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| name              = Dukedom of York
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| creation_date     = {{Start date and age|23 June 1986 }}
| creation          = Eighth 
| monarch           = [[Elizabeth II]]<!-- monarch when title created (1986) --> 
| peerage           = [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]] 
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| first_holder      = [[Edmund of Langley]]
| present_holder       = [[Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor]] (not using title)
| heir_presumptive  =  
| remainder_to      = the 1st Duke's [[heirs male]] [[heirs of the body|of the body]] lawfully begotten
| subsidiary_titles = {{plainlist|
*[[Earl of Inverness]]
*[[Baron Killyleagh]]}}
| status            = Extant, not in use<ref>{{cite web |url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10370/|publisher=House of Commons Library|type=Research Briefing|title=The removal of titles and honours|date=1 December 2025|access-date=3 December 2025|last=Torrance|first=David|quote=On 4 November 2025, Nick Thomas-Symonds (Minister for the Cabinet Office) stated in response to a parliamentary question that: "An Act of Parliament is required to remove a peerage once conferred".}}</ref>
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'''Duke of York''' is<!-- do not changed to "was", please join talk page discussion--> a title of [[nobility]] in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. Since the 15th [[century]], it has, when granted, usually been given to the second son of [[List of English monarchs|English]] (later [[List of British monarchs|British]]) monarchs. The analogous title in the Scottish peerage was [[Duke of Albany]].

Initially granted in the 14th century in the [[Peerage of England]], the title ''Duke of York'' has been created eight times.  The title ''Duke of York and Albany'' has been created three times. These occurred during the 18th century, following the [[Acts of Union 1707|1707 unification]] of the [[Kingdom of England]] and [[Kingdom of Scotland]] into a single, united realm.  The double naming was done so that a [[territorial designation]] from each of the previously separate [[sovereign state|realms]] could be included.

The title was most recently awarded by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] to her second son, the then-[[Prince Andrew]], at the time of [[Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson|his wedding]] in 1986. In October 2025, amid controversy surrounding Andrew's ties to child sex offender [[Jeffrey Epstein]], Buckingham Palace announced that [[Charles III]] had started a "formal process" to remove his brother's style, titles, and honours.<ref name="Nanji-2025">{{cite news |last=Nanji |first=Noor |date=30 October 2025 |title=Andrew stripped of 'prince' title and will move out of Royal Lodge |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7m4yjkp74o |access-date=30 October 2025 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Andrew's name was removed from the [[Roll of the Peerage]] the same day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roll of the Peerage |url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/images/downloads/Roll_of_the_Peerage.pdf |access-date=30 October 2025 |work=College of Arms}}</ref><ref name="Gazette-Removals">{{London Gazette
| issue = 64895
| date = 6 November 2025
| page = 21342
}}</ref> This did not revoke his peerages,<ref name="hoclib">{{Cite web |last=Torrance |first=David |date=3 November 2025 |title=The removal of titles and honours |url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10370/ |access-date=4 November 2025 |website=[[House of Commons Library]]}}</ref> but means he is no longer entitled to any place in the [[Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom|orders of precedence]] derived from them and that will cease to be addressed or referred to by any title derived from his peerages in official documents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Royal Warrant of 1 June 2004 |url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/RoyalWarrant2004.pdf |access-date=31 October 2025 |website=[[College of Arms]]}}</ref>

==History==
In the [[Middle Ages]], [[York]] was a main city of [[Northern England]] and remains the seat of the [[archbishop of York]] since AD 735. [[Yorkshire]] is England's largest [[shire]] in area.

York under its Viking name "Jorvik" was a [[petty kingdom]] in the [[Early Middle Ages]]. In the interval between the fall of independent Jorvik under [[Eric Bloodaxe]], last [[king of Jorvik]] (d. 954), and the first creation of the Dukedom of York, there were a few [[earls of York]].

The title Duke of York was first created in the [[Peerage of England]] in 1385 for [[Edmund of Langley]]. His son [[Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York|Edward]], who inherited the title, was killed at the [[Battle of Agincourt]] in 1415. The title passed to Edward's nephew [[Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York|Richard]], the son of [[Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge]] (who had been executed for plotting against [[Henry V of England|King Henry V]]). The younger Richard managed to obtain a restoration of the title, but when his eldest son, who inherited the title, became king in 1461 as [[Edward IV]], the title [[merged into the Crown]].

