Duke of Edinburgh

Duke of Edinburgh, named after the capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh, is a substantive title that has been created four times since 1726 for members of the British royal family. It does not include any territorial landholdings and does not produce any revenue for the title-holder.

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Duke of Edinburgh

The current holder, Prince Edward, was created duke in 2023 on his 59th birthday by his eldest brother, King Charles III. The dukedom had previously been granted to their father, then Philip Mountbatten, on the day of his marriage to then-Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II. Upon Philip's death, the title was inherited by Charles and held by him until Elizabeth died and Charles became king, at which time the title reverted to the Crown.

1726 creation

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Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751) was the first Duke of Edinburgh, from 1726 until his death.

The title was first created in the Peerage of Great Britain on 26 July 1726 by King George I, who bestowed it on his grandson, Prince Frederick, who subsequently became Prince of Wales in 1728. The subsidiary titles of the dukedom were Marquess of the Isle of Ely; Earl of Eltham, in the County of Kent; Viscount of Launceston, in the County of Cornwall; and Baron of Snowdon, in the County of Caernarvon, all of which were also in the Peerage of Great Britain. The marquessate was gazetted as Marquess of the Isle of Wight, apparently erroneously. In later editions of the London Gazette the Duke is referred to as the Marquess of the Isle of Ely. Upon Frederick's death, the titles were inherited by his son Prince George. When Prince George became King George III in 1760, the titles merged in the Crown and ceased to exist.

1866 creation

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Queen Victoria re-created the title, this time in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, on 24 May 1866 for her second son Prince Alfred, instead of Duke of York, the traditional title of the second son of the monarch. The subsidiary titles of the dukedom were Earl of Kent and Earl of Ulster, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. When Alfred became the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1893, he retained his British titles. His only son who survived birth, Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, committed suicide in 1899, so the Dukedom of Edinburgh and subsidiary titles became extinct upon the elder Alfred's death in 1900.

1947 creation

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The title was created for a third time on 19 November 1947 by King George VI, who bestowed it on his future son-in-law Philip Mountbatten, shortly before he married Princess Elizabeth. Subsequently, Elizabeth was styled "HRH The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh" until her accession in 1952. The subsidiary titles of the dukedom were Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, of Greenwich in the County of London; all these titles were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Earlier that year, Philip had renounced his Greek and Danish royal titles (he was born a prince of Greece and Denmark, being a male-line grandson of King George I of Greece and male-line great-grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark) along with his rights to the Greek throne. In 1957, Philip became a prince of the United Kingdom.

Upon Philip's death on 9 April 2021, his eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales, succeeded to all of his hereditary titles. Upon Charles's accession to the throne on 8 September 2022, the peerages merged in the Crown and ceased to exist.

2023 creation

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It was announced in 1999, at the time of his wedding, that Prince Edward would eventually be granted the Dukedom of Edinburgh. The idea came from Prince Philip, who unexpectedly conveyed his wish to Edward and his fiancée, Sophie Rhys-Jones, only days before their wedding. Edward, then seventh in the line of succession to the British throne, had expected the dukedom to be granted to Prince Andrew, his older brother.

Prince Philip died in April 2021. His dukedom was automatically inherited by his eldest son, Prince Charles, before it merged in the Crown when Charles became king. Edward, who had by then dropped to the 14th place in the line of succession because of births of those higher in line, said in June that his being granted such a prestigious title was "a pipe dream of my father's". In July, The Times reported that Charles had decided not to give the title to his brother. Clarence House did not deny the reports, which were met with disapproval by commentators in light of Edward and Sophie's increased role in the monarchy after Andrew withdrew from public life and Charles's son Prince Harry and daughter-in-law Meghan quit royal duties.

It was suggested in November 2022, shortly after Charles III ascended the throne, that Buckingham Palace was considering saving the dukedom for the new king's granddaughter Princess Charlotte of Wales in recognition of her high place in the line of succession and her being the first female member of the royal family whose place in the line of succession cannot be superseded by a younger brother.

