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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 ...
The royal dukes are dukes of the United Kingdom, but rank higher in the order of precedence than the age of their titles warrants, due to their close relationship to the monarch. The Duke of Cornwall holds precedence above all dukes, royal and non-royal, and is the Duke of Rothesay , and of Cambridge .
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
Duke, in the United Kingdom, is the highest-ranking hereditary title in all five peerages of the British Isles. A duke thus outranks all other holders of titles of nobility ( marquess , earl , viscount and baron or lord of parliament ).
Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (6 P) Pages in category "Extinct dukedoms" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The last non-royal dukedom of Great Britain was created in 1766, and the last marquessate of Great Britain was created in 1796. Creation of the remaining ranks ceased when the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed; subsequent creations of peers were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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
Lists of dukes include: List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland; List of dukes in Europe; List of dukes in the nobility of Italy;