Queen Victoria established the title of Duke of Westminster in 1874. Holding the current title of the "Duke of Westminister" is Gerald Cavendish. The first Duke was Richard Grosvenor, who had previously been the 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The Grosvenor family made their fortune in real estate, and the Grosvenor Group is still a successful property company based in London. The current Duke, the sixth Duke of Westminster, has been implicated in the Emperors Club VIP prostitution scandal, which caused the resignation of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.
Fast Facts:
- Born: December 22, 1951 in Omagh, County Tyrone
- Reign:, Northern Ireland
- Residence: Chester, United Kingdom
- Predecessor: Robert George Grosvenor
- Son of: Robert George Grosvenor
- Also known as: Gerald Cavendish
- Education: Harrow College of Higher Education
- Chairman of Grosvenor Group
- 2007 Forbes Magazine 55th richest person in the world
- 1970 joined the British army as a trooper
- 2004 appointed Major General
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