Duke of York

For the current holder of the title, see Prince Andrew, Duke of York. For several vessels, see Duke of York (ship). For other uses, see Duke of York (disambiguation).

Duke of York is a title of nobility in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, usually been given to the second son of English (later British) monarchs. The equivalent title in the Scottish peerage was Duke of Albany. However, King George II and King George III granted the titles Duke of York and Albany.

Dukedom of York
Arms of Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Creation date	23 June 1986
Creation	Eighth
Created by	Queen Elizabeth II
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Edmund of Langley
Present holder	Prince Andrew
Remainder to	the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Earl of Inverness Baron Killyleagh
Status	Extant
Seat(s)	Royal Lodge

Initially granted in the 14th century in the Peerage of England, the title Duke of York has been created eight times. The title Duke of York and Albany has been created three times. These occurred during the 18th century, following the 1707 unification of the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into a single, united realm. The double naming was done so that a territorial designation from each of the previously separate realms could be included.

The current Duke of York is Prince Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles III. The present Duke's marriage produced two daughters, and he has remained unmarried since his 1996 divorce. As long as Prince Andrew has no legitimate male heirs, the title Duke of York will again revert to the Crown upon his death.

History

In the Middle Ages, York was the main city of the North of England and the see of the Archbishop of York from AD 735. Yorkshire is England's largest shire in area.

York under its Viking name "Jorvik" was a petty kingdom in the early medieval period. In the interval between the fall of independent Jorvik under Eric Bloodaxe, last king of Jorvik (d. 954), and the first creation of the Dukedom of York, there were a few earls of York.

The title Duke of York was first created in the Peerage of England in 1385 for Edmund of Langley. His son Edward, who inherited the title, was killed at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The title passed to Edward's nephew Richard, the son of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (who had been executed for plotting against King Henry V). The younger Richard managed to obtain a restoration of the title, but when his eldest son, who inherited the title, became king in 1461 as Edward IV, the title merged into the Crown.

The title was next created for Richard of Shrewsbury, second son of King Edward IV. Richard was one of the Princes in the Tower, and, as he disappeared and was presumed dead without heirs, the title was considered extinct.

The third creation was for Henry Tudor, second son of King Henry VII. When his elder brother Arthur, Prince of Wales, died in 1502, Henry became heir-apparent to the throne. When Henry ultimately became King Henry VIII in 1509, his titles merged into the crown.

The title was created for the fourth time for Charles Stuart, second son of James I. When his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, died in 1612, Charles became heir-apparent. He was created Prince of Wales in 1616 and eventually became Charles I in 1625 when the title again merged into the Crown.

The fifth creation was in favour of James Stuart, the second son of Charles I. New York, its capital Albany, and New York City, were named for this particular Duke of Albany and York. In 1664, Charles II of England granted American territory between the Delaware and Connecticut rivers to his younger brother James. Following its capture by the English the former Dutch territory of New Netherland and its principal port, New Amsterdam, were named the Province and City of New York in James's honour. After the founding, the Duke gave part of the colony to proprietors George Carteret and John Berkeley. Fort Orange, 150 miles (240 km) north on the Hudson River, was renamed Albany after James's Scottish title.^[1][2][3] When his elder brother, King Charles II, died without heirs, James succeeded to the throne as King James II of England and King James VII of Scotland, and the title once again merged into the Crown.

During the 18th century the double dukedom of York and Albany was created a number of times in the Peerage of Great Britain. The title was first held by Duke Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Bishop of Osnabrück, the youngest brother of King George I. He died without heirs, and the title reverted to the Crown. The second creation of the double dukedom was for Prince Edward, younger brother of King George III, who also died without heirs, having never married. Again, the title reverted to the Crown. The third and last creation of the double dukedom was for Prince Frederick Augustus, the second son of King George III. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army for many years, and was the original "Grand old Duke of York" in the popular rhyme. He too died without legitimate heirs, leaving the title, once again, to revert to the Crown.

The sixth creation of the Dukedom of York (without being combined with Albany) was for Prince George, second son of the, then current, Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII. He was created Duke of York following the death of his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale. The title merged with the Crown when George succeeded his father as King George V.

The seventh creation was for Prince Albert, second son of King George V, and younger brother of the future King Edward VIII. Albert came unexpectedly to the throne when his brother abdicated, and took the name George VI, the Dukedom then merging into the Crown.

The title was created for the eighth time for Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II. As of 2022, the only legitimate offspring are his two daughters from his marriage to Sarah, Duchess of York. Thus, if he has no future (legitimate) sons, the title will again become extinct—reverting to the Crown—upon his death.

Aside from the first creation, every time the Dukedom of York has been created it has had only one occupant, that person either inheriting the throne or dying without male heirs.

Pretenders

In the late 15th Century, Perkin Warbeck unsuccessfully claimed the Crown by claiming the identity of Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York.

In the early 18th century, the eldest son of the overthrown King James II & VII and thus Jacobite claimant to the throne, James Francis Edward Stuart, known to his opponents as the Old Pretender, granted the title "Duke of York" (in the Jacobite Peerage) to his own second son, Henry, using his purported authority as King James III & VIII. Henry later became a cardinal in the Catholic church and is thus known as the Cardinal Duke of York. Since James was not recognised as king by English law, the grant is also not recognised as a legitimate creation.

Dukes of York

First creation, 1385–1461

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Edmund of Langley 1385–1402[4] also: Earl of Cambridge (1362)		5 June 1341 Kings Langley 4th surviving son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault	Isabella of Castile 11 July 1372 - 23 December 1392 3 children Joan Holland c. 4 November 1393 no children	1 August 1402 Epworth, Lincolnshire aged 61
Edward of Norwich 1402–1415[5] also: Duke of Aumale (1397–1399), Earl of Cambridge (1362–1414), Earl of Rutland (1390–1402), Earl of Cork (c. 1396)		1373 Norwich son of 1st Duke by his first wife Isabella of Castile	Philippa de Mohun no children	25 October 1415 Battle of Agincourt aged 42
Richard of York 1415–1460[6] also: Lord Protector of England, Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall (1460, see Act of Accord); Earl of Ulster (1264), Earl of March (1328), Earl of Cambridge (1414, restored 1426), feudal Lord of Clare (bt. 1066–1075), Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (1331)		21 September 1411 Nephew of 2nd Duke and son of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (attainted and executed for treason in August 1415) and Anne de Mortimer; restored in blood	Cecily Neville 1437 13 children	30 December 1460 Wakefield aged 49
Edward Plantagenet 1460–1461[7] also: Earl of Ulster (1264), Earl of March (1328), Earl of Cambridge (1414), feudal Lord of Clare (bt. 1066–1075), Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (1331)		28 April 1442 Rouen son of 3rd Duke by his wife Cecily Neville	Elizabeth Woodville 1 May 1464 10 children	9 April 1483 Westminster aged 40
Edward Plantagenet seized the throne in 1461 as Edward IV and the title of duke merged in the crown.

Second creation, 1474

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Richard of Shrewsbury 1474–1483 also: Duke of Norfolk (1477), Earl of Norfolk (1477), Earl of Nottingham (1476), possibly Earl of Warenne (1477)		17 August 1473 Shrewsbury Second son of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville	Anne de Mowbray 15 January 1478 no children	Disappeared in the Tower of London, with his older brother, the "Princes in the Tower".
Richard disappeared without known issue and the title of duke became extinct.

Third creation, 1494

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Henry Tudor 1494–1509[8] also: Prince of Wales (1504), Duke of Cornwall (1502)		28 June 1491 Greenwich Palace, London son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York	Catherine of Aragon 11 June 1509 – 23 May 1533 (annulment) 1 surviving daughter, others stillborn or briefly-lived Anne Boleyn 25 January 1533 – 17 May 1536 (annulment) 1 daughter Jane Seymour 30 May 1536 – 24 October 1537 1 son Anne of Cleves 6 January 1540 – 9 July 1540 (annulment) no children Catherine Howard 28 July 1540 – 23 November 1541 no children Catherine Parr 12 July 1543 no children	28 January 1547 Whitehall Palace, London aged 55
Henry succeeded as Henry VIII in 1509 upon his father's death and the title of duke merged with the crown.

