Duke of Kent and Strathearn
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Dukedom in the Peerage of Great Britain
| Dukedom of Kent and Strathearn | |
|---|---|
| Creation date | 23 April 1799 |
| Created by | King George III |
| Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
| First holder | Prince Edward |
| Last holder | Prince Edward |
| Remainder to | the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Earl of Dublin |
| Status | Extinct |
| Extinction date | 23 January 1820 |
Duke of Kent and Strathearn is a title that was created once in the Peerage of Great Britain.
History
[edit ]Several Earls of Kent had previously been created in the Peerage of England. Henry Grey, 12th Earl of Kent was created Duke of Kent in 1710, but the title became extinct upon his death in 1740.
On 23 April 1799, the double dukedom of Kent and Strathearn was given, along with the Earldom of Dublin, to King George III's fourth son, Prince Edward Augustus.[1] After the Union of Great Britain, the Hanoverian kings liked to grant double titles (one from one constituent country, one from another) to emphasise unity.
Edward had only one legitimate child, a daughter, Princess Alexandrina Victoria (the future Queen Victoria). Upon Edward's death in 1820, the dukedom of Kent and Strathearn became extinct, as he had no legitimate male heir.
| Duke | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death |
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| Prince Edward House of Hanover 1799–1820 also: Earl of Dublin (1799) |
Prince Edward | 2 November 1767 London son of King George III and Queen Charlotte |
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1818 1 child |
23 January 1820 Sidmouth aged 52 |
| Edward had no legitimate sons and all his titles became extinct on his death. | ||||
| Family tree: Dukes of Kent, Marquesses of Kent, Earls of Kent, Dukes of Kent and Strathearn, and Dukes of Connaught and Strathearn |
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Earl of Kent (1st creation), 1020
Earl of Kent (2nd creation), 1067
King Harold Godwinson
c. 1022–1066 Leofwine Godwinson c. 1035–1066 2nd Earl of Kent King William I c. 1028–1087 Odo of Bayeux d. 1097 Earl of Kent Earldom (1st creation) forfeit, 1066 Earldom (2nd creation) forfeit, 1088 Earl of Kent (3rd creation), 1141
Earldom (3rd creation) forfeit, 1155 Earl of Kent (4th creation), 1227
King Edward I
1239–1307 Earldom (4th creation) extinct, 1243 King Edward II
1284–1327 Earl of Kent (5th creation), 1321
Earldom (5th creation) attainted, 1330
Earldom (5th creation) restored, 1330 Baron Holand (2nd creation), 1353
Earl of Kent (6th creation), 1360 Edmund
c. 1326–1331 2nd Earl of Kent John of Gaunt 1340–1399 Duke of Lancaster Edward the Black Prince 1330–1376 Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall Joan of Kent c. 1328–1385 Princess of Wales, 4th Countess of Kent suo jure, 5th Baroness Wake of Liddell Thomas Holland c. 1314–1360 1st Earl of Kent, 1st Baron Holland John 1330–1352 3rd Earl of Kent, 4th Baron Wake of Liddell Earldom (5th creation) extinct, 1360
Elizabeth of Lancaster
bef. 1363–1426 John Holland c. 1352–1400 Earl of Huntingdon, Duke of Exeter, 3rd Baron Holland Thomas Holland 1350–1397 2nd Earl of Kent, 2nd Baron Holland Earl of Kent (7th creation), 1461 Earl of Kent (8th creation), 1465 Earldom (6th creation) extinct and Barony Holand (2nd creation) abeyant, 1408
William Neville
c. 1405–1463 Earl of Kent, Baron Fauconberg jure uxoris Edmund Grey 1416–1490 1st Earl of Kent, 4th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Earldom (7th creation) extinct, 1463
Richard Grey
1481–1524 3rd Earl of Kent, 6th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Anthony Grey Henry Grey c. 1495–1562 4th Earl of Kent, 7th Baron Grey de Ruthyn George Grey Henry Grey
1520–1545 Anthony Grey
1557–1643 9th Earl of Kent Reginald Grey d. 1573 5th Earl of Kent, 8th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Henry Grey 1541–1615 6th Earl of Kent, 9th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Charles Grey c. 1545–1623 7th Earl of Kent, 10th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Henry Grey
1594–1651 10th Earl of Kent Henry Grey c. 1583–1639 8th Earl of Kent, 11th Baron Grey de Ruthyn Marquess of Kent, Earl of Harold, and Viscount Goderich (1st creation), 1706
Duke of Kent (1st creation), 1710 Earldom (8th creation), Marquessate, and Dukedom of Kent, Earldom of Harold, and Viscountcy Goderich (1st creation) extinct, 1740
King George III
1738–1820 Earl of Dublin (1st creation), 1766 Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin (2nd creation), 1799 See also: Earl of Strathearn
Prince Henry Frederick
1745–1790 Earl of Dublin Prince Edward Augustus 1767–1820 Duke of Kent and Strathearn Earldom of Dublin (1st creation) extinct, 1790 Dukedom of Kent and Strathearn and Earldom of Dublin (2nd creation) extinct, 1820
Queen Victoria
1819–1901 Earl of Dublin (3rd creation), 1849/1850 Earl of Kent (9th creation), 1866 Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 1874
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
1841–1910 Earl of Dublin, later King Edward VII Prince Alfred Ernest Albert 1844–1900 Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Earl of Kent Prince Arthur 1850–1942 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Earldom of Dublin merged in the Crown, 1901
Prince George
1902–1942 1st Duke of Kent, 1st Earl of St Andrews, 1st Baron Downpatrick Prince Alastair Arthur 1914–1943 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Dukedom of Connaught and Strathearn extinct, 1943
Prince Edward
b. 1935 2nd Duke of Kent, 2nd Earl of St Andrews, 2nd Baron Downpatrick 7) Prince Michael of Kent b. 1942 1) George Windsor
b. 1962 styled Earl of St Andrews and heir apparent to the dukedom of Kent 3) Lord Nicholas Windsor b. 1970 8) Lord Frederick Windsor b. 1979 2) Edward Windsor
b. 1988 styled Lord Downpatrick 4) Albert Windsor b. 2007 5) Leopold Windsor b. 2009 6) Louis Windsor b. 2014 |
See also
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Notes and references
[edit ]- ^ "No. 15126". The London Gazette . 23 April 1799. p. 372.