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Bookmark or Share- The Acquisition of the Estate | British History OnlineFor three hundred years the Grosvenor family has owned large estates in what are now some of the most valuable parts of Westminster. These estates were acquired in 1677 through the marriage of Sir Thomas Grosvenor with Mary Davies, the infant daughter and heiress of a scrivener in the City of London.
- INHERITANCE: The Lost History of Mary Davies – Leo HollisInheritance tells the story of Mary Davies, her estate and how it impacted on her life. She was first betrothed in a marriage deal at the age of seven. This arrangement fell through and she eventually married Sir Thomas Grosvenor at twelve years old. When Grosvenor died in 1700, Mary became a very wealthy widow.
- The Girl who Owned London - Laura Thompson’s SubstackIt is the tale of Mary Davies, born in London in 1665, married at the age of twelve to a Cheshire landowner named Sir Thomas Grosvenor, who had bought her for £9000. He was the highest bidder in an auction that had been staged over the pa…
- Inheritance: The tragedy of Mary Davies: Property & mad…The reclaimed history of a woman whose tragic life tells a story of madness, forced marriages and how the super-rich came to own London. June 1701, and a young widow wakes in a Paris hotel to find a man in her bed. Within hours they are married.
- The History of Mayfair | Mayfair LondonThe square was built in the 1720s pursuant to the marriage in 1677 between Sir Thomas Grosvenor and property heiress Mary Davies, which created the opportunity for a visionary 100-acre development in Mayfair.
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