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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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