Biography of Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster 1879-1953
Paternal Family Tree: Grosvenor
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Child 1656-1719
Before 19 Mar 1879 [his father] Victor Alexander Grosvenor (age 25) and [his mother] Sibell Mary Lumley (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough (age 65) and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough. He the son of Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster (age 53) and Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster (age 44). They were third cousins.
On 19 Mar 1879 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster was born to Victor Alexander Grosvenor (age 25) and Sibell Mary Lumley (age 23).
On 22 Jan 1884 [his father] Victor Alexander Grosvenor (age 30) died.
In 1887 [his step-father] George Wyndham (age 23) and [his mother] Sibell Mary Lumley (age 31) were married. She the daughter of Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. 
On 22 Dec 1899 [his grandfather] Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster (age 74) died. His grandson Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 20) succeeded 2nd Duke Westminster, 4th Marquess Westminster, 5th Earl Grosvenor, 11th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. Monument in Grosvenor Chapel, St Mary's Church, Eccleston [Map] sculpted by Leon Joseph Chavalliaud (age 41).
On 16 Feb 1901 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 21) and Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster.
On 20 Apr 1914 George Rowley and [his future wife] Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 23) were married.
Around May 1920 George Rowley and [his future wife] Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 29) were divorced.
On 26 Nov 1920 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 41) and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 29) were married.
On 26 Nov 1920 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 41) and Violet Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 29) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster.
In 1926 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 46) and Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 35) were divorced.
On 04 Feb 1929 [his mother] Sibell Mary Lumley (age 73) died at Saighton Grange.
On 20 Feb 1930 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 50) and Loelia Mary Ponsonby Duchess Westminster (age 28) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster. His third marriage; her first. Winston Churchill (age 55) was best man. They were married until 1947 when the marriage was dissolved. No issue. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
The Times. 21 Feb 1930. THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER AND MISS PONSONBY. The marriage of the Duke of Westminster (age 50) and [his wife] Miss Loelia Mary Ponsonby (age 28), daughter of [his father-in-law] Sir Frederick (age 62) and Lady Ponsonby, of Great Tangley Manor Guildford, and St. James's Palace [Map], took place at Prince's-row Register Office yesterday. Among those present were Mr. Winston Churchill (age 55), Lady Serena James (age 28), Mrs Walter Rubens, Colonel (age 65) and Mrs. Guy Wyndham, Captain and Mrs. Cowes, Mrs. Basil Kerr, 2ir. and Mrs. George Drunmaond, and AMr. and Mrs. Richard Guinness. The Duke and Duchess left for their honey- uoon in the Duke's steam yacht the Cutty i Sark, wlhich was moored at Deptford [Map].
On 11 Feb 1939 [his former step-son] Michael Richard Bernard Rowley (age 24) and Sibell Lygon (age 31) were married bigamously. She the daughter of William Lygon 7th Earl Beauchamp and Lettice Mary Elizabeth Grosvenor Countess Beauchamp.
On 29 Jun 1943 [his sister-in-law] Mary Theresa "Daisy" Cornwallis-West (age 70) died.
On 07 Feb 1947 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 67) and Anne Winifred Sullivan Marchioness Westminster (age 31) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Westminster. The difference in their ages was 36 years.
On 01 Apr 1951 [his brother-in-law] George Frederick Myddelton Cornwallis-West (age 76) died.
On 19 Sep 1952 [his former step-son] Michael Richard Bernard Rowley (age 37) died.
On 19 Jul 1953 Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 74) died. His first cousin William Grosvenor 3rd Duke Westminster (age 58) succeeded 3rd Duke Westminster, 5th Marquess Westminster, 6th Earl Grosvenor, 12th Baronet Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire.
On 21 Jan 1970 [his former wife] Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 94) died.
In 1983 [his former wife] Violet Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 92) died.
In 1983 [his former wife] Violet Mary Nelson Duchess Westminster (age 92) died.
On 01 Nov 1993 [his former wife] Loelia Mary Ponsonby Duchess Westminster (age 91) died.
On 31 Aug 2003 [his former wife] Anne Winifred Sullivan Marchioness Westminster (age 88) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Grosvenor 6th Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Grosvenor 1st Earl Grosvenor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Warre Lady Grosvenor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 6th Baronet
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 1st Earl Wilton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Assheton 3rd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Assheton Viscountess Wilton
GrandFather: Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater
10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sutherland 17th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wemyss Countess Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Father: Victor Alexander Grosvenor 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sutherland 17th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wemyss Countess Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandMother: Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire
11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lumley-Saunderson 3rd Earl Scarborough 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Lumley-Saunderson 4th Earl Scarborough 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Hamilton Countess Scarborough
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Lumley-Savile 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Savile 7th Baronet
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Savile Countess Scarborough 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Pratt
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Lumley-Savile 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
GrandFather: Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beresford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Power Countess Tyrone 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend George de la Poer Beresford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Constantia Ligondes
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Mary Beresford 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Sibell Mary Lumley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Andrew Robert Drummond
GrandMother: Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners Marquess of Granby
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Seymour
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort
11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort
13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Frederica Manners 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland