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List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

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This page lists all dukedoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Dukedoms in the Peerage of England, 1337-1707

Title Date of Creation Surname Current Status Notes
Duke of Cornwall 1337 Plantagenet (originally) extant held by the eldest son of the monarch who is also heir-apparent to the throne
Duke of Lancaster 1351 Plantagenet extinct 1361
Duke of Clarence 1362 Plantagenet extinct 1368
Duke of Lancaster 1362 Plantagenet merged in crown 1399
Duke of York 1385 Plantagenet merged in crown 1461 forfeit 1459-1460
Duke of Gloucester 1385 Plantagenet forfeit 1397
Duke of Ireland 1386 Vere forfeit 1388
Duke of Hereford 1397 Plantagenet merged in crown 1399
Duke of Aumale 1397 Plantagenet deprived of title 1399
Duke of Exeter 1397 Holland deprived of title 1399
Duke of Surrey 1397 Holland forfeit 1399
Duke of Norfolk 1397 Mowbray extinct 1476 title not in use 1399 to 1425
Duke of Lancaster 1399 Plantagenet merged in crown 1413 also Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Clarence 1412 Plantagenet extinct 1421
Duke of Bedford 1414 Plantagenet extinct 1435
Duke of Gloucester 1414 Plantagenet extinct 1447
Duke of Exeter 1416 Beaufort extinct 1426
Duke of Somerset 1443 Beaufort extinct 1444
Duke of Exeter 1444 Holland forfeit 1461
Duke of Buckingham 1444 Stafford forfeit 1521 also forfeit between 1483 and 1485
Duke of Warwick 1445 Beauchamp extinct 1446
Duke of Somerset 1448 Beaufort forfeit 1464 also forfeit 1461-1463
Duke of Suffolk 1448 de la Pole surrendered 1493 also forfeit 1450-1463
Duke of Clarence 1461 Plantagenet forfeit 1478
Duke of Gloucester 1461 Plantagenet merged in crown 1483 also Duke of Cornwall from 1470
Duke of Bedford 1470 Nevill deprived of title 1478
Duke of York 1473 Plantagenet extinct 1483
Duke of Norfolk 1477 Plantagenet extinct 1483
Duke of Norfolk 1483 Howard, Fitzalan-Howard extant title forfeit 1485-1514,1547-1553,1572-1660
Duke of Bedford 1485 Tudor extinct 1495
Duke of York 1491 Tudor merged in crown 1509 also Duke of Cornwall from 1502
Duke of Suffolk 1514 Brandon extinct 1551
Duke of Richmond and Somerset 1525 Fitzroy extinct 1536
Duke of Somerset 1547 Seymour extant forfeit 1552-1660
Duke of Northumberland 1551 Dudley forfeit 1553
Duke of Suffolk 1551 Grey forfeit 1554
Duke of York 1605 Stewart merged in crown 1625 also Duke of Albany in Scotland and Duke of Cornwall from 1612
Duke of Richmond 1623 Stuart extinct 1624
Duke of Buckingham 1623 Villiers extinct 1687
Duke of Richmond 1641 Stuart extinct 1672
Duke of Cumberland 1644 Wittelsbach extinct 1682
Duke of York 1644 Stewart merged in crown 1685
Duke of Gloucester 1659 Stewart extinct 1660
Duke of Albemarle 1660 Monck extinct 1688
Duke of Monmouth 1663 Scott forfeit 1685
Duke of Cambridge 1664 Stewart extinct 1667
Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1665 Cavendish extinct 1691
Duke of Cambridge 1667 Stewart extinct 1671
Duke of Cleveland 1670 Villiers, Fitzroy extinct 1774 also Duke of Southampton from 1709
Duchess of Portsmouth 1673 Penancoët de Kérouaille extinct 1734
Duke of Richmond 1675 Lennox extant also Duke of Gordon in the United Kingdom from 1876 and Duke of Lennox in Scotland
Duke of Southampton 1675 Fitzroy extinct 1774 also Duke of Cleveland from 1709
Duke of Grafton 1675 Fitzroy extant
Duke of Ormonde 1682 Butler forfeit 1715 also Duke of Ormonde in Ireland
Duke of Beaufort 1682 Somerset extant
Duke of Northumberland 1683 Fitzroy extinct 1716
Duke of St Albans 1684 Beauclerk extant
Duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed 1687 Fitzjames allegedly forfeit 1695
Duke of Cumberland 1689 Oldenburg extinct 1708
Duke of Bolton 1689 Paulet extinct 1794
Duke of Schomberg 1689 Schomberg extinct 1719 also Duke of Leinster in Ireland from 1691
Duke of Shrewsbury 1694 Talbot extinct 1718
Duke of Leeds 1694 Osborne extinct 1964
Duke of Bedford 1694 Russell extant
Duke of Devonshire 1694 Cavendish extant
Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1694 Holles extinct 1711
Duke of Marlborough 1702 Churchill extant
Duke of Buckingham and Normanby 1703 Sheffield extinct 1735
Duke of Rutland 1703 Manners extant
Duke of Montagu 1705 Montagu extinct 1749
Duke of Cambridge 1706 Guelph merged in crown 1727 also Duke of Cornwall from 1714

Dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland, 1398-1707

Title Date of Creation Surname Current Status Notes
Duke of Rothesay 1398 Stewart extant held by eldest son of the monarch who is also heir-apparent
Duke of Albany 1398 Stewart forfeit 1425
Duke of Albany 1457 Stewart extinct 1536 forfeit 1479-1482,1483-1514
Duke of Ross 1488 Stewart extinct 1504
Duke of Montrose 1488 Lindsay extinct 1495 deprived of title 1488-1489, title for life from 1489
Duke of Ross 1514 Stewart extinct 1515
Duke of Albany 1541 Stewart extinct 1541
Duke of Albany 1565 Stewart merged in crown 1567
Duke of Orkney 1567 Hepburn forfeit 1567
Duke of Lennox 1581 Stuart extinct 1672 also Duke of Richmond in England from 1623 until 1624 and from 1641
Duke of Albany 1600 Stewart merged in crown 1625 also Duke of York in England from 1605 and Duke of Rothesay from 1612
Duke of Kintyre and Lorne 1602 Stewart extinct 1602
Duke of Hamilton 1643 Hamilton extant also Duke of Brandon in Great Britain from 1711
Duke of Albany 1660 Stewart merged in crown 1685
Duke of Buccleuch 1663 Scott forfeit 1685 also Duke of Monmouth in England
Duke of Buccleuch 1663 Scott, Montagu-Douglas-Scott extant also Duke of Queensberry from 1810
Duke of Lauderdale 1672 Maitland extinct 1682
Duke of Lennox 1675 Lennox extant also Duke of Gordon in the United Kingdom from 1876 and Duke of Richmond in England
Duke of Rothes 1680 Leslie extinct 1681
Duke of Gordon 1684 Gordon extinct 1836
Duke of Queensberry 1684 Douglas, Montagu-Douglas Scott extant also Duke of Dover in Great Britain from 1708 until 1778 and Duke of Buccleuch from 1810
Duke of Argyll 1701 Campbell extant also Duke of Greenwich in Great Britain from 1718 until 1743 and Duke of Argyll in the United Kingdom from 1892
Duke of Atholl 1703 Murray extant
Duke of Douglas 1703 Douglas extinct 1761
Duke of Montrose 1707 Graham extant
Duke of Roxburghe 1707 Ker extant

Dukedoms in the Peerage of Great Britain, 1707-1801

TitleDate of CreationSurnameCurrent StatusNotes
Duke of Dover1708Douglasextinct 1778 
Duke of Kent1710Greyextinct 1740 
Duke of Brandon1711Douglasextantalso Duke of Hamilton in Scotland
Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven1715Bertieextinct 1809 
Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull1715Pierrepontextinct 1773 
Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne1715Pelham-Hollesextinct 1768also Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1756
Duke of York and Albany1716Guelphextinct 1728 
Duke of Portland1716Bentinckextinct 1990 
Duke of Wharton1718Whartonextinct 1731 
Duchess of Kendal1719Schulenburgextinct 1743also Duchess of Munster in Ireland, peerage for life only
Duke of Manchester1719Montaguextant 
Duke of Chandos1719Brydgesextinct 1789 
Duke of Greenwich1719Campbellextinct 1743also Duke of Argyll in Scotland
Duke of Dorset1720Sackvilleextinct 1843 
Duke of Bridgwater1720Egertonextinct 1803 
Duke of Edinburgh1726Guelphmerged in crown 1760also Duke of Cornwall from 1727 to 1751
Duke of Cumberland1726Guelphextinct 1765 
Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme1756Pelham-Hollesextinct 1988also Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne until 1768
Duke of York and Albany1760Guelphextinct 1767 
Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh1764Guelphextinct 1834 
Duke of Northumberland1766Percyextant 
Duke of Montagu1766Montaguextinct 1790 
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn1766Guelphextinct 1790 
Duke of York and Albany1784Guelphextinct 1827 
Duke of Clarence and St Andrews1789Guelphmerged in crown 1830 
Duke of Kent and Strathearn1799Guelphextinct 1820 
Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale1799Guelphsuspended 1919 

Dukedoms in the Peerage of Ireland, 1661-1801

TitleDate of CreationSurnameCurrent StatusNotes
Duke of Ormonde1661Butlerextinct 1758also Duke of Ormonde in England until 1715
Duke of Leinster1691Schombergextinct 1719also Duke of Schomberg in England
Duchess of Munster1716Schulenbergextinct 1754also Duchess of Kendal in Great Britain from 1719, peerage for life only
Duke of Leinster1766FitzGeraldextant 

Dukedoms in the Peerages of the United Kingdom and Ireland, 1801-present

TitleDate of CreationSurnameCurrent StatusNotes
Duke of Sussex1801Guelphextinct 1853 
Duke of Cambridge1801Guelphextinct 1904 
Duke of Wellington1814Wellesleyextant 
Duke of Buckingham and Chandos1822Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenvilleextinct 1889 
Duke of Sutherland1833Leveson-Gower, Egertonextant 
Duke of Cleveland1833Vaneextinct 1891 
Duchess of Inverness1840Underwoodextinct 1873peerage for life only
Duke of Edinburgh1866Wettinextinct 1900 
Duke of Abercorn1868HamiltonextantPeerage of Ireland
Duke of Westminster1874Grosvenorextant 
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn1874Wettinextinct 1943 
Duke of Gordon1876Gordon-Lennoxextantalso Duke of Richmond in England and Duke of Lennox in Scotland
Duke of Albany1881Wettinsuspended 1919 
Duke of Fife1889Duffextinct 1912 
Duke of Clarence and Avondale1890Wettinextinct 1892 
Duke of Argyll1892Campbellextantalso Duke of Argyll in Scotland
Duke of York1892Wettinmerged in crown 1910also Duke of Cornwall from 1901
Duke of Fife1900Duffextant 
Duke of York1920Windsormerged in crown 1936 
Duke of Gloucester1928Windsorextant 
Duke of Kent1934Windsorextant 
Duke of Windsor1937Windsorextinct 1972 
Duke of Edinburgh1947Mountbattenextant 
Duke of York1986Mountbatten-Windsorextant