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==Dukes of York== ===First creation, 1385–1461=== {{Nobility table header|name=Duke}} | '''[[Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York|Edmund of Langley]]'''<br />1385–1402<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/653687/Edmund-of-Langley-1st-duke-of-York Encyclopædia Britannica Edmund of Langley First Duke of York]</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Earl of Cambridge]] (1362)}}'' | [[File:Edmund of Langley 2C Duke of York.jpg|100px|Edmund of Langley]] | 5 June 1341<br />[[Kings Langley]]<br />4th surviving son of King [[Edward III]] and [[Philippa of Hainault]] | [[Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York|Isabella of Castile]]<br />11 July 1372 - 23 December 1392<br />3 children<br /><br />[[Joan Holland]]<br />{{circa|4 November 1393|lk=yes}}<br />no children | 1 August 1402<br />[[Epworth, Lincolnshire]]<br />aged 61 |- | '''[[Edward, 2nd Duke of York|Edward of Norwich]]'''<br />1402–1415<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/653689/Edward-of-Norwich-2nd-duke-of-York Encyclopædia Britannica Edward of Norwich Second Duke of York]</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Duke of Aumale]] (1397–1399), [[Earl of Cambridge]] (1362–1414), [[Earl of Rutland]] (1390–1402), [[Earl of Cork]] (c. 1396)}}'' | [[File:Edward of Norwich Duke of York.jpg|100px|Edward of Norwich]] | 1373<br />[[Norwich]]<br />son of 1st Duke by his first wife [[Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York|Isabella of Castile]] | [[Philippa de Mohun]]<br />no children | 25 October 1415<br />[[Battle of Agincourt]]<br />aged 42 |- | '''[[Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York|Richard of York]]'''<br />1415–1460<ref>[http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_20.htm English Monarchs]</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Lord Protector of England]], [[Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]], [[Duke of Cornwall]] (1460, see [[Act of Accord]]); [[Earl of Ulster]] (1264), [[Earl of March]] (1328), [[Earl of Cambridge]] (1414, restored 1426), feudal Lord of Clare (bt. 1066–1075), [[Baron Mortimer of Wigmore]] (1331)}}'' | [[File:Richard of York Talbot Shrewsbury Book.jpeg|100px]] | 21 September 1411<br />Nephew of 2nd Duke and son of [[Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge]] ([[Attainder|attainted]] and executed for treason in August 1415) and [[Anne de Mortimer]]; restored in blood | [[Cecily Neville]]<br />1437<br />13 children | 30 December 1460<br />[[Wakefield]]<br />aged 49 |- | '''[[Edward IV of England|Edward Plantagenet]]'''<br />1460–1461<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_iv_king.shtml BBC Edward IV]</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Earl of Ulster]] (1264), [[Earl of March]] (1328), [[Earl of Cambridge]] (1414), feudal Lord of Clare (bt. 1066–1075), [[Baron Mortimer of Wigmore]] (1331)}}'' | [[File:EdwardIVofEngland-Yorkist.jpg|100px|Edward Plantagenet]] | 28 April 1442<br />[[Rouen]]<br />son of 3rd Duke by his wife [[Cecily Neville]] | [[Elizabeth Woodville]]<br />1 May 1464<br />10 children | 9 April 1483<br />[[Westminster]]<br />aged 40 |- |Colspan=5|''Edward Plantagenet seized the throne in 1461 as '''Edward IV''' and the title of duke merged in the crown.'' |} ===Second creation, 1474=== {{Nobility table header|name=Duke}} | '''[[Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York|Richard of Shrewsbury]]'''<br />1474–1483<br />''{{Small|also: [[Duke of Norfolk]] (1477), [[Earl of Norfolk]] (1477), [[Earl of Nottingham]] (1476), possibly [[Earl of Warenne]] (1477)}}'' | [[File:Richard of Shrewsbury.jpg|100px|Richard of Shrewsbury]] |17 August 1473<br />[[Shrewsbury]]<br />Second son of King [[Edward IV]] and [[Elizabeth Woodville]] | [[Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk|Anne de Mowbray]]<br />15 January 1478<br />no children | Disappeared in the [[Tower of London]], with his older brother, the "[[Princes in the Tower]]". |- |Colspan=5|''Richard disappeared without known issue and the title of duke became extinct.'' |} ===Third creation, 1494=== {{Nobility table header|name=Duke}} |- | '''[[Henry VIII|Henry Tudor]]'''<br />1494–1509<ref>Scarisbrick, J. J. (1997). Henry VIII (2nd ed.). Yale University Press. {{ISBN|0300071582}}.