Person Open DS/UK/11275 Grosvenor; Hon; Viola (1912-1987); Duchess of Westminster; English peer Grosvenor Viola Hon 1912-1987 English peer Female Viola Maud Lyttelton

Viola Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster (10 June 1912 – 3 May 1987), was the wife 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 Henry VII. She married Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, son of Captain Hugh William Grosvenor and Lady Mabel Florence Mary Crichton, on 3 December 1946. The family had a home at Ely Lodge, just west of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. As the Hon. Viola Maud Lyttelton she gained the rank of Flying Officer in the service of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, during the Second World War, where she was mentioned in despatches. Her marriage to the Duke of Westminster produced three children. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 1/21/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 399a984a-d1d5-40a8-9a18-282504a5e8d5