Duke of York is a title of

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in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, usually been given to the second son of

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(later British) monarchs. The equivalent title in the Scottish peerage was Duke of Albany. However, King George II and

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granted the titles '' Duke of York and Albany''. Initially granted in the 14th century in the Peerage of England, the title ''Duke of York'' has been created eight times. The title ''Duke of York and Albany'' has been created three times. These occurred during the 18th century, following the 1707 unification of the

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and

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into a single, united realm. The double naming was done so that a

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from each of the previously separate

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could be included. The current Duke of York is Prince Andrew, the younger brother of

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. The present Duke's marriage produced two daughters, and he has remained unmarried since his 1996 divorce. As long as Prince Andrew has no legitimate male heirs, the title Duke of York will again revert to the Crown upon his death. A future monarch would then have the ability to bestow the title as a royal dukedom, in what would be its ninth creation. Prince Louis, the second son of

William, Prince of Wales William, Prince of Wales, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. Born in London, William was edu ...

, is the most likely candidate to be the next Duke of York after the death of his great-uncle, Prince Andrew, and after William becomes King.

History

In the

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was the main city of the North of England and the see of the

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from AD 735.

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was England's largest shire in area. York under its Viking name "Jorvik" was a

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in the Early Medieval period. In the interval between the fall of independent Jorvik under Eric Bloodaxe, last king of Jorvik (d. 954), and the first creation of the Dukedom of York, there were a few earls of York. The title Duke of York was first created in the Peerage of England in 1385 for Edmund of Langley. His son

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, who inherited the title, was killed at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The title passed to Edward's nephew

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, the son of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (who had been executed for plotting against King Henry V). The younger Richard managed to obtain a restoration of the title, but when his eldest son, who inherited the title, became king in 1461 as

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, the title merged into the Crown. The title was next created for Richard of Shrewsbury, second son of King Edward IV. Richard was one of the Princes in the Tower, and, as he died without heirs, the title became extinct at his death. The third creation was for Henry Tudor, second son of

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. When his elder brother Arthur, Prince of Wales, died in 1502, Henry became heir-apparent to the throne. When Henry ultimately became

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in 1509, his titles merged into the crown. The title was created for the fourth time for Charles Stuart, second son of

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. When his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, died in 1612, Charles became heir-apparent. He was created

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in 1616 and eventually became

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in 1625 when the title again merged into the Crown. The fifth creation was in favour of James Stuart, the second son of Charles I. New York, its capital Albany, and

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, were named for this particular Duke of Albany and York. In 1664,

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granted American territory between the

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and

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rivers to his younger brother James. Following its capture by the English the former Dutch territory of

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and its principal port,

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, were named the

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and City of New York in James's honour. After the founding, the Duke gave part of the colony to proprietors George Carteret and John Berkeley. Fort Orange, north on the

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, was renamed Albany after James's Scottish title.Miller, 44–45 When his elder brother, King Charles II, died without heirs, James succeeded to the throne as King James II of England and King James VII of Scotland, and the title once again merged into the Crown. During the 18th century the double dukedom of York and Albany was created a number of times in the Peerage of Great Britain. The title was first held by Duke Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Bishop of Osnabrück, the youngest brother of King George I. He died without heirs, and the title reverted to the Crown. The second creation of the double dukedom was for Prince Edward, younger brother of

, who also died without heirs, having never married. Again, the title reverted to the Crown. The third and last creation of the double dukedom was for Prince Frederick Augustus, the second son of King George III. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the

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for many years, and was the original " Grand old Duke of York" in the popular rhyme. He too died without legitimate heirs, leaving the title, once again, to revert to the Crown. The sixth creation of the Dukedom of York (without being combined with Albany) was for Prince George, second son of the, then current, Prince of Wales, the future

King Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...

. He was created Duke of York following the death of his elder brother,

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward; 8 January 1864 – 14 January 1892) was the eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) and grandson of the ...

. The title merged with the Crown when George succeeded his father as King George V. The seventh creation was for Prince Albert, second son of King George V, and younger brother of the future King Edward VIII. Albert came unexpectedly to the throne when his brother abdicated, and took the name

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, the Dukedom then merging into the Crown. The title was created for the eighth time for Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II. As of 2022, the only legitimate offspring are his two daughters from his marriage to Sarah, Duchess of York. Thus, if he has no future (legitimate) sons, the title will again become extinct—reverting to the Crown—upon his death. Aside from the first creation, every time the Dukedom of York has been created it has had only one occupant, that person either inheriting the throne or dying without male heirs.

