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About Sir Robert Grosvenor
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, KG, PC (22 March 1767 – 17 February 1845) was the son of the 1st Earl Grosvenor, whom he succeeded in 1802 as 2nd Earl Grosvenor. He was created Marquess of Westminster in 1831.
Grosvenor was educated at Westminster School, Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was responsible for the development of Belgravia, and a statue of him by Jonathan Wylder was placed in Belgrave Square in 1998.
He married Lady Eleanor Egerton, daughter of the 1st Earl of Wilton, on 28 April 1794. They had three sons:
* Richard, Earl Grosvenor (1795–1869), later 2nd Marquess of Westminster
* Lord Thomas Grosvenor (1799–1882), later 2nd Earl of Wilton
* Lord Robert Grosvenor (1801–1893), later 1st Baron Ebury
In 1793, he was sworn a Privy Counsellor. He was Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire between 1798–1845, and was invested as a Knight of the Garter on March 11, 1841.
Lord Westminster was the inheritor of his father's Eaton Stud and owned and bred a number of successful Thoroughbred racehorses, notably the St. Leger Stakes winner Touchstone. The horse also became a four-time Champion sire in Great Britain & Ireland and whose progeny included three Epsom Derby winners.
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Sir Robert Grosvenor's Timeline
| 1767 |
March 22, 1767
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St George Hanover Square, Westminster, London, England
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April 18, 1767
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Eaton, Cheshire, England
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| 1795 |
January 27, 1795
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Milbank House, Westminster, London, England
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December 30, 1799
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| 1801 |
April 24, 1801
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Millbank House, Westminster, London
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| 1845 |
February 17, 1845
Age 77
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Eaton Hall, Eaton, Cheshire
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February 25, 1845
Age 77
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Eccleston, Cheshire, England
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