MARQUESSES AND See also:

• DUKES
• DUKES, LEOPOLD (1810-1891)

DUKES OF See also:

• WESTMINSTER
• MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF WESTMINSTER
• WESTMINSTER, STATUTES OF
• WESTMINSTER, SYNODS OF

WESTMINSTER  . The See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of See also:

• MARQUESS (1760-1842)
• MARQUESS, or MARQUIS (Fr. marquis, Ital. marchese; from med. Lat. marchio, marchisus, i.e. comes marchiae, " count of the March ")

marquess of See also:

• WESTMINSTER
• WESTMINSTER, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• WESTMINSTER, STATUTES OF
• WESTMINSTER, SYNODS OF

Westminster was bestowed in 1831 upon See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert Grosvenor, and See also:

• EARL

Earl Grosvenor (1767-1845), whose See also:

• GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee)

grandson, See also:

• HUGH
• HUGH, ST

Hugh See also:

• LUPUS (Lat. lupus, wolf)
• LUPUS, PUBLIUS RUTILIUS

Lupus Grosvenor (1825–1899), was created See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of Westminster in 1874 . The See also:

• FAMILY

family of Grosvenor is of See also:

• GREAT

great antiquity in See also:

• CHESHIRE

Cheshire, the existence of a knightly See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house of this name (Le Grosvenur) in the See also:

• PALATINE (from Lat. palatium, a palace,)

palatine See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county being proved by deeds as See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early as the 12th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century (see The Ancestor, vi . 19) . The See also:

• LEGEND (through the French from the med. Lat. legenda, things to be read, from legere, to read)

legend of its descent from a See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew of Hugh Lupus, earl of See also:

• CHESTER
• CHESTER, EARLS OF

Chester, perpetuated in the name of the first duke, and the still more extravagant See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story, repeated by the old genealogists and See also:

• MODERN

modern " peerages," of its ancestors, the " See also:

• GRAND

grand hunts-men " (See also:

• EROS

Eros veneurs) of the See also:

• DUKES
• DUKES, LEOPOLD (1810-1891)

dukes of See also:

• NORMANDY

Normandy, have been exploded by the researches of Mr W . H . B . See also:

• BIRD

Bird (see " The Grosvenor Myth " in The Ancestor, vol. i . See also:

• APRIL

April 1902) . The ancestors of the dukes of Westminster, the Grosvenors of See also:

• EATON, DORMAN BRIDGMAN (1823-1899)
• EATON, MARGARET
• EATON, THEOPHILUS (c. 15go-1658)
• EATON, WILLIAM (1764-1811)
• EATON, WYATT (1849-1896)

Eaton, near Chester, were cadets of the knightly house mentioned above, and See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

rose to See also:

• WEALTH

wealth and See also:

• EMINENCE (Lat. eminentia)

eminence through a See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of fortunate marriages . Their baronetcy See also:

• DATES

dates from 1622 . See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas Grosvenor, the 3rd See also:

• BARONET

baronet (1656-1700), in 1676 married See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary (d .

1730), heiress of See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander See also:

• DAVIES (DAvIslus), JOHN (1679-1732)
• DAVIES, DAVID CHARLES (1826-1891)
• DAVIES, RICHARD (c. 1505—1581)
• DAVIES, SIR JOHN (1569-1626)
• DAVIES, SIR LOUIS HENRY (1845— )

Davies (d . 1665), a scrivener . This See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union brought to the Grosvenor family certain lands, then on the outskirts of See also:

• LONDON

London, but now covered by some of the most fashionable quarters of the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West End . Sir Thomas's sons, See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard (1689-1732), Thomas (1693–1733) and Robert (d . 1755), succeeded in turn to the baronetcy, Robert being the See also:

• FATHER

father of Sir Richard Grosvenor (1731–1802), created See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron Grosvenor in 1761 and See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

