Duke of Kent and Strathearn

Dukedom of Kent and Strathearn
Creation date	23 April 1799
Created by	King George III
Peerage	Peerage of Great Britain
First holder	Prince Edward
Last holder	Prince Edward
Remainder to	the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Earl of Dublin
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	23 January 1820

Duke of Kent and Strathearn is a title that was created once in the Peerage of Great Britain.

History

Several Earls of Kent had previously been created in the Peerage of England. Henry Grey, 12th Earl of Kent was created Duke of Kent in 1710, but the title became extinct upon his death in 1740.

On 23 April 1799, the double dukedom of Kent and Strathearn was given, along with the Earldom of Dublin, to King George III's fourth son, Prince Edward Augustus.^[1] After the Union of Great Britain, the Hanoverian kings liked to grant double titles (one from one constituent country, one from another) to emphasise unity.

Edward had only one legitimate child, a daughter, Princess Alexandrina Victoria (the future Queen Victoria). Upon Edward's death in 1820, the dukedom of Kent and Strathearn became extinct, as he had no legitimate male heir.

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Prince Edward House of Hanover 1799–1820 also: Earl of Dublin (1799)		2 November 1767 London son of King George III and Queen Charlotte	Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1818 1 child	23 January 1820 Sidmouth aged 52

Prince Edward had no legitimate sons and all his titles became extinct on his death.

See also

• British monarchy
• Kent
• Dukes of Kent
• Earls of Kent
• Kingdom of Kent

Notes and references

This page was last edited on 4 December 2022, at 10:31