Pretenders

In the late 15th Century,

Perkin Warbeck Perkin Warbeck ( 1474 – 23 November 1499) was a pretender to the English throne claiming to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, who was the second son of Edward IV and one of the so-called " Princes in the Tower". Richard, were he alive ...

unsuccessfully claimed the Crown by pretending the identity of Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York. The pretend Dukedom was merged into the pretend Crown. In the early 18th century, the eldest son of the overthrown King James II & VII and thus Jacobite claimant to the throne,

James Francis Edward Stuart James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 16881 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender by Whigs, was the son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his second wife, Mary of Modena. He was Prince of Wales fro ...

, known to his opponents as the Old Pretender, granted the title "Duke of York" (in the Jacobite Peerage) to his own second son, Henry, using his purported authority as King James III & VIII. Henry later became a cardinal in the Catholic church and is thus known as the Cardinal Duke of York. Since James was not recognised as king by English law, the grant is also not recognised as a legitimate creation.

Dukes of York

First creation, 1385–1415, 1425–1461

, Edmund of Langley
1385–1402
' , Edmund of Langley 2C Duke of York

, 5 June 1341

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4th surviving son of King

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and Philippa of Hainault , Isabella of Castile
1372
3 children

Joan Holland
no children , 1 August 1402

aged 61 , - ,

Edward of Norwich Edward, 2nd Duke of York, ( – 25 October 1415) was an English nobleman, military commander and magnate. He was the eldest son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and a grandson of King Edward III of England. He held significant appointme ...

1402–1415
' , Edward of Norwich Duke of York

, 1373

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the Episcopal see, See of ...

son of 1st Duke by his first wife Isabella of Castile ,

Philippa de Mohun Philippa de Mohun (c. 1367 – 17 July 1431) was Duchess of York, as a result of her third marriage to Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (c.1373–1415), Lord of the Isle of Wight, a grandson of King Edward III (1327–1377). She succeeded her ...

no children , 25 October 1415
Battle of Agincourt
aged 42 , - ,

Richard of York Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantage ...

1425–1460
' , Richard of York Talbot Shrewsbury Book

, 21 September 1411
Nephew of 2nd Duke and son of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (

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and executed for treason in August 1415) and Anne de Mortimer; restored in blood , Cecily Neville
1437
13 children , 30 December 1460

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aged 49 , - , Edward Plantagenet
1460–1461
' , EdwardIVofEngland-Yorkist

, 28 April 1442
Rouen
son of 3rd Duke by his wife Cecily Neville ,

Elizabeth Woodville Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile;Although spelling of the family name is usually modernised to "Woodville", it was spelt "Wydeville" in contemporary publications by Caxton, but her tomb at St. George's Chapel, Wind ...

1 May 1464
10 children , 9 April 1483

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aged 40 Edward Plantagenet seized the throne in 1461 as Edward IV and the title of duke merged in the crown.

Second creation, 1474

, Richard of Shrewsbury
1474–1483
' ,

, 17 August 1473

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Second son of King

and

, Anne de Mowbray
15 January 1478
no children , Disappeared in the

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, with his older brother, the " Princes in the Tower". Richard of Shrewsbury disappeared without known issue and the title of duke became extinct.

Third creation, 1494

, - , Henry Tudor
1494–1509
' , HenryVIII 1509

, 28 June 1491
Greenwich Palace,

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son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York , Catherine of Aragon
11 June 1509 – 23 May 1533
(

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)
1 surviving daughter, others stillborn or briefly-lived

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25 January 1533 – 17 May 1536
(annulment)
1 daughter

Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (c. 150824 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne ...

30 May 1536 – 24 October 1537
1 son

Anne of Cleves Anne of Cleves (german: Anna von Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Not much is known about Anne before 1527, when she became betrothed to Francis, Duke of ...

6 January 1540 – 9 July 1540
(annulment)
no children

Catherine Howard
28 July 1540 – 23 November 1541
no children

Catherine Parr
12 July 1543
no children , 28 January 1547
Whitehall Palace,

aged 55 Prince Henry succeeded as Henry VIII in 1509 upon his father's death and the title of duke merged with the crown.

Fourth creation, 1605

, - , Charles Stuart
1605–1625
, Charles I (1625)

, 19 November 1600
Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline
son of

and

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Henrietta Maria of France Henrietta Maria (french: link=no, Henriette Marie; 25 November 1609 – 10 September 1669) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from her marriage to King Charles I on 13 June 1625 until Charles was executed on 30 January 1649. She wa ...

13 June 1625
9 children , 30 January 1649
Whitehall Palace,

aged 48 Prince Charles succeeded as Charles I in 1625 upon his father's death and the title of duke merged with the crown.

