Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster

The Most Honourable The Marquess of Westminster KG
The Marquess of Westminster by John Jackson
Personal details
Born	(1767-03-22)22 March 1767 St George Hanover Square, London, England
Died	17 February 1845(1845-02-17) (aged 77) Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England
Resting place	St Mary's Church, Eccleston, Cheshire
Political party	Tory, then Whig
Spouse	Eleanor Egerton
Children	Richard, 2nd Marquess of Westminster Thomas, 2nd Earl of Wilton Robert, 1st Baron Ebury
Parents	Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor Henrietta, Lady Grosvenor
Residence(s)	Eaton Hall, Grosvenor House
Alma mater	Westminster School Harrow School Trinity College, Cambridge

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, KG (22 March 1767 – 17 February 1845) was the son of the 1st Earl Grosvenor, whom he succeeded in 1802 as 2nd Earl Grosvenor. He was created Marquess of Westminster in 1831. He was an English Member of Parliament (MP) and an ancestor of the modern-day Dukes of Westminster. Grosvenor continued to develop the family's London estates, he rebuilt their country house, Eaton Hall in Cheshire where he also restored the gardens, and built a new London home, Grosvenor House. He maintained and extended the family interests in the acquisition of works of art, and in horse racing and breeding racehorses.