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The current Earl of Wessex is also Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Forfar, and Viscount Severn. [1] This Earl of Wessex title is currently used as a courtesy title by the Duke's son and heir apparent to the earldoms of Wessex and Forfar, James Mountbatten-Windsor. In 1999, Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son, Prince Edward, married Sophie Rhys-Jones.
[1] [6] In addition to the dukedom of Cornwall, a peerage, the holder also enjoys a life interest in the Duchy of Cornwall. Duke of Rothesay is a title automatically held by the Sovereign's heir apparent in Scotland, [1] who is properly called "HRH The Prince William, Duke of Rothesay" (rather than "HRH The Prince of Wales") in Scotland.
Duchy of Luxembourg: 1443 Seized in 1443. [58] Philip paid the ruler, Elizabeth of Görlitz, a pension of 7,000 florins per year for inheritance rights. [59] Succeeded on her death in 1451. [58] Following Charles the Bold's death in 1477, the duchy passed to the House of Habsburg through marriage to Charles's daughter and heir, Mary. [25]
He gave each of his Wessex counties a fictionalised name, such as with Berkshire, which is known in the novels as "North Wessex". [citation needed] In the book and television series The Last Kingdom, Wessex is the primary setting, focusing on the rule of Alfred the Great and the war against the Vikings. [47] Wessex remains a common term for the ...
He announced his engagement to Sophie on 6 January 1999. [3] [4] Edward proposed to Sophie with a delicate engagement ring featuring a two-carat oval diamond flanked by two heart-shaped gemstones set in 18-carat white gold. This engagement ring was made by Asprey and Garrard (now Garrard & Co) and it is worth an estimated £105,000. [5]
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Their engagement was announced in January 1999, and they married on 19 June at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The couple have two children: Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex, who are respectively sixteenth and fifteenth in line to the British throne as of 2024.
The current residences are owned by the Crown, by the Duchy of Cornwall, and privately by members of the royal family; all the official residences are owned by the Crown. [1] [2] Some official residences, such as the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Hillsborough Castle, serve primarily ceremonial functions and are rarely used residentially.