Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

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Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Earl of Connaught
StatusExtinct
Extinction date30 November 1834

Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (

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 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

Prince William Frederick had no children and all his titles became extinct on his death.

Family trees

See also

References

  1. ^ Royal Styles and Titles – 1816 Royal Warrant. Heraldica.org. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.