Fifth creation, 1633/1644

James was styled Duke of York from birth and officially created as such in 1644. , James Stuart
1633/1644–1685Callow, John, The Making of King James II: The Formative Years of a King, Sutton Publishing, Ltd, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2000. Page
' , James II & VII

, 14 October 1633

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son of

and

Anne Hyde Anne Hyde (12 March 163731 March 1671) was Duchess of York and Albany as the first wife of James, Duke of York, who later became King James II and VII. Anne was the daughter of a member of the English gentry – Edward Hyde (later created ...

3 September 1660
8 children

Mary of Modena
21 November 1673
7 children , 16 September 1701
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye,

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aged 67 James succeeded as James II in 1685 upon his brother's death and the title of duke merged with the crown.

Jacobite creation, 1725

Henry Benedict Stuart Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York (6 March 1725 – 13 July 1807) was a Roman Catholic cardinal, as well as the fourth and final Jacobite heir to publicly claim the thrones of Great Brita ...

1725–1788
' , Circle of Anton Raphael Mengs, Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart, Cardinal York (ca 1750) -002

, 6 March 1725

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son of "James III and VIII" (Jacobite Pretender) and Maria Clementina Sobieska , ____ , 13 July 1807
Frascati,

aged 82 In the Jacobite succession, the Cardinal Duke of York succeeded to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland as Henry IX, but was not recognized as either Duke or King in the British peerage.

Sixth creation, 1892

, George Frederick Ernest Albert
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1892–1910
' , George V of the United Kingdom01

, 3 June 1865
Marlborough House
son of

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and Alexandra of Denmark ,

Mary of Teck Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 186724 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King- ...

6 July 1893
6 children , 20 January 1936
Sandringham House, Sandringham
aged 70 , - , Colspan=5, George succeeded as George V in 1910 upon his father's death and the title of duke merged with the crown.

Seventh creation, 1920

, Albert Frederick Arthur George
House of Windsor
1920–1936
' , King George VI - NARA - 5730844

, 14 December 1895
Sandringham House, Sandringham
son of

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and

, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
26 April 1923
2 daughters , 6 February 1952
Sandringham House, Sandringham
aged 56 , - , Colspan=5, George VI succeeded the throne in 1936 upon his brother's abdication and the title of duke merged with the crown.

Eighth creation, 1986

, Andrew Albert Christian Edward
House of Windsor
1986–
' , The Duke of York in Belfast (cropped)

, 19 February 1960
Buckingham Palace
son of

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and

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from E ...

, Sarah Ferguson
23 July 1986 – 30 May 1996
(

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)
2 daughters ,
now old

Family tree

Places and things named after the dukes of York

Geographic features

Southern hemisphere

Cape York Peninsula Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth’s last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación ...

, Australia * Duke of York Island, Antarctica * Duke of York Island, Papua New Guinea * Duke of York Islands, Papua New Guinea

Canada

* Duke of York Archipelago, Canada * Duke of York Bay, Canada

Political entities

Canada

York, Upper Canada York was a town and second capital of the colony of Upper Canada. It is the predecessor to the old city of Toronto (1834–1998). It was established in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe as a "temporary" location for the capital of ...

, now Toronto, Ontario * York County, New Brunswick, Canada

United States

* New York, a U.S. state *

, the largest city in the state of New York.

Schools

* Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover, Kent, United Kingdom * Duke of York School,

Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...

, renamed Lenana School after Kenya attained independence in 1963.

Pubs

* Duke of York, Bloomsbury * Duke of York Inn, Elton * The Duke of York, Fitzrovia

Ships

* HMS ''Duke of York'' (1763), a 4-gun cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1776 * HMS ''Duke of York'' (17), a ''King George V''-class battleship launched in 1940, and broken up in 1958 * Hired armed cutter ''Duke of York'' * Hired armed lugger ''Duke of York'' * TSS ''Duke of York'' (1894) * TSS ''Duke of York'' (1935)

Railroad Equipment

* ''Duke of York'' was one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915.

References

Sources

* Miller, John (2000). ''James II'', 3rd ed. .

External links

History

Pretenders

Dukes of York

First creation, 1385–1415, 1425–1461

Second creation, 1474

Third creation, 1494

Fourth creation, 1605

Fifth creation, 1633/1644

Jacobite creation, 1725

Sixth creation, 1892

Seventh creation, 1920

Eighth creation, 1986

Family tree

Places and things named after the dukes of York

Geographic features

Southern hemisphere

Canada

Political entities

Canada

United States

Schools

Pubs

Ships

Railroad Equipment

See also

References

Sources

External links