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Duke of Kent and Strathearn

Dukedom in the Peerage of Great Britain

Dukedom in the Peerage of Great Britain

FieldValue
nameDukedom of Kent and Strathearn
image[[File:Coat of Arms of Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn.svg220px]]
creation_date23 April 1799
monarchKing George III
peeragePeerage of Great Britain
first_holderPrince Edward
last_holderPrince Edward
remainder_tothe 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
subsidiary_titlesEarl of Dublin
statusExtinct
extinction_date23 January 1820

Duke of Kent and Strathearn is a title that was created once in the Peerage of Great Britain.

History

Several Earls of Kent had previously been created in the Peerage of England. Henry Grey, 12th Earl of Kent was created Duke of Kent in 1710, but the title became extinct upon his death in 1740.

On 23 April 1799, the double dukedom of Kent and Strathearn was given, along with the Earldom of Dublin, to King George III's fourth son, Prince Edward Augustus. 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.

Edward had only one legitimate child, a daughter, Princess Alexandrina Victoria (the future Queen Victoria). Upon Edward's death in 1820, the dukedom of Kent and Strathearn became extinct, as he had no legitimate male heir.

| Prince Edward House of Hanover 1799–1820 also: Earl of Dublin (1799) | [[File:Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn by Sir William Beechey.jpg|100px|Prince Edward]] | 2 November 1767 London son of King George III and Queen Charlotte | Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1818 1 child | 23 January 1820 Sidmouth aged 52 |- |}

References

  1. {{London Gazette. (23 April 1799)
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