What nationality are both Grosvenor and Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester?
Grosvenor (surname) Grosvenor ( ) is a surname derived from Hugh Le Grand Veneur, a member of a Norman French family that aided William the Conqueror in 1066. "Le Grand Veneur" literally means "the Master Huntsman" in French, an elevated title in William's 11th century French court. Initially, Hugh was called Hugh Lupus. Lupus was portly, and his townsmen gradually changed the appellation from "Le Grand Veneur", "the Master Huntsman," to "Le Gros Veneur", "the Fat Huntsman", and Hugh wore the epithet with pride.
Robert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers Robert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers FSA (21 September 1756 – 2 May 1827), styled Viscount Tamworth from 1778 to 1787, was a British nobleman.