Dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland

 

Duke of Argyll (1701), created for Archibald Campbell, 10th Earl of Argyll

Duke of Atholl (1703), created for John Murray, 2nd Marquess of Atholl

Duchess & Duke of Buccleuch (1663), created for Anne Scott, Countess of Buccleuch, and her husband James Crofts, 1st Duke of Monmouth

Duke of Hamilton (1643), created for James Hamilton, 3rd Marquess of Hamilton, now combined with that of Duke of Brandon (GB)

Duke of Lennox (1675), Royal dukedom created for Charles Lennox, an illegitimate son of Charles II, this title is now combined with that of Duke of Gordon (UK) and Duke of Richmond (England)

Duke of Montrose (1707), created for James Graham, 4th Marquess of Montrose

Duke of Queensberry (1684), created for William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Queensberry, and now held by the Duke of Buccleuch

Duke of Rothesay (1398), Royal dukedom automatically assumed by the heir to the throne at birth

Duke of Roxburghe (1707), created for John Ker, 5th Earl of Roxburghe

 

Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of Scotland

 

Duke of Albany (1398), Royal dukedom created for Robert Stewart, younger brother of King Robert III, becoming extinct by forfeit of the 2nd Duke

Duke of Albany (c.1455), Royal dukedom created for Alexander Stewart, younger son of James II, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Duke of Albany (1509), Royal dukedom created for Arthur Stewart, second son of James IV, but becoming extinct on his death in infancy

Duke of Albany (1541), Royal dukedom created for Arthur Stewart, second son of James V, but also becoming extinct on his death in infancy

Duke of Albany (1565), Royal dukedom created for Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary, Queen of Scots, which merged with the crown when their son became King James VI

Duke of Albany (1604), Royal dukedom created for Prince Charles, second son of James VI, which merged with the crown when he became King Charles I

Duke of Albany (1660), Royal dukedom created for Prince James, second son of Charles I, which merged with the corwn when he became King James VII

Duke of Douglas (1703), created for Archibald Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Douglas (for whom see the earls of Angus), but becoming extinct on his death, though the marquessate passed to Duke of Hamilton

Duke of Gordon (1684), created for George Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly, becoming extinct on the death of the 5th Duke, though the marquessate continued

Duke of Kintyre & Lorne (1602), Royal dukedom created for Robert Stuart, fifth child of James VI, but becoming extinct on his death in infancy

Duke of Lauderdale (1672), created for John Maitland, 2nd Earl of Lauderdale, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Lennox (1581), created for Esme Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox, a descendant of the original earls of Lennox, becoming extinct on the death of the 6th Duke

Duke of Montrose (1488), created for David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford, briefly forfeit and then restored for life only

Duke of Orkney (1567), created for James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, but becoming forfeit

Duke of Ross (1488), Royal dukedom created for James Stewart, 1st Marquess of Ormonde and 1st Earl of Ross, a younger son of James III, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Ross (1514), Royal dukedom created for Alexander Stewart, fourth son of James IV, born posthumously, but becoming extinct on his death in infancy

Duke of Rothes (1680), created for John Leslie, 7th Earl of Rothes, but becoming extinct at his death, though the earldom continues

 

Dukedoms in the Peerage of Ireland

 

Duke of Abercorn (1686), created for James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn (Scotland)

Duke of Leinster (1766), created for James FitzGerald, 1st Marquess of Kildare

 

Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of Ireland

 

Duke of Leinster (1691), created for Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg (England), but becoming extinct on his death

Duchess of Munster (1716), created for Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, mistress to George I, but becoming extinct on her death

Duke of Ormonde (1661), created for James Butler, 12th Earl of Ormonde, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke

 

Dukedoms in the Peerage of Great Britain

 

Duke of Brandon (1711), created for James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton

Duke of Manchester (1719), created for Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester

Duke of Northumberland (1766), created for Hugh Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland

 

Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of Great Britain

 

Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven (1715), created for Robert Bertie, 4th Earl of Lindsey, becoming extinct on the death of the 5th Duke, though the earldom continues

Duke of Bridgewater (1720), created for Scroop Egerton, 4th Earl of Bridgewater, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke, though the earldom continued

Duke of Chandos (1719), created for James Brydges, 1st Earl of Carnarvon, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke

Duke of Clarence & St Andrews (1789), Royal dukedom created for Prince William, third son of George III, which merged with the crown when he became King William IV