</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Prince of Wales]] (1504), [[Duke of Cornwall]] (1502)}}'' | [[File:HenryVIII 1509.jpg|100px|Henry Tudor]] | 28 June 1491<br />[[Palace of Placentia|Greenwich Palace]], [[London]]<br />son of [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] and [[Elizabeth of York]] | [[Catherine of Aragon]]<br />11 June 1509 – 23 May 1533<br />([[annulment]])<br />1 surviving daughter, others stillborn or briefly-lived<br /><br />[[Anne Boleyn]]<br />25 January 1533 – 17 May 1536<br />(annulment)<br />1 daughter<br /><br />[[Jane Seymour]]<br />30 May 1536 – 24 October 1537<br />1 son<br /><br />[[Anne of Cleves]]<br />6 January 1540 – 9 July 1540<br />(annulment)<br />no children<br /><br />[[Catherine Howard]]<br />28 July 1540 – 23 November 1541<br />no children<br /><br />[[Catherine Parr]]<br />12 July 1543<br />no children | 28 January 1547<br />[[Whitehall Palace]], [[London]]<br />aged 55 |- |Colspan=5|''Henry succeeded as '''Henry VIII''' in 1509 upon his father's death and the title of duke merged with the crown.'' |} ===Fourth creation, 1605=== {{Nobility table header|name=Duke}} |- | '''[[Charles I of England|Charles Stuart]]'''<br />1605–1625<ref>Gregg, Pauline (1981), King Charles I, London: Dent</ref><br />{{Small|''also: [[Duke of Albany]] (1600);<br />[[Prince of Wales]] (1616), [[Duke of Cornwall]] and [[Duke of Rothesay]] (1612)''}} | [[File:Charles I (1625).jpg|100px|Charles Stuart]] | 19 November 1600<br />[[Dunfermline Palace]], [[Dunfermline]]<br />son of [[James VI and I|James I]] and [[Anne of Denmark]] | [[Henrietta Maria of France]]<br />13 June 1625<br />9 children | 30 January 1649<br />[[Whitehall Palace]], [[London]]<br />aged 48 |- |Colspan=5|''Charles succeeded as '''Charles I''' in 1625 upon [[James VI and I|his father]]'s death and the title of duke merged with the crown.'' |} ===Fifth creation, 1633/1644=== James was styled Duke of York from birth and officially created as such in 1644. {{Nobility table header|name=Duke}} | '''[[James II of England|James Stuart]]'''<br />1633/1644–1685<ref name="Callow, John 2000">Callow, John, The Making of King James II: The Formative Years of a King, Sutton Publishing, Ltd, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2000. Page</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Duke of Albany]] (1660), [[Earl of Ulster]] (1659)}}'' | [[File:James II & VII.jpg|100px|James Stuart]] | 14 October 1633<br />[[St. James's Palace]], [[London]]<br />son of [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] and [[Henrietta Maria of France]] | [[Anne Hyde]]<br />3 September 1660<br />8 children<br /><br />[[Mary of Modena]]<br />21 November 1673<br />7 children | 16 September 1701<br />[[Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye]], [[Paris]]<br />aged 67 |- |Colspan=5|''James succeeded as '''James II''' in 1685 upon [[Charles II of England|his brother]]'s death and the title of duke merged with the crown.'' |} ===Jacobite creation, 1725=== {{Nobility table header|name=Duke}} | '''[[Henry Benedict Stuart]]'''<br />1725–1788<ref name="Callow, John 2000"/><br />''{{Small|also: [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church]] (1747), [[Dean of the College of Cardinals]] (1803)}}'' | [[File:Circle