Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, GCVO, DSO (familiarly "Bendor"; 19 March 1879 - 19 July 1953) was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world. As a young man, he served in the Boer War and World War I, and was active in sport, notably competing in the 1908 Olympics in motorboat racing. Grosvenor Square was the site of many of Londons most prestigious mansions, and would be the home of the embassy of the United States from 1960 to 2018. [1] On 26 November 1920, the Duke became the second husband of Violet Mary Nelson (1891-1983). There is no public register listing the names, beneficiaries or holdings of any UK trusts, despite the fact such vehicles control vast tracts of land and property in Britain. [17] His father's eldest half-brother is Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton. Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor. 5) The tax-avoiding Cayman Islands trustmanaged by the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeaus chief moneyman. Twenty years later, he again supported a Pitt (this time the Younger) and was again rewarded, now with an earldom, in 1784. Born in 1991, he became Duke of Westminster in August 2016 after his father - Gerald Grosvenor, the sixth Duke - died of a heart attack. His prominence in the House of Commons as MP for Chester earned him a baronetcy in 1622. The familys enthusiasm for trusts may be explained by the fact that death duties of 17m swallowed much of the second dukes 25m fortune. [1] As a dealer he specialised in Old Masters, with a particular interest in Anthony van Dyck. The young aristocrat, who is not known to have a girlfriend, is now among the most eligible bachelors in the country. This wealth allowed the 3rd Baronet, Thomas, to rebuild Eaton Hall in the 1670s, the first in a series of great houses built on the site. The Duke, known for his pro-German sympathies, was reportedly instrumental in influencing his former mistress, Coco Chanel, to use her association with Winston Churchill to broker a bilateral peace agreement between the British and the Nazis. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. She married, secondly, Major Stephen Vernon in 1940. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Grosvenor Estate owns 300 acres in some of Londons wealthiest areas. The Duke of Westminster and the Grosvenor family, 10.295bn 2. They had subsisted on little more than the snails in which the region abounded, but said their captors had not been overly cruel. The prisoners attempted to stop the killings but failed. It was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The 2nd Duke of Westminster was nicknamed "Bendor". . It was sold in the 1920s and mostly demolished, to be reborn as the Grosvenor House Hotel which remains today in all its splendour. Nevertheless, the Marquess continued the family tradition of serving as Mayor of Chester, and for many years Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire. From 2011 to 2016 he carried out specialist research for, and appeared in, the BBC1 art programme Fake or Fortune?. LADY Mary Grosvenor, who has died aged 89, was the younger daughter of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, known as "Bendor" and one of the richest men in the world until his death in 1953. Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's uncles and aunts: Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's aunt was Lady Elizabeth Harriet Butler Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's uncle-by-marriage was James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's aunt was Lady Beatrice Constance Moncreiffe Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of . Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster GCVO DSO (familiarly " Bendor ") (19 March 1879 - 19 July 1953) was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world. Jamie Mines lost his arms and legs during a scaffolding accident when 33,000 volts of electricity surged through his body. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster. Nevertheless, the young 6th Duke, who took over from his father in 1979, firmly established himself in London and in the Northwestin fact more so than most of his predecessors, acting as chairman of a number of local charities in Cheshire and Liverpool, and chancellor of two of the newest universities in the country, first of Manchester Metropolitan (where I work) from its inception as a full-fledged university in 1992, then of Chester University when it too attained university status in 2005. In 1908, the Duke competed in the London Olympics as a motorboat racer for Great Britain. But the Grosvenors are not native to Cheshire: the family name is unmistakably of Norman origin as descendants of the great (or fat) hunter, probably a master of the hunt in the service of the dukes of Normandy. when he [the Duke of Westminster] added that Hitler knew after all that we were his best friends, he set off the powder-magazine. He is also a writer and a former government adviser on . The tax advantages of UK trusts such as these have been gradually whittled away. [16] He is also of Swiss and Dutch heritage. [5] His PhD thesis was entitled "The Politics of Foreign Policy: Lord Derby and the Eastern Crisis, 1875-8". Hugh Lupus Grosvenor was MP for Chester and died the richest man in Britain. She was there with her dear friend Vera Bate who was a friend of Bend'or. An avid participant in the hunting life, the Duke owned lodges reserved for the sport in Scotland and France (the Chteau Woolsack). 8)Oxford and Cambridgeandtop US universitiesinvested offshore, with some of the money going into fossil fuel industries. His designs were also inspired by the Gothic, but much more restrained than the previous building at Eaton, and were seen by most as a lot more tasteful, and certainly more austere (described in once source as Wagnerian). Hugh Grosvenor became Britains youngest billionaire after his fathers death last year. Dukes and Abbeys in the Midi: A Circular Drive around the Centre ofFrance. It was decided to demolish most of the grand old buildings, leaving the clock tower, the chapel and the stables (which today houses the Grosvenor museum and a carriage museum), and building in its place a more modest house, though this was not built until the early 1970s, once the baton had passed from the 4th Duke to the 5th. [17] His father's eldest half-brother is Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton.[18]. I love heraldry and genealogy. Hugh Grosvenor is set to inherit his family's . Stock photos, 360 images, vectors and videos. Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor (1879-1953), Duke of Westminster - called Bend'Or from the family coat of arms - was the product of a landed Cheshire family whose estate, Eaton Hall south of Liverpool, dated from the 15th century. 18)Prominent Brexit campaigners have put money offshore. Bendor Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke, and Chanel became lovers and spent many holidays together at Stack Lodge and another nearby house at Lochmore. She recalls:[17]. In 1925, the new Dukes grandfather enjoyed the company of Coco Chanel, one of the worlds leading dress designers, on his vast estate in remote north-west Sutherland. 19 Jul 1953 (aged 74) Cheshire, England. 7) A previously unknown$450m offshore trust that has sheltered the wealth of Lord Ashcroft. The family's first hereditary honour was a baronetcy conferred by James I in 1622, largely to raise revenue . . Several streets were laid out on what had been the site of the annual May Fair, and were given royal approval by the creation of a new parish and a new parish church, St. Georges Hanover Square, which became one of the most fashionable places to have a society wedding in the 18th century. He was succeeded by his eldest son, RICHARD, 2nd Marquess (1795-1869), KG, PC, who wedded, in 1819, Elizabeth, younger daughter of George, 1st Duke of Sutherland. Seventh duke: born 1991. Edinburgh Street Food, which is the capital's first permanent seven-day-a-week street food market, is now open and serving up a delicious array of tasty dishes. [16] He is also of Swiss and Dutch heritage. Coco became a skilled fisherwoman on the River Laxford, which runs through the estate. Grosvenors annual reports show millions in payments collected in Panama and Bermuda: a combined 1m in 1999, direct from GIHL, and a similar sum the year before. A close friend said: Hes extraordinarily close to William and Harry.. He is known for discovering a number of important lost artworks by Old Master artists, including Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Claude Lorrain and Peter Brueghel the Younger. The title Marquess of Westminster was bestowed upon Robert Grosvenor, the 2nd Earl Grosvenor, at the coronation of William IV in 1831. Sotheby's have announced a highlight of their next Old Master sale in London in July; Francesco Guardi's 'Venice, a View of the Rialto Bridge from the Fondamenta del Carbon'. [10] The war ended in May 1902. The 1st Marquess of Westminster died in 1845 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Richard (who had been known for most of his life by the courtesy title Viscount Belgrave). A spokeswoman for Grosvenor Estates - the 6th Duke's property company - says : 'He is a very, very distant relative - so distant you would barely say they were related.' Bendor himself tells me: 'I have no wish to be in Ephraim Hardcastle, normally the meanest part of a mean newspaper. The name Bendor is derived from the Grosvenor family's medieval heraldic shield, a bend or, a golden bend (diagonal stripe), which they used until 1389, when it was claimed instead by the Scrope family in the case Scrope v Grosvenor. After his dalliance with Coco Chanel, he was fascinated by the Brazilian Aime de Heeren, who was not interested in marrying him, but to whom he gave significant jewellery, once part of the French Crown Jewels. They frequently acted as mayors of Chester, sheriffs of Cheshire, or members of Parliament for the county. Robert Pawlikowski, 54, was last seen at 10.30am today. One of these, Richard Grosvenor, married three times within this social set; his wives had names familiar to those who live in the northwest: Cholmondeley, Wilbraham and Warbuton. Leila Borrington, 23 was found guilty of manslaughter yesterday after her three-year-old stepson, Harvey was found 'unconscious' in their family home with severe head injuries. By the turn of the