Duke of Cumberland (1726), Royal dukedom created for Prince William, a younger son of George II, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Cumberland & Strathearn (1766), Royal dukedom created for Prince Henry, fourth son of Prince Frederick, son of George II, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Cumberland & Teviotdale (1799), Royal dukedom created for Prince Ernest Augustus, fifth son of George III. The 3rd Duke, who was Crown Prince of Hannover, had all his British honours withdrawn for siding with the German Empire during the First World War

Duke of Dorset (1720), created for Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 7th Earl of Dorset, becoming extinct on the death of the 5th Duke

Duke of Dover (1708), created for James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke

Duke of Edinburgh (1726), created for Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II, which merged with the crown when the 2nd Duke became King George III

Duke of Gloucester & Edinburgh (1764), Royal dukedom created for Prince William, third son of Prince Frederick, son of George II, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Duke of Greenwich (1719), created for John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, but becoming extinct at his death

Duchess of Kendal (1719), created for Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, mistress to George I, but becoming extinct on her death

Duke of Kent (1710), created for Henry Grey, 1st Marquess & 12th Earl of Kent, but becoming extinct at his death

Duke of Kent & Strathearn (1799), Royal dukedom created for Prince Edward, 4th son of George III and father of Queen Victoria, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull (1715), created for Evelyn Pierrepont, 5th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Duke of Montagu (1766), created for George Montagu, nee Brudenell, 4th Earl of Cardigan and son-in-law of John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (England), who had died with no male heir

Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1757), created for Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1715), with remainder to his nephew, but becoming extinct on the death of the 10th Duke

Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1715), created for Thomas Pelham-Holles, a nephew of John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (England), but becoming extinct at his death

Duke of Portland (1716), created for Henry Bentinck, 2nd Earl of Portland, becoming extinct on the death of the 9th Duke, though the earldom continues

Duke of Wharton (1718), created for Philip Wharton, 2nd Marquess of Wharton, but becoming forfeit

Duke of York & Albany (1716), Royal dukedom created for Prince Ernest Augustus, younger brother of George I, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of York & Albany (1760), Royal dukedom created for Prince Edward, younger brother of George III, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of York & Albany (1784), Royal dukedom created for Prince Frederick, second son of George III, but becoming extinct on his death

 

Dukedoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

 

Duke of Argyll (1892), created for George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (Scotland)

Duke of Cambridge (2011), Royal dukedom created for Prince William, first son of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, on his marriage, he being heir-apparent at the time

Duke of Gordon (1876), created for Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Lennox (Scotland) and 6th Duke of Richmond (England)

Duke of Edinburgh (1947), Royal dukedom created for the Queen-Consort Prince Philip Mountbatten, husband of Queen Elizabeth II

Duke of Fife (1900), created for Alexander William George Duff, 6th Earl Fife (Ireland) as a replacement for an older instance of the same title but with special remainder to his daughters and their male heirs

Duke of Gloucester (1928), Royal dukedom created for Prince Henry, third son of George V and currently held by Prince Richard, youngest grandchild of George V

Duke of Kent (1934), Royal dukedom created for Prince George, fourth son of George V

Duchess & Duke of Sutherland (1833), created for Elizabeth Sutherland, Countess Sutherland, and her husband George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford

Duke of Wellington (1814), created for Arthur Wellesley, nee Wesley, 1st Marquess of Wellington

Duke of Westminster (1874), created for Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster

Duke of York (1986), Royal dukedom created for Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on his marriage

 

Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

 

Duke of Albany, Royal dukedom created for Prince Leopold, fourth son of Queen Victoria. His heir Charles Edward, the second duke, also became Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha in the German Empire, and had all his British honours suspended for taking arms against the realm during the First World War

Duke of Buckingham & Chandos (1822), created for Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham and 5th Viscount Cobham, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke, though the viscountcy continues

Duke of Cambridge (1801), Royal dukedom created for Prince Adolphus, seventh son of George III, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Duke of Clarence & Avondale (1890), Royal dukedom created for Prince Albert Victor, eldest son of the future King Edward VII, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Cleveland (1833), created for William Vane, 1st Marquess of Cleveland and 3rd Earl of Darlington, becoming extinct on the death of the 4th Duke, though the English title of Baron Barnard of Barnard’s Castle continues

Duke of Connaught & Strathearn (1874), Royal dukedom created for Prince Arthur, third son of Queen Victoria, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Duke of Edinburgh (1866), Royal dukedom created for Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Fife (1889), created for Alexander William George Duff, 6th Earl Fife (Ireland), but becoming extinct on his death, though having been re-granted in 1900 with special remainder

Duchess of Inverness (1840), created for Cecilia Underwood, nee Gore, second wife of Prince Augustus Frederick, sixth son of George III, but becoming extinct on her death

Duke of Sussex (1801), Royal dukedom created for Prince Augustus Frederick, sixth son of George III, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Windsor (1937), Royal dukedom created for King Edward VIII after his abdication, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of York (1892), Royal dukedom created for Prince George, grandson of Queen Victoria and son of Prince Albert Edward. His father later became King Edward VII in 1901 and himself became King George V in 1910, whence the title merged with the crown.

