Duke of Albemarle
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The Dukedom of Albemarle (Script error: No such module "IPAc-en".) has been created twice in the Peerage of England, each time ending in extinction. Additionally, the title was created a third time by James II in exile and a fourth time by his son the Old Pretender, in the Jacobite peerage. The name Albemarle is derived from the Latinised form of the French commune of Script error: No such module "Lang". in Normandy (Template:Langx meaning 'White Marl', marl being a type of fertile soil), other forms being Aubemarle and Aumerle.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". It arose in connection with the ancient Norman Counts of Aumale of Aumale in Normandy.
Dukes of Albemarle (Aumale), first creation (1397)
- Edward of Norwich, Duke of Aumale (Albemarle) (1373–1415), grandson of Edward III, was deprived of this dukedom in 1399. He later succeeded his father as Duke of York.[1]
Dukes of Albemarle, second creation (1660)
- also Earl of Torrington, Baron Monck of Potheridge, Beauchamp and Teyes (England, 7 July 1660)
- George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608–1670) was rewarded with his peerages for his part in the Restoration.
- Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle (1653–1688), only son of the 1st Duke, died childless.
Dukes of Albemarle, first Jacobite creation (1696)
- also "Earl of Rochford" and "Baron Romney" (Jacobite, 1696)
- Henry FitzJames, "1st Duke of Albemarle" (1673–1702), illegitimate son of James II was created a peer by his father in exile.
Dukes of Albemarle, second Jacobite creation (1722)
- also "Marquess Monck and Fitzhemon", "Earl of Bath", "Viscount Bevil" (Jacobite, 1722), Baron Lansdowne (Great Britain, 1712) and "Baron Lansdown of Bideford" (Jacobite, 1722)
- George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne, "1st Duke of Albemarle" (1666–1735), a notable Tory, was made a Jacobite peer by The Old Pretender, which creation was not recognised within the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- Bernard Granville, "2nd Duke of Albemarle" (1700 – 2 July 1776), nephew of Lord Lansdowne, allegedly succeeded his uncle in said Jacobite peerage. Never married.[2]
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- ↑ Edward is referred to in Shakespeare's Richard II as the "Duke of Aumerle"
- ↑ Bernard Granville, Duke of Albemarle at thepeerage.com (accessed 29 February 2008)
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- Dukes of Albemarle
- 1397 establishments in England
- 1399 disestablishments in England
- 1660 establishments in England
- 1688 disestablishments in England
- 1696 establishments in England
- 1702 disestablishments in England
- 1722 establishments in England
- 1776 disestablishments in England
- Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of England
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- Noble titles created in 1397
- Noble titles created in 1660
- Noble titles created in 1696
- Noble titles created in 1722