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George Henry Fitzroy in his robes as Duke of Grafton Peerages and baronetcies of Britain and Ireland Extant All Dukes Dukedoms Marquesses Marquessates Earls Earldoms Viscounts Viscountcies Barons Baronies Baronets Baronetcies This article lists all dukedoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom ...
In the Peerage of England, the title of duke was created 74 times (using 40 different titles: the rest were recreations).Three times a woman was created a duchess in her own right; Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, chief mistress of Charles II of England, Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch, wife of Charles II's eldest illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, and Cecilia Underwood ...
Non-royal Viscountcy of Hereford (created 1550) is extant Duke of Kendal [1] Extinct in 1667 Non-royal dukedom created in 1719 (extinct 1743). Duke of Kent and Strathearn: Extinct in 1820 Earldom of Strathearn (created 2011) is a subsidiary title of the extant Dukedom of Cambridge. Duke of Kintyre and Lorne: Extinct in 1602
This page lists all earldoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom.. The Norman conquest of England introduced the continental Frankish title of "count" (comes) into England, which soon became identified with the previous titles of Danish "jarl" and Anglo-Saxon "earl" in England.
With the exceptions of the dukedoms of Cornwall and Rothesay (which can be held by only the eldest son of the Sovereign who is also heir apparent) as well as last creation of the dukedom of Edinburgh (which is a life peerage that will become extinct on the death of the current Duke), royal dukedoms are hereditary, according to the terms of the ...
Wilhelm Albert, 5th Duke of Urach: Duke of Wörth-Donaustauf: 8 May 1899: House of Thurn and Taxis: Albert, 5th Duke of Wörth-Donaustauf and Prince Thurn and Taxis: Duke of Trachenberg: 1 January 1900: House of Hatzfeldt-Trachenberg: Sebastian, 4th Duke of Trachenberg and Prince of Hatzfeldt: Duke of Pless: 20 December 1905: House of Hochberg ...
A list of duke titles no longer used (extinction) or have been suspended. ... Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of England (23 P) Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of ...
Lists of dukedoms include: List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland. Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom; List of French dukedoms; Dukedoms in Portugal;