Duke of York (1920), Royal dukedom created for Prince Albert, second son of George V, which merged with the crown when he became King George VI

 

Dukedoms in the Peerage of England

 

Duke of Beaufort (1682), created for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester and 7th Earl of Worcester, and a descendant of the forfeited Henry Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset

Duke of Bedford (1694), created for William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford

Duke of Cornwall (1337), Royal dukedom automatically assumed by the heir to the throne at birth

Duke of Devonshire (1694), created for William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire

Duke of Grafton (1675), Royal dukedom created for Henry Fitzroy, 1st Earl of Euston, illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland

Duke of Marlborough (1702), created for John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough

Duke of Norfolk (1483), created for John Howard, 1st Lord Howard, a grandson of Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (1397 version) and a close friend and ally to Richard III

Duke of Richmond (1675), Royal dukedom created for Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Lennox (Scotland), an illegitimate son of Charles II, this title is now also combined with that of Duke of Gordon (UK)

Duke of Rutland (1703), created for John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland

Duke of Somerset (1547), created for Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, all-powerful Lord Protector and uncle of Edward VI, this was forfeited when he was deposed from power but restored in 1660 to the 1st Duke’s great-grandson

Duke of St Albans (1684), created for Charles Beauclerk, 1st Earl of Burford, illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress Nell Gwynne

 

Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of England

 

Duke of Albemarle (1397), Royal dukedom created for Edward of Norwich, 1st Earl or Rutland, son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, but becoming forfeit

Duke of Albemarle (1660), created for General George Monck, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Duke of Aumale (1385), Royal dukedom created for Thomas of Woodstock, fifth son of Edward III, but becoming forfeit

Duke of Aumale (1397), Royal dukedom created for Edward of Norwich, 1st Earl or Rutland, son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, but becoming forfeit

Duke of Bedford (1414), Royal dukedom created for John of Lancaster, third son of Henry IV, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Bedford (1470), created for George Neville, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, but deprived of office by Act of Parliament due to his lack of finances

Duke of Bedford (1478), Royal dukedom created for George Plantagenet, third son of Edward IV, but becoming extinct on his death in infancy

Duke of Bedford (1485), created for Jasper Tudor, half-brother of Henry VI and full uncle of Henry VII, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed (1687), created for James FitzJames, illegitimate son of James II and his mistress Arabella Churchill, generally considered to be forfeit by attainder following his father’s exile, though there remains some doubt as to the whether the forfeiture was ever carried out. In the circumstance that this title continued, then it would have been inherited by the duke’s heir, who married into the Portuguese nobility, and the current holder would be 12th Duke, though as he has no children the title would become extinct

Duke of Bolton (1689), created for Charles Paulet, 6th Marquess of Winchester, becoming extinct on the death of the 6th Duke, though the marquessate continues

Duke of Buckingham (1444), created for Humphrey Stafford, 6th Earl of Stafford, becoming forfeit by the 3rd Duke

Duke of Buckingham (1623), created for George Villiers, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, favourite of James VI & I, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Duke of Buckingham & Normanby (1703), created for John Sheffield, 1st Marquess of Normanby and 3rd Earl of Mulgrave, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Duke of Cambridge (1664), James Stuart, second son of James VII & II, but becoming extinct on his death in infancy

Duke of Cambridge (1667), Edgar Stuart, fourth son of James VII & II, but becoming extinct on his death in infancy

Duke of Cambridge (1706), George, Electoral Prince of Hanover, which merged with the crown when he became King George II

Duke of Clarence (1362), Royal dukedom created for Lionel of Antwerp, second surviving son of Edward III, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Clarence (1412), Royal dukedom created for Thomas of Lancaster, second son of Henry IV, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Clarence (1461), Royal dukedom created for George Plantagenet, third son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and younger brother of kings Edward IV and Richard III, but becoming forfeit