The title was next created for [[Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York|Richard of Shrewsbury]], second son of King Edward IV. Richard was one of the [[Princes in the Tower]], and, as he disappeared and was presumed dead without heirs, the title was considered extinct.

The third creation was for Henry Tudor, second son of [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII]]. When his elder brother [[Arthur, Prince of Wales]], died in 1502, Henry became heir-apparent to the throne. When Henry ultimately became [[King Henry VIII]] in 1509, his titles merged into the crown.

The title was created for the fourth time for Charles Stuart, second son of [[James VI and I|James I]]. When his elder brother, [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales]], died in 1612, Charles became heir-apparent. He was created [[Prince of Wales]] in 1616 and eventually became [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] in 1625 when the title again merged into the Crown.

The fifth creation was in favour of [[James II of England|James Stuart]], the second son of Charles I. [[New York (state)|New York]], its capital [[Albany, New York|Albany]], and [[New York City]], were named for this particular Duke of Albany and York. In 1664, [[Charles II of England]] granted American territory between the [[Delaware River|Delaware]] and [[Connecticut River|Connecticut]] rivers to his younger brother James. Following its capture by the English the former Dutch territory of [[New Netherland]] and its principal port, [[New Amsterdam]], were named the [[Province of New York|Province]] and [[New York City|City of New York]] in James's honour. After the founding, the Duke gave part of the colony to proprietors [[George Carteret]] and [[John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton|John Berkeley]]. [[Fort Orange]], {{convert|150|mi|km}} north on the [[Hudson River]], was renamed [[Albany, New York|Albany]] after James's Scottish title.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761552683/New_York.html |title=New York |access-date=2007-02-24 |encyclopedia=Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028213146/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761552683/New_York.html |archive-date=2009-10-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=James II |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |access-date=2011-01-02 |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/299989/James-II}}</ref><ref name=miller44>Miller, 44–45</ref> When his elder brother, [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]], died without heirs, James succeeded to the throne as [[King James II]] of England and King James VII of Scotland, and the title once again merged into the Crown.

During the 18th century the [[Duke of York and Albany|double dukedom of York and Albany]] was created a number of times in the [[Peerage of Great Britain]]. The title was first held by [[Ernest, Duke of York and Albany|Duke Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Bishop of Osnabrück]], the youngest brother of [[George I of Great Britain|King George I]]. He died without heirs, and the title reverted to the Crown. The second creation of the double dukedom was for [[Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany|Prince Edward]], younger brother of [[King George III]], who also died without heirs, having never married. Again, the title reverted to the Crown. The third and last creation of the double dukedom was for [[Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany|Prince Frederick Augustus]], the second son of King George III. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the [[British Army]] for many years, and was the original "[[The Grand Old Duke of York|Grand old Duke of York]]" in the popular rhyme. He too died without legitimate heirs, leaving the title, once again, to revert to the Crown.

The sixth creation of the Dukedom of York (without being combined with Albany) was for Prince George, second son of the, then current, Prince of Wales, the future [[King Edward VII]]. He was created Duke of York following the death of his elder brother, [[Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale]]. The title merged with the Crown when George succeeded his father as [[King George V]].

The seventh creation was for Prince Albert, second son of King George V, and younger brother of the future [[King Edward VIII]]. Albert came unexpectedly to the throne when his brother abdicated, and took the name [[George VI]], the Dukedom then merging into the Crown.

The title was created for the eighth time for [[Prince Andrew]], second son of [[Queen Elizabeth II]]. As a result of his marriage to [[Sarah, Duchess of York]], his only legitimate issue are two daughters: [[Princess Beatrice]] and [[Princess Eugenie]]. As he had no legitimate sons during his tenure, the title would have again become extinct and reverted to the Crown upon his death. 

