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Duchess of York is the principal courtesy title held by the wife of the Duke of York.[1][2] Three of the twelve Dukes of York either did not marry or had already assumed the throne prior to marriage, while two of the Dukes married twice; therefore, there have been eleven Duchesses of York.
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Duchesses of York
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The eleven Duchesses of York (and the dates the individuals held that title):
In 1791, Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (1791–1820) married Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (second son of King George III); she thus became HRH The Duchess of York and Albany. Her husband held one double dukedom (of York and Albany) rather than two. The Duchess received a warm welcome to Great Britain but following a troubled relationship with her husband, the couple separated. The two previous dukes of York and Albany had never married; since her husband was the last duke of York and Albany, Frederica was the only duchess with that double title.
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Duchess of York eponyms
Ships
- HMS Duchess of York (1801), built in Calcutta in 1801 and wrecked off Madagascar in 1811.[3]
- HMS Duchess of York (1898), a paddle steamer built by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, used as a First World War minesweeper. Later renamed Duchess of Cornwall to allow for a new ship to take its name.[4]
- SS Duchess of York (1928), a steam turbine ocean liner built by John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank for Canadian Pacific Steamships. Sunk after being bombed in 1943.[5]
Other
- Duchess of York Ward, opened in 1935 at the Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables.[6]
- Rosa 'Duchess of York', named in 1994.[7]
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