The title of Earl of Eltham has been created twice as a subsidiary title. The first creation was in the

Peerage of Great Britain The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself r ...

in 1726 as a subsidiary title for the

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, eldest son of the

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. This merged in the crown in 1760. The second creation was in 1917 in the

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for the

Duke of Teck Duke of Teck is a title which was created twice in Germanic lands. It was first borne from 1187 to 1439 by the head of a cadet line of the German ducal House of Zähringen, known as the "first House of Teck". The ''caput'' of his territory was T ...

, brother of Queen Mary, who gave up his German titles for the British title of

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Earls of Eltham, first creation (1726)

Frederick, Prince of Wales Frederick, Prince of Wales, (Frederick Louis, ; 31 January 170731 March 1751), was the eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain. He grew estranged from his parents, King George and Queen Caroline. Frederick was the fath ...

(1707-1751) * George, Prince of Wales (1738-1820), merged in crown 1760.

Earls of Eltham, second creation (1917)

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