Duke of Cleveland (1670), created for Barbara Palmer, a mistress of Charles II, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke

Duke of Cumberland (1644), Royal dukedom created for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, nephew of Charles I, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Cumberland (1689), Royal dukedom created for Prince George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Exeter (1397), Royal dukedom created for John Holland, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and half-brother of Richard II, this was forfeited by the 1st Duke and not restored until 1439, and afterwards was forfeit once more after the attainder of the 3rd Duke

Duke of Exeter (1416), Royal dukedom created for Thomas Beaufort, third legitimate son of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Gloucester (1385), Royal dukedom created for Thomas of Woodstock, fifth son of Edward III, but becoming forfeit

Duke of Gloucester (1414), Royal dukedom created for Humphrey of Lancaster, fourth son of Henry IV, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Gloucester (1461), Royal dukedom created for Richard Plantagenet, fourth surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, which merged with the crown when he became King Richard III

Duke of Gloucester (1659), Royal dukedom created for Prince Henry Stuart, third son of Charles I, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Hereford (1397), Royal dukedom created for Henry of Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, which merged with the crown when he became King Henry IV

Duke of Ireland (1386), created for Robert de Vere, 1st Marquess of Dublin and 9th Earl of Oxford, a favourite of Richard II, the first dukedom created for someone not in the Royal family, but becoming forfeit when he fell from favour

Duke of Lancaster (1351), created for Henry of Grosmont, 4th Earl of Lancaster, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Lancaster (1362), Royal dukedom created for John of Gaunt (Ghent), third surviving son of Edward III and son-on-law of the previous Duke of Lancaster, which merged with the crown when the 2nd Duke became King Henry IV

Duke of Lancaster (1399), Royal dukedom created for Henry of Monmouth, eldest son of Henry IV, which merged with the crown when he became King Henry V

Duke of Leeds (1694), created for Thomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen, becoming extinct on the death of the 12th Duke in 1964

Duke of Monmouth (1663), Royal dukedom created for James Crofts, illegitimate son of Charles II, but becoming forfeit

Duke of Montagu (1705), created for Ralph Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Boughton, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1665), created for William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1694), created for John Holles, 4th Earl of Clare, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Norfolk (1397), created for Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Earl of Nottingham and 6th Baron Mowbray, this was forfeited by the 1st Duke and not restored until 1425, and afterwards becoming extinct on the death of the 4th Duke

Duke of Norfolk (1481), Royal dukedom created for Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, second son of Edward IV, and husband of Anne de Mowbray, Countess of Norfolk, daughter of John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Northumberland (1551), created for John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick, but becoming forfeit

Duke of Northumberland (1683), Royal dukedom created for George Fitzroy, youngest illegitimate son of Charles II, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Ormonde (1682), created for James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde (Ireland) and 12th Earl of Ormonde (Ireland), becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke, though the earldom continued

Duchess of Portsmouth (1673), created for Louise de Kerouaille, a mistress of Charles II, mother of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Lennox (Scotland) and Richmond (England), a life peerage becoming extinct on her death

Duke of Richmond (1623), created for Ludovic Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox (Scotland), but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Richmond (1641), created for James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox (Scotland), becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke

Duke of Richmond & Somerset (1525), Royal dukedom created for Henry Fitzroy, illegitimate son of Henry VIII, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Schomberg (1689), created for Frederick Schomberg, the renowned solder, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke

Duke of Shrewsbury (1694), created for Charles Talbot, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continues

Duke of Somerset (1443), created for John Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset, but becoming extinct on his death

Duke of Somerset (1448), created for Edmund Beaufort, younger brother of the previous Duke of Somerset, becoming forfeit by the 2nd Duke

Duke of Somerset (1499), Royal dukedom created for Edmund Tudor, third son of Henry VII, but becoming extinct on his death in infancy

Duke of Southampton (1675), Royal dukedom created for Charles FitzRoy, illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland. FitzRoy succeeded his mother as 2nd Duke of Cleveland, both titles becoming extinct on the death of his son, the 2nd Duke (of Southampton)

Duke of Suffolk (1448), created for William de la Pole, 1st Marquess and 4th Earl of Suffolk, this was forfeited by the 1st Duke in 1450 and not restored until 1463 to his son, the 2nd Duke. On the death of the 2nd Duke, his younger brother was initially allowed to succeed as 3rd Duke, but he was later demoted to earl and the dukedom was considered extinct

