Category talk:Extinct dukedoms

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Are these dukedoms really dormant? Dormant implies that they are unclaimed, but in theory extant. I think these are all either forfeit or extinct, which are separate matters altogether. Mackensen (talk) 11:55, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I think they're mostly extinct.

Duke of Albemarle - This one is extinct
Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven - Extinct
Duke of Aumale - This one was forfeit, and then would have become extinct a few years later
Duke of Buckingham - The Stafford dukedom was forfeit for some time, but is probably also extinct by now. The Villiers dukedom is extinct. The Sheffield dukedom is extinct. The Grenville dukedom is extinct.
Duke of Cambridge - A bunch of extinct ones. It might be arguable that Augustus Fitzgeorge ought to have inherited the most recent one - he was the son of the 2nd Duke of Cambridge who was born after the Duke's wedding with his long-time mistress, but the wedding was non-approved. And he died without heirs, anyway.
Duke of Clarence - all extinct, I think
Duke of Cleveland - extinct
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn - extinct
Duke of Cornwall - this one is not extinct or dormant - it is currently held by the Prince of Wales
Duke of Cumberland - this one is suspended. Earlier dukedoms of Cumberland are extinct.
Duke of Exeter - I think this one's extinct
Duke of Hereford - merged in the crown in 1399
Duke of Ireland - forfeit
Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull - extinct
Duke of Lancaster - merged in the crown in 1399, and again in 1413
Duke of Leeds - extinct
Duke of Montagu - extinct
Duke of Newcastle - extinct
Duke of Portland - extinct
Duke of Ross - extinct, I think
Duke of Schomberg - extinct
Duke of Surrey - forfeit
Duke of Sussex - extinct
Duke of Teck - This is not a British peerage title at all. It is a title in the nobility of Württemberg
Duke of Windsor - extinct

I'm not sure there are any dormant dukedoms. john k 13:58, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

That was my reasoning, so I've listed this category on cfd, and I'm checking out the anon's other contributions. Mackensen (talk) 14:04, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)