Royal eponyms in Australia

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In Australia, various geographic locations and buildings are named after several members of the British royal family . These names highlight Australia's status as a constitutional monarchy under the British Crown and, since 1931, the Australian Crown. Those who married into the royal family are indicated by an asterisk (*).

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Eponymous royalty

Queen Elizabeth I

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Queen Elizabeth I
Colloquially: Good Queen Bess
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC

King James VI and I

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King James VI and I
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD

King Charles I

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King Charles I
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD

Queen Anne

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Queen Anne
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD
Flag of Tasmania.svg TAS

King George III

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King George III
Other titles: Prince George (1738–1760)
The Duke of Lancaster (1760–1820)
Elector of Hanover (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1760–1820)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA
Flag of Tasmania.svg TAS

Queen Charlotte*

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Queen Charlotte
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
  • Queen Charlottes Creek
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD

Prince Henry (1745-1790)

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Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
Other title: The Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1766–1790)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW

Prince Frederick (1763–1827)

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Prince Frederick
Other title: The Duke of York and Albany (1784–1827)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA

Princess Charlotte (1766-1828)

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Charlotte
Other title: Princess Royal (1789-1828)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA

King George IV

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King George IV
Other title: The Duke of Cornwall (1762–1820)
Royal house: House of Guelph
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA
  • Port George IV

Queen Caroline*

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Queen Caroline
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC

Princess Charlotte (1796-1817)

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Princess Charlotte
Other title: Princess of Wales (1816-1817)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD
Flag of Tasmania.svg TAS
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA

King William IV

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King William IV
Other titles: Prince William Henry (1765–1830)
The Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews (1765–1830)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of South Australia.svg SA
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC

Queen Adelaide*

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Queen Adelaide
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg NT
Flag of South Australia.svg SA

Queen Victoria

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Queen Victoria
Other title: Empress of India (1876–1901)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg ACT
  • Queen Victoria Terrace
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg NF
  • Queen Victoria Memorial Gardens
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg NT
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD
Flag of South Australia.svg SA
Flag of Tasmania.svg TAS
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA

Prince Albert*

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Prince Albert
Other title: Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1857)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg ACT
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
Flag of South Australia.svg SA
Flag of Tasmania.svg TAS
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA

Princess Victoria (1840–1901)

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Princess Victoria
Other title: Princess Royal (1841–1901)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA

Princess Alice

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Princess Alice
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresSchoolsBuildings
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD

Prince Alfred

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Prince Alfred
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
Flag of South Australia.svg SA
Flag of Tasmania.svg TAS
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC

Princess Louise (1848–1939)

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Princess Louise
Full name: Louisa Caroline Alberta
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD

The Duke of Argyll*

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The Duke of Argyll
Other title: The Marquess of Lorne (1847–1900)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC

Prince Leopold

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Prince Leopold
Other title: The Duke of Albany (1881–1884)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC

Princess Beatrice

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Princess Beatrice
Full name: Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD

King Edward VII

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King Edward VII
Full name: Albert Edward
Other titles: The Prince of Wales (1841–1901)
The Duke of Rothesay (1841–1901)
Baron of Renfrew (1901–1910)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg ACT
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC

Queen Alexandra*

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Queen Alexandra
Other title: Princess Alexandra (1844–1901)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD
Flag of South Australia.svg SA
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA

King George V

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King George V
Other titles: The Duke of York (1892–1910)
The Prince of Wales (1901–1910)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg ACT
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD

Queen Mary*

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Queen Mary
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD

King Edward VIII

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King Edward VIII
Other titles: Prince Edward (1894–1936), (1936–1972)
The Prince of Wales (1910–1936)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
Flag of South Australia.svg SA
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC

Prince George

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Prince George
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC

King George VI

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King George VI
Other title: The Duke of York (1920–1936)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
  • Duke and Duchess of York Lookout, Katoomba

Queen Elizabeth*

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Queen Elizabeth
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
  • Duke and Duchess of York Lookout, Katoomba

Princess Margaret

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Princess Margaret
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC

Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth II
Other title: Princess Elizabeth (1926–1952)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg ACT
  • Queen Elizabeth Terrace
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg NI
  • Queen Elizabeth Avenue
Flag of South Australia.svg SA
Flag of Tasmania.svg TAS
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA

Prince Philip*

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Prince Philip
Other title: The Duke of Edinburgh (1947–2021)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg NI
  • Prince Philip Drive
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA

King Charles III

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King Charles III
Other titles: Prince Charles (1948–2022)
The Prince of Wales (1958–2022)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
Flag of South Australia.svg SA
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC
  • Prince and Charles Streets (adjacent streets), Hamilton
  • Prince Charles Street, Clayton

Diana, Princess of Wales*

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Diana, Princess of Wales
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD

Prince William (1982–present)

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Prince William
Other titles: The Duke of Cambridge (2011–present)
The Prince of Wales (2022–present)
RegionGeographic locationsCivil structuresBuildings
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC

See also

References

  1. "Empress Falls Canyon is a jewel of the Blue Mountains". Blue Mountains Adventure Company. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. "Princes Highway Stamp". Australia Post. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. "New Lookout in Blue Mountains". Blue Mountains Council. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. "King Charles III Hotel". Public. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2024.