The titles of Earl of Kendal and Duke of Kendal have been created several times, usually for people with some connection to the royal family. *The first creation was for

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, 4th son of King Henry IV, who was created Earl of Kendal,

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and

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in 1414. The titles became extinct at his death. *The second creation was for John Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset, a grandson of John of Gaunt, who was created Earl of Kendal and

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in 1443. He died the following year, when the titles became extinct. *The third creation was for Jean de Foix, vicomte de Castillon, who was created Earl of Kendal in 1446. He gave allegiance to the King of France in 1462, and is thereby presumed to have forfeited his English peerage. However, his descendants in France (and, later, in Spain) continued to use the title under the name 'Candale' (or 'Candal'). *The next Kendal creation was for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, nephew of King

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and a Royalist commander in the

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, who is sometimes (perhaps erroneously) said to have been created Baron Kendal along with the other titles of Earl of Holdernesse and

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in 1644. This Kendal title, if it ever existed, became extinct on his death without legitimate issue. *The first use of Kendal as a ducal title was in 1666, when Charles Stuart, son of the Duke of York, was given the titles of Duke of Kendal, Earl of Wigmore and Baron Holdenby. He died the following year, when these titles became extinct. *The next creation was for Prince George of Denmark, the husband of Princess (later Queen)

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, who was created

, Earl of Kendal and Baron Wokingham in 1689. He died without surviving issue, and the titles became extinct. *The next creation was for Ehrengard von der Schulenberg, Duchess of Munster, the mistress of King

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, who was created Duchess of Kendal, Countess of Feversham and Baroness Glastonbury in 1719. These titles were for life only and expired with their first holder. *The last Kendal creation was for James Lowther, who was created Baron Kendal, Baron Burgh,

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, Viscount Lowther,

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and

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in 1784. These titles became extinct at his death. *In 1816, at the time of the marriage of Princess Charlotte of Wales (daughter of the

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) to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, it was announced that the groom was to be created Duke of Kendal. However, in the end this never happened.

Earls of Kendal, First Creation (1414)

* John of Lancaster, 1st Earl of Kendal and Duke of Bedford (1389–1435)

Earls of Kendal, Second Creation (1443)

* John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Kendal and Duke of Somerset (1404–1444)

Earls of Kendal, Third Creation (1446)

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(d. 1485) (presumed to have surrendered the peerage 1462, though his descendants in France continued to use the title under the name 'Candale') * Gaston II de Foix, 2nd comte de Candale (d. 1500) * Gaston III de Foix, 3rd comte de Candale (d. 1536) * Frederic de Foix, 4th comte de Candale (d. 1571) * Henri de Foix, 5th comte de Candale (d. 1572) * Marguerite de Foix, 6th comtesse de Candale (1567–1593), married in 1587 Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, 1st duc d'Epernon (1554–1642) * Henri de Nogaret de La Valette, 7th comte de Candale (d. 1639) (created ''duc de Candale'' in 1621, that title extinct on his death) *

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: Spain * Don Antonio de Candal * Don Pablo de Candal * Don Domingo de Candal (b. 1698) Italy * Don Agostino de Candal (b. 1759) * Donna Anna de Candal (b. 1787), m. Don Ferdinando Della Rocca (1783–1847?),

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* Count Agostino Della Rocca de Candal (1808–1887), Patrizio di Lucera * Count Gino Della Rocca de Candal (1848–1939), Patrizio di Lucera * Count Carlo Della Rocca de Candal (1891–1980), Patrizio di Lucera,

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* Count Giovanni Della Rocca de Candal (1942-), Patrizio di Lucera * Count Geri Della Rocca de Candal (1983-), Patrizio di Lucera