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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. The incumbent is Olivia Henson, wife of Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster.

Duchesses of Westminster

Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Lady Constance Leveson-Gower George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland 16 June 1834 28 April 1852 27 February 1874
title created 		19 December 1880 Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster
The Hon. Katherine Cavendish William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham 1857 19 July 1882 22 December 1899
husband's death 		19 December 1941
Constance Cornwallis-West William Cornwallis-West 16 May 1875 16 February 1901 19 December 1919
divorce 		21 January 1970 Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
Violet Nelson Sir William Nelson, 1st Bt. 1891 26 November 1920 1926
divorce 		1983
Loelia Ponsonby Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby 6 February 1902 20 February 1930 1947
divorce 		1 November 1993
Anne Sullivan Edward Sullivan 13 April 1915 7 February 1947 19 July 1953
husband's death 		31 August 2003
Sally Perry Roger Ackerley 1909 11 April 1945 19 July 1953 25 February 1967
husband's death 		30 May 1990 Gerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster
The Hon. Viola Lyttelton John Lyttelton, 9th Viscount Cobham 10 June 1912 3 December 1946 25 February 1967 19 February 1979
husband's death 		3 May 1987 Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster
Natalia Phillips Harold Phillips 8 May 1959 7 October 1978 19 February 1979 9 August 2016
husband's death 		Alive Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
Olivia Henson Rupert Henson 1 September 1992 7 June 2024 Incumbent Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster

References

  1. Layton, Catherine (2018). The Life and Times of Mary, Dowager Duchess of Sutherland: Power Play. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 342. ISBN 978-1527512924. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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