Natalia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster
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Natalia Ayesha Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster (née
Phillips; born 8 May 1959) is the wife of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
.
The Duchess of Westminster is the younger daughter of Lt.-Col. Harold Pedro Joseph Phillips and his wife, Georgina Wernher
. Her elder sister is Alexandra, Duchess of Abercorn
. The sisters are indirect descendants of the Russia
n poet Aleksandr Pushkin
as well as his African great-grandfather, Abram Petrovich Gannibal
, who was both a tribal prince and a protégé of Peter the Great. It is through their father that Alexandra and Natalia are descended from Sophia, Electress of Hanover.
Natalia and Gerald Grosvenor have four children:
Natalia Phillips gained the title of Duchess of Westminster through marriage to Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
, the Grosvenor family being the hereditary holders of the Dukedom
. The previous holder of the title was Viola
, wife of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster
.
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Phillips; born 8 May 1959) is the wife of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, , is the son of Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, and his wife Hon. Viola Maud Lyttelton. He is the owner of property company Grosvenor Group...
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The Duchess of Westminster is the younger daughter of Lt.-Col. Harold Pedro Joseph Phillips and his wife, Georgina Wernher
Georgina Kennard
Georgina Kennard, Lady Kennard , was the mother of Alexandra Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, and Natalia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster...
. Her elder sister is Alexandra, Duchess of Abercorn
Alexandra Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn
Alexandra Anastasia "Sacha" Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn OBE is the wife of James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn....
. The sisters are indirect descendants of the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n poet Aleksandr Pushkin
Aleksandr Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian author of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature....
as well as his African great-grandfather, Abram Petrovich Gannibal
Abram Petrovich Gannibal
Major-General Abram Petrovich Gannibal, also Hannibal or Ganibal or Ibrahim Hannibal or Abram Petrov , was brought to Russia as a gift for Peter the Great and became major-general, military engineer, governor of Reval and nobleman of the Russian Empire...
, who was both a tribal prince and a protégé of Peter the Great. It is through their father that Alexandra and Natalia are descended from Sophia, Electress of Hanover.
Natalia and Gerald Grosvenor have four children:
- Lady Tamara Katharine (born 20 December 1979); married Edward van Cutsem (November 2004)
- Lady Edwina Louise (born 4 November 1981); married (27 November 2010, at Liverpool) Daniel Robert SnowDan SnowDaniel Robert Snow is an English television presenter. He has presented and appeared in many popular history-related programmes for the BBC and is the "History Hunter" for The One Show.-Early life and background:...
(b 3 Dec 1978), son of Peter SnowPeter SnowPeter Snow, CBE is a British television and radio presenter. He is the grandson of First World War general Sir Thomas D'Oyly Snow, and cousin of Jon Snow, the main presenter of Channel 4 News, nephew of schoolmaster and bishop George D'Oyly Snow, and the brother-in-law of historian-writer Margaret...
, CBE (b 1938) - Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (born 29 January 1991; heir to the Dukedom)
- Lady Viola Georgina (born 12 October 1992)
Natalia Phillips gained the title of Duchess of Westminster through marriage to Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, , is the son of Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, and his wife Hon. Viola Maud Lyttelton. He is the owner of property company Grosvenor Group...
, the Grosvenor family being the hereditary holders of the Dukedom
Duke of Westminster
The title Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The current holder of the title is Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster....
. The previous holder of the title was Viola
Viola Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster
Viola, Duchess of Westminster, was the widow of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster.Born Viola Maud Lyttelton, she was the daughter of Sir John Cavendish Lyttelton, 9th Viscount Cobham and Violet Yolande Leonard and a direct descendant of William I.She married Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of...
, wife of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster
Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster DSO TD JP DL , was a British soldier, landowner, businessman and politician. In the 1970s he was the richest man in Britain....
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