Duke of Albemarle
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The Dukedom of Albemarle 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. See also Earl of Albemarle.
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[edit] Dukes of Albemarle, First Creation (1397)
- Edward, 2nd Duke of York, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1373–1415) (forfeit 1399)
[edit] Dukes of Albemarle, Second Creation (1660)
- George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608–1670)
- Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle (1653–1688)
[edit] Dukes of Albemarle in the Jacobite Peerage (1696 and 1721)
- Henry FitzJames, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1673–1702), created 13 January 1696 by King James II in exile
- George Granville, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1666–1735), created 3 November 1721 by James Francis Edward Stuart
- Bernard Granville, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, born 1700, died 2 July 1776[1]
[edit] Coat of arms
- Arms: Gules, a chevron between three lions, heads erased, argent.
- Crest: On a chapeau a cat-a-mountain (cougar) guardant, per pale, sable and argent between olive branches. Note: The old crest of the family was a cockatrice, argent.
- Supporters: Dexter: a dragon; sinister: a lion, each holding an olive branch.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Bernard Granville, Duke of Albemarle at thepeerage.com (accessed 29 February 2008)
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