Duke of Suffolk (1514), created for Charles Brandon, who married Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke

Duke of Suffolk (1551), created for Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, but becoming forfeit

Duke of Surrey (1397), Royal dukedom created for Thomas Holland, 3rd Earl of Kent, nephew of Richard II, but becoming forfeit, although he kept the earldom

Duke of Warwick (1445), created for Henry de Beauchamp, 14th Earl of Warwick, becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continued

Duke of York (1385), Royal dukedom created for Edward of Langley, 1st Earl of Cambridge, fourth surviving son of Edward III, and the originator of the House of York. The title was in abeyance due to attainder from 1415 to 1425, which was lifted by Henry V to allow succession by Richard Plantagenet, and merged with the Crown when his son, the 4th Duke, became King Edward IV

Duke of York (1474), Royal dukedom created for Richard of Shrewsbury, second son of Edward IV, but becoming extinct on his death (he and his older brother Edward were the princes in the tower)

Duke of York (1494), Royal dukedom created for Prince Henry Tudor, second son of Henry VII, which merged with the crown when he became King Henry VIII

Duke of York (1605), Royal dukedom created for Prince Charles Stuart, second son of James VI & I, which merged with the crown when he became King Charles I

Duke of York (1644), Royal dukedom created for Prince James Stuart, second son of Charles I, which merged with the crown when he became King James VII & II

 

Marquessates in the Peerage of Scotland

 

Marquess of Atholl (1676), created for John Murray, 2nd Earl of Atholl, and now held by the Duke of Atholl

Marquess of Bowmont & Cessford (1707), a subsidiary title created for John Ker, 1st Duke of Roxburghe

Marquess of Clydesdale (1643), a subsidiary title created for James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton

Marquess of Douglas (1633), created for William Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus, and now held by the Duke of Hamilton

Marquess of Dumfriesshire (1684), a subsidiary title created for William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, and now held by the Duke of Buccleuch

Marquess of Graham and Buchanan (1707), a subsidiary title created for James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose

Marquess of Huntly (1599), created for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly

Marquess of Kintyre & Lorne (1701), a subsidiary title created for Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll

Marquess of Lothian (1701), created for Robert Kerr, 2nd & 4th Earl of Lothian and 1st & 3rd Earl of Ancram

Marquess of Montrose (1644), created for James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, and now held by the Duke of Montrose

Marquess of Queensberry (1682), created for William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry, this was for some time a subsidiary title of the Duke of Queensberry but is now independent

Marquess of Tullibardine (1703), a subsidiary title created for John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl

Marquess of Tweeddale (1694), created for John Hay, 2nd Earl of Tweeddale

 

Extinct Marquessates in the Peerage of Scotland

 

Marquess of Angus & Abernethy (1703), a subsidiary title created for Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Douglas and 13th Earl of Angus, but becoming extinct on his death, though the marquessate of Douglas and the earldom of Angus are now held by the Duke of Hamilton

Marquess of Annandale (1701), created for William Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Annandale & Hartfell, becoming extinct or dormant on the death of the 3rd Marquess

Marquess of Argyll (1641), created for Archibald Campbell, 8th Earl of Argyll, but becoming forfeit, although the earldom was restored

Marquess of Ballenbreich (1680), a subsidiary title created for John Leslie, 1st Duke of Rothes and 7th Earl of Rothes, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continues

Marquess of Fife (1567), a subsidiary title created for James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney and 4th Earl of Bothwell, but becoming forfeit later the same year

Marquess of Hamilton (1599), created for John Hamilton, younger brother of James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran, it later became a subsidiary of the Duke of Hamilton, but became extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Marquess of March (1672), a subsidiary title created for John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, but becoming extinct on his death

Marquess of Ormonde (1476), a subsidiary title created for James Stewart, 1st Duke of Ross, a younger son of James III, at his birth, but becoming extinct on his death

Marquess of Ormonde (1604), a subsidiary title created for Charles Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, second son of James VI, which merged with the crown when he became King Charles I

Marquess of Wigton (1602), a subsidiary title created for Robert Stuart, 1st Duke of Kintyre & Lorne, fifth child of James VI, but becoming extinct on his death in infancy

 

Marquessates in the Peerage of Ireland

 

Marquess Conyngham (1816), created for Henry Conyngham, 3rd Baron Conyngham

Marquess of Donegall (1791), created for Arthur Chichester, 5th Earl of Donegall

Marquess of Downshire (1789), created for Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough

Marquess of Ely (1800), created for Charles Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely

Marquess of Hamilton (1868), created for John Hamilton, 9th Earl of Abercorn, and now held by the Duke of Abercorn

Marquess of Headfort (1800), created for Thomas Taylour, 2nd Earl of Bective

Marquess of Kildare (1761), created for James FitzGerald, 20th Earl of Kildare, and now held by the Duke of Leinster

Marquess of Londonderry (1816), created for Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Londonderry

Marquess of Sligo (1800), created for John Denis Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont

Marquess of Waterford (1789), created for George de la Poer Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone

 

Extinct marquessates in the Peerage of Ireland

 

Marquess of Antrim (1645), created for Randal MacDonnell, 2nd Earl of Antrim, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continued

Marquess of Antrim (1789), created for Randal William MacDonnell, 6th & 1st Earl of Antrim, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continues

Marquess of Catherlough (1715), created for Thomas Wharton, 1st Earl of Wharton (England) & 5th Baron Wharton, becoming forfeit by the 2nd Marquess

Marquess of Clanricarde (1646), created for Ulick Burke, 5th Earl of Clanricarde, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continued

Marquess of Clanricarde (1785), created for Henry de Burgh, 12th Earl of Clanricarde, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continued

Marquess of Clanricarde (1825), created for Ulick de Burgh, 14th & 2nd Earl of Clanricarde, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Marquess, though the earldom continues as a subsidiary title of the Marquess of Sligo

Marquess of Drogheda (1791), created for Charles Moore, 6th Earl of Drogheda, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Marquess, though the earldom continues

Marchioness of Dungannon (1716), a subsidiary title created for Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Munster, mistress of George I, but becoming extinct on her death

Marquess of Ormonde (1642), created for James Butler, 12th Earl of Ormonde, later 1st Duke of Ormonde, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke & Marquess

Marquess of Ormonde (1816), created for Walter Butler, 18th Earl of Ormonde, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continued

Marquess of Ormonde (1825), created for James Wandesford Butler, 19th Earl of Ormonde, becoming extinct on the death of the 7th Marquess, though the earldom is only dormant

Marquess of Thomond (1800), created for Murrough O’Brien, 5th Earl of Inchiquin & 10th Baron Inchiquin, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Marquess, as did the earldom, though the barony continues

Marquess Wellesley (1799), created for Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom is now held by the Duke of Wellington

Marquess of Westmeath (1822), created for George Thomas John Nugent, 8th Earl of Westmeath, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continues

 

Marquessates in the Peerage of Great Britain

 

Marquess of Abercorn (1790), created for John James Hamilton, 9th Earl of Abercorn (Scotland), now held by the Duke of Abercorn (Ireland)

Marquess of Bath (1789), created for Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth

Marquess of Bute (1796), created for John Stuart, 4th Earl of Bute

Marquess of Hertford (1793), created for Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford & 2nd Baron Conway

Marquess of Lansdowne (1784), created for William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne

Marquess of Salisbury (1789), created for James Cecil, 7th Earl of Salisbury

Marquess of Stafford (1786), created for Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower, and now held by the Duke of Sutherland

Marquess of Townshend (1787), created for George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend

Marquess of Westminster (1831), created for Robert Grosvenor, 2nd Earl Grosvenor

 

Extinct marquessates in the Peerage of Great Britain

 

Marquess of Beverley (1708), a subsidiary title created for James Douglas, 1st Duke of Dover, who was also 2nd Duke of Queensberry (Scotland), but becoming extinct on his death

Marquess of Brackley (1720), a subsidiary title created for Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater & 4th Earl of Bridgewater, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd holder, though the earldom continued

Marquess of Buckingham (1784), created for George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 4th Viscount Cobham, now extinct though the viscountcy continues

Marquess of Carnarvon (1719), a subsidiary title created for James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd holder

Marquess of Clare (1715), a subsidiary title created for Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a nephew of John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (England), but becoming extinct at his death

Marquess Cornwallis (1792), created for Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl Cornwallis, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Marquess, though the earldom continued

Marquess of Dorchester, created for Henry Pierrepont, 2nd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, and on becoming extinct re-created for his descendant Evelyn Pierrepont, 5th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull

Marquess of the Isle of Ely (1726), a subsidiary title created for Frederick, Prince of Wales, oldest son of George II, which merged with the crown when the 2nd Duke became King George III