Fourth creation, 1605

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Charles Stuart 1605–1625[9] also: Duke of Albany (1600); Prince of Wales (1616), Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay (1612)		19 November 1600 Dunfermline Palace, Dunfermline son of James I and Anne of Denmark	Henrietta Maria of France 13 June 1625 9 children	30 January 1649 Whitehall Palace, London aged 48
Charles succeeded as Charles I in 1625 upon his father's death and the title of duke merged with the crown.

Fifth creation, 1633/1644

James was styled Duke of York from birth and officially created as such in 1644.

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
James Stuart 1633/1644–1685[10] also: Duke of Albany (1660), Earl of Ulster (1659)		14 October 1633 St. James's Palace, London son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France	Anne Hyde 3 September 1660 8 children Mary of Modena 21 November 1673 7 children	16 September 1701 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Paris aged 67
James succeeded as James II in 1685 upon his brother's death and the title of duke merged with the crown.

Jacobite creation, 1725

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Henry Benedict Stuart 1725–1788[10] also: Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church (1747), Dean of the College of Cardinals (1803)		6 March 1725 Palazzo Muti Rome Papal States son of "James III and VIII" (Jacobite Pretender) and Maria Clementina Sobieska	____	13 July 1807 Frascati, Rome aged 82
Henry succeeded his brother as Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland in 1788, calling himself "Henry IX", but was not recognized in Britain as a Duke, let alone as King.

Sixth creation, 1892

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death	Arms
George Frederick Ernest Albert House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1892–1910 also: Earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney (1892); Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Duke of Rothesay (1901)		3 June 1865 Marlborough House son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark	Mary of Teck 6 July 1893 6 children	20 January 1936 Sandringham House, Sandringham aged 70
George succeeded as George V in 1910 upon his father's death and the title of duke merged with the crown.

Seventh creation, 1920

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death	Arms
Albert Frederick Arthur George House of Windsor 1920–1936[11] also: Earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney (1920)		14 December 1895 Sandringham House, Sandringham son of George V and Mary of Teck	Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 26 April 1923 2 daughters	6 February 1952 Sandringham House, Sandringham aged 56
Albert succeeded as George VI in 1936 upon his brother's abdication and the title of duke merged with the crown. As Albert had no male issue, the title would have gone extinct in any case, even if he had not become king.

Eighth creation, 1986

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death	Arms
Andrew Albert Christian Edward House of Windsor 1986[12] also: Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh (1986)		19 February 1960 Buckingham Palace son of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Sarah Ferguson 23 July 1986 – 30 May 1996 (divorce) 2 daughters	– now 65 years, 148 days old
Prince Andrew has no male heirs as of 2025 and all his titles will become extinct on his death.

Family trees

v t e Family tree: Dukes of York, Dukes of Albany, Dukes of York and Albany, and Earls of Ulster

