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==Dukes of Edinburgh== ===First creation, 1726=== Also: [[Marquess of the Isle of Ely]], [[Earl of Eltham]], [[Viscount Launceston]] and [[Baron Snowdon]]. {| class="wikitable" !Duke !Portrait !Birth !Marriage(s) !Death !Arms |- | '''[[Frederick, Prince of Wales|Prince Frederick]]'''<br/>[[House of Hanover]]<br/>1726–1751<br/><small>''also: [[Prince of Wales]] (1728), [[Duke of Cornwall]] (1727, created 1337), [[Duke of Rothesay]] (1727, created 1469)''</small> | [[File:Frederick Prince of Wales.jpg|125px|Prince Frederick]] | 1 February 1707<br/>[[Leineschloss]], [[Hanover]]<br/>son of [[George II of Great Britain|King George II]] and [[Caroline of Ansbach|Queen Caroline]] | [[Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha]]<br/>17 April 1736<br/>9 children | 31 March 1751<br/>[[Leicester House, Westminster|Leicester House]], [[Leicester Square]], [[London]]<br/>aged 44 |[[File:Coat of Arms of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland.svg|frameless|91x91px]] |- | '''[[George III|Prince George]]'''<!-- Do not change name to George III, he was still a prince when he was the duke. --><br/>[[House of Hanover]]<br/>1751–1760<br/><small>''also: [[Prince of Wales]] (1751)''</small> | [[File:George, Prince of Wales, later George III, 1754 by Liotard.jpg|125px|Prince George]] | 4 June 1738<br/>[[Norfolk House]], [[London]]<br/>son of [[Frederick, Prince of Wales|Prince Frederick]] and [[Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha|Princess Augusta]] | [[Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]<br/>8 September 1761<br/>15 children | 29 January 1820<br/>[[Windsor Castle]], [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]]<br/>aged 81 |[[File:Coat of arms of George William Frederick, Duke of Edinburgh.svg|frameless|91x91px]] |- | colspan="6" |''Prince George succeeded as '''George III''' in 1760 upon his [[George II of Great Britain|grandfather's]] death, and his titles [[merged in the Crown]].'' |} ===Second creation, 1866=== Also: [[Earl of Kent]] and [[Earl of Ulster]]. {| class="wikitable" !Duke !Portrait !Birth !Marriage(s) !Death !Arms |- | '''[[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Prince Alfred]]'''<br/>[[House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]<br/>1866–1900<br/>''<small>also [[Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] (1893)</small>'' | [[File:Alfred-sachsen-coburg-gotha.jpg|125px|Prince Alfred]] | 6 August 1844<br/>[[Windsor Castle]], [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]]<br/>son of [[Queen Victoria]] and [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert]] | [[Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia]]<br/>23 January 1874<br/>6 children | 30 July 1900<br/>[[Schloss Rosenau, Coburg|Schloss Rosenau]], [[Coburg]]<br/>aged 55 |[[File:Coat of Arms of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.svg|frameless|91x91px]] |- | colspan="6" |''Prince Alfred and Grand Duchess Maria had two sons, one stillborn, one who predeceased him; and his British ducal title became extinct on his death.'' |} ===Third creation, 1947=== Also: [[Earl of Merioneth]] and [[Baron Greenwich]]. {| class="wikitable" !Duke !Portrait !Birth !Marriage(s) !Death !Arms |- | '''[[Prince Philip]]'''<br/>[[Mountbatten family]]/[[House of Glücksburg]] (by birth)<br/>1947–2021<br/> | [[File:Duke of Edinburgh 33 Allan Warren.jpg|125px|Prince Philip]] | 10 June 1921<br/>[[Mon Repos, Corfu|Mon Repos]], [[Corfu]]<br/>son of [[Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark]] and [[Princess Alice of Battenberg]] | [[Elizabeth II|Princess Elizabeth]]<br/>[[Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten|20 November 1947]]<br/>4 children | [[Death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|9 April 2021]]<br/>[[Windsor Castle]], [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]]<br/>aged 99 |[[File:Coat of Arms of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.svg|frameless|91x91px]] |- | rowspan="2" | '''[[Prince Charles]]'''<!-- Do not change name to Charles III, he was still a prince when he was the duke. --><br/>[[House of Windsor]]<br/>2021–2022<br/>{{small|''also: [[Prince of Wales]] (1958),<br>[[Duke of Cornwall]] (1952, created 1337),<br>[[Duke of Rothesay]] (1952, created 1469)''}} | rowspan="2" | [[File:Charles, Prince of Wales in 2021 (cropped) (3).jpg|125px|Prince Charles]] | rowspan="2" | 14 November 1948<br/>[[Buckingham Palace]], London<br/>son of Prince Philip and [[Queen Elizabeth II]] | [[Lady Diana Spencer]]<br/>[[Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer|29 July 1981]]<br/>2 children<br/>{{small|Divorced 28 August 1996}} | rowspan="2" | Living | rowspan="2" |[[File:Coat of Arms of the Duke of Rothesay.svg|frameless|91x91px]] |- | [[Camilla Parker Bowles]]<br/>[[Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles|9 April 2005]]<br/>No issue |- | colspan="6" |''Prince Charles succeeded as '''Charles III''' in 2022 upon his [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|mother's death]], and his inheritable titles [[merged in the Crown]].'' |} === Fourth creation, 2023 === {| class="wikitable" !Duke !Portrait !Birth !Marriage(s) !Death !Arms |- | '''[[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Edward]]'''<br/>[[House of Windsor]]<br/>2023–present<br/><small>''also: [[Earl of Wessex]] (1999), [[Earl of Forfar]] (2019), [[Viscount Severn]] (1999)''</small> | [[File:Prince Edward 2022.jpg|125px|Prince Edward]] | 10 March 1964<br/>[[Buckingham Palace]], London<br/>son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip | [[Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh|Sophie Rhys-Jones]]<br/>[[Wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones|19 June 1999]]<br/>2 children | Living |[[File:Coat of Arms of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (Scotland).svg|frameless|91x91px]] |- | colspan="6" |''The dukedom will be held for Prince Edward's [[Life peer|lifetime as a non-hereditary peerage title]].'' |}
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