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William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster

1894 – 1963

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Lived 1894 – 1963 (aged 68). William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster was a British politician and aristocrat.

William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster (23 December 1894 – 22 February 1963) was a British landowner and aristocrat.

Life William Grosvenor was the son of Lord Henry George Grosvenor (1861–1914), a son of Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster. His mother, Dora Mina Erskine-Wemyss, was the daughter of James Hay Erskine Wemyss, and a great-granddaughter of William IV.

He was brain-damaged at birth and required constant assistance. He succeeded his cousin, the 2nd Duke, as 3rd Duke of Westminster in 1953. After the death of his mother, he lived with his stepmother, the former Rosamund Angharad Lloyd, in a small house in the south of England. After his stepmother's death, the Duke lived in another house in Bath with a carer.

The Duke died in 1963 at the age of 68, unmarried and childless. He is buried in the churchyard of Eccleston Church near Eaton Hall, Cheshire. His titles passed to his cousin Gerald Grosvenor.

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William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster was born on 23 December 1894.

When did William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster die?

William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster died on 22 February 1963.

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William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster was a politician and aristocrat.

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William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster was British.

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