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:
  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 and of Rothesay.

Dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

#TitleCreationArmsCurrent holderAgeAccededPeerageNotes
1.The Duke of Cornwall1337The Prince Charles, 24th Duke of Cornwall1952EnglandAlso Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland 1398 – see below
2.The Duke of Norfolk1483Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk2002EnglandHereditary Earl Marshal of England, responsible for royal ceremony.
3.The Duke of Somerset1547John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset1984England
4.The Duke of Richmond1675Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond2017EnglandAlso Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland – see below
5.The Duke of Grafton1675Henry FitzRoy, 12th Duke of Grafton2011England
6.The Duke of Beaufort1682Henry Somerset, 12th Duke of Beaufort2017England
7.The Duke of St Albans1684Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans1988England
8.The Duke of Bedford1694Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford2003England
9.The Duke of Devonshire1694Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire2004England
10.The Duke of Marlborough1702Jamie Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough2014England
11.The Duke of Rutland1703David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland1999England
The Duke of Rothesay1398The Prince Charles, 23rd Duke of Rothesay 1952ScotlandAlso Duke of Cornwall in the Peerage of England – see above
12.The Duke of Hamilton1643Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 16th Duke of Hamilton2010ScotlandAlso Duke of Brandon in the Peerage of Great Britain – see below
13.The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry1663 / 1684Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch2007Scotland
The Duke of Lennox1675Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Lennox2017ScotlandAlso Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England – see above
14.The Duke of Argyll1701Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll2001ScotlandAlso Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom – see below
15.The Duke of Atholl1703Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl2012Scotland
16.The Duke of Montrose1707James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose1992Scotland
17.The Duke of Roxburghe1707Charles Innes-Ker, 11th Duke of Roxburghe2019Scotland
The Duke of Brandon1711Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Brandon2010Great BritainAlso Duke of Hamilton in the Peerage of Scotland – see above
18.The Duke of Manchester1719Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester2002Great Britain
19.The Duke of Northumberland1766Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland1995Great Britain
20.The Duke of Leinster1766Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster2004Ireland
21.The Duke of Wellington1814Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington2014United Kingdom
22.The Duke of Sutherland1833Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland2000United Kingdom
23.The Duke of Abercorn1868James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn1979Ireland
24.The Duke of Westminster1874Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster2016United Kingdom
The Duke of Gordon1876Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Gordon2017United KingdomAlso Duke of Richmond in the Peerage of England and Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland - see above
The Duke of Argyll1892Torquhil Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll2001United KingdomAlso Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of Scotland – see above
25.The Duke of Fife1900David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife2015United Kingdom
26.The Duke of Gloucester1928Prince Richard, 2nd Duke of Gloucester1974United Kingdom
27.The Duke of Kent1934Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent1942United Kingdom
28.The Duke of Edinburgh1947The Prince Philip, 1st Duke of Edinburgh1947United Kingdom
29.The Duke of York1986The Prince Andrew, 1st Duke of York1986United Kingdom
30.The Duke of Cambridge2011Prince William, 1st Duke of Cambridge2011United Kingdom
31.The Duke of Sussex2018Prince Harry, 1st Duke of Sussex2018United Kingdom

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

Heirs apparent

Heirs presumptive

Dukes without heirs