Earl of Ulster (1st Irish creation), 1205 Hugh de Lacy c. 1176–1271 Earl of Ulster Earl of Ulster (2nd Irish creation), 1264 Maud de Lacy Walter de Burgh c. 1210–1271 1st Earl of Ulster, 2nd Lord of Connaught Richard Óg de Burgh 1259–1326 2nd Earl of Ulster John de Burgh d. 1313 King Robert II 1316–1390 King Edward III 1312–1377 William Donn de Burgh 1312–1333 3rd Earl of Ulster Lionel of Antwerp 1338–1368 Duke of Clarence, Earl of Ulster (jure uxoris) Elizabeth de Burgh 1332–1363 suo jure 4th Countess of Ulster Duke of Albany (1st creation), 1398 Duke of York (1st creation), 1385 King Robert III 1337–1406 Robert Stewart c. 1340–1420 1st Duke of Albany Edmund of Langley 1341–1402 1st Duke of York Philippa of Clarence 1355–1382 5th Countess of Ulster Murdoch Stewart 1362–1425 2nd Duke of Albany Roger Mortimer 1374–1398 6th Earl of Ulster Dukedom of Albany (1st creation) forfeit, 1425 Edward of Norwich 1373–1415 2nd Duke of York Richard of Conisburgh 1375–1415 Earl of Cambridge Anne de Mortimer 1388–c. 1411 Edmund Mortimer 1391–1425 7th Earl of Ulster Dukedom of York (1st creation) forfeit, 1415 Duke of York (1st creation) restored, 1425 King James I 1394–1437 Richard of York 1411–1460 3rd Duke of York, 8th Earl of Ulster King James II 1430–1460 Prince Edward 1442–1483 4th Duke of York, 9th Earl of Ulster Later King Edward IV Dukedom of York (1st creation) and Earldom of Ulster (2nd Irish creation) merged in the Crown, 1461 Duke of Albany (2nd creation), 1458 Duke of York (2nd creation), 1474 Alexander Stewart 1454–1485 1st Duke of Albany King James III 1451–1488 Elizabeth of York 1466–1503 Richard of Shrewsbury 1473–1483 Duke of York Dukedom of Albany (2nd creation) forfeit, 1479 Dukedom of Albany (2nd creation) restored, 1482 Dukedom of Albany (2nd creation) forfeited, 1483 Dukedom of York (2nd creation) extinct, 1483 Duke of Albany (2nd creation) restored, 1515 Duke of York (3rd creation), 1494 John Stewart 1484–1536 2nd Duke of Albany King James IV 1473–1513 Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 Prince Henry 1491–1547 Duke of York Later King Henry VIII Dukedom of Albany (2nd creation) extinct, 1536 Dukedom of York (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1509 King James V 1512–1542 Duke of Albany (3rd creation), 1565 James 1540–1541 Duke of Rothesay Prince Arthur Stewart 1541 styled Duke of Albany Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587 Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley 1545–1567 1st Duke of Albany Prince James 1566–1625 2nd Duke of Albany Later King James VI & I Dukedom of Albany (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1567 Duke of Albany (4th creation), 1604 Duke of York (4th creation), 1605 Henry Frederick 1594–1612 Prince of Wales Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662 Prince Charles 1600–1649 Duke of Albany, Duke of York, Prince of Wales Later King Charles I Dukedom of York (4th creation) merged in the Crown, 1625 Dukedom of Albany (4th creation) merged in the Crown, 1625 Duke of York (5th creation) 1644 Earl of Ulster (3rd Irish creation), 1659 Duke of Albany (5th creation), 1660 Sophia of Hanover 1630–1714 King Charles II 1630–1685 James Stuart 1633–1701 Duke of York, Duke of Albany, Earl of Ulster Later King James II Dukedom of Albany (5th creation), Dukedom of York (5th creation), Earldom of Ulster (3rd Irish creation) merged in the Crown, 1685 Duke of York and Albany (1st creation) and Earl of Ulster (4th Irish creation), 1716 King George I 1660–1727 Ernest Augustus 1674–1728 Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück, Duke of York and Albany, Earl of Ulster Dukedom of York and Albany (1st creation) and Earldom of Ulster (4th Irish creation) extinct, 1728 King George II 1683–1760 Prince Frederick Louis 1707–1751 Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales Duke of York and Albany (2nd creation) and Earl of Ulster (5th Irish creation), 1760 King George III 1738–1820 Prince Edward 1739–1767 Duke of York and Albany Dukedom of York and Albany (2nd creation) and Earldom of Ulster (5th Irish creation) extinct, 1767 Duke of York and Albany (3rd creation) and Earl of Ulster (6th Irish creation), 1784 Earl of Inverness (1st creation), and Baron Arklow (1st creation), 1801 King George IV 1762–1830 Prince Frederick 1763–1827 Duke of York and Albany Prince Edward 1767–1820 Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Augustus Frederick 1773–1843 Duke of Sussex, Earl of Inverness, Baron Arklow Dukedom of York and Albany (3rd creation) and Earldom of Ulster (6th Irish creation) extinct, 1827 Earldom of Inverness and Barony Arklow extinct, 1843 Queen Victoria 1819–1901 Earl of Ulster (1st UK creation), 1866 Duke of Albany (6th creation), Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow (2nd creation), 1881 King Edward VII 1841–1910 Prince Alfred Ernest Albert 1844–1900 Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Earl of Ulster Prince Leopold 1853–1884 Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1st Duke of Albany, 1st Earl of Clarence, 1st Baron Arklow Earldom of Ulster (1st UK creation) extinct, 1900 Duke of York (6th creation), Earl of Inverness (2nd creation) and Baron Killarney (1st creation), 1892 Prince Albert Victor 1864–1892 Duke of Clarence and Avondale Prince George 1865–1936 Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killarney Later King George V Charles Edward 1884–1954 Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 2nd Duke of Albany, 2nd Earl of Clarence, 2nd Baron Arklow Dukedom of York (6th creation), Earldom of Inverness (2nd creation), Barony Killarney (1st creation) merged in the Crown, 1910 Dukedom of Albany (6th creation) forfeit, 1919 Duke of York (7th creation), Earl of Inverness (3rd creation) and Baron Killarney (2nd creation), 1920 Earl of Ulster (2nd UK creation), 1928 King Edward VIII 1894–1972 Duke of Windsor Prince Albert 1895–1952 Duke of York Later King George VI Prince Henry 1900–1974 Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Ulster Dukedom of York (7th creation), Earldom of Inverness (3rd creation), Barony Killarney (2nd creation) merged in the Crown, 1936 Queen Elizabeth II 1926–2022 Duke of York (8th creation), Earl of Inverness (4th creation) and Baron Killyleagh, 1986 King Charles III b. 1948 Prince Andrew b. 1960 Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killyleagh Prince Richard b. 1944 Duke of Gloucester, 2nd Earl of Ulster Alexander Windsor b. 1974 styled Earl of Ulster Heir apparent to the Earldom of Ulster