Andrew stepped back from royal duties in 2019 following an [[Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal|episode]] of the BBC's news and current affairs programme [[Newsnight]], in which he was interviewed about his relationship with [[Jeffrey Epstein]], the American financier and convicted [[sex offender]].<ref name="Quinn2011192">{{cite news |last=Quinn |first=Ben |date=20 November 2019 |title=Prince Andrew to step back from public duties 'for foreseeable future' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/20/prince-andrew-to-step-back-from-public-duties-for-foreseeable-future |access-date=20 November 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London, England}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 November 2019 |title=As it happened: Prince Andrew's Interview |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-50447028?page=4 |access-date=16 November 2019 |website=BBC News}}</ref> On 17 October 2025, following discussions with the King, Andrew agreed to cease using his titles of Duke of York, [[Earl of Inverness]] and [[Baron Killyleagh]],<ref>{{cite news |date=17 October 2025 |title=BBC News live coverage: Prince Andrew relinquishes titles |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgw31y75ywt |access-date=17 October 2025 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite web |date=17 October 2025 |title=A statement by Prince Andrew |url=https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2025-10-17/a-statement-by-prince-andrew |access-date=17 October 2025 |website=Royal.uk |publisher=The Royal Household}}</ref> although legally he still held them.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/17/prince-andrew-to-give-up-royal-titles</ref> On 30 October 2025 [[Buckingham Palace]] issued a statement announcing that [[King Charles III]] had begun a "formal process" to remove Andrew's style, titles, and honours.<ref name="Sky">{{Cite news |title=Andrew latest: King's brother to lose 'prince' title and move out of Royal Lodge over Epstein ties |url=https://news.sky.com/story/prince-andrew-to-lose-prince-title-and-move-out-of-royal-lodge-13456409 |date=30 October 2025 |access-date=30 October 2025 |work=Sky News}}</ref> His name was subsequently removed from the [[Roll of the Peerage]]<ref name="Peerage">{{cite web|url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/images/downloads/Roll_of_the_Peerage.pdf|title=Roll of the Peerage|work=College of Arms|access-date=30 October 2025}}</ref> which means the title cannot be used on official documents, though he legally remains Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, and Baron Killyleagh, because depriving a person of the peerage requires parliamentary action,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/britains-disgraced-ex-prince-andrew-didnt-lose-all-his-titles-1c2d78a9|title=Britain's Disgraced Ex-Prince Andrew Didn't Lose All His Titles|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=7 November 2025|last=Colchester|first=Max}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10370/|title=Research Briefing: The removal of titles and honours|publisher=[[House of Commons Library]]|last=Torrance|first=David|date=3 November 2025}}</ref> and removal of a peer's name from the Roll of the Peerage does not extinguish the peerage.  The dukedom has not been returned to the Crown and if Andrew were to have a son, that son would inherit the dukedom. 

Aside from the first creation, every time the Dukedom of York has been created it has had only one occupant, that person either inheriting the throne or dying without male heirs.

=== Pretenders ===
In the late 15th century, [[Perkin Warbeck]] unsuccessfully claimed the Crown by claiming the identity of Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York.

In the early 18th century, the eldest son of the overthrown King James II & VII and thus [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] claimant to the throne, [[James Francis Edward Stuart]], known to his opponents as the Old Pretender, granted the title "Duke of York" (in the [[Jacobite Peerage]]) to his own second son, [[Henry Benedict Stuart|Henry]], using his purported authority as King James III & VIII. Henry later became a cardinal in the Catholic church and is thus known as the Cardinal Duke of York. Since James was not recognised as king by English law, the grant is also not recognised as a legitimate creation.

==Dukes of York==
===First creation, 1385–1461===
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| '''[[Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York|Edmund of Langley]]'''<br />1385–1402<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmund-of-Langley-1st-Duke-of-York|title=Edmund of Langley, 1st duke of York &#124; Royalty, Plantagenet & Duke &#124; Britannica|website=www.britannica.com}}</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Earl of Cambridge]] (1362)}}''
| [[File:Edmund of Langley 2C Duke of York.jpg|100px|Edmund of Langley]]
| 5 June 1341<br />[[Kings Langley]]<br />4th surviving son of King [[Edward III]] and [[Philippa of Hainault]]
| [[Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York|Isabella of Castile]]<br />11 July 1372 - 23 December 1392<br />3 children<br /><br />[[Joan Holland]]<br />{{circa|4 November 1393|lk=yes}}<br />no children
|
1 August 1402<br />[[Epworth, Lincolnshire]]<br />aged 61