Viscount Belgrave and Earl Grosvenor in 1784 . The 1st earl, a great breeder of racehorses, was succeeded by his only surviving son Robert (1767–1845), who rebuilt Eaton See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

Hall and See also:

• DEVELOPED

developed his London See also:

• PROPERTY

property, which was rapidly increasing in value . In the House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons, where he sat from 1788 to 18oz, he was a follower of See also:

• PITT, THOMAS (1653-1726)
• PITT, WILLIAM (1759-1806)

Pitt, who made him a See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord of the See also:

• ADMIRALTY, HIGH COURT OF

admiralty and later a See also:

• COMMISSIONER

commissioner of the See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board of See also:

• CONTROL (Fr. contrdle, older form contre rolle, from Med. Lat. contra-rotulus, a counter roll or copy of a document used to check the original; there is no instance in English of the use of " control " in this, its literal, meaning)

control, but after 18o6 he See also:

• LEFT

left the Tories and joined the Whigs . He was created a marquess at the See also:

• CORONATION (Lat. corona, crown)

coronation of See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William IV. in 1831 . His son, Richard, the 2nd marquess, (1795–1869), was a member of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament from 1818 to 1835 and lord steward of the royal See also:

• HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household from 185o to 1852 . The latter's son, Hugh Lupus (1825–1899), created a duke in 1874, was from 1847 to 1869 member of parliament for Chester and from 188o to 1885 See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master of the See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse under See also:

• GLADSTONE
• GLADSTONE, JOHN HALL (1827-1902)
• GLADSTONE, WILLIAM EWART (1809–1898)

Gladstone, but he left the Liberal party when the split came over See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

Home See also:

• RULE

Rule for See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . His great wealth made him specially conspicuous; but he was a See also:

• PATRON

patron of many progressive movements . His eldest son, See also:

• VICTOR
• VICTOR, GAIUS JULIUS (4th cent. A.D.)
• VICTOR, SEXTUS AURELIUS

Victor Alexander, Earl Grosvenor (1853-1884), predeceased him, and he was succeeded as 2nd duke by his grandson, Hugh Richard See also:

• ARTHUR (Fr. Arius)
• ARTHUR, CHESTER ALAN (1830 – 1886)

Arthur Grosvenor (b .

1879), who in 1901 married See also:

• MISS

Miss See also:

• CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS
• CORNWALLIS, SIR WILLIAM (1744-1819)

Cornwallis-West . Earl Grosvenor's widow, Countess Grosvenor, a daughter of the 9th earl of See also:

• SCARBOROUGH

Scarborough, had in 1887 married Mr See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• WYNDHAM, SIR CHARLES (1837— )
• WYNDHAM, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Wyndham (b . 1863), a grandson of the 1st baron Leconfield, who subsequently became well-known both as a litterateur and as a Unionist See also:

• CABINET

cabinet See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister . Two other peerages are held by the Grosvenor family . In 1857 Lord Robert Grosvenor (1801–1893), a younger son of the 1st marquess, after having sat in the House of Commons since 1822, was created Baron Ebury . He was an energetic opponent of ritualism in the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England; and he was associated in philanthropic See also:

• WORK

work with the earl of See also:

• SHAFTESBURY
• SHAFTESBURY, ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, 1ST EARL OF (1621-1683)
• SHAFTESBURY, ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, 7TH EARL OF (1801–1885)
• SHAFTESBURY, ANTHONYASHLEY COOPER, 3RD EARL OF (1671-1713)

Shaftesbury . On his See also:

• DEATH

death his son, Robert See also:

• WELLESLEY
• WELLESLEY, RICHARD COLLEY WESLEY (or WELLESLEY)

Wellesley Grosvenor (b . 1834), became the and baron . In 1886, Lord Richard Grosvenor (b . 1837), a son of the 2nd marquess, was created Baron Stalbridge; from 188o to 1885 he had been " See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• WHIP

whip " of the Liberal party . In 1891 he became chairman of the London & See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North Western railway .