Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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| Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh | |
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| Creation date | 19 November 1764 |
| Created by | King George III |
| Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
| First holder | Prince William Henry |
| Last holder | Prince William Frederick |
| Remainder to | the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Earl of Connaught |
| Status | Extinct |
| Extinction date | 30 November 1834 |
Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (/ˈɡlɒstər/) was a British royal title (after Gloucester and Edinburgh) in the Peerage of Great Britain; the sole creation carried with it the subsidiary title of Earl of Connaught. Such titles are enjoyed as courtesy styles by eldest sons (and if a lesser subsidiary title also exists then such a male-line grandson).
It existed for the brother of King George III, Prince William; there had been Dukedoms of Gloucester and of Edinburgh but whose extinction gave the opportunity for combination.
Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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.
| Duke | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death |
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| Prince William Henry House of Hanover 1764–1805 also: Earl of Connaught (1764 until birth of his eldest son) |
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25 November 1743 Leicester House son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
Maria Walpole 1766 3 children |
25 August 1805 Gloucester House aged 61 |
| Prince William Frederick House of Hanover 1805–1834 also: Earl of Connaught (from birth, by way of courtesy title) |
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15 January 1776 Teodoli Palace son of Prince William Henry and Maria Walpole |
Princess Mary of the United Kingdom (his first cousin) 1816 no children |
30 November 1834 Bagshot Park aged 58 |
| Prince William Frederick and Princess Mary had no children and all his titles became extinct on his death. | ||||
Family tree
Family tree: Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh
| King George II (1683–r.1727–1760) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prince Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707–1751) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DUKE OF GLOUCESTER & EDINBURGH, 1764 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King George III (1738–r.1760–1820) | Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743–1805) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King George IV (1762–r.1820–1830) | King William IV (1765–r.1830–1837) | Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1767–1820) | Princess Mary (1776–1857) | Prince William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776–1834) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queen Victoria (1819–r.1837–1901) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||