|-
| '''[[Edward, 2nd Duke of York|Edward of Norwich]]'''<br />1402–1415<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-of-Norwich-2nd-duke-of-York|title=Edward of Norwich, 2nd duke of York &#124; Military leader, Battle of Agincourt, Lancastrian supporter &#124; Britannica|website=www.britannica.com}}</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Duke of Aumale]] (1397–1399), [[Earl of Cambridge]] (1362–1414), [[Earl of Rutland]] (1390–1402), [[Earl of Cork]] (c. 1396)}}''
| [[File:Edward of Norwich Duke of York.jpg|100px|Edward of Norwich]]
| 1373<br />[[Norwich]]<br />son of 1st Duke by his first wife  [[Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York|Isabella of Castile]]
| [[Philippa de Mohun]]<br />no children
| 25 October 1415<br />[[Battle of Agincourt]]<br />aged 42

|-
| '''[[Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York|Richard of York]]'''<br />1415–1460<br />''{{Small|also: [[Lord Protector of England]] (1460, see [[Act of Accord]]); [[Earl of Ulster]] (1264), [[Earl of March]] (1328), [[Earl of Cambridge]] (1414, restored 1426), feudal Lord of Clare (bt. 1066–1075), [[Baron Mortimer of Wigmore]] (1331)}}''
| [[File:Richard of York Talbot Shrewsbury Book.jpeg|100px]]
| 21 September 1411<br />Nephew of 2nd Duke and son of [[Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge]] ([[Attainder|attainted]] and executed for treason in August 1415) and [[Anne de Mortimer]]; restored in blood
| [[Cecily Neville]]<br />1437<br />13 children
| 30 December 1460<br />[[Wakefield]]<br />aged 49

|-
| '''[[Edward IV|Edward Plantagenet]]'''<br />1460–1461<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_iv_king.shtml|title=BBC - History - Edward IV|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Earl of Ulster]] (1264), [[Earl of March]] (1328), [[Earl of Cambridge]] (1414), feudal Lord of Clare (bt. 1066–1075), [[Baron Mortimer of Wigmore]] (1331)}}''
| [[File:EdwardIVofEngland-Yorkist.jpg|100px|Edward Plantagenet]]
| 28 April 1442<br />[[Rouen]]<br />son of 3rd Duke by his wife [[Cecily Neville]]
| [[Elizabeth Woodville]]<br />1 May 1464<br />10 children
| 9 April 1483<br />[[Westminster]]<br />aged 40
|-
|Colspan=5|''Edward Plantagenet seized the throne in 1461 as '''Edward IV''' and the title of duke merged with the crown.''
|}

===Second creation, 1474===
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| '''[[Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York|Richard of Shrewsbury]]'''<br />1474–1483<br />''{{Small|also: [[Duke of Norfolk]] (1477), [[Earl of Norfolk]] (1477), [[Earl of Nottingham]] (1476), possibly [[Earl of Warenne]] (1477)}}''
| [[File:Richard of Shrewsbury.jpg|100px|Richard of Shrewsbury]]
|17 August 1473<br />[[Shrewsbury]]<br />Second son of King [[Edward IV]] and [[Elizabeth Woodville]]
| [[Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk|Anne de Mowbray]]<br />15 January 1478<br />no children
| Disappeared in the [[Tower of London]], with his older brother, the "[[Princes in the Tower]]".
|-
|Colspan=5|''Richard disappeared without issue and the title of duke became extinct.''
|}

===Third creation, 1494===
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|-
| '''[[Henry VIII|Henry Tudor]]'''<br />1494–1509<ref>Scarisbrick, J. J. (1997). Henry VIII (2nd ed.). Yale University Press. {{ISBN|0300071582}}.</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Prince of Wales]] (1504), [[Duke of Cornwall]] (1502)}}''
| [[File:HenryVIII 1509.jpg|100px|Henry Tudor]]
| 28 June 1491<br />[[Palace of Placentia|Greenwich Palace]], [[London]]<br />son of [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] and [[Elizabeth of York]]
| [[Catherine of Aragon]]<br />11 June 1509 – 23 May 1533<br />([[annulment]])<br />1 surviving daughter, others stillborn or briefly-lived<br /><br />[[Anne Boleyn]]<br />25 January 1533 – 17 May 1536<br />(annulment)<br />1 daughter<br /><br />[[Jane Seymour]]<br />30 May 1536 – 24 October 1537<br />1 son<br /><br />[[Anne of Cleves]]<br />6 January 1540 – 9 July 1540<br />(annulment)<br />no children<br /><br />[[Catherine Howard]]<br />28 July 1540 – 23 November 1541<br />no children<br /><br />[[Catherine Parr]]<br />12 July 1543<br />no children
| 28 January 1547<br />[[Whitehall Palace]], [[London]]<br />aged 55
|-
|Colspan=5|''Henry succeeded as '''Henry VIII''' in 1509 upon his father's death and the title of duke merged with the crown.''
|}

===Fourth creation, 1605===
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|-
| '''[[Charles I of England|Charles Stuart]]'''<br />1605–1625<ref>Gregg, Pauline (1981), King Charles I, London: Dent</ref><br />{{Small|''also: [[Duke of Albany]] (1600);<br />[[Prince of Wales]] (1616), [[Duke of Cornwall]] and [[Duke of Rothesay]] (1612)''}}
| [[File:Charles I (1625).jpg|100px|Charles Stuart]]
| 19 November 1600<br />[[Dunfermline Palace]], [[Dunfermline]]<br />son of [[James VI and I|James I]] and [[Anne of Denmark]]
| [[Henrietta Maria of France]]<br />13 June 1625<br />9 children
| 30 January 1649<br />[[Whitehall Palace]], [[London]]<br />aged 48
|-
|Colspan=5|''Charles succeeded as '''Charles I''' in 1625 upon [[James VI and I|his father]]'s death and the title of duke merged with the crown.''
|}

===Fifth creation, 1633/1644===

James was styled Duke of York from birth and officially created as such in 1644.

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| '''[[James II of England|James Stuart]]'''<br />1633/1644–1685<ref name="Callow, John 2000">Callow, John, The Making of King James II: The Formative Years of a King, Sutton Publishing, Ltd, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2000. Page</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Duke of Albany]] (1660), [[Earl of Ulster]] (1659)}}''
| [[File:James II & VII.jpg|100px|James Stuart]]
| 14 October 1633<br />[[St. James's Palace]], [[London]]<br />son of [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] and [[Henrietta Maria of France]]
| [[Anne Hyde]]<br />3 September 1660<br />8 children<br /><br />[[Mary of Modena]]<br />21 November 1673<br />7 children
| 16 September 1701<br />[[Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye]], [[Paris]]<br />aged 67
|-
|Colspan=5|''James succeeded as '''James II''' in 1685 upon [[Charles II of England|his brother]]'s death and the title of duke merged with the crown.''
|}

===Jacobite creation, 1725===
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| '''[[Henry Benedict Stuart]]'''<br />1725–1788<ref name="Callow, John 2000"/><br />''{{Small|also: [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church]] (1747), [[Dean of the College of Cardinals]] (1803)}}''
| [[File:Circle of Anton Raphael Mengs, Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart, Cardinal York (ca 1750) -002.jpg|100px|Cardinal Stuart]]
| 6 March 1725<br />[[Palazzo Muti]]<br />[[Rome]]<br />[[Papal States]]<br />son of [[James Francis Edward Stuart|"James III and VIII" (Jacobite Pretender)]] and [[Maria Clementina Sobieska]]
| ____
| 13 July 1807<br />[[Frascati]], [[Rome]]<br />aged 82
|-
|Colspan=5|''Henry succeeded his brother as [[Jacobite succession|Jacobite pretender]] to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland in 1788, calling himself "Henry IX", but was not recognized in Britain as a Duke, let alone as King.''
|}

===Sixth creation, 1892===

{| class="wikitable"
!Duke
!Portrait
!Birth
!Marriage(s)
!Death
!Arms
|-
| '''[[George V|George Frederick Ernest Albert]]'''<br />[[House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]<br />1892–1910<br />''{{Small|also: [[Earl of Inverness]] and [[Baron Killarney]] (1892);<br />[[Prince of Wales]], [[Duke of Cornwall]], and [[Duke of Rothesay]] (1901)}}''
| [[File:George V of the United Kingdom01.jpg|100px|Prince George]]
| 3 June 1865<br />[[Marlborough House]]<br />son of [[Edward VII]] and [[Alexandra of Denmark]]
| [[Mary of Teck]]<br />6 July 1893<br />6 children
| 20 January 1936<br />[[Sandringham House]], [[Sandringham, Norfolk|Sandringham]]<br />aged 70
|[[File:Coat of Arms of George, Duke of York.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
| colspan="6" |''George succeeded as '''George V''' in 1910 upon [[Edward VII|his father]]'s death and the title of duke merged with the crown.''
|}

