List of peerages created for British princes

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This page lists all peerages created for British princes since 1714. Extant peerages are in bold.
The list does not include creations of the titles of Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester.

List of peerages

Peerage Prince Extant Created Subsidiary Titles

Reign of King George I

Duke of York and Albany Prince Ernest Augustus Extinct in 1728 1716 Ulster Earl of Ulster
Duke of Edinburgh Prince Frederick Merged with the Crown in 1760 1726 England Marquess of the Isle of Ely
England Earl of Eltham
England Viscount Launceston
Wales Baron Snowdon
Duke of Cumberland Prince William Extinct in 1765 1726 England Marquess of Berkhamstead
England Earl of Kennington
England Viscount Trematon
Alderney Baron Alderney

Reign of King George II

Duke of York and Albany Prince Edward Extinct in 1767 1760 Ulster Earl of Ulster

Reign of King George III

Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Prince William Extinct in 1834 1764 Connacht Earl of Connaught
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn Prince Henry Extinct in 1790 1766 Dublin Earl of Dublin
Duke of York and Albany Prince Frederick Extinct in 1827 1784 Ulster Earl of Ulster
Duke of Clarence and St Andrews Prince William Henry Merged with the Crown in 1830 1789 Munster Earl of Munster
Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Edward Extinct in 1820 1799 Dublin Earl of Dublin
Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Prince Ernest Augustus Deprived in 1919 Ireland Earl of Armagh
Duke of Sussex Prince Augustus Frederick Extinct in 1843 1801 Scotland Earl of Inverness
Ireland Baron Arklow
Duke of Cambridge Prince Adolphus Extinct in 1904 Ireland Earl of Tipperary
Scotland Baron Culloden

Reign of Queen Victoria

Duke of Edinburgh Prince Alfred Extinct in 1900 1866 Kent Earl of Kent
Ulster Earl of Ulster
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Arthur Extinct in 1943 1874 Sussex Earl of Sussex
Duke of Albany Prince Leopold Deprived in 1919 1881 England Earl of Clarence
Ireland Baron Arklow
Duke of Clarence and Avondale Prince Albert Victor Extinct in 1892 1890 Ireland Earl of Athlone
Duke of York Prince George Merged with the Crown in 1910 1892 Scotland Earl of Inverness
Ireland Baron Killarney

Reign of King George V

Duke of York Prince Albert Merged with the Crown in 1936 1920 Scotland Earl of Inverness
Ireland Baron Killarney
Duke of Gloucester Prince Henry Extant 1928 Ulster Earl of Ulster
Scotland Baron Culloden
Duke of Kent Prince George Extant 1934 Scotland Earl of St Andrews
Northern Ireland Baron Downpatrick

Reign of King George VI

Duke of Windsor Prince Edward Extinct in 1972 1937

Reign of Queen Elizabeth II

Duke of York Prince Andrew Extant 1986 Scotland Earl of Inverness
Northern Ireland Baron Killyleagh
Earl of Wessex Prince Edward Extant 1999 Viscount Severn
Duke of Cambridge Prince William Extant 2011 Scotland Earl of Strathearn
Northern Ireland Baron Carrickfergus

In addition, Philip Mountbatten (former Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) was created Duke of Edinburgh with the subsidiary titles of Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich by George VI in 1947. After that, The Duke of Edinburgh was created a British prince by his wife Elizabeth II in 1957.

See also