v t e  Family tree of Royal dukes in the United Kingdom

Includes dukes of: Albany, Albemarle, Bedford, Cambridge, Clarence, Connaught and Strathearn, Cumberland, Edinburgh, Gloucester, Gloucester and Edinburgh, Hereford, Kent, Kintyre and Lorne, Norfolk, Ross, Somerset, Sussex, Windsor, and York, but only when royally. Non-royal dukes are not included; see Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom. Titles mandated for use by the heir apparent (Duke of Rothesay and the 1337 creation of the Duke of Cornwall) are also not included, see Princes of Wales family tree. Robert II 1316–1390 King Edward III 1312–1377 Duke of Albany (1st creation), 1398 Duke of Clarence (1st creation), 1362 Duke of York (1st creation), 1385 Robert III c. 1337–1406 Robert Stewart c. 1340–1420 1st Duke of Albany Edward the Black Prince 1330–1376 Lionel of Antwerp 1338–1368 Duke of Clarence John of Gaunt 1340–1399 Edmund of Langley 1341–1402 1st Duke of York Dukedom of Clarence (1st creation) extinct, 1368 Duke of Cornwall (2nd creation), 1376 Duke of Hereford, 1397 Duke of Gloucester (1st creation), 1385 Murdoch Stewart c. 1362–1425 2nd Duke of Albany Richard of Bordeaux 1367–1400 Duke of Cornwall, later King Richard II Henry Bolingbroke 1367–1413 Duke of Hereford, later King Henry IV Thomas of Woodstock 1355–1397 Duke of Gloucester Dukedom of Albany (1st creation) forfeit, 1425 Dukedom of Cornwall (2nd creation) merged in the crown, 1377 Dukedom of Hereford merged in the crown, 1399 Dukedom of Gloucester (1st creation) extinct, 1397 Duke of Clarence (2nd creation), 1412 Duke of Bedford (1st & 2nd creations), 1414 Duke of Gloucester (2nd creation), 1414 Duke of Albemarle (Aumale) (1st creation), 1397 Thomas of Lancaster 1387–1421 Duke of Clarence John of Lancaster 1389–1435 Duke of Bedford Surrendered dukedom and then regranted, 1433 Humphrey of Lancaster 1390–1447 Duke of Gloucester John Beaufort 1373–1410 Joan Beaufort c. 1379–1440 Edward of Norwich c. 1373–1415 Duke of Aumale, 2nd Duke of York Richard of Conisburgh 1385–1415 Dukedom of Clarence (2nd creation) extinct, 1421 Dukedom of Bedford (2nd creation) extinct, 1435 Dukedom of Gloucester (2nd creation) extinct, 1447 Dukedom of Albemarle (Aumale) (1st creation) forfeit, 1399 Duke of York (1st creation) restored, 1425 Duke of Cornwall (3rd creation), 1460 James I 1394–1437 Joan Beaufort c. 1404–1445 John Beaufort 1404–1444 Richard Neville 1400–1460 Cecily Neville 1415–1495 Richard of York 1411–1460 3rd Duke of York, Duke of Cornwall Duke of Cornwall (3rd creation) extinct, 1460 Duke of Bedford (5th creation), 1485 Duke of Clarence (3rd creation), 1461 Duke of Gloucester (3rd creation), 1461 James II 1430–1460 Jasper Tudor c. 1431–1495 Duke of Bedford Edmund Tudor c. 1430–1456 Lady Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509 John Neville c. 1431–1471 Elizabeth Woodville c. 1437–1492 Prince Edward 1442–1483 4th Duke of York, later King Edward IV George Plantagenet 1449–1478 Duke of Clarence Richard of York 1452–1485 Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III Dukedom of Bedford (5th creation) extinct, 1495 Dukedom of York (1st creation) merged in the Crown, 1461 Dukedom of Clarence (3rd creation) forfeit, 1478 Dukedom of Gloucester (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1483 Duke of Albany (2nd creation), 1458 Duke of Bedford (3rd creation), 1470 Duke of York (2nd creation), 1474 Duke of Norfolk (3rd creation), 1477 Duke of Bedford (4th creation), 1478 Alexander Stewart c. 1454–1485 1st Duke of Albany James III 1451/1452–1488 George Neville 1457–1483 Duke of Bedford King Henry VII 1457–1509 Elizabeth of York 1466–1503 Richard of Shrewsbury 1473–1483 Duke of York, Duke of Norfolk George of York 1477–1479 Duke of Bedford Dukedom of Bedford (3rd creation) forfeit, 1478 Dukedom of York (2nd creation) and Dukedom of Norfolk (3rd creation) extinct, 1483 Dukedom of Bedford (4th creation) extinct, 