List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
This is a list of the 31 present and extant 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. Twice a woman was created a Duchess in her own right ; 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, 16 titles were forfeit or surrendered, 10 were merged with the Crown, and 11 are extant. The first, Cornwall, is a title that automatically goes to the heir apparent. 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 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.
The oldest six titles – created between 1337 and 1386 – were Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence, Duke of York, Duke of Gloucester, and Duke of Ireland. 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 was executed for treason.. 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. The Duke of Lancaster has merged with the Crown and so is held by the monarch. On 29 September 1397, in an unprecedented move, six dukedoms were created on a single day. None of these titles is extant.
Besides the dukedoms of Cornwall and Lancaster, the oldest extant title is that of Duke of Norfolk, dating from 1483. 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.
Order of precedence
The general order of precedence among dukes is:- Dukes in the Peerage of England, in order of creation
- Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland, in order of creation
- Dukes in the Peerage of Great Britain, in order of creation
- Dukes in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801, in order of creation
- Dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Dukes in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801, in order of creation
Dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
# | Title | Creation | Arms | Current holder | Age | Acceded | Peerage | Notes |
1. | The Duke of Cornwall | 1337 | The Prince Charles, 24th Duke of Cornwall | 1952 | England | Also Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland 1398 – see below | ||
2. | The Duke of Norfolk | 1483 | Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk | 2002 | England | Hereditary Earl Marshal of England, responsible for royal ceremony. | ||
3. | The Duke of Somerset | 1547 | John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset | 1984 | England | |||
4. | The Duke of Richmond | 1675 | Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond | 2017 | England | Also Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland – see below | ||
5. | The Duke of Grafton | 1675 | Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton | 2011 | England | |||
6. | The Duke of Beaufort | 1682 | Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort | 2017 | England | |||
7. | The Duke of St Albans | 1684 | Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans | 1988 | England | |||
8. | The Duke of Bedford | 1694 | Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford | 2003 | England | |||
9. | The Duke of Devonshire | 1694 | Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire | 2004 | England | |||
10. | The Duke of Marlborough | 1702 | Jamie Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough | 2014 | England | |||
11. | The Duke of Rutland | 1703 | David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland | 1999 | England | |||
The Duke of Rothesay | 1398 | The Prince Charles, 23rd Duke of Rothesay | 1952 | Scotland | Also Duke of Cornwall in the Peerage of England – see above | |||
12. | The Duke of Hamilton | 1643 | Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton | 2010 | Scotland | Also Duke of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain – see below | ||
13. | The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry | 1663 / 1684 | Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch | 2007 | Scotland | |||
The Duke of Lennox | 1675 | Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Lennox | 2017 | Scotland | Also Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England – see above | |||
14. | The Duke of Argyll | 1701 | Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll | 2001 | Scotland | Also Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom – see below | ||
15. | The Duke of Atholl | 1703 | Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl | 2012 | Scotland | |||
16. | The Duke of Montrose | 1707 | James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose | 1992 | Scotland | |||
17. | The Duke of Roxburghe | 1707 | Charles Innes-Ker, 11th Duke of Roxburghe | 2019 | Scotland | |||
The Duke of Brandon | 1711 | Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Brandon | 2010 | Great Britain | Also Duke of Hamilton in the Peerage of Scotland – see above | |||
18. | The Duke of Manchester | 1719 | Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester | 2002 | Great Britain | |||
19. | The Duke of Northumberland | 1766 | Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland | 1995 | Great Britain | |||
20. | The Duke of Leinster | 1766 | Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster | 2004 | Ireland | |||
21. | The Duke of Wellington | 1814 | Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington | 2014 | United Kingdom | |||
22. | The Duke of Sutherland | 1833 | Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland | 2000 | United Kingdom | |||
23. | The Duke of Abercorn | 1868 | James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn | 1979 | Ireland | |||
24. | The Duke of Westminster | 1874 | Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster | 2016 | United Kingdom | |||
The Duke of Gordon | 1876 | Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Gordon | 2017 | United Kingdom | Also Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England and Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland - see above | |||
The Duke of Argyll | 1892 | Torquhil Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll | 2001 | United Kingdom | Also Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland – see above | |||
25. | The Duke of Fife | 1900 | David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife | 2015 | United Kingdom | |||
26. | The Duke of Gloucester | 1928 | Prince Richard, 2nd Duke of Gloucester | 1974 | United Kingdom | |||
27. | The Duke of Kent | 1934 | Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent | 1942 | United Kingdom | |||
28. | The Duke of Edinburgh | 1947 | The Prince Philip, 1st Duke of Edinburgh | 1947 | United Kingdom | |||
29. | The Duke of York | 1986 | The Prince Andrew, 1st Duke of York | 1986 | United Kingdom | |||
30. | The Duke of Cambridge | 2011 | Prince William, 1st Duke of Cambridge | 2011 | United Kingdom | |||
31. | The Duke of Sussex | 2018 | Prince Harry, 1st Duke of Sussex | 2018 | United Kingdom |