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George Henry Fitzroy in his robes as Duke of Grafton Peerages and baronetcies of Britain and Ireland Extant All Dukes Dukedoms Marquesses Marquessates Earls Earldoms Viscounts Viscountcies Barons Baronies Baronets Baronetcies This article lists all dukedoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom ...
Torquhil Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll: 56 2001 United Kingdom: Also Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland (1701) – see above: 25. Duke of Fife: 1900 David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife: 63 2015 United Kingdom 26. Duke of Gloucester: 1928 [Notes 3] Prince Richard, 2nd Duke of Gloucester: 80 1974 United Kingdom 27. Duke of Kent: 1934 [Notes 3 ...
Dukedom of Edinburgh (1st creation), merged in the Crown, 1760: Dukedom of York and Albany (2nd creation) extinct, 1767: Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh unused, 1805–1816: Dukedom of Cumberland and Strathearn extinct, 1790: Duke of York and Albany (3rd creation), 1784: Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, 1789: Duke of Kent and Strathearn, 1799
The ranks of the peerage are duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. [7]The last non-royal dukedom was created in 1874, and the last marquessate was created in 1936. . Creation of the remaining ranks, except baronies for life, mostly ceased once Harold Wilson's Labour government took office in 1964, and only thirteen (nine non-royal and four royal) people have been created hereditary peers sinc
With the exceptions of the dukedoms of Cornwall and Rothesay (which can be held by only the eldest son of the Sovereign who is also heir apparent) as well as last creation of the dukedom of Edinburgh (which is a life peerage that will become extinct on the death of the current Duke), royal dukedoms are hereditary, according to the terms of the ...
In the United Kingdom, a peer wears his or her coronet on only one occasion: for the monarch's coronation, when it is worn along with coronation robes. The coronet of a duke or duchess has eight strawberry leaves; The coronet of a marquess or marchioness has four strawberry leaves and four silver balls (known as "pearls");
Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time (Heritage Books, London, 1840) Charles Mosley (Ed.), Burke’s Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: Clan Chiefs, Scottish Feudal Barons (107th Edition, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, 2003)
Lists of dukedoms include: List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland. Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom; List of French dukedoms; Dukedoms in Portugal; List of dukedoms in Spain; Duchies in Sweden