1479 Duke of Ross (1st creation), 1488 Duke of York (3rd creation), 1494 Duke of Somerset (3rd creation), 1499 John Stewart 1482–1536 2nd Duke of Albany James Stewart 1476–1504 Duke of Ross James IV 1473–1513 Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 Prince Henry 1491–1547 Duke of York, later King Henry VIII Edmund Tudor 1499–1500 Duke of Somerset (nominated but probably not invested) Dukedom of Albany (2nd creation) extinct, 1536 Dukedom of Ross (1st creation) extinct, 1504 Dukedom of York (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1509 Dukedom of Somerset (3rd creation) extinct, 1500 Duke of Ross (2nd creation), 1514 James V 1512–1542 Alexander Stewart 1514–1515 Duke of Ross Duke of Albany (3rd creation), 1565 Dukedom of Ross (2nd creation) extinct, 1515 Henry Stuart 1546–1567 1st Duke of Albany Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587 Prince James 1566–1625 2nd Duke of Albany, later King James VI & I Dukedom of Albany (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1567 Duke of Albany (4th creation), 1604 Duke of York (4th creation), 1605 Duke of Kintyre and Lorne, 1602 Princess Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662 Prince Charles 1600–1649 Duke of Albany, Duke of York, later King Charles I Robert Stuart 1602 Duke of Kintyre and Lorne Dukedom of Albany (4th creation), Dukedom of York (4th creation) merged in the Crown, 1625 Dukedom of Kintyre and Lorne extinct, 1602 Duke of York (5th creation) 1644 Duke of Albany (5th creation), 1660 Duke of Gloucester (4th creation), 1659 Sophia of Hanover 1630–1714 James Stuart 1633–1701 Duke of York, Duke of Albany, later King James II Prince Henry 1640–1660 Duke of Gloucester Dukedom of Albany (5th creation) and Dukedom of York (5th creation) merged in the Crown, 1685 Dukedom of Gloucester (4th creation) extinct, 1660 Duke of York and Albany (1st creation), 1716 Duke of Cambridge (1st creation), 1664 Duke of Kendal (1st creation), 1666 Duke of Cambridge (2nd creation), 1667 King George I 1660–1727 Ernest Augustus 1674–1728 Duke of York and Albany Charles Stuart 1660–1661 styled Duke of Cambridge James Stuart 1663–1667 Duke of Cambridge Queen Anne 1665–1714 Charles Stuart 1666–1667 designated Duke of Kendal Edgar Stuart 1667–1671 Duke of Cambridge Charles Stuart 1677 styled Duke of Cambridge Dukedom of York and Albany (1st creation) extinct, 1728 Dukedom of Cambridge (1st creation) extinct, 1667 Dukedom of Kendal (1st creation), extinct, 1667 Dukedom of Cambridge (2nd creation) extinct, 1671 Duke of Cambridge (3rd creation) Prince George 1683–1760 Duke of Cambridge, later King George II Prince William 1689–1700 styled Duke of Gloucester Dukedom of Cambridge (3rd creation) merged with the Crown, 1727 Duke of Edinburgh (1st creation), 1726 Duke of Cumberland (3rd creation), 1726 Prince Frederick Louis 1707–1751 1st Duke of Edinburgh, styled Duke of Gloucester until created Duke of Edinburgh Prince William Augustus 1721–1765 Duke of Cumberland Dukedom of Cumberland (3rd creation) extinct, 1765 Duke of York and Albany (2nd creation), 1760 Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1764 Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1766 Prince George William Frederick 1738–1820 2nd Duke of Edinburgh, later King George III Prince Edward 1739–1767 Duke of York and Albany Prince William Henry 1743–1805 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Prince Henry 1745–1790 Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn Dukedom of Edinburgh (1st creation), merged in the Crown, 1760 Dukedom of York and Albany (2nd creation) extinct, 1767 Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh unused, 1805–1816 Dukedom of Cumberland and Strathearn extinct, 1790 Duke of York and Albany (3rd creation), 1784 Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, 1789 Duke of Kent and Strathearn, 1799 Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, 