Marquess of Lindsey, created for Robert Bertie, 4th Earl of Lindsey, now extinct though the earldom continues

Marquess of Malmesbury (1715), created for Thomas Wharton, 1st Earl of Wharton, but forfeited by the 2nd Marquess

Marquess of Monthermer (1766), a subsidiary title created for George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, now extinct

Marquess of Titchfield, a subsidiary title created for Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland & 2nd Earl of Portland, becoming extinct on the death of the 9th holder, though the earldom continues

Marquess of Wharton (1715), created for Thomas Wharton, 1st Earl of Wharton & 5th Baron Wharton, but forfeited by the 2nd Marquess (& 1st Duke of Wharton), though the barony continues

 

Marquessates in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

 

Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1916), created for John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen

Marquess of Abergavenny (1876), created for William Nevill, 5th Earl of Abergavenny

Marquess of Ailesbury (1821), created for Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury

Marquess of Ailsa (1831), created for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassillis

Marquess of Anglesey (1815), created for Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge

Marquess of Bristol (1826), created for Frederick William Hervey, 5th Earl of Bristol

Marquess Camden (1812), created for John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl Camden

Marquess of Cholmondeley (1815), created for George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley

Marquess of Douro (1814), a subsidiary title of the Duke of Wellington

Marquess of Exeter (1801), created for Henry Cecil, 10th Earl of Exeter

Marquess of Linlithgow (1902), created for John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun

Marquess of Milford Haven (1917), created for Prince Louis of Battenberg, former First Sea Lord and grandfather of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Marquess of Normanby (1838), created for Constantine Henry Phipps, 2nd Earl of Musgrave

Marquess of Northampton (1812), created for Charles Compton, 9th Earl of Northampton

Marquess of Reading (1926), created for Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Earl of Reading and former Viceroy of India

Marquess of Wellington (1812), created for Arthur Wellesley, nee Wesley, 1st Viscount Wellington, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Wellington

Marquess of Westminster (1831), created for Robert Grosvenor, 2nd Earl Grosvenor, and now held by the Duke of Westminster

Marquess of Zetland (1892), created for Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Earl of Zetland

 

Extinct marquessates in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

 

Marquess of Breadalbane (1831), created for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Breadalbane & Holland, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Marquess, though the earldom continues

Marquess of Breadalbane (1885), created for Gavin Campbell, 7th Earl of Breadalbane & Holland, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continues

Marquess of Cambridge (1917), created for Adolphus Cambridge, formerly Prince Adolphus of Teck & 2nd Duke of Teck of the Holy Roman Empire, when he relinquished his German titles

Marquess of Carisbrooke (1917), created for Prince Alexander of Battenberg, a grandson of Queen Victoria, but becoming extinct on his death

Marquess of Chandos (1822), a subsidiary title of the Duke of Buckingham & Chandos, now extinct

Marquess of Cleveland (1827), created for William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Cleveland, becoming extinct on the death of the 4th Duke

Marquess of Crewe (1911), created for Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Earl of Crewe, but becoming extinct on his death

Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1921), created for George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston & 1st Viscount Scarsdale, former Viceroy of India, but becoming extinct on his death, though the viscountcy continues

Marquess of Dalhousie (1849), created for James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 10th Earl of Dalhousie, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continues

Marquess of Dufferin & Ava (1888), created for Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Baron Dufferin & Claneboye, but becoming extinct on his death, though the barony continues

Marquess of Hastings (1816), created for Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira (Ireland)

Marquess of Lincolnshire (1912), created for Robert Wynn Carington, 1st Earl Carrington & 3rd Baron Carrington, but becoming extinct on his death, though the barony continues

Marquess of Macduff (1889), subsidiary title of the Duke of Fife, created for Alexander William George Duff, 6th Earl Fife (Ireland), but becoming extinct on his death

Marquess of Ormonde (1825), created for James Wandesford Butler, 19th Earl of Ormonde, in abeyance on the death of the 7th Marquess

Marquess of Ripon (1871), created for George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon & 3rd Earl de Grey, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Marquess

Marquess of Willingdon (1936), created for Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Earl of Willingdon and former Viceroy of India, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Marquess

 

Marquessates in the Peerage of England

 

Marquess of Blandford (1702), a subsidiary title created for John Churchill, 1st  Duke of Marlborough

Marquess of Exeter (1801), created for Henry Cecil, 10th Earl of Exeter

Marquess of Granby (1703), a subsidiary title created for John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland

Marquess of Hartington (1694), a subsidiary title created for William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire

