List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

This is a list of the 30 present dukes in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1927 and after. 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 Britain and Ireland.

In the Peerage of England, the title of duke was created 74 times (using 40 different titles: the rest were recreations). Twice a woman was created a duchess in her own right (but only for life); in addition, the Dukedom of Marlborough was once inherited by a woman, the 2nd Duchess of Marlborough, through a special remainder. Out of the 74 times, 37 titles are now extinct (including the two women's), 16 titles were forfeit or surrendered, 10 were merged with the Crown, and 11 are extant (see list below). The first, 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 three of the non-royal ducal titles which became extinct did so before the 20th century (the Duke of Leeds became extinct in 1964, the Duke of Newcastle in 1988, and the Duke of Portland in 1990). The last English dukedom to be forfeit became so in 1715. The last British dukedom to become extinct was the title of Duke of Portland in 1990.^[1]

The oldest six titles – created between 1337 and 1386 – were Duke of Cornwall (1337), Duke of Lancaster (1351), Duke of Clarence (1362), Duke of York (1385), Duke of Gloucester (1385), and Duke of Ireland (1386). The Duke of Ireland was a title used for only two years and is somewhat confusing since only a small portion of Ireland was really under the control of England in 1386; it is not to be confused with the dukedoms of the Peerage of Ireland. Clarence has not been used since 1478, when George (the brother of Edward IV) was executed for treason. (However Clarence has since been used as half of a double title, most recently until 1892 when Victoria's grandson (and son of the Prince of Wales), the Duke of Clarence and Avondale, died at the age of 28). The titles of Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester have both become extinct more than once and been re-created as titles within the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Both titles are reserved for princes (and their descendants). The Duke of Lancaster has merged with the Crown and so is held by the monarch.

Besides the dukedoms of Cornwall and Lancaster, the oldest extant title is that of Duke of Norfolk, dating from 1483 (the title was first created in 1397). The Duke of Norfolk is considered the premier duke of England. The premier duke of Scotland is the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon. The premier duke of Ireland is the Duke of Leinster.^[2]

Order of precedence[]

Heraldic representation of the Coronet of a British duke.

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 created before 1801, in order of creation
5. Dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and dukes in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801, in order of creation

Whilst the general order of precedence is set according to the age of the peerage, 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 rank higher in the order of precedence than the age of their titles warrants, due to their close relationship to the monarch. The Prince of Wales holds precedence above all dukes, royal and non-royal, and is the Duke of Cornwall, of Rothesay, and of Edinburgh.

Dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland[]

#	Title	Creation	Arms	Current holder	Age	Acceded	Peerage	Notes
1.	Duke of Cornwall	1337 [Notes 1]		Prince Charles, 24th Duke of Cornwall	73	1952	England	Also Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland 1398 and Duke of Edinburgh in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1947 – see below
2.	Duke of Norfolk	1483		Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk	65	2002	England	Hereditary Earl Marshal of England, responsible for royal ceremony.
3.	Duke of Somerset	1547		John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset	69	1984	England
4.	Duke of Richmond	1675		Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond	67	2017	England	Also Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland (1675) – see below
5.	Duke of Grafton	1675		Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton	43	2011	England
6.	Duke of Beaufort	1682		Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort	69	2017	England
7.	Duke of St Albans	1684		Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans	83	1988	England
8.	Duke of Bedford	1694		Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford	59	2003	England
9.	Duke of Devonshire	1694		Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire	77	2004	England
10.	Duke of Marlborough	1702		James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough	66	2014	England
11.	Duke of Rutland	1703		David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland	62	1999	England
—	Duke of Rothesay	1398 [Notes 1]		Prince Charles, 23rd Duke of Rothesay	73	1952	Scotland	Also Duke of Cornwall in the Peerage of England (1337) – see above
12.	Duke of Hamilton	1643		Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton	43	2010	Scotland	Also Duke of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain (1711) – see below
13.	Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry	1663 / 1684		Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch	67	2007	Scotland
—	Duke of Lennox	1675		Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Lennox	67	2017	Scotland	Also Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England (1675) – see above
14.	Duke of Argyll	1701		Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll	53	2001	Scotland	Also Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892) – see below
15.	Duke of Atholl	1703		Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl	61	2012	Scotland
16.	Duke of Montrose	1707		James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose	86	1992	Scotland
17.	Duke of Roxburghe	1707		Charles Innes-Ker, 11th Duke of Roxburghe	40	2019	Scotland
—	Duke of Brandon	1711		Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Brandon	43	2010	Great Britain	Also Duke of Hamilton in the Peerage of Scotland (1643) – see above
18.	Duke of Manchester	1719		Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester	59	2002	Great Britain
19.	Duke of Northumberland	1766		Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland	65	1995	Great Britain
20.	Duke of Leinster	1766		Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster	73	2004	Ireland
21.	Duke of Wellington	1814		Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington	76	2014	United Kingdom
22.	Duke of Sutherland	1833		Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland	81	2000	United Kingdom
23.	Duke of Abercorn	1868 [Notes 2]		James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn	87	1979	Ireland
24.	Duke of Westminster	1874		Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster	31	2016	United Kingdom
—	Duke of Gordon	1876		Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Gordon	67	2017	United Kingdom	Also Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England (1675) and Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland(1675) - see above
—	Duke of Argyll	1892		Torquhil Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll	53	2001	United Kingdom	Also Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland (1701) – see above
25.	Duke of Fife	1900		David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife	60	2015	United Kingdom
26.	Duke of Gloucester	1928		Prince Richard, 2nd Duke of Gloucester[Notes 3]	77	1974	United Kingdom
27.	Duke of Kent	1934		Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent[Notes 3]	86	1942	United Kingdom
—	Duke of Edinburgh	1947 [Notes 1]		Prince Charles, 2nd Duke of Edinburgh	73	2021	United Kingdom	Also Duke of Cornwall in the Peerage of England (1337) and Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland (1398) – see above
28.	Duke of York	1986		Prince Andrew, 1st Duke of York[Notes 3]	61	1986	United Kingdom
29.	Duke of Cambridge	2011		Prince William, 1st Duke of Cambridge[Notes 3]	39	2011	United Kingdom
30.	Duke of Sussex	2018		Prince Harry, 1st Duke of Sussex[Notes 3]	37	2018	United Kingdom

List of heirs of dukes in the peerages of the British Isles[]

Heirs apparent[]

Heirs presumptive[]

Dukes without heirs[]

See also[]

• British nobility
• Dukes in the United Kingdom
• List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
• Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom
• Duchies in England

Notes[]

References[]

Sources[]

• Burke′s Peerage and Gentry