1799 Duke of Sussex (1st creation), 1801 Duke of Cambridge (4th creation), 1801 Prince Frederick 1763–1827 Duke of York and Albany Prince William Henry 1765–1837, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, later King William IV Prince Edward 1767–1820 Duke of Kent and Strathearn Ernest Augustus 1771–1851 King of Hanover, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Prince Augustus Frederick 1773–1843 Duke of Sussex Prince Adolphus 1774–1850 1st Duke of Cambridge Princess Mary 1776–1857 Prince William Frederick 1776–1834 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Dukedom of York and Albany (3rd creation) extinct, 1827 Dukedom of Clarence and St Andrews merged in the Crown, 1830 Dukedom of Kent and Strathearn extinct, 1820 Dukedom of Sussex (1st creation) extinct, 1843 Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh extinct, 1834 Queen Victoria 1819–1901 George V 1819–1878 King of Hanover, 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Prince George 1819–1904 2nd Duke of Cambridge Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge 1833–1897 Dukedom of Cambridge (4th creation) extinct, 1904 Duke of Edinburgh (2nd creation), 1866 Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 1874 Duke of Albany (6th creation), 1881 King Edward VII 1841–1910 Prince Ernest Augustus 1845–1923 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Princess Alice 1843–1878 Prince Alfred Ernest Albert 1844–1900 Duke of Edinburgh Prince Arthur 1850–1942 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Leopold 1853–1884 1st Duke of Albany Dukedom of Cumberland and Teviotdale forfeit, 1919 Dukedom of Edinburgh (2nd creation) extinct, 1900 Duke of Clarence and Avondale, 1890 Duke of York (6th creation), 1892 Prince Albert Victor 1864–1892 Duke of Clarence and Avondale George Frederick Ernest Albert 1865–1936 Duke of York, later King George V Mary of Teck 1867–1953 Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine 1863–1950 Prince Arthur of Connaught 1883–1938 Dukedom of Clarence and Avondale extinct, 1892 Dukedom of York (6th creation) merged in the Crown, 1910 Duke of Windsor, 1937 Duke of York (7th creation), 1920 Duke of Kent (2nd creation), 1934 Duke of Gloucester (5th creation), 1928 King Edward VIII 1894–1972 Later Duke of Windsor Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George 1895–1952 Duke of York, later King George VI Princess Alice of Battenberg 1885–1969 Prince George 1902–1942 1st Duke of Kent Prince Henry 1900–1974 1st Duke of Gloucester Prince Alastair Arthur 1914–1943 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Prince Charles Edward 1884–1954 2nd Duke of Albany Dukedom of Windsor extinct, 1972 Dukedom of York (7th creation) merged in the Crown, 1936 Dukedom of Connaught and Strathearn extinct, 1943 Dukedom of Albany (6th creation) forfeit, 1919 Duke of Edinburgh (3rd creation), 1947 Queen Elizabeth II 1926–2022 Prince Philip 1921–2021 1st Duke of Edinburgh Prince Edward b. 1935 2nd Duke of Kent Duke of York (8th creation), 1986 Duke of Edinburgh (4th creation), 2023 King Charles III b. 1948 Prince Andrew b. 1960 Duke of York Prince Edward b. 1964 Duke of Edinburgh George Windsor b. 1962 Prince Richard b. 1944 2nd Duke of Gloucester Dukedom of Edinburgh (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 2022 No male heirs Dukedom of Edinburgh (4th creation) is a life peerage and therefore not hereditary Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Kent Duke of Cambridge (5th creation), 2011 Duke of Sussex (2nd creation), 2018 Prince William b. 1982 Duke of Cambridge Prince Harry Duke of Sussex b. 1984 Edward Windsor b. 1988 Alexander Windsor b. 1974 Heir-apparent to the Dukedom of Gloucester Prince George of Wales b. 2013 Prince Archie of Sussex b. 2019 Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Cambridge Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Sussex

