Wednesday, November 4, 2020

The Dukedom of Cambridge

Charles II
From Royal Central:

It was created in 1660, replacing the earlier title of the Earl of Cambridge. It was first granted by King Charles II (following the Restoration of the monarchy) to his infant eldest nephew, Charles Stuart, who was the first son of the Duke of York (later King James II). Charles was never formally created the Duke of Cambridge as he died at the age of six months. The first officially recognised creation of the dukedom wouldn’t come until 1664, in the Peerage of England when King Charles II granted the title to his next eldest surviving nephew, James Stuart the infant second son of the Duke of York. James died at the age of three in 1667, leaving the title to be once again extinct.

King Charles II then passed it on to the next eldest surviving nephew, Edgar Stuart, the third son of the Duke of York who died in 1671 at the age of three. The Duke of York’s fourth son, Charles (eldest son to his second wife) was styled the Duke of Cambridge in 1677 but he died when he was about a month old. In this case, he had not lived long enough to be formally created a Duke.

In 1706, the title was recreated by Queen Anne who granted it to George Augustus (later King George II), the son of Elector of Hanover (later King George I), her distant cousin (as they were both descended from King James I). George Augustus ascended to the throne as king in 1727, merging his dukedom with the Crown. (Read more.)


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