Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster

British billionaire landowner, businessman and Territorial Army officer (1951-2016)

Major General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, KG CB CVO OBE TD CD DL (22 December 1951 – 9 August 2016), was a British landowner, businessman, philanthropist, Territorial Army general, and peer.


Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster

Photographed by Allan Warren in 1997
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Preceded byThe 5th Duke of Westminster
Succeeded bySeat Abolished
Personal details
Born
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor

(1951-12-22)22 December 1951
Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland[1]
Died9 August 2016(2016-08-09) (aged 64)
Preston, Lancashire, England
Spouse(s)
Natalia Phillips (m. 1978)
Children
ResidenceEaton Hall, Cheshire
Awards
Other titlesEarl Grosvenor (1967–1979)
Websitewww.grosvenorestate.com
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1973–2012
RankMajor General
UnitNorth Irish Horse
Commands

The Duke died on 9 August 2016 after suffering a heart attack.

References change

  1. "Billionaire landowner and close friend of Prince Charles the Duke of Westminster dies aged 64 after sudden illness". The Telegraph. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2016.