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Duke of Leinster (/ ˈ l ɪ n s t ər /; [2] [3] Irish: Diúc Laighean [4]) is a title and the premier dukedom in the Peerage of Ireland.The subsidiary titles of the Duke of Leinster are: Marquess of Kildare (1761), Earl of Kildare (1316), Earl of Offaly (1761), Viscount Leinster, of Taplow in the County of Buckingham (1747), Baron of Offaly (c. 1193), Baron Offaly (1620) and Baron Kildare, of ...
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 ...
Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster (1892–1976), whose biological father it has been alleged was the 11th Earl of Wemyss. [ 3 ] During his minority, his family's large estates in County Kildare were sold in November 1903 by his trustees to 506 tenant farmers via the Land Commission .
The British monarch also holds and is entitled to the revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster, and within the borders of the County Palatine of Lancashire is by tradition saluted as "The Duke of Lancaster" even though the title is technically extinct, while, in the Channel Islands, the monarch is The Duke of Normandy.
In the wake of Queen Elizabeth II‘s death on Sept. 8, 2022, an updated line of succession comes to the House of Windsor. In a statement from Clarence House, the former Prince Of Wales, 73, has ...
The Duke of Leinster married four times, his wives being: [citation needed] The first wife was May Juanita Etheridge [2] (4 August 1892 – 11 February 1935), a chorus girl and actress on the London Stage nicknamed the "Pink Pajama Girl", whom he married, in London , on 12 June 1913.
On the day of their 50th anniversary, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh returned to Westminster Abbey, where they were wed, for a service of thanksgiving. Colin Davey - Getty ...
Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster (born 1948). Succeeded to the dukedom upon the death of his father. Married and had issue three children, but his only son died in a motor accident in 1997. Lord John FitzGerald (3 March 1952 – 3 August 2015). His only son Edward FitzGerald is presently heir to the dukedom and other titles.