The dukedom was bestowed on Prince Edward on the occasion of his 59th birthday on 10 March 2023. This fourth creation of the title is a life peerage, meaning that Edward's son, James, will not inherit the dukedom (unlike Edward's other peerages). This allows Charles to honour his father's wish and reward his brother and sister-in-law while making it possible for Charles's heir apparent, Prince William, to confer it on one of his children. According to Camilla Tominey of The Daily Telegraph, there had been concerns about the effect that "giv(ing) the Edinburgh dukedom to someone descending fast down the royal ranking" would have on the Scottish independence debate. She proposes that "the prospect of Scottish independence now looking less likely" in the light of Nicola Sturgeon's resignation made the conferral less of a risk.

Dukes of Edinburgh

First creation, 1726

Also: Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston and Baron Snowdon.

<table><thead><tr><th>Duke</th><th>Portrait</th><th>Birth</th><th>Marriage(s)</th><th>Death</th><th>Arms</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Prince Frederick House of Hanover 1726–1751 also: Prince of Wales (1728), Duke of Cornwall (1727, created 1337), Duke of Rothesay (1727, created 1469)</td><td></td><td>1 February 1707 Leineschloss, Hanover son of King George II and Queen Caroline</td><td>Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha 17 April 1736 9 children</td><td>31 March 1751 Leicester House, Leicester Square, London aged 44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prince George House of Hanover 1751–1760 also: Prince of Wales (1751)</td><td></td><td>4 June 1738 Norfolk House, London son of Prince Frederick and Princess Augusta</td><td>Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 8 September 1761 15 children</td><td>29 January 1820 Windsor Castle, Windsor aged 81</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prince George succeeded as George III in 1760 upon his grandfather's death, and his titles merged in the Crown.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Second creation, 1866

Also: Earl of Kent and Earl of Ulster.

<table><thead><tr><th>Duke</th><th>Portrait</th><th>Birth</th><th>Marriage(s)</th><th>Death</th><th>Arms</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Prince Alfred House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1866–1900 also Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1893)</td><td></td><td>6 August 1844 Windsor Castle, Windsor son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert</td><td>Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia 23 January 1874 6 children</td><td>30 July 1900 Schloss Rosenau, Coburg aged 55</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prince Alfred and Grand Duchess Maria had only one liveborn son, who died aged 24 before his father; so, all Alfred's titles became extinct on his death.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Third creation, 1947

Also: Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich.

<table><thead><tr><th>Duke</th><th>Portrait</th><th>Birth</th><th>Marriage(s)</th><th>Death</th><th>Arms</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Prince Philip Mountbatten family/House of Glücksburg (by birth) 1947–2021</td><td></td><td>10 June 1921 Mon Repos, Corfu son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg</td><td>Princess Elizabeth 20 November 1947 4 children</td><td>9 April 2021 Windsor Castle, Windsor aged 99</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prince Charles House of Windsor 2021–2022 also: Prince of Wales (1958), Duke of Cornwall (1952, created 1337), Duke of Rothesay (1952, created 1469)</td><td></td><td>14 November 1948 Buckingham Palace, London son of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II</td><td>Lady Diana Spencer 29 July 1981 2 children Divorced 28 August 1996</td><td>Living</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Camilla Parker Bowles 9 April 2005 No issue</td></tr><tr><td>Prince Charles succeeded as Charles III in 2022 upon his mother's death, and his inheritable titles merged in the Crown.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Fourth creation, 2023

<table><thead><tr><th>Duke</th><th>Portrait</th><th>Birth</th><th>Marriage(s)</th><th>Death</th><th>Arms</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Prince Edward House of Windsor 2023–present also: Earl of Wessex (1999), Earl of Forfar (2019), Viscount Severn (1999)</td><td></td><td>10 March 1964 Buckingham Palace, London son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip</td><td>Sophie Rhys-Jones 19 June 1999 2 children</td><td>Living</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The dukedom will be held for Prince Edward's lifetime as a life peerage.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Family trees

