Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
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Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".) was a British title (after Gloucester and Edinburgh) in the Peerage of Great Britain; the sole creation carried with it the subsidiary title of Earl of Connaught.
It existed for the brother of King George III, Prince William Henry; there had been Dukedoms of Gloucester and of Edinburgh but their extinction gave the opportunity for combination.
The dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh was a royal dukedom when the duke was entitled to the style "His Royal Highness", as Prince William Henry was, but Prince William Frederick was only granted this style on his marriage in 1816.[1]
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 Template:Yesno | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince William Henry House of Hanover 1764–1805 also: Earl of Connaught |
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 |
Prince William of Gloucester and Edinburgh | 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 |
| William Frederick had no children and all his titles became extinct on his death. | ||||
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Family trees
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See also
References
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- ↑ Royal Styles and Titles – 1816 Royal Warrant. Heraldica.org. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
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