Duke of Gloucester

Aristocratic title

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Dukedom of Gloucester

Arms of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Creation date| 31 March 1928
Creation| Fifth
Created by| George V
Peerage| Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder| Thomas of Woodstock
Present holder| Prince Richard
Heir apparent| Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
Remainder to| the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles| Earl of Ulster
Baron Culloden
Status| Extant
Former seat(s)| Barnwell Manor

Duke of Gloucester (/ˈɡlɒstər/ ⓘ GLOST-ər) is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch. The first four creations were in the Peerage of England and the last in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; the current creation carries with it the subsidiary titles of Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden.

The title was first conferred on Thomas of Woodstock, the thirteenth child of King Edward III. The title became extinct at his death, as it did upon the death of the duke of the second creation, Humphrey of Lancaster, fourth son of King Henry IV.

The title was next conferred on Richard, brother to King Edward IV. When Richard himself became king, the dukedom merged into the crown. After Richard's death, the title was considered ominous, since the first three such dukes had all died without issue to inherit their titles. The title was not awarded for over 150 years: the next to receive the dukedom was the son of King Charles I, Henry Stuart, upon whose death the title again became extinct.

Prince William, son of the future Queen Anne, was styled "Duke of Gloucester" for his whole life (1689–1700), but was never formally created duke. Frederick, Prince of Wales, was styled "Duke of Gloucester" from 1718–1726, but was then created Duke of Edinburgh rather than of Gloucester.

There was next a creation of a double dukedom (not two dukedoms) for the brother of King George III, Prince William Henry, his proper title becoming "Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh".

The fifth and most recent creation was for Prince Henry, third son of King George V, styled as His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester. Upon Prince Henry's death, the dukedom was inherited by his only surviving son Prince Richard, who still holds the title. The heir-apparent to the title is Alexander Windsor, styled Earl of Ulster. The next in the line of succession is the Earl of Ulster's son Xan Windsor, known by his grandfather's third title of Lord Culloden. The royal dukedom will devolve into an ordinary one when inherited by Alexander Windsor; as a great-grandson of a sovereign he is not entitled to royal style, and will be styled as His Grace The Duke of Gloucester.

Prince Richard, the current Duke of Gloucester

## Dukes of Gloucester

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### First creation, 1385–1397

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Thomas of Woodstock
House of Plantagenet
1385–1397
also: Duke of Aumale (1385–1397), Earl of Essex (1376–1397), Earl of Buckingham (1377) |  | 7 January 1355
Woodstock Palace
son of Edward III of England and Queen Philippa | Eleanor de Bohun
1376
5 children  | 8 September 1397
Calais
aged 42  |
Thomas of Woodstock's son died two years after his father, but never succeeded to his titles except that of Earl of Buckingham. At the time of Thomas's death, he was regarded as a traitor and thus his titles were forfeit after his murder (except Earl of Buckingham). His son had no issue and his male line died out in 1399.

### Second creation, 1414–1447

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Humphrey of Lancaster
House of Lancaster
1414–1447
also: Earl of Pembroke (1414) |  | 3 October 1390
Lancaster Castle
son of Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun | Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut
1422–1428 (annulled)
1 child (stillborn)

Eleanor de Cobham
1428–1441 (annulled)
2 children  | 23 February 1447
Bury St Edmunds
aged 56  |
Before marrying Humphrey, Eleanor de Cobham was his mistress. At the time of Humphrey's 1447 death, he had two children, Arthur and Antigone. However, both children were born before his marriage to Eleanor and were thus illegitimate and could not succeed to his titles; so, accordingly, all his titles became extinct on his death.

### Third creation, 1461

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Richard Plantagenet
House of York
1461–1483  |  | 2 October 1452
Fotheringhay Castle, Oundle
son of Richard, Duke of York and Cecily Neville | Anne Neville
1472–1485
(her death)
1 child  | 22 August 1485
Bosworth Field
aged 32  |
Richard succeeded as Richard III in 1483 upon his nephew's disappearance, and his titles merged with the crown.

### Fourth creation, 1659

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Henry Stuart
House of Stuart
1659–1660
also: Earl of Cambridge (1659) |  | 8 July 1640
Oatlands Palace, Oatlands
son of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria | Never married  | 18 September 1660
Whitehall, London
aged 20  |
Henry Stuart had no children and all his titles became extinct on his death.

### Only styled, 1689

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Prince William
House of Oldenburg
1689–1700  |  | 24 July 1689
Hampton Court Palace, London
son of Queen Anne and Prince George | Never married  | 30 July 1700
Windsor Castle, Windsor
aged 11  |

### Only styled, 1717

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Prince Frederick
House of Hanover
1717–1726  |  | 1 February 1707
Leineschloss, Hanover
son of King George II and Queen Caroline | Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
17 April 1736
9 children  | 31 March 1751
Leicester House, London
aged 44

### Fifth creation, 1928

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Also: Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden (1928)[1]

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Prince Henry
House of Windsor
1928–1974  |  | 31 March 1900
York Cottage, Sandringham
son of King George V and Queen Mary | Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott
6 November 1935
2 children  | 10 June 1974
Barnwell Manor, Barnwell
aged 74  |
Prince Richard
House of Windsor
1974–present  |  | 26 August 1944
St. Matthew's Nursing Home, Northampton
son of Prince Henry and Princess Alice | Birgitte van Deurs Henriksen
8 June 1972
3 children  |  –
now 80 years, 329 days old  |

## Line of succession

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* Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900–1974)
* Prince William of Gloucester (1941–1972)
* Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (born 1944)
* (1) Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (born 1974)
* (2) Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden (born 2007)

## Arms

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* Arms of Thomas of Woodstock: Royal arms of England (arms of his father King Edward III) with difference a bordure argent

* Arms of Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester: Arms of King Henry IV differenced by a bordure argent

* Arms of Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of King Henry IV. Blason: Arms of King Henry IV a label of three points argent each charged with three ermine spots and a canton gules. Later borne by Richard, Duke of Gloucester (later King Richard III).

* Coat of arms of Henry as a son of the Sovereign

* Prince William's Coat of Arms

* Coat of Arms of Henry, the Duke of Gloucester

* Coat of Arms of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

* Coat of arms of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, eldest son of the Duke, & heir to the Dukedom of Gloucester

## Family trees

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Family tree of the Dukes of Gloucester, Dukes of Edinburgh, the Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh, and the Earls of Ulster (UK creation)

| King Edward III
1312–1377

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| | | | | Duke of Gloucester (1st creation), 1385
John of Gaunt
1340–1399
Duke of Lancaster| | Thomas of Woodstock
1355–1397
Duke of Gloucester
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King Henry IV
1367–1413| | John Beaufort
1373–1410
1st Earl of Somerset| | Joan Beaufort
c. 1379–1440
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Duke of Gloucester (2nd creation), 1414| | | | | | | | | |
Humphrey of Lancaster
1390–1447
Duke of Gloucester| | John Beaufort
1404–1444
Duke of Somerset| | Cecily Neville
1415–1495
Dukedom of Gloucester (2nd creation) extinct, 1447| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509| | King Edward IV
1442–1483| | Richard of York
1452–1485
Duke of Gloucester
Later King Richard III
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| | | | King Henry VII
1457–1509| | Elizabeth of York
1466–1503

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| | | | Margaret Tudor
1489–1541| | King Henry VIII
1491–1547
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1512–1542
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| | | | Mary, Queen of Scots
1542–1587
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| | | | King James VI & I
1566–1625
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Princess Elizabeth Stuart
1596–1662| | King Charles I
1600–1649
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Sophia of Hanover
1630–1714| | King James II
1633–1701| | Prince Henry
1640–1660
Duke of Gloucester
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King George I
1660–1727| | Queen Anne
1665–1714
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King George II
1683–1760| | Prince William
1689–1700
styled Duke of Gloucester
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Duke of Edinburgh (1st creation), Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham (1st creation), Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon, 1726
Prince Frederick Louis
1707–1751
Prince of Wales, 1st Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon, styled Duke of Gloucester until created Duke of Edinburgh, 1726
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Prince George William Frederick
1738–1820
Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, and Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon
Later King George III| | | | | | | | | | Prince William Henry
1743–1805
1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Dukedom of Edinburgh (1st creation), Marquessate of the Isle of Ely, and Earldom of Eltham (1st creation), Viscountcy Launceston, and Barony Snowdon  merged in the Crown, 1760| | | | | | | | | | Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh unused, 1805–1816
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King William IV
1765–1837| | Prince Edward
1767–1820
Duke of Kent and Strathearn| | Princess Mary
1776–1857| | Prince William Frederick
1776–1834
2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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| | | | Queen Victoria
1819–1901
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| | | | | | | | | | Duke of Edinburgh (2nd creation) and Earl of Ulster (UK, 1st creation), 1866
King Edward VII
1841–1910| | Princess Alice
1843–1878| | Prince Alfred Ernest Albert
1844–1900
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Ulster
| | | | | | | | | | Dukedom of Edinburgh (2nd creation) extinct, 1900
King George V
1865–1936| | Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
1863–1950
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Duke of Gloucester (5th creation), Earl of Ulster (UK, 2nd creation), Baron Culloden (2nd creation), 1928
King George VI
1895–1952| | Princess Alice of Battenberg
1885–1969| | | | | | Prince Henry
1900–1974
1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Ulster, 1st Baron Culloden
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| | | | | Duke of Edinburgh (3rd creation), 1947| | | | | | | | |
Queen Elizabeth II
1926–2022| | Prince Philip
1921–2021
1st Duke of Edinburgh| | | | | | | | |

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| | | | Charles III
b. 1948
2nd Duke of Edinburgh| | Prince Edward
b. 1964
Duke of Edinburgh| | Prince Richard
b. 1944
2nd Duke of Gloucester, 2nd Earl of Ulster, 2nd Baron Culloden
| | | | Dukedom of Edinburgh (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 2022| | Dukedom of Edinburgh (4th creation) is a life peerage and therefore not hereditary| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Alexander Windsor
b. 1974
styled Earl of Ulster
| | | | | | | | | | | | Heir-apparent to the Dukedom of Gloucester

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Family tree of Royal dukes in the United Kingdom

Includes dukes of: Albany, Albemarle, Bedford, Cambridge, Clarence, Connaught and Strathearn, Cumberland, Edinburgh, Gloucester, Gloucester and Edinburgh, Hereford, Kent, Kintyre and Lorne, Norfolk, Ross, Somerset, Sussex, Windsor, and York, but only when royally.

Non-royal dukes are not included; see Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom.
Titles mandated for use by the heir apparent (Duke of Rothesay and the 1337 creation of the Duke of Cornwall) are also not included, see Princes of Wales family tree.

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1316–1390| | | | | | | | | | | | | | King Edward III
1312–1377

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| | | | | Duke of Albany (1st creation), 1398| | | | | | | Duke of Clarence (1st creation), 1362| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Duke of York (1st creation), 1385| | | | |
Robert III
c. 1337–1406| | Robert Stewart
c. 1340–1420
1st Duke of Albany| | Edward the Black Prince
1330–1376| | Lionel of Antwerp
1338–1368
Duke of Clarence| | | | | | John of Gaunt
1340–1399| | | | | | Edmund of Langley
1341–1402
1st Duke of York| | | | |
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c. 1362–1425
2nd Duke of Albany| | Richard of Bordeaux
1367–1400
Duke of Cornwall, later King Richard II| | | | | | Henry Bolingbroke
1367–1413
Duke of Hereford, later King Henry IV| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thomas of Woodstock
1355–1397
Duke of Gloucester
| | | | | Dukedom of Albany (1st creation) forfeit, 1425| | Dukedom of Cornwall (2nd creation) merged in the crown, 1377| | | | | | Dukedom of Hereford merged in the crown, 1399| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dukedom of Gloucester (1st creation) extinct, 1397
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| | | | | | | | | Thomas of Lancaster
1387–1421
Duke of Clarence| | John of Lancaster
1389–1435
Duke of Bedford
Surrendered dukedom and then regranted, 1433| | Humphrey of Lancaster
1390–1447
Duke of Gloucester| | John Beaufort
1373–1410| | Joan Beaufort
c. 1379–1440| | Edward of Norwich
c. 1373–1415
Duke of Aumale, 2nd Duke of York| | Richard of Conisburgh
1385–1415
| | | | | | | | | Dukedom of Clarence (2nd creation) extinct, 1421| | Dukedom of Bedford (2nd creation) extinct, 1435| | Dukedom of Gloucester (2nd creation) extinct, 1447| | | | | | | | | | | | Dukedom of Albemarle (Aumale) (1st creation) forfeit, 1399| | | | |
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Duke of Cornwall (3rd creation), 1460
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James I
1394–1437| | Joan Beaufort
c. 1404–1445| | | | | | John Beaufort
1404–1444| | | | | | | | | | Richard Neville
1400–1460| | Cecily Neville
1415–1495| | Richard of York
1411–1460
3rd Duke of York, Duke of Cornwall
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James II
1430–1460| | Jasper Tudor
c. 1431–1495
Duke of Bedford| | Edmund Tudor
c. 1430–1456| | Lady Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509| | John Neville
c. 1431–1471| | Elizabeth Woodville
c. 1437–1492| | Prince Edward
1442–1483
4th Duke of York, later King Edward IV| | George Plantagenet
1449–1478
Duke of Clarence| | Richard of York
1452–1485
Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III
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Duke of Albany (2nd creation), 1458| | | | | | | | | | | Duke of Bedford (3rd creation), 1470| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Duke of York (2nd creation), 1474
Duke of Norfolk (3rd creation), 1477| | Duke of Bedford (4th creation), 1478
Alexander Stewart
c. 1454–1485
1st Duke of Albany| | James III
1451/1452–1488| | | | | | George Neville
1457–1483
Duke of Bedford| | King Henry VII
1457–1509| | Elizabeth of York
1466–1503| | | | | | Richard of Shrewsbury
1473–1483
Duke of York, Duke of Norfolk| | George of York
1477–1479
Duke of Bedford

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John Stewart
1482–1536
2nd Duke of Albany| | James Stewart
1476–1504
Duke of Ross| | James IV
1473–1513| | | | | | Margaret Tudor
1489–1541| | Prince Henry
1491–1547
Duke of York, later King Henry VIII| | Edmund Tudor
1499–1500
Duke of Somerset (nominated but probably not invested)
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Dukedom of Albany (2nd creation) extinct, 1536| | Dukedom of Ross (1st creation) extinct, 1504| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dukedom of York (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1509| | Dukedom of Somerset (3rd creation) extinct, 1500
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1512–1542| | Alexander Stewart
1514–1515
Duke of Ross
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1546–1567
1st Duke of Albany| | Mary, Queen of Scots
1542–1587

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1566–1625
2nd Duke of Albany, later King James VI & I
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Duke of York (4th creation), 1605| | Duke of Kintyre and Lorne, 1602
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1596–1662| | | | | | Prince Charles
1600–1649
Duke of Albany, Duke of York, later King Charles I| | Robert Stuart
1602
Duke of Kintyre and Lorne
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Duke of Albany (5th creation), 1660| | Duke of Gloucester (4th creation), 1659
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1630–1714| | | | | | James Stuart
1633–1701
Duke of York, Duke of Albany, later King James II| | Prince Henry
1640–1660
Duke of Gloucester
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| | | | King George I
1660–1727| | Ernest Augustus
1674–1728
Duke of York and Albany| | Charles Stuart
1660–1661
styled Duke of Cambridge| | James Stuart
1663–1667
Duke of Cambridge| | Queen Anne
1665–1714| | Charles Stuart
1666–1667
designated Duke of Kendal| | Edgar Stuart
1667–1671
Duke of Cambridge| | Charles Stuart
1677
styled Duke of Cambridge
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| | | | Prince George
1683–1760
Duke of Cambridge, later King George II| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Prince William
1689–1700
styled Duke of Gloucester
| | | | Dukedom of Cambridge (3rd creation) merged with the Crown, 1727
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1707–1751
1st Duke of Edinburgh, styled Duke of Gloucester until created Duke of Edinburgh| | Prince William Augustus
1721–1765
Duke of Cumberland
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Duke of York and Albany (2nd creation), 1760| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1764| | Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1766
| | | | Prince George William Frederick
1738–1820
2nd Duke of Edinburgh, later King George III| | | | | | Prince Edward
1739–1767
Duke of York and Albany| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Prince William Henry
1743–1805
1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh| | Prince Henry
1745–1790
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
| | | | 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
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Duke of York and Albany (3rd creation), 1784| | Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, 1789| | Duke of Kent and Strathearn, 1799| | Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, 1799| | Duke of Sussex (1st creation), 1801| | Duke of Cambridge (4th creation), 1801| | | | | | | | | |
Prince Frederick
1763–1827
Duke of York and Albany| | Prince William Henry
1765–1837, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, later King William IV| | Prince Edward
1767–1820
Duke of Kent and Strathearn| | Ernest Augustus
1771–1851
King of Hanover, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale| | Prince Augustus Frederick
1773–1843
Duke of Sussex| | Prince Adolphus
1774–1850
1st Duke of Cambridge| | Princess Mary
1776–1857| | Prince William Frederick
1776–1834
2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Dukedom of York and Albany (3rd creation) extinct, 1827| | Dukedom of Clarence and St Andrews merged in the Crown, 1830| | Dukedom of Kent and Strathearn extinct, 1820| | | | | | | Dukedom of Sussex (1st creation) extinct, 1843| | | | | | | | | | | Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh extinct, 1834
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| | | | | | | | Queen Victoria
1819–1901| | George V
1819–1878
King of Hanover, 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale| | | | | | Prince George
1819–1904
2nd Duke of Cambridge| | Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
1833–1897
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| | | | King Edward VII
1841–1910| | | | | | Prince Ernest Augustus
1845–1923
3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale| | Princess Alice
1843–1878| | Prince Alfred Ernest Albert
1844–1900
Duke of Edinburgh| | | Prince Arthur
1850–1942
1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn| | Prince Leopold
1853–1884
1st Duke of Albany
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Duke of Clarence and Avondale, 1890| | Duke of York (6th creation), 1892| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Prince Albert Victor
1864–1892
Duke of Clarence and Avondale| | George Frederick Ernest Albert
1865–1936
Duke of York, later King George V| | Mary of Teck
1867–1953| | Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
1863–1950| | | | | | | | | | Prince Arthur of Connaught
1883–1938| | | | |

