HughGrosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster
HughRichard Louis Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (born 29 January 1991), styledas Earl Grosvenor until August 2016, is a British aristocrat, billionaire,businessman, and owner of Grosvenor Group. He became Duke of Westminster on 9August 2016, on the death of his father Gerald, 6th Duke of Westminster.
As of 2021,the Duke and his family are 12th on Sunday Times Rich List with an estimatednet worth of £10.045 billion. He was the world's richest person aged under 30.
HughRichard Louis Grosvenor is the third child and only son of Gerald Grosvenor,6th Duke of Westminster, and his wife Natalia (née Phillips). He was baptisedinto the Church of England on 23 June 1991.
Through hismother, he is descended from the Romanov imperial family of Russia, the Russianwriter Alexander Pushkin and his wife Natalia Nikolayevna Goncharova,[4] aswell as from Pushkin's great-grandfather—African freed slave turned Russiannobleman Abram Petrovich Hannibal. Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor is also adescendant of the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host Petro Doroshenko through NataliaNikolayevna Goncharova. She is the great-great-granddaughter of the famousUkrainian Hetman.
His eldersisters are Lady Tamara Katherine Grosvenor (married Edward van Cutsem, son ofHugh van Cutsem) and Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor (married TV historian DanSnow. The latter is a prison reformer and philanthropist, who co-founded TheClink Restaurants. The youngest sister is Lady Viola Georgina Grosvenor.
The letterspatent that created the dukedom provide that the title go to the eldest maleheir. As a duke, he ranks highly in the order of precedence in England andWales.
Education
All thesiblings were educated at a local state primary school, followed by a smallprivate day school, Mostyn House School, near the family home of Eaton Hall,Cheshire. He then attended Ellesmere College, Shropshire, from 2000 to 2009. AtEllesmere, Grosvenor served as a School Prefect, Captain of Meynell House andCaptain of the First XI Football Team in his final year. He was awarded FullColours in Football, and, as a member of the School's Combined Cadet Force, heobtained a BTEC First Diploma in Public Services with Distinction.
From 2010to 2013, he studied countryside management at Newcastle University, graduatingwith a Bachelor of Science degree with upper second-class honours
Eaton Hall is the country house of the Duke of Westminster. It is 1 mile (2 km)south of the village of Eccleston, in Cheshire, England. The house issurrounded by its own formal gardens, parkland, farmland and woodland. Theestate covers about 10,872 acres (4,400 ha).
The firstsubstantial house was built in the 17th century. In the early 19th century itwas replaced by a much larger house designed by William Porden. This in turnwas replaced by an even larger house, with outbuildings and a chapel, designedby Alfred Waterhouse. Building started in 1870 and concluded about 12 yearslater. By 1960 the fabric of the house had deteriorated and, like many othermansions during this period, it was demolished, although the chapel and many ofthe outbuildings were retained. A new house was built but its design was notconsidered to be sympathetic to the local landscape, and in the late 1980s itwas re-cased and given the appearance of a French château.
The househas been surrounded by formal gardens since the 17th century, the design ofwhich has changed over the centuries in accordance with current ideas andfashions, as has the surrounding parkland. A variety of buildings are includedin the estate, some decorative, others built for the business of the estate;many of these are listed buildings. The house and estate are not normally opento the public, but the gardens are open on three days a year to raise money forcharity, and some of the estate's buildings can be hired for charitablepurposes.
