List of dukes in the peerages of the British Isles

Peerages and baronetages of the British Isles

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This is a list of present dukes in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. For a more complete historical listing, including extinct, dormant, abeyant, forfeit dukedoms in addition to these extant ones, see List of dukedoms in the peerages of the British Isles.

Contents 1 Order of precedence 2 Dukes in the Peerage of England 3 Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland 4 Dukes in the Peerage of Great Britain 5 Dukes in the Peerage of Ireland 6 Dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 7 List of eldest sons of Dukes in the Peerages of the British Isles 8 Sources

Order of precedence

The general order of precedence among dukes is:

1. Dukes in the Peerage of England, in order of creation
2. Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland, in order of creation
3. Dukes in the Peerage of Great Britain, in order of creation
4. Dukes in the Peerage of Ireland, in order of creation
5. Dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, in order of creation

with the following exceptions:

• The Sovereign's Grace may accord any peer higher precedence than his date of creation would warrant.
• The royal dukes are Dukes of the United Kingdom; but they rank higher in the order of precedence than the age of their titles would suggest, due to their close relationship to the monarch. The Prince of Wales holds precedence above all dukes, royal and non-royal and is the Duke of Cornwall and of Rothesay.
• Dukes of Ireland whose dukedoms were created after 1801 yield precedence to earlier created Dukes of the United Kingdom. However, only one dukedom in this category is still extant, the dukedom of Abercorn.
• In the peerage of England, the title of Duke was created 74 times (using 40 different titles: the rest were recreations). Twice a woman was created a Duchess in her own right (but only for life). Out of the 74 times, 37 titles are now extinct (including the two women), 16 titles were forfeit or surrendered, 10 were merged with the crown, and 10 are extant (see list below). The last, Cornwall, is a title that automatically goes to the heir apparent (if and only if he is also the eldest living son of the Sovereign). One of the duchies that was merged into the crown, Lancaster, still provides income to the sovereign. All but one of the titles became extinct before 1800 (only the Duke of Leeds became extinct in 1964). The last English dukedom to be forfeit became so in 1715.
• The original six titles created between 1337 and 1386 were Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence, Duke of York, the Duke of Gloucester, and the Duke of Ireland. The Duke of Ireland was a title used for only two years and is somewhat confusing since only a small portion of Ireland was not really under the control of England in 1386; it is not to be confused with the dukedoms of the peerage of Ireland. Clarence has not been used since 1892 when Victoria's grandson (and son of the Prince of Wales) died at the age of 28. The titles of Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester have both become extinct more than once and been re-created as titles within the peerage of the United Kingdom. Both titles are reserved for princes (and their descendants).
• On 29 September 1397, in an unprecedented move six dukedoms were created on a single day. None of these titles is extant.
• Besides the dukedom of Cornwall, the oldest extant title is that of Duke of Norfolk, dating from 1483. The Duke of Norfolk is considered the Premier Duke.

Dukes in the Peerage of England

1. The Duke of Cornwall (1337)
   • HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales
2. The Duke of Norfolk (1483 or 1514)
   • Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk
3. The Duke of Somerset (1547)
   • John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset
4. The Duke of Richmond, Lennox, and Gordon (1675)
   • Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond
5. The Duke of Grafton (1675)
   • Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton
6. The Duke of Beaufort (1682)
   • David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort
7. The Duke of St Albans (1684)
   • Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans
8. The Duke of Bedford (1694)
   • Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford
9. The Duke of Devonshire (1694)
   • Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire
10. The Duke of Marlborough (1702)
    • John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
11. The Duke of Rutland (1703)
    • David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland

Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland

1. The Duke of Rothesay (1398)
   • The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
2. The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon (1643)
   • Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton
3. The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry (1663)
   • Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch
4. The Duke of Argyll (1701)
   • Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll
5. The Duke of Atholl (1703)
   • John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl
6. The Duke of Montrose (1707)
   • James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose
7. The Duke of Roxburghe (1707)
   • Guy Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe

Dukes in the Peerage of Great Britain

1. The Duke of Manchester (1719)
   • Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester
2. The Duke of Northumberland (1766)
   • Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland

Dukes in the Peerage of Ireland

1. The Duke of Leinster (1766)
   • Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster
2. The Duke of Abercorn (1868)¹
   • James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn

¹The Dukedom of Abercorn was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Dukedoms of the United Kingdom, between the Dukedom of Sutherland and the Dukedom of Westminster

Dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Precedence of Scottish and Irish creations shown in italics.

1. The Duke of Wellington (1814)
   • Arthur Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
2. The Duke of Sutherland (1833)
   • Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland

   The Duke of Abercorn (Ireland)

3. The Duke of Westminster (1874)
   • Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster

   The Duke of Argyll (Scotland, 1892)

4. The Duke of Fife (1900)
   • James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
5. The Duke of Gloucester (1928)
   • Prince Richard, 2nd Duke of Gloucester²
6. The Duke of Kent (1934)
   • Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent²
7. The Duke of Edinburgh (1947)
   • The Prince Philip, 1st Duke of Edinburgh²
8. The Duke of York (1986)
   • The Prince Andrew, Duke of York²
9. The Duke of Cambridge (2011)
   • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge²

²As members of the Royal Family, these dukes rank higher in precedence than they would by virtue of the seniority of their dukedoms alone.

List of eldest sons of Dukes in the Peerages of the British Isles

1. HRH The Prince of Wales, eldest son of the Duke of Edinburgh
2. HRH The Duke of Cambridge, eldest son of the Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay
3. Earl of Arundel and Surrey, eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk
4. Baron Seymour, eldest son of the Duke of Somerset
5. Earl of March and Kinrara, eldest son of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon
6. Marquess of Worcester, eldest son of the Duke of Beaufort
7. Earl of Burford, eldest son of the Duke of St Albans
8. Marquess of Tavistock, eldest son of the Duke of Bedford
9. Earl of Burlington, eldest son of the Duke of Devonshire (although heirs to that dukedom usually use the greater courtesy title of Marquess of Hartington)
10. Marquess of Blandford, eldest son of the Duke of Marlborough
11. Marquess of Granby, eldest son of the Duke of Rutland
12. Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale, eldest son of the Duke of Hamilton
13. Earl of Dalkeith, eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry
14. Marquess of Lorne, eldest son of the Duke of Argyll
15. Marquess of Tullibardine, eldest son of the Duke of Atholl
16. Marquess of Graham, eldest son of the Duke of Montrose
17. Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, eldest son of the Duke of Roxburghe
18. Viscount Mandeville, eldest son of the Duke of Manchester
19. Earl Percy, eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland
20. Marquess of Douro, eldest son of the Duke of Wellington
21. Marquess of Stafford, eldest son of the Duke of Sutherland
22. Marquess of Hamilton, eldest son of the Duke of Abercorn
23. Earl Grosvenor, eldest son of the Duke of Westminster
24. Earl of Southesk, eldest son of the Duke of Fife
25. Earl of Ulster, eldest son of the Duke of Gloucester
26. Earl of St Andrews, eldest son of the Duke of Kent

Sources

• Burke′s Peerage and Gentry

Dukes of the peerages of the British Isles* Royal dukes Edinburgh • Cornwall & Rothesay • Cambridge • York • Gloucester • Kent Others Norfolk • Somerset • Richmond, Lennox & Gordon • Grafton • Beaufort • St Albans • Bedford • Devonshire • Marlborough • Rutland • Hamilton & Brandon • Buccleuch & Queensberry • Argyll • Atholl • Montrose • Roxburghe • Manchester • Northumberland • Leinster • Wellington • Sutherland • Abercorn • Westminster • Fife * Current dukes, listed by precedence, from highest to lowest