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List of peerages created for British princes

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

List of peerages

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Peerage Prince Status Created Subsidiary Titles
Reign of King George I
Duke of York and Albany Prince Ernest Augustus Extinct in 1728 1716 Earl of Ulster
Duke of Edinburgh Prince Frederick Merged with the Crown in 1760 1726 Marquess of the Isle of Ely
Earl of Eltham
Viscount Launceston
Baron Snowdon
Duke of Cumberland Prince William Extinct in 1765 1726 Marquess of Berkhamstead
Earl of Kennington
Viscount Trematon
Baron Alderney
Reign of King George II
Duke of York and Albany Prince Edward Extinct in 1767 1760 Earl of Ulster
Reign of King George III
Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Prince William Extinct in 1834 1764 Earl of Connaught
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn Prince Henry Extinct in 1790 1766 Earl of Dublin
Duke of York and Albany Prince Frederick Extinct in 1827 1784 Earl of Ulster
Duke of Clarence and St Andrews Prince William Henry Merged with the Crown in 1830 1789 Earl of Munster
Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Edward Extinct in 1820 1799 Earl of Dublin
Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Prince Ernest Augustus Deprived in 1919 Earl of Armagh
Duke of Sussex Prince Augustus Frederick Extinct in 1843 1801 Earl of Inverness
Baron Arklow
Duke of Cambridge Prince Adolphus Extinct in 1904 Earl of Tipperary
Baron Culloden
Reign of Queen Victoria
Earl of Dublin Albert Edward, Prince of Wales Merged with the Crown in 1901 1849
Duke of Edinburgh Prince Alfred Extinct in 1900 1866 Earl of Kent
Earl of Ulster
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Arthur Extinct in 1943 1874 Earl of Sussex
Duke of Albany Prince Leopold Deprived in 1919 1881 Earl of Clarence
Baron Arklow
Duke of Clarence and Avondale Prince Albert Victor of Wales Extinct in 1892 1890 Earl of Athlone
Duke of York Prince George of Wales Merged with the Crown in 1910 1892 Earl of Inverness
Baron Killarney
Reign of King George V
Duke of York Prince Albert Merged with the Crown in 1936 1920 Earl of Inverness
Baron Killarney
Duke of Gloucester Prince Henry Extant 1928 Earl of Ulster
Baron Culloden
Duke of Kent Prince George Extant 1934 Earl of St Andrews
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 Earl of Inverness
Baron Killyleagh
Earl of Wessex Prince Edward Extant 1999 Viscount Severn
Duke of Cambridge Prince William of Wales Extant 2011 Earl of Strathearn
Baron Carrickfergus
Duke of Sussex Prince Henry of Wales Extant 2018 Earl of Dumbarton
Baron Kilkeel
Earl of Forfar Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex Extant 2019
Reign of King Charles III
Duke of Edinburgh Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar Extant (for life) 2023

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.

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