| Dukedom of Westminster | |
| Creation date | 27 February 1874 |
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| Created by | Victoria of the United Kingdom |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster |
| Present holder | Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke |
| Heir apparent | Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor |
| Remainder to | heirs male of the body of the grantee |
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 Duke of Westminster's seat is at Eaton Hall, Cheshire.
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Sir Richard Grosvenor, the 7th Baronet, was created Baron Grosvenor in 1761 and in 1784 became both Viscount Belgrave and Earl Grosvenor under George III. The title Marquess of Westminster was bestowed upon Robert Grosvenor the 2nd Earl Grosvenor at the coronation of William IV in 1831.
The subsidiary titles are: Marquess of Westminster (created 1831), Earl Grosvenor (1784), Viscount Belgrave, of Belgrave in the County of Chester (1784), and Baron Grosvenor, of Eaton in the County of Chester (1761). The Dukedom and Marquessate are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; the rest are in the Peerage of Great Britain. The courtesy title of the eldest son and heir to the Duke is Earl Grosvenor.
The heir apparent is the present holder's only son Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (b. 29 January 1991). Grosvenor is the third child and first son of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster and the former Natalia Phillips. As the only son of the present Duke, he is therefore heir apparent to the dukedom of Westminster. Through his mother he is a descendant of Princess Augusta, eldest daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales and is also a descendant of Alexandr Pushkin.
Lord Grosvenor is currently the only person in the line of succession to the dukedom of Westminster. The next in line to the marquessate and the other titles is Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton, who is heir male of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, himself third and youngest son of the first Marquess.
| Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster 1825–1899 |
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| Victor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor 1853–1884 |
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Lord Henry Grosvenor 1861-1914 |
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Lord Hugh Grosvenor 1884-1914 |
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| Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster 1879–1953 |
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William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster 1894–1963 |
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Gerald Grosvenor, 4th Duke of Westminster 1907–1967 |
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Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster 1910–1979 |
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Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster b. 1951 |
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Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor b. 1991 |
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