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List of dukes in the peerages 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.

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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, even royal dukes, although he is 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). Two times 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 one, 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 went extinct before 1800 (only the Duke of Leeds went extinct in 1964). The last English dukedom that was forfeit was 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 only used for 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 dukedomes 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. Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester have both gone extinct more than once and been re-created as Dukes 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 are extant.
  • Besides the dukedom of Cornwall, the oldest extant title is that of Duke of Norfolk, dating from 1483. The duke is considered the Premier Duke.

Dukes in the Peerage of England

  1. The Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay (1337)
  2. The Duke of Norfolk (1483 or 1514)
  3. The Duke of Somerset (1547)
  4. The Duke of Richmond, Lennox, and Gordon (1675)
  5. The Duke of Grafton (1675)
  6. The Duke of Beaufort (1682)
  7. The Duke of St Albans (1684)
  8. The Duke of Bedford (1694)
  9. The Duke of Devonshire (1694)
  10. The Duke of Marlborough (1702)
  11. The Duke of Rutland (1703)

Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland

  1. The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon (1643)
  2. The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry (1663)
  3. The Duke of Argyll (1701)
  4. The Duke of Atholl (1703)
  5. The Duke of Montrose (1707)
  6. The Duke of Roxburghe (1707)

Dukes in the Peerage of Great Britain

  1. The Duke of Manchester (1719)
  2. The Duke of Northumberland (1766)

Dukes in the Peerage of Ireland

  1. The Duke of Leinster (1766)
  2. The Duke of Abercorn (1868)1

1The Dukedom of Abercorn was created after the Act of Union 1801. 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 Irish creations shown in italics.
  1. The Duke of Wellington (1814)
  2. The Duke of Sutherland (1831)
    The Duke of Abercorn (Ireland)
  3. The Duke of Westminster (1874)
  4. The Duke of Fife (1900)
  5. The Duke of Gloucester (1928)
  6. The Duke of Kent (1934)
  7. The Duke of Edinburgh (1947)
  8. The Duke of York (1986)

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 Prince William of Wales, eldest son of the Duke of Cornwall
  2. Earl of Arundel and Surrey, eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk
  3. Baron Seymour, eldest son of the Duke of Somerset
  4. Earl of March and Kinrara, eldest son of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon
  5. Earl of Euston, eldest son of the Duke of Grafton
  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 and Brandon
  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
  27. HRH The Prince of Wales, eldest son of the Duke of Edinburgh

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

  1. HRH Prince Henry of Wales, second son of the Duke of Cornwall
  2. Lord Thomas Fitzalan-Howard, second son of the Duke of Norfolk
  3. Lord Philip Fitzalan-Howard, third son of the Duke of Norfolk
  4. Lord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard, second son of the 17th Duke of Norfolk
  5. Lord Mark Fitzalan-Howard, brother of the 17th Duke of Norfolk
  6. Lord Charles Seymour, second son of the Duke of Somerset
  7. Lord Francis Seymour, second son of the 18th Duke of Somerset
  8. Lord Charles FitzRoy, second son of the Duke of Grafton
  9. Lord Edward Somerset, second son of the Duke of Beaufort
  10. Lord John Somerset, third son of the Duke of Beaufort
  11. Lord Peter Beauclerk, second son of the 13th Duke of St Albans
  12. Lord James Beauclerk, third son of the 13th Duke of St Albans
  13. Lord John Beauclerk, fourth son of the 13th Duke of St Albans
  14. Lord Robin Russell, second son of the 14th Duke of Bedford
  15. Lord James Russell, third son of the 14th Duke of Bedford
  16. Lord Rudolf Russell, second son of the 13th Duke of Bedford
  17. Lord Francis Russell, third son of the 13th Duke of Bedford
  18. Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill, second son of the Duke of Marlborough
  19. Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill, second son of the 10th Duke of Marlborough
  20. Lord Hugo Manners, second son of the Duke of Rutland
  21. Lord Edward Manners, third son of the 10th Duke of Rutland
  22. Lord Roger Manners, third son of the 9th Duke of Rutland
  23. Lord John Douglas-Hamilton, second son of the Duke of Hamilton
  24. The Lord Selkirk of Douglas, second son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton (as a son of the Duke of Hamilton, he ranks higher than he does through his own life peerage)
  25. Lord Patrick Douglas-Hamilton, fourth son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton
  26. Lord David Douglas-Hamilton, fifth son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton
  27. Lord Charles Montagu-Douglas-Scott, second son of the Duke of Buccleuch
  28. Lord John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, second son of the 9th Duke of Buccleuch
  29. Lord Damian Montagu-Douglas-Scott, third son of the 9th Duke of Buccleuch
  30. Lord Rory Campbell, second son of the Duke of Argyll
  31. Lord Colin Campbell, second son of the 11th Duke of Argyll
  32. Lord Craig Murray, second son of the Duke of Atholl
  33. Lord Ronald Graham, second son of the Duke of Montrose
  34. Lord Donald Graham, second son of the 7th Duke of Montrose
  35. Lord Calum Graham, third son of the 7th Duke of Montrose
  36. Lord Edward Innes-Ker, second son of the Duke of Roxburghe
  37. Lord George Innes-Ker, third son of the Duke of Roxburghe
  38. Lord Robert Innes-Ker, second son of the 9th Duke of Roxburghe
  39. Lord Kimble Montagu, second son of the 12th Duke of Manchester
  40. Lord Max Percy, second son of the Duke of Northumberland
  41. Lord James Percy, third son of the 10th Duke of Northumberland
  42. Lord John FitzGerald, second son of the 8th Duke of Leinster
  43. Lord Adrian FitzGerald, second son of the 7th Duke of Leinster
  44. Lord Richard Wellesley, second son of the Duke of Wellington
  45. Lord John Wellesley, third son of the Duke of Wellington
  46. Lord James Wellesley, fourth son of the Duke of Wellington
  47. Lord Henry Egerton, second son of the Duke of Sutherland
  48. Lord Nicholas Hamilton, second son of the Duke of Abercorn
  49. Lord Anthony Hamilton, second son of the 4th Duke of Abercorn
  50. Lord Nicholas Windsor, second son of the Duke of Kent
  51. HRH the Duke of York, second son of the Duke of Edinburgh
  52. HRH the Earl of Wessex, third son of the Duke of Edinburgh

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