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The Dukedom of Albany was first granted in 1398 by King Robert III of Scotland on his brother, Robert Stewart, the title being in the Peerage of Scotland."Albany" was a broad territorial term representing the parts of Scotland north of the River Forth, roughly the former Kingdom of the Picts.
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (Leopold George Duncan Albert; 7 April 1853 – 28 March 1884) was the eighth child and youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Leopold was later created Duke of Albany , Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow.
John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany (8 July 1482 - 2 June 1536) was the regent of the Kingdom of Scotland and the count of Auvergne and Lauraguais in France. Early life
Robert Stewart was the third son of the future King Robert II of Scotland (1316–1390) and of Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan. His parents' marriage was deemed uncanonical at first, which, in some circles, gave their children and descendants the label of illegitimacy, but the granting of a papal dispensation in 1349 saw their remarriage and their children's legitimisation.
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany (c. 1454 – 7 August 1485), was a Scottish prince and the second surviving son of King James II of Scotland. He fell out with his older brother, King James III , and fled to France, where he unsuccessfully sought help.
Duke of Ross: Duke of Albany (3rd creation), 1565: Dukedom of Ross (2nd creation) extinct, 1515: Henry Stuart 1546–1567 1st Duke of Albany: Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587: Prince James 1566–1625 2nd Duke of Albany, later King James VI & I: Dukedom of Albany (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1567: Duke of Albany (4th creation), 1604
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus; 16 August 1763 – 5 January 1827) was the second son of George III, King of the United Kingdom and Hanover, and his consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. A soldier by profession, from 1764 to 1803 he was Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück in the Holy Roman Empire.
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany; Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany; Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany; John Stewart, Duke of Albany; Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley; James VI and I; Charles I of England; James II of England; Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha