Duchess of Kent

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The Duchess of Kent is the woman who is married to the Duke of Kent, as the actual peerage is a male position.

The present holder of the title is Katharine, The Duchess of Kent (formerly Katharine Worsley) by virtue of her marriage to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.

The last before her to have the title was Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent. The other famous Duchess of Kent was the mother of Queen Victoria, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. There has not been another Duchess of Kent because Kent did not become a dukedom until the year 1710, promoting Henry Gray, 12th Earl of Kent to the rank of Duke. He died without marriage or issue, so the dukedom became extinct until it was revived as a new creation for one of the sons of King George III, Prince Edward Augustus Hanover, who was the father of Queen Victoria.

[edit] See also

• British peerage
• Earl of Kent title