Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

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Dukedom of Gloucester
Coat of Arms of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh.svg
Creation date 19 November 1764
Monarch King George III
Peerage Peerage of Great Britain
First holder Prince William (fr.)
Last holder Prince William (son)
Remainder to the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles Earl of Connaught
Extinction date 30 November 1834

Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh /ˈɡlɒstə/ 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.

The only creation was for the brother of King George III, Prince William; there had previously been Dukes of Gloucester and of Edinburgh, but Prince William's full title was "Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh".

List of dukes

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.

First creation, 1764–1834

Duke Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Prince William Henry
House of Hanover
1764–1805
also: Earl of Connaught (1764)
Prince William 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 (1805)
Prince William of Gloucester and Edniburgh 15 January 1776
Teodoli Palace
son of Prince William Henry and Maria Walpole
Princess Mary of the United Kingdom
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

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Family tree: Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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See also

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