Duchess of Westminster

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

Name	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess of Westminster	Spouse	Death	Ceased being Duchess of Westminster	Reason ceased being Duchess
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 [7]	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 [8]		Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster	Incumbent

Unmarried Dukes of Westminster

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

References

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. "2-Car Crash In Ulster Kills British Duchess, Pair In Other Auto". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. 4 May 1987. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
8. 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.