century, Grosvenor International Holdings Ltd (GIHL) had assets worth more than C$1bn (600m), with 42% of its shares held by screen companies in Bermuda and Panama. The Ebury estate consisted of about 500 acres on the north bank of the Thames in what was then mostly undrained, swampy land west of the town of Westminster, through which ran the lower courses of the River Tyburn. A picture taken at the scene shows at least three police vehicles and a marked van in attendance while a uniformed officer stands guard at the crossroads junction. The information was required by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) before the company could be incorporated. [11] In 2015, he married Ishbel Hall and he has one daughter and two step-sons. Robert, created BARON EBURY; ancestor of Bendor Grosvenor. His lordship was advanced to the dignity of a marquessate, in 1831, as Marquess of Westminster. His son continued the familys royalist support when many others of the county were turning against Charles I, and he extended his influence westward into Wales through marriage to a Mosytn heiress, with lands in Flintshire. I focus primarily as an academic on the early modern period and France, but my interests range from early medieval Ireland to 20th-century Russia. Cops raced to the scene earlier today after the alarm was raised at around 1.50pm. The blog covers news of auctions from the likes of Sotheby's, Christie's and Bonhams of old masters such as Van Dyck, Rubens, Titian, Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo, British artists such as Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Lawrence, Joshua Reynolds, George Romney and William Hogarth, as well as modern and contemporary artists . 11) How the sportswear giantNike stays one step ahead of the taxman. Next day "Bendor (Duke of Westminster)", telephoning to a friend, said that if there was a war it would be entirely due to the Jews and Duff Cooper'." . Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor. However, the chief jailor responsible for the snail diet, a Moslem cleric nicknamed "Holy Joe", was hanged to general approval.[13]. Bendor Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke, and Chanel became lovers and spent many holidays together at Stack Lodge and another nearby house at Lochmore. He becomes the seventh Duke of Westminster and is now the second wealthiest under 30 in the world, a mere 1billion short of Wal-Mart heir Lukas Waltons fortune. As a dynastic history, their story is a good example of the enduring marriage between the English provincial gentry and the economic and political power of London. The baby-faced duke inherited the extraordinary fortune when his father Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor passed away in 2016. by: Harrison, Michael, 1907-1991 Published: (1966) Lady Elizabeth and the Grosvenors; life in a Whig family, 1822-1839. by: Huxley, Gervas Published: (1965) The papers reveal how reluctant Grosvenor employees were to share trust details. The blending of aristocracy and commerce continues. Mary Davies, Lady Grosvenor, is only normally noted in two other contexts in the histories of the family: one that she converted to Catholicism in about 1695, and the other, that she went mad about the same timeI suspect these are just two ways of telling the same story according to the biases of the time In any case, she lived a long life, until 1730, by which time her three sons, Richard, Thomas and Robert (the 4th, 5th and 6th baronets in succession) had begun developing the northern parts of Ebury Manor into a new area of fashionable residence they called Mayfair, centred around Grosvenor Square. It was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. He said investors in the property fund would have paid tax in their own countries and the use of jurisdictions such as Bermuda was common for these types of funds, in order to avoid investors being taxed twice. Bendor Gerard Robert Grosvenor (born 27 November 1977) is a British art historian, writer and former art dealer. The trusts established by successive dukes to control Grosvenor are UK resident and subject to British tax they pay a 6% charge on the value of many of their assets every 10 years. Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's uncles and aunts: Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's aunt was Lady Elizabeth Harriet Butler Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's uncle-by-marriage was James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's aunt was Lady Beatrice Constance Moncreiffe Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of . Since the London museum began selling digital versions of works from its collection last September, it has emitted enough carbon to power an . His celebrated champion thoroughbreds won the Derby four times, including the most famous horse of the 19th century, Bend Or, who won in 1880. Eccleston, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England Show Map. Join thousands in getting the latest Scotland Now stories sent straight to your inbox. Burial. The duke married four times and was divorced three times. As a result, his son spoke with a Northern Irish accent which certainly made him stand out in Westminster. The 1st Dukes grandson, born the year before the Derby win, was always known by his nickname Bendor, and in recent years, another member of the family (from the Ebury line) who has moved into prominence is the presenter and art historian Bendor Grosvenor. At his death he was said to be the richest man in Britain.'. Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, GCVO, DSO (familiarly "Bendor"; 19 March 1879 - 19 July 1953) was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Ash Regan claimed a devolved parliament could set up a new central bank and ditch the pound just months after a vote for indepenence. Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, grandson of the first duke, was known to family and friends as Bendor and was a lover of Coco Chanel. The powerful ducal families of northwest England wanted to ensure their wealth and power stayed within the extended family circle, which also included the Cavendishes in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, and the Percys further north. 15) Thecomplex offshore webs used by two Russian billionairesto buy stakes in Arsenal and Everton football clubs. HMRC has a register of trusts that pay tax, but this is not available to the public. Grosvenor is a grandson of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury,[15] and fifth cousin of Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster. He was the son of Victor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, son of the 1st Duke of Westminster, and Lady Sibell Lumley, the daughter of the 9th Earl of Scarborough. Where the group occasionally has entities in offshore locations, it is typically as a result of the requirements of joint-venture partners.. But the precise details of their early years in Cheshire are hard to pin down. The reason given was to better align the shareholders interests with the groups activities. One of the families brought into close contact this way are the Van Cutsems, one of whom married the Dukes eldest child, Tamara, in 2004. Mary Davies was the daughter of a scrivener (scribe) and lawyer of London, who, at a young age, was already heiress to the Manor of Ebury, in Middlesex. Hugh, Duke of Westminster is a Trustee of Grosvenor and Chair of the Westminster Foundation which represents the Duke's charitable activity and that of the Grosvenor businesses. This was the view of contemporaries, and previous biographers have reinforced it. At all events it stuck, and my husband's friends never called him anything but Bendor or Benny". 18th May 2016. This is on Park Lane, the road bordering Hyde Park, one of the best addresses in the city. He was the son of Victor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, son of the 1st Duke of Westminster, and Lady Sibell Lumley, the daughter of the 9th Earl of Scarborough. According to the American magazine Forbes guide to the worlds wealthy, the Duke had a fortune of 9.35billion, making him the 68th richest billionaire in the world, and the third richest in the UK. Download Lavery from Bridgeman Images archive a library of millions of art, illustrations, Photos and videos. Duke of Westminster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Their Senussi captors attempted to run away but were gunned down by the enraged British rescuers. THE new Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is just 25 but has just inherited nearly 100,000 acres in Scotland including three mountains following the death of his father. Thanks to careful planning by his predecessors, the 26-year-old inherited the sprawling Grosvenor Group without having to pay the 40% death duties imposed on most British taxpayers. She married Sir Thomas Grosvenor in 1677, when she was only 12 (and he 21). The 3rd Marquis of Westminster succeeded his father in 1869, and was soon after raised once more in the peerage, to the top rank, a dukedom, in the resignation honours requested by Gladstone in 1874. Coco Chanel spent. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. And Natalia's son, Hugh Grosvenor, the seventh Duke of Westminster, was no slouch in the sartorial stakes. Now that the winter months are behind us, why not celebrate by taking a trip to a secluded beach that is a perfect place for a seaside stroll with a loved one or by yourself. Learning that the crews of HMT Moorina and HMS Tara were being held in poor conditions at Bir Hakeim, he led the nine armoured cars with three armed but un-armoured cars and a further 28 cars and ambulances on the Bir Hakeim rescue a 120-mile (190km) dash across the desert. 25) The schemes used to avoid tax on UK property deals. A prominent art historian and former Conservative adviser has cut ties with the Tories, saying that it is time to "destroy" the party.Bendor Grosvenor, who is a co-presenter of BBC4's Britain's. Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough, His first marriage was held on 16 February 1901, when he married, Lady Ursula Mary Olivia Grosvenor (21 February 1902 1978), married, firstly, William Patrick Filmer-Sankey in 1924 and was divorced in 1940. The sixth Duke of Westminster was buried in the Old Churchyard at St Mary's Church, Eccleston, in the Grosvenor family plot. Because the Bermuda company was to be controlled by trusts, Appleby would need to follow standard procedure and disclose the names of their beneficiaries and other basic information to the regulator. Answer (1 of 8): Grosvenor the family name, derived from Hugh Le Grand Veneur, a member of a Norman French family that aided William the Conqueror in 1066. Next day "Bendor", telephoning to a friend, said that if there was a war it would be entirely due to the Jews and Duff Cooper. Death duties will be payable in the UK when her children inherit. Further south, nearer the river, was Pimlico, developed as a residential area a bit later. Gerald had had a long military career, as lieutenant-colonel, then a Yeoman of the Guard from 1952. The courtesy title of the eldest son and heir to the Duke is Earl Grosvenor. Find ratings and reviews for the newest movie and TV shows. The new Duke of Westminster has two other sisters, Lady Edwina, who is married to TV historian Dan Snow, and Lady Viola, who is a year younger than him. Robert George Grosvenor, brother of the fourth Duke, lived in Northern Ireland at Ely Lodge on an island in the middle of Lough Erne. As was seen in the recent television drama of the same name, this residential area designed by Thomas Cubitt became the centre of aristocratic life in the Regency period of the early 19th century. The oldest trust, simply referred to as ADWSLF in the data, was settled, or created, in 1953 by the second duke upon his death. This look did not last long, and the house would later be clad in a new pink faade in the 1980s, in what is described as French chteau style (hmmm). Dan Snow and Duke Of Westminster's daughter wed in secret. His increased wealth and stature may also have encouraged him to pursue a marriage outside the normal spheres of the Cheshire gentry. MEET the new Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor, who on his father s death has instantly inherited a chunk of Scotland including three mountains. It is the most recent dukedom conferred on someone not related to the British royal family. The Bermuda entity, eventually called Grosvenor Land Property Fund Ltd, would go on to invest $30m in developing luxury homes in some of Hong Kongs most desirable neighbourhoods, in a joint venture with another wealthy family, the Keswicks, through their Jardine Matheson Group. Grosvenor has been a member of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Council on National Records and Archives, and the Lord Chancellor's Forum for Historical Manuscripts and Academic Research. Police arrest man after 'disturbance' near Scots primary school. 6) TheFormula One champion Lewis Hamilton avoided taxes on a 17m jetusing an Isle of Man scheme. He was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as an adult and has advocated improved accessibility at museums. Duke of Westminster. The main course was steak and chips while dessert was provided in a bar area off the dance floor. Picture: New York Times. The connections between London and Cheshire are evident in the street names of Mayfair and Belgravia: Eaton Street in particular is named for the manor that has been the seat of the family since the middle of the 15th century. The buildings included a formal wing, a private wing, a clock tower, a private chapel, and stables that would rival those of any European monarch. Her husband sued the Duke and was given significant damages; the couple separated and she remained in London as part of the fashionable set while he returned to Cheshire to develop his estates, and in particular his passion for horses. Historical records matching Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster Gerard Grosvenor in MyHeritage family trees (Heywood Web Site) Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster in MyHeritage family trees (Keeling Web Site) Gerald Cavendish 6th Duke Of Westminster Grosvenor in MyHeritage family trees (Hunt Web Site) The traditional burial place of the Dukes is the Old Churchyard adjacent to St Mary's Church, Eccleston. We didnt realise who was. Change). Control of the . Mrs Hinch fans banish 'stubborn' black mould from washing machines with one method. 27) How aprivate equity firm tried to extract 890m from a struggling care home operatorby making it take out a costly loan. The air is most exhilarating, keen and yet caressing. He supported government reforms and the movement for temperance (shutting down several of the pubs on his own estate), which may seem unusual considering that his other great passion was horse-racing (or maybe I am being judgy?). 21) A tax haven lobby group boasted of 'superb penetration' at the top of the UK government before a G8 summit that was expected to bring in greater offshore transparency. The two principle players: Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel and Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, nickname, Bend'or. The man from Appleby warned that it raises alarm bells when persons decline to disclose such information fully and disclosure of ownership was a longstanding policy designed to preserve Bermudas relatively clean image in the offshore world. Gerald Hugh Grosvenor, cousin of the second duke, left no son. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. 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