Places and things named after the dukes of York

Geographic features

Southern hemisphere

• Cape York Peninsula, Australia^[13]
• Duke of York Island, Antarctica
• Duke of York Island, Papua New Guinea
• Duke of York Islands, Papua New Guinea

Canada

• Duke of York Archipelago, Canada
• Duke of York Bay, Canada

Political entities

Canada

• York, Upper Canada, now Toronto, Ontario^[14]
• York County, New Brunswick, Canada^[15]

United States

• New York, a U.S. state^[16]
• New York City, the largest city in the state of New York.^[16]

Schools

• Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover, Kent, United Kingdom
• Duke of York School, Nairobi, Kenya, renamed Lenana School after Kenya attained independence in 1963.

Pubs

• Duke of York, Bloomsbury
• Duke of York Inn, Elton
• The Duke of York, Fitzrovia
• Duke of York, Ganwick Corner

Ships

• HMS Duke of York (1763), a 4-gun cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1776
• HMS Duke of York (17), a King George V-class battleship launched in 1940, and broken up in 1958
• Hired armed cutter Duke of York
• Hired armed lugger Duke of York
• TSS Duke of York (1894)
• TSS Duke of York (1935)

Railways

• Duke of York was one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915.

Military Music

There is also military march titled Duke of York which is used as an inspection piece or slow march. It is in 4/4 time, D Major with a form of AABBCCDD. Gordon Ashman in 1991 maintains that the melody was composed in 1805, soon after the Duke of York became Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and notes it is still in use today as a regimental slow-march. James Merryweather however, researched the melody and found it was composed by John Gamidge in 1789, to be played by the York Waits.^[17]

See also

• Duke of Albany
• Duke of York and Albany
• Earl of Inverness, a subsidiary title of the current creation
• Baron Killyleagh, a subsidiary title of the current creation
• Henry Benedict Stuart, created Duke of York in the Jacobite Peerage by his father the titular King James III in 1725. Living in Italy as a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, he called himself the "Cardinal Duke of York" (or "Cardinal called Duke of York") for most of his life and was recognised as such by the Papacy, Modena, France, and Spain. He became the Jacobite pretender himself as "Henry IX" in 1788. The last surviving legitimate descendant of James II, his grandfather, he died without issue in 1807.