Dukedom of Clarence and Avondale extinct, 1892| | Dukedom of York (6th creation) merged in the Crown, 1910| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Duke of Windsor, 1937| | Duke of York (7th creation), 1920| | | | | | | | | | | Duke of Kent (2nd creation), 1934| | Duke of Gloucester (5th creation), 1928| | | | | | | | | |
King Edward VIII
1894–1972
Later Duke of Windsor| | Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George
1895–1952
Duke of York, later King George VI| | | | | | Princess Alice of Battenberg
1885–1969| | Prince George
1902–1942
1st Duke of Kent| | Prince Henry
1900–1974
1st Duke of Gloucester| | Prince Alastair Arthur
1914–1943
2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn| | Prince Charles Edward
1884–1954
2nd Duke of Albany
Dukedom of Windsor extinct, 1972| | Dukedom of York (7th creation) merged in the Crown, 1936| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dukedom of Connaught and Strathearn extinct, 1943| | Dukedom of Albany (6th creation) forfeit, 1919
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| | | | Queen Elizabeth II
1926–2022| | Prince Philip
1921–2021
1st Duke of Edinburgh| | | | | | Prince Edward
b. 1935
2nd Duke of Kent| | | | |

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| | | | | | | | | Duke of York (8th creation), 1986| | Duke of Edinburgh (4th creation), 2023| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | King Charles III
b. 1948
| | Prince Andrew
b. 1960
Duke of York| | Prince Edward
b. 1964
Duke of Edinburgh| | George Windsor
b. 1962| | Prince Richard
b. 1944
2nd Duke of Gloucester
| | | | Dukedom of Edinburgh (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 2022| | No male heirs| | Dukedom of Edinburgh (4th creation) is a life peerage and therefore not hereditary| | Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Kent| | | | |
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| | | | Duke of Cambridge (5th creation), 2011| | Duke of Sussex (2nd creation), 2018| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Prince William
b. 1982
Duke of Cambridge| | Prince Harry
Duke of Sussex
b. 1984| | | | | | Edward Windsor
b. 1988| | Alexander Windsor
b. 1974
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| | | | Prince George of Wales
b. 2013| | Prince Archie of Sussex
b. 2019
| | | | Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Cambridge| | Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Sussex

## See also

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* Monarchy portal
* England portal
* United Kingdom portal

* List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
* Earl of Gloucester
* Duchess of Gloucester

## References

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1. ^ London Gazette, Issue:33371, Page:2321

## External links

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* The Duke of Gloucester at the Royal Family website
* Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gloucester, Earls and Dukes of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 128–129.

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