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Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795-1869) was an English aristocrat who continued the development of his family's extensive property holdings in London. Mayfair was fully developed by the time he became head of the family, and he was responsible for the development of Belgravia, which he commissioned Thomas Cubitt to design. The title of Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Richard Grosvenor, the 3rd Marquess of Westminster. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Mayfair is an area in the City of Westminster London, named after the fortnight-long May Fair that took place there from 1686 until it was banned in that location in 1764. ... Belgravia is a region in the City of Westminster, London, England, to the south-west of Buckingham Palace. ... Thomas Cubitt (1788-1855) was an architect and builder who specialised in the late Georgian and early Regency styles. ...
Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue (13 February 1783 - 14 September 1861), known (1789-1841) as Viscount Ebrington, was a British politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1839 to 1841. ... Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household, in England, an important official of the monarchs household. ... James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose, KT (16 July 1799-30 December 1874) was a British politician. ...
The title of Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Richard Grosvenor, the 3rd Marquess of Westminster. ... Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (13 October 1825 - 22 December 1899) was created Duke of Westminster on 27 February 1874, the most recent person neither born into nor related by marriage to the British Royal Family to be advanced to the highest degree of the peerage. ...
The public house is the Grosvenor Arms, dating from 1867, which may at one time have refreshed the ploughman as he homeward trod his weary way.
The modern appearance of the village is a consequence of it being completely rebuilt, along with the church, in the middle of the 19th century by RichardGrosvenor, the 2ndMarquess of Westminster, on whose Eaton Estate it lies.
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