of Anton Raphael Mengs, Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart, Cardinal York (ca 1750) -002.jpg|100px|Cardinal Stuart]] | 6 March 1725<br />[[Palazzo Muti]]<br />[[Rome]]<br />[[Papal States]]<br />son of [[James Francis Edward Stuart|"James III and VIII" (Jacobite Pretender)]] and [[Maria Clementina Sobieska]] | ____ | 13 July 1807<br />[[Frascati]], [[Rome]]<br />aged 82 |- |Colspan=5|''Henry succeeded his brother as [[Jacobite succession|Jacobite pretender]] to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland in 1788, calling himself "Henry IX", but was not recognized in Britain as a Duke, let alone as King.'' |} ===Sixth creation, 1892=== {| class="wikitable" !Duke !Portrait !Birth !Marriage(s) !Death !Arms |- | '''[[George V|George Frederick Ernest Albert]]'''<br />[[House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]<br />1892–1910<br />''{{Small|also: [[Earl of Inverness]] and [[Baron Killarney]] (1892);<br />[[Prince of Wales]], [[Duke of Cornwall]], and [[Duke of Rothesay]] (1901)}}'' | [[File:George V of the United Kingdom01.jpg|100px|Prince George]] | 3 June 1865<br />[[Marlborough House]]<br />son of [[Edward VII]] and [[Alexandra of Denmark]] | [[Mary of Teck]]<br />6 July 1893<br />6 children | 20 January 1936<br />[[Sandringham House]], [[Sandringham, Norfolk|Sandringham]]<br />aged 70 |[[File:Coat of Arms of George, Duke of York.svg|frameless|85x85px]] |- | colspan="6" |''George succeeded as '''George V''' in 1910 upon [[Edward VII|his father]]'s death and the title of duke merged with the crown.'' |} ===Seventh creation, 1920=== {| class="wikitable" !Duke !Portrait !Birth !Marriage(s) !Death !Arms |- | '''[[George VI|Albert Frederick Arthur George]] '''<br />[[House of Windsor]]<br />1920–1936<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31931/supplement/6313|title = Page 6313 | Supplement 31931, 4 June 1920 | London Gazette | the Gazette}}</ref><br />''{{Small|also: [[Earl of Inverness]] and [[Baron Killarney]] (1920)}}'' | [[File:King George VI - NARA - 5730844.jpg|100px]] | 14 December 1895<br />[[Sandringham House]], [[Sandringham, Norfolk|Sandringham]]<br />son of [[George V]] and [[Mary of Teck]] | [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]]<br />26 April 1923<br />2 daughters | 6 February 1952<br />[[Sandringham House]], [[Sandringham, Norfolk|Sandringham]]<br />aged 56 |[[File:Coat of Arms of Albert, Duke of York.svg|frameless|85x85px]] |- | colspan="6" |''Albert succeeded as '''George VI''' in 1936 upon [[Edward VIII|his brother]]'s [[Edward VIII abdication crisis|abdication]] and the title of duke merged with the crown. As Albert had no male issue, the title would have gone extinct in any case, even if he had not become king.'' |} ===Eighth creation, 1986=== {| class="wikitable" !Duke !Portrait !Birth !Marriage(s) !Death !Arms |- | '''[[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|Andrew Albert Christian Edward]]'''<br/>[[House of Windsor]]<br/>1986<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/50606/supplement/1|title = Page 1 | Supplement 50606, 23 July 1986 | London Gazette | the Gazette}}–present</ref><br/>''{{Small|also: [[Earl of Inverness]] and [[Baron Killyleagh]] (1986)}}'' | [[File:Duke of York 2022 (cropped).jpg|100px]] | 19 February 1960<br/>[[Buckingham Palace]]<br />son of [[Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] | [[Sarah, Duchess of York|Sarah Ferguson]]<br />23 July 1986 – 30 May 1996<br/>([[divorce]])<br/>2 daughters | {{Spaced ndash}}<br/> now {{age in years and days|1960|2|19}} old |[[File:Coat of Arms of Andrew, Duke of York.svg|frameless|85x85px]] |- | colspan="6" |''Prince Andrew has no male heirs as of 2025 and all his titles will become extinct on his death.'' |}
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