Duke of Kent and Strathearn

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Dukedom of Kent and Strathearn
Coat of Arms of Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn.svg
Creation date23 April 1799
Created by King George III
Peerage Peerage of Great Britain
First holder Prince Edward
Last holderPrince Edward
Remainder tothe 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles Earl 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.

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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. [1] 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 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.

DukePortraitBirthMarriage(s)Death
Prince Edward
House of Hanover
1799–1820
also: Earl of Dublin (1799)		 Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn by Sir William Beechey.jpg 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

Prince Edward had no sons and all his titles became extinct on his death.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "No. 15126". The London Gazette . 23 April 1799. p. 372.

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