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[citation needed] The eldest son of the eldest son of a duke or marquess may use a still lower title, if one exists. In legal documents, the courtesy title is implied, but not used directly – that is, the name of the person is given, followed by "commonly called [title]". For example, the Duke of Norfolk is also Earl of Arundel and Baron ...
The wife of a duke is known as a duchess, which is also the title of a woman who holds a dukedom in her own right, referred to as a duchess suo jure; her spouse, however, does not receive any title.
The Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon: Earl of March and Kinrara* Lord Settrington [2] The Duke of Grafton: Earl of Euston* Viscount Ipswich [3] The Duke of Beaufort: Marquess of Worcester* Earl of Glamorgan* Viscount Grosmont The Duke of St Albans: Earl of Burford* Lord Vere* The Duke of Bedford: Marquess of Tavistock* Lord Howland [4] The ...
Duchess of Edinburgh is the principal courtesy title held by the wife of the Duke of Edinburgh.There have been five Duchesses of Edinburgh since the title's creation. Following the accession of Charles III in 2022, the 3rd creation of the Dukedom of Edinburgh merged in the
Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, were given the titles of Earl and Countess of Wessex when they married in 1999. ... After Philip’s death that year, the Duke of Edinburgh title was inherited ...
Duke of Clarence: John of Gaunt 1340–1399: Edmund of Langley 1341–1402 1st Duke of York: Dukedom of Clarence (1st creation) extinct, 1368: Duke of Cornwall (2nd creation), 1376: Duke of Hereford, 1397: Duke of Gloucester (1st creation), 1385: Murdoch Stewart c. 1362 –1425 2nd Duke of Albany: Richard of Bordeaux 1367–1400 Duke of ...
Duchess of Gloucester is the principal courtesy title used by the wife of the Duke of Gloucester. There have been five titles referring to Gloucester since the 14th century. The current duchess is Birgitte, the wife of Prince Richard. He inherited the dukedom on 10 June 1974 upon the death of his father, Prince Henry, the third son of George V.
Queen Elizabeth’s late husband Prince Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, was not eligible for the male version of the title due to British parliamentary rules. Prince Philip passed ...