This article possibly contains original research . The one source provided clearly says "titles" and lists the dukedoms separately as "of Clarence" and "of St Andrews". There's no source for this being a single title.(June 2023) |
Dukedom of Clarence and St Andrews | |
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Creation date | 20 May 1789 |
Created by | George III |
Peerage | Peerage of Great Britain |
First holder | Prince William Henry |
Last holder | Prince William Henry |
Subsidiary titles | Earl of Munster |
Status | Extinct – Merged with the Crown on succeeding as King William IV |
Extinction date | 26 June 1830 |
Duke of Clarence and St Andrews was a title awarded to a prince of the British Royal family. The creation was in the Peerage of Great Britain. [1]
While there had been several creations of Dukes of Clarence (and there was later a Duke of Clarence and Avondale), the only creation of a Duke of Clarence and St Andrews was in 1789 for Prince William, third son of King George III. When William succeeded his brother to the throne in 1830, the dukedom merged in the crown.
Duke | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death |
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Prince William Henry House of Hanover 1789–1830 | 21 August 1765 Buckingham House, London son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen 11 July 1818 | 20 June 1837 Windsor Castle, Windsor aged 71 | |
Prince William Henry ascended as William IV in 1830 upon his brother's death; and his hereditary titles merged in the Crown. |
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