Duchess of Westminster

Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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 by Queen Victoria. The incumbent is Olivia Henson, wife of Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster, since their marriage in 2024.[1][2]

## Duchesses of Westminster

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Name  | Birth  | Marriage  | Became Duchess of Westminster  | Spouse  | Death  | Ceased being Duchess of Westminster  | Reason ceased being Duchess

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Constance Sutherland-Leveson-Gower  | 16 June 1834  | 28 April 1852[3] | 27 February 1874  | Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster | 19 December 1880  | Died
Katherine Cavendish  | 1857  | 19 July 1882[4] | 19 December 1941  | 22 December 1899  | Husband's death
Constance Cornwallis-West | 16 May 1875  | 16 February 1901  | Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster | 21 January 1970  | 19 December 1919  | Divorce
Violet Nelson  | 1891  | 26 November 1920  | 21 January 1970  | 1926  | Divorce
Loelia Ponsonby | 6 February 1902  | 20 February 1930[5] | 1 November 1993  | 1947  | Divorce[6]
Anne Sullivan | 13 April 1915  | 7 February 1947  | 31 August 2003  | 19 July 1953  | Husband's death
Sally Perry | 1909  | 11 April 1945  | 19 July 1953  | Gerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster | 30 May 1990  | 25 February 1967  | Husband's death
Viola Lyttelton | 10 June 1912  | 3 December 1946  | 25 February 1967  | Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster | 3 May 1987  | 19 February 1979  | Husband's death
Natalia Phillips | 8 May 1959  | 7 October 1978  | 19 February 1979  | Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster | Alive  | 9 August 2016  | Husband's death
Olivia Henson | 1 September 1992 | 7 June 2024[7] | Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster | Incumbent

## Unmarried Dukes of Westminster

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* William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster, died in 1963, unmarried and childless. Therefore, there was no Duchess consort during this period.

## References

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1. ^ Dougherty, Matthew (27 June 2023). "Duke of Westminster to be married at Chester Cathedral". The Standard. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
2. ^ Jahangir, Rumeana; Long, Chris (7 June 2024). "William among guests at Duke of Westminster's wedding". BBC News. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
3. ^ Thompson, F. M. L., (2004) (online edition 2006) 'Grosvenor, Hugh Lupus, first duke of Westminster (1825–1899)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Retrieved on 26 April 2010. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
4. ^ Thompson, F. M. L., (2004) (online edition 2006) 'Grosvenor, Hugh Lupus, first duke of Westminster (1825–1899)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Retrieved on 26 April 2010. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
5. ^ "Anne Duchess of Westminster". The Daily Telegraph. 4 September 2003. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023.
6. ^ Lady Lindsay of Downhill
7. ^ Jahangir, Rumeana; Long, Chris (7 June 2024). "William among guests at Duke of Westminster's wedding". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.