Marquess of Tavistock (1694), a subsidiary title created for William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford

Marquess of Winchester (1551), created for William Paulet, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and Lord High Treasurer, the 6th Marquess was raised to the rank of Duke of Bolton, which title became extinct on the death of the 6th Duke, though the marquessate continues

Marquess of Worcester (1642), created for Henry Somerset, 5th Earl of Worcester, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Beaufort

 

Extinct marquessates in the Peerage of England

 

Marquess of Alton (1694), a subsidiary title of the Duke of Shrewsbury, now extinct

Marquess of Berkeley (1489), created for William de Berkeley, 1st Viscount of Catherlough & 2nd Baron Berkeley, Earl Marshal of England, but becoming extinct on his death

Marquess of Buckingham (1618), created for George Villiers, 1st Earl of Buckingham, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Buckingham, but becoming extinct on his death

Marquess of Cambridge (1706), a subsidiary title created for Prince George of Hanover, 1st Duke of Cambridge, which merged with the crown when he became King George II

Marquess of Carmarthen (1689), created for Thomas Osborne, 1st Earl of Danby, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Leeds, becoming extinct on the death of the 12th Duke

Marquess of Clare (1694), a subsidiary title created for John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne & 4th Earl of Clare, but becoming extinct on his death

Marquess of Dorchester (1645), created for Henry Pierrepont, 2nd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, but becoming extinct on his death, though the earldom continued

Marquess of Dorchester (1706), created for Evelyn Pierrepont, 5th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Marquess of Dorset (1397), created for John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, legitimated son of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, who was later deprived of this title when Richard II was replaced by Henry IV

Marquess of Dorset (1442), created for John Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Somerset, but becoming extinct on his death

Marquess of Dorset (1475), created for Thomas Grey, 1st Earl of Huntingdon & 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, stepson of Edward IV, the 3rd Marquess was raised to the rank of Duke of Suffolk, but was thereafter declared forfeit

Marquess of Dublin (1385), created for Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Ofxord, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Ireland, but becoming forfeit

Marquess of Exeter (1525), created for Henry Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon, a maternal first cousin of Henry VIII, but becoming forfeit by attainder

Marquess of Halifax (1682), created for George Savile, 1st Earl of Halifax & 4th Baronet Savile of Thornhill, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Marquess, though the baronetcy continued

Marquess of Harwich (1689), a subsidiary title of the Duke of Schomberg, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Duke

Marquess of Hertford (1641), created for John Seymour, 2nd Earl of Hertford, who later was restored to the title of 2nd Duke of Somerset, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Marquess, though the dukedom and earldom continued

Marquess of Kent (1706), created for Henry Grey, 12th Earl of Kent, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Kent, but becoming extinct on his death

Marquess of Lindsey (1706), created for Robert Bertie, 4th Earl of Lindsey, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven, becoming extinct on the death of the 5th Duke, though the earldom continues

Marquess of Montagu (1470), created for John Neville, 1st Earl of Northumberland, on surrendering the earldom back to the Percy family. He was killed during the War of the Roses in 1471 and posthumously attained, the title becoming forfeit

Marquess of Monthermer (1705), a subsidiary title created for Ralph Montagy, 1st Duke of Montagu, but becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1643), created for William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, becoming extinct on the death of the 2nd Duke

Marquess of Normanby (1694), created for John Sheffield, 3rd Earl of Musgrave, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Buckingham & Normanby, becoming extinct on the death of 2nd Duke

Marquess of Northampton (1547), created for William Parr, brother of Catherine Parr, sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, it was forfeited in 1554 and reinstated in 1559, but became extinct on his death

Marquess of Pembroke (1532), created for Anne Boleyn, mistress and future wife of Henry VIII, it being the first hereditary title granted to a woman, though it became either extinct or forfeit, depending on whether she died without male heirs or she was attainted for high treason. A third possibility is that it merged with the crown when she married Henry

Marquess of Powys (1687), created for William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powys & 3rd Baron Powys, becoming extinct on the death of the 3rd Marquess

Marquess of Somerset (1397), created for John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, legitimated son of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, who was later deprived of this title when Richard II was replaced by Henry IV

Marquess of Suffolk (1444), created for William de la Pole, 4th Earl of Suffolk, who was later raised to the rank of Duke of Suffolk, the 3rd Duke was demoted to earl and the dukedom and marquessate were considered extinct

 

 

(Last updated: 15/05/2011)

 

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