===Seventh creation, 1920===

{| class="wikitable"
!Duke
!Portrait
!Birth
!Marriage(s)
!Death
!Arms
|-
| '''[[George VI|Albert Frederick Arthur George]] '''<br />[[House of Windsor]]<br />1920–1936<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31931/supplement/6313|title = Page 6313 &#124; Supplement 31931, 4 June 1920 &#124; London Gazette &#124; the Gazette}}</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Earl of Inverness]] and [[Baron Killarney]] (1920)}}''
| [[File:Vorstenhuizen, SFA022822350.jpg|100px]]
| 14 December 1895<br />[[York Cottage]], [[Sandringham, Norfolk|Sandringham]]<br />son of [[George V]] and [[Mary of Teck]]
| [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]]<br />26 April 1923<br />2 daughters
| 6 February 1952<br />[[Sandringham House]], [[Sandringham, Norfolk|Sandringham]]<br />aged 56
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Albert, Duke of York.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
|-
| colspan="6" |''Albert succeeded as '''George VI''' in 1936 upon [[Edward VIII|his brother]]'s [[Edward VIII abdication crisis|abdication]] and the title of duke merged with the crown.''
|}

===Eighth creation, 1986===

{| class="wikitable"
!Duke
!Portrait
!Birth
!Marriage(s)
!Arms
|-
| '''[[Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor|Andrew Albert Christian Edward]]'''<br/>[[House of Windsor]]<br/>1986<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/50606/supplement/1|title = Page 1 &#124; Supplement 50606, 23 July 1986 &#124; London Gazette &#124; the Gazette}}</ref>–present<br/>''{{Small|also: [[Earl of Inverness]] and [[Baron Killyleagh]] (1986)}}''
| [[File:Duke of York 2022 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| 19 February 1960<br/>[[Buckingham Palace]]<br />son of [[Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]
| [[Sarah Ferguson]]<br />23 July 1986 – 30 May 1996<br/>([[divorce]])<br/>2 daughters
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Andrew, Duke of York with Garter.svg|frameless|85x85px]]
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| colspan="6" |''On 17 October 2025, Andrew announced he would no longer use the title "Duke of York" and its subsidiary titles''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Caroline |title=Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after 'discussion with king' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/17/prince-andrew-to-give-up-royal-titles |access-date=17 October 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=17 October 2025}}</ref> ''On 30 October 2025, Buckingham Palace announced formal proceedings to remove the titles from Andrew had begun, along with the right to be titled "prince", and he would be known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7m4yjkp74o|title=Andrew stripped of 'prince' title and will move out of Royal Lodge|work=BBC News|first=Noor|last=Nanji|date=30 October 2025|access-date=30 October 2025}}</ref> ''As of 30 October 2025, his name has been removed from the [[Roll of the Peerage]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/images/downloads/Roll_of_the_Peerage.pdf|title=Roll of the Peerage|work=College of Arms|access-date=30 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette| issue = 64895| date = 6 November 2025| page = 21342}}</ref> However, while this strips him of the right to <i>use</i> the title, the title can actually be removed only by an act of Parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10370/|title=The removal of titles and honours|work=House of Commons Library|access-date=2 December 2025}}</ref> The title will not be issued again until Andrew's death.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galante |first=Grace |date=17 October 2025 |title=Here's who could become the next Duke of York after Prince Andrew |url=https://parade.com/news/heres-who-could-become-next-duke-of-york-after-prince-andrew |website=Parade}}</ref>
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== Family trees ==
{{Dukes of York and Albany family tree}}
{{Royal dukes family tree}}

