Grosvenor family

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The Grosvenor family is a prominent British aristocratic dynasty and major landowning family, best known for its vast property holdings in central London and its head, the Duke of Westminster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British noble family
aristocratic family
associatedWith Grosvenor Estate
Grosvenor Estate
surface form: Grosvenor Group
businessArm Grosvenor Estate
surface form: Grosvenor Group
charitableArm Eaton Estate charitable activities
coatOfArms Grosvenor family self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arms of Grosvenor family
country United Kingdom
ethnicGroup English people
familySeat Eaton Hall, Cheshire
fieldOfActivity landownership
philanthropy
property development
foundedBy Grosvenor family self-linksurface differs
surface form: Grosvenor baronets of Eaton
hasAncestralRegion Cheshire
North West England
hasEarlierTitleCreationDate Baronetcy of Eaton created in 1622
Barony of Grosvenor created in 1761
Marquessate of Westminster created in 1831
hasTitleCreationDate Dukedom of Westminster created in 1874
houseType noble house
influences urban development in central London
language English
mainResidence Eaton Hall, Cheshire
memberOf British peerage
nobleTitleHeld Baron Grosvenor
Baronet
Duke of Westminster
Earl Grosvenor
Duke of Westminster
surface form: Marquess of Westminster
notableFor development of Belgravia
development of Mayfair
extensive landholdings in central London
notableMember Duke of Westminster
surface form: Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster
surface form: Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

Duke of Westminster
surface form: Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster

Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster
Duke of Westminster
surface form: Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster

Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet
Duke of Westminster
surface form: William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster
originatesFrom Eaton, Cheshire
owns Grosvenor Estate
land in Belgravia
land in Mayfair
large property portfolio in central London
religionTraditionally Anglicanism
socialClass British aristocracy
wealthStatus one of the wealthiest landowning families in the United Kingdom

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Duke of Westminster associatedWith Grosvenor family
Grosvenor family coatOfArms Grosvenor family self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arms of Grosvenor family
Duke of Westminster coatOfArmsBearer Grosvenor family
Mayfair, London, England developedBy Grosvenor family
subject surface form: Mayfair
Grosvenor family foundedBy Grosvenor family self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Grosvenor baronets of Eaton
Grosvenor Square namedAfter Grosvenor family
Duke of Westminster nobleFamily Grosvenor family