Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
For the 1954 steam locomotive of the same name, see BR Standard Class 8.
| Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh | |
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| Creation date | 19 November 1764 |
| Monarch | King George III |
| Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
| First holder | Prince William Henry |
| Last holder | Prince William Frederick |
| Remainder to | the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Earl of Connaught |
| Extinction date | 30 November 1834 |
Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh /ˈɡlɒstə/ was a British royal title (after Gloucester and Edinburgh) in the Peerage of Great Britain; the sole creation carried with it the subsidiary title of Earl of Connaught.
The only creation was for the brother of King George III, Prince William; there had previously been Dukes of Gloucester and of Edinburgh, but Prince William's full title was "Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh".
List of dukes
After the Union of Great Britain, the Hanoverian kings liked to grant double titles (one from one constituent country, one from another) to emphasise unity.
First creation, 1764–1834
| Duke | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince William Henry House of Hanover 1764–1805 also: Earl of Connaught (1764) |  | 25 November 1743 Leicester House son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha | Maria Walpole 1766 3 children | 25 August 1805 Gloucester House aged 61 |
| Prince William Frederick House of Hanover 1805–1834 also: Earl of Connaught (1805) |  | 15 January 1776 Teodoli Palace son of Prince William Henry and Maria Walpole | Princess Mary of the United Kingdom 1816 no children | 30 November 1834 Bagshot Park aged 58 |
| Prince William Frederick and Princess Mary had no children and all his titles became extinct on his death. | ||||
Family tree
Family tree: Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh
| King George II (1683–r.1727–1760) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prince Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707–1751) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DUKE OF GLOUCESTER & EDINBURGH, 1764 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King George III (1738–r.1760–1820) | Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743–1805) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King George IV (1762–r.1820–1830) | King William IV (1765–r.1830–1837) | Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1767–1820) | Princess Mary (1776–1857) | Prince William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776–1834) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queen Victoria (1819–r.1837–1901) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
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