Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (/ˈɡlɒstər/) was a British title (after Gloucester and Edinburgh) in the Peerage of Great Britain; the sole creation carried with it the subsidiary title of Earl of Connaught.
| 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 |
| Status | Extinct |
| Extinction date | 30 November 1834 |
It existed for the brother of King George III, Prince William Henry; there had been Dukedoms of Gloucester and of Edinburgh but their extinction gave the opportunity for combination.
The dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh was a royal dukedom when the duke was entitled to the style "His Royal Highness", as Prince William Henry was, but Prince William Frederick was only granted this style on his marriage in 1816.[1]
Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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.
| Duke | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince William Henry House of Hanover 1764–1805 also: Earl of Connaught |  | 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 |  | 15 January 1776 Teodoli Palace son of Prince William Henry and Maria Walpole | Princess Mary of the United Kingdom (his first cousin) 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
| 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) | The Princess Mary (1776–1857) | Prince William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776–1834) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queen Victoria (1819–r.1837–1901) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Royal Styles and Titles – 1816 Royal Warrant. Heraldica.org. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.