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Duke of York is a title of nobility in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since the 15th century , it has, when granted, usually been given to the second son of English (later British ) monarchs. The equivalent title in the Scottish peerage was Duke of Albany .
The House of York descended in the male line from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, the fourth surviving son of Edward III. In time, it also represented Edward III's senior line, when an heir of York married the heiress-descendant of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, Edward III's second surviving son. It is based on these descents that they claimed ...
The last British dukedom to become extinct was the title of Duke of Portland in 1990. [1] The oldest six titles – created between 1337 and 1386 – were Duke of Cornwall (1337), Duke of Lancaster (1351), Duke of Clarence (1362), Duke of York (1385), Duke of Gloucester (1385), and Duke of Ireland (1386).
Duke of York (2nd creation), 1474 Duke of Norfolk (3rd creation), 1477: Duke of Bedford (4th creation), 1478: Alexander Stewart c. 1454 –1485 1st Duke of Albany: James III 1451/1452–1488: George Neville 1457–1483 Duke of Bedford: King Henry VII 1457–1509: Elizabeth of York 1466–1503: Richard of Shrewsbury 1473–1483 Duke of York ...
On 31 December 1660, following his brother's restoration, James was created Duke of Albany in Scotland, to go along with his English title, Duke of York. [25] Upon his return to England, James prompted an immediate controversy by announcing his engagement to Anne Hyde , the daughter of Charles's chief minister, Edward Hyde .
The race was actually named in 1895 in tribute to another Duke of York who went on to become King George V.
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantagenet by virtue of being a direct male-line descendant of Edmund of Langley , King Edward III 's fourth ...
A profile on the Duke of York, after lawyers confirm his civil sex case brought by Virginia Giuffre will be settled outside of court. A profile on the Duke of York, after lawyers confirm his civil ...