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<table><thead><tr><th> Family tree of the Dukes of Gloucester, Dukes of Edinburgh, the Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh, and the Earls of Ulster (UK creation)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Edward III of England 1312–1377</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Gloucester (1st creation), 1385</td></tr><tr><td>John of Gaunt 1340–1399 Duke of Lancaster</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thomas of Woodstock 1355–1397 Duke of Gloucester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Gloucester (1st creation) extinct, 1397</td></tr><tr><td>Henry IV of England 1367–1413</td><td></td><td>John Beaufort 1373–1410 1st Earl of Somerset</td><td></td><td>Joan Beaufort c. 1379–1440</td></tr><tr><td>Duke of Gloucester (2nd creation), 1414</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Humphrey of Lancaster 1390–1447 Duke of Gloucester</td><td></td><td>John Beaufort 1404–1444 Duke of Somerset</td><td></td><td>Cecily Neville 1415–1495</td></tr><tr><td>Dukedom of Gloucester (2nd creation) extinct, 1447</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Gloucester (3rd creation), 1461</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509</td><td></td><td>Edward IV of England 1442–1483</td><td></td><td>Richard of York 1452–1485 Duke of Gloucester Later Richard III of England</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Gloucester (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1483</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry VII of England 1457–1509</td><td></td><td>Elizabeth of York 1466–1503</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Margaret Tudor 1489–1541</td><td></td><td>Henry VIII of England 1491–1547</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>James V of Scotland 1512–1542</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>James VI & I of Scotland and England 1566–1625</td></tr><tr><td>Princess Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662</td><td></td><td>Charles I of Scotland and England 1600–1649</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Gloucester (4th creation), 1659</td></tr><tr><td>Sophia of Hanover 1630–1714</td><td></td><td>James II of Scotland and England 1633–1701</td><td></td><td>Prince Henry 1640–1660 Duke of Gloucester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Gloucester (4th creation) extinct, 1660</td></tr><tr><td>George I of Great Britain 1660–1727</td><td></td><td>Anne of Great Britain 1665–1714</td></tr><tr><td>George II of Great Britain 1683–1760</td><td></td><td>Prince William 1689–1700 styled Duke of Gloucester</td></tr><tr><td>Duke of Edinburgh (1st creation), Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham (1st creation), Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon, 1726</td></tr><tr><td>Prince Frederick Louis 1707–1751 1st Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon, styled Duke of Gloucester until created Duke of Edinburgh, 1726</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1764</td></tr><tr><td>Prince George William Frederick 1738–1820 2nd Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, and Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon Later George III of Great Britain, later the United Kingdom</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince William Henry 1743–1805 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh</td></tr><tr><td>Dukedom of Edinburgh (1st creation), Marquessate of the Isle of Ely, and Earldom of Eltham (1st creation), Viscountcy Launceston, and Barony Snowdon merged in the Crown, 1760</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh unused, 1805–1816</td></tr><tr><td>William IV of the United Kingdom 1765–1837</td><td></td><td>Prince Edward 1767–1820 Duke of Kent and Strathearn</td><td></td><td>Princess Mary 1776–1857</td><td></td><td>Prince William Frederick 1776–1834 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh extinct, 1834</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom 1819–1901</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Edinburgh (2nd creation) and Earl of Ulster (UK, 1st creation), 1866</td></tr><tr><td>Princess Alice 1843–1878</td><td></td><td>Edward VII of the United Kingdom 1841–1910</td><td></td><td>Prince Alfred Ernest Albert 1844–1900 Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Ulster</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Edinburgh (2nd creation) extinct, 1900</td></tr><tr><td>Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine 1863–1950</td><td></td><td>George V of the United Kingdom 1865–1936</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Gloucester (5th creation), Earl of Ulster (UK, 2nd creation), Baron Culloden (2nd creation), 1928</td></tr><tr><td>Princess Alice of Battenberg 1885–1969</td><td></td><td>George VI of the United Kingdom 1895–1952</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince Henry 1900–1974 1st Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden</td></tr><tr><td>Duke of Edinburgh (3rd creation), 1947</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prince Philip 1921–2021 1st Duke of Edinburgh</td><td></td><td>Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom 1926–2022</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Edinburgh (4th creation), 2023</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prince Charles b. 1948 2nd Duke of Edinburgh Later Charles III of the United Kingdom</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince Edward b. 1964 Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Wessex, Earl of Forfar, and Viscount Severn</td><td></td><td>Prince Richard b. 1944 2nd Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden</td></tr><tr><td>Dukedom of Edinburgh (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 2022</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Edinburgh (4th creation) is a life peerage and therefore not hereditary</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Alexander Windsor b. 1974 styled Earl of Ulster</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Heir-apparent to the Dukedom of Gloucester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Xan Windsor b. 2007 styled Baron Culloden</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th> Family tree of Royal dukes in the United Kingdom</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Includes dukes of: Albany, Albemarle, