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Billionaire Landowner the Duke of Westminster Dies at 64
Source: Associated Press
Billionaire Landowner the Duke of Westminster Dies at 64
By JILL LAWLESS, ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Aug 9, 2016, 7:24 PM ET
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster — a friend of Britain's royal family and one of the country's wealthiest landowners — has died, his family said Tuesday. He was 64.
The Grosvenor Estate said the duke died at the Royal Preston Hospital in northwest England after suddenly becoming ill at his vast Abbeystead Estate nearby.
The duke's Grosvenor Estate owns 300 acres (121 hectares) in some of London's wealthiest areas.
His ancestor, Sir Thomas Grosvenor, married heiress Mary Davies and acquired what was then marshland in 1677. Over the generations the family developed the land into two of London's most affluent neighborhoods, Mayfair and Belgravia.
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By JILL LAWLESS, ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Aug 9, 2016, 7:24 PM ET
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster — a friend of Britain's royal family and one of the country's wealthiest landowners — has died, his family said Tuesday. He was 64.
The Grosvenor Estate said the duke died at the Royal Preston Hospital in northwest England after suddenly becoming ill at his vast Abbeystead Estate nearby.
The duke's Grosvenor Estate owns 300 acres (121 hectares) in some of London's wealthiest areas.
His ancestor, Sir Thomas Grosvenor, married heiress Mary Davies and acquired what was then marshland in 1677. Over the generations the family developed the land into two of London's most affluent neighborhoods, Mayfair and Belgravia.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/billionaire-landowner-duke-westminster-dies-64-41251859
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Source: BBC
Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, dies aged 64
9 August 2016 UK
Billionaire landowner the Duke of Westminster has died aged 64, his estate said.
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor died at the Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire on Tuesday.
He had suddenly become ill on his Abbeystead Estate, a spokesman added.
He was one of the UK's richest landowners, with a fortune estimated at $10.8bn (£8.3bn) by Forbes magazine. That would make him the world's 68th richest person and the UK's third.
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9 August 2016 UK
Billionaire landowner the Duke of Westminster has died aged 64, his estate said.
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor died at the Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire on Tuesday.
He had suddenly become ill on his Abbeystead Estate, a spokesman added.
He was one of the UK's richest landowners, with a fortune estimated at $10.8bn (£8.3bn) by Forbes magazine. That would make him the world's 68th richest person and the UK's third.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-37029915
