Duchess of Westminster
Duchess of Westminster is a title given to the wife of the Duke of Westminster, an extant title in the peerage of the United Kingdom which was created in 1874. The incumbent is Olivia Henson, wife of Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster.
Duchesses of Westminster
[edit]| Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Constance Leveson-Gower | George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland | 16 June 1834 | 28 April 1852 | 27 February 1874 title created |
19 December 1880[1] | Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster | |
| The Hon. Katherine Cavendish | William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham | 1857 | 19 July 1882 | 22 December 1899 husband's death |
19 December 1941 | ||
| Constance Cornwallis-West | William Cornwallis-West | 16 May 1875 | 16 February 1901 | 19 December 1919 divorce |
21 January 1970 | Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster | |
| Violet Nelson | Sir William Nelson, 1st Bt. | 1891 | 26 November 1920 | 1926 divorce |
1983 | ||
| Loelia Ponsonby | Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby | 6 February 1902 | 20 February 1930 | 1947 divorce |
1 November 1993 | ||
| Anne Sullivan | Edward Sullivan | 13 April 1915 | 7 February 1947 | 19 July 1953 husband's death |
31 August 2003 | ||
| Sally Perry | Roger Ackerley | 1909 | 11 April 1945 | 19 July 1953 | 25 February 1967 husband's death |
30 May 1990 | Gerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster |
| The Hon. Viola Lyttelton | John Lyttelton, 9th Viscount Cobham | 10 June 1912 | 3 December 1946 | 25 February 1967 | 19 February 1979 husband's death |
3 May 1987 | Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster |
| Natalia Phillips | Harold Phillips | 8 May 1959 | 7 October 1978 | 19 February 1979 | 9 August 2016 husband's death |
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster | |
| Olivia Henson | Rupert Henson | 1 September 1992 | 7 June 2024 | Incumbent | Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Layton, Catherine (2018). The Life and Times of Mary, Dowager Duchess of Sutherland: Power Play. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 342. ISBN 978-1527512924. Retrieved 14 June 2020.