lady Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower on 16 Sep 1819; they had nine daughters and four sons. |
Key Events | Born at Millbank House, Westminster, 27 Jan 1795; died at Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, 31 Oct 1869. |
Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online |
Authorised Form of Name | Grosvenor; Hon; Richard (1795-1869); 2nd Marquess of Westminster; Aristocrat |
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