==Places and things named after the dukes of York==
===Geographic features===
====Southern hemisphere====
* [[Cape York Peninsula]], Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Cape-York|title=Cape York|publisher= Encyclopaedia Britannica|access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Duke of York Island (Antarctica)|Duke of York Island, Antarctica]]
* [[Duke of York Island, Papua New Guinea]]
* [[Duke of York Islands]], Papua New Guinea
====Canada====
* [[Duke of York Archipelago]], Canada
* [[Duke of York Bay]], Canada

===Political entities===
====Canada====
* [[York, Upper Canada]], now Toronto, Ontario<ref>{{cite book | last = Scadding | first = Henry | author-link = Henry Scadding | year=1873 |publisher = [[Adam, Stevenson & Co.]] | location = [[Toronto, ON.]] | url = https://archive.org/details/ytorontoofoldcol00scad | title = Toronto of old: collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario | page =[https://archive.org/details/ytorontoofoldcol00scad/page/21 21] | access-date = 13 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[York County, New Brunswick]], Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/CountyListing.aspx?culture=en-CA&county=15|title=York County|work=Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present|publisher=Provincial Archives of New Brunswick|access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref>

====United States====
* [[New York (state)|New York]], a U.S. state<ref name=NewYork>{{cite web|url=http://www.empirestatehistory.com/New_York_Under_The_Duke_of_York.html|title=New York Under The Duke of York|publisher=Empire State History|access-date=13 December 2017|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103075157/http://www.empirestatehistory.com/New_York_Under_The_Duke_of_York.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[New York City]], the largest city in the United States.<ref name=NewYork/>

===Schools===
* [[Duke of York's Royal Military School]], Dover, Kent, United Kingdom
* [[Duke of York School]], [[Nairobi, Kenya]], renamed Lenana School after Kenya attained independence in 1963.

===Pubs===
* [[Duke of York, Bloomsbury]]
* [[Duke of York Inn, Elton]]
* [[The Duke of York, Fitzrovia]]
* [[Duke of York, Ganwick Corner]]

===Ships===
*[[HMS Duke of York (1763)|HMS ''Duke of York'' (1763)]], a 4-gun [[Cutter (boat)|cutter]] purchased in 1763 and sold in 1776
*[[HMS Duke of York (17)|HMS ''Duke of York'' (17)]], a ''King George V''-class battleship launched in 1940, and broken up in 1958
*[[Hired armed cutter Duke of York|Hired armed cutter ''Duke of York'']]
*[[Hired armed lugger Duke of York|Hired armed lugger ''Duke of York'']]
*[[TSS Duke of York (1894)|TSS ''Duke of York'' (1894)]]
*[[TSS Duke of York (1935)|TSS ''Duke of York'' (1935)]]

===Railways===
* ''Duke of York'' was one of the [[GWR 3031 Class]] locomotives that were built for and run on the [[Great Western Railway]] between 1891 and 1915.

===Military Music===
There is also military march titled Duke of York which is used as an inspection piece or slow march. It is in 4/4 time, D Major with a form of AABBCCDD. Gordon Ashman in 1991 maintains that the melody was composed in 1805, soon after the Duke of York became Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and notes it is still in use today as a regimental slow-march. James Merryweather however, researched the melody and found it was composed by John Gamidge in 1789, to be played by the York Waits.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU0PqAZLeew | title=The Duke of York March | website=[[YouTube]] | date=26 March 2016 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Duke of Albany]]
*[[Duke of York and Albany]]
*[[Earl of Inverness]], a subsidiary title of the current creation
*[[Baron Killyleagh]], a subsidiary title of the current creation
*[[Henry Benedict Stuart]], created Duke of York in the [[Jacobite Peerage]] by his father [[James Francis Edward Stuart|the titular King James III]] in 1725.  Living in Italy as a cardinal of the Catholic Church, he called himself the "Cardinal Duke of York" (or "Cardinal called Duke of York") for most of his life and was recognised as such by the [[Papacy]], [[Modena]], [[France]], and [[Spain]]. He became the [[Jacobite succession|Jacobite pretender]] himself as "Henry IX" in 1788.  The last [[Descendants of James II of England|surviving legitimate descendant]] of [[James II of England|James II]], his grandfather, he died without issue in 1807.

==References==
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==Sources==
* Miller, John (2000). ''James II'', 3rd ed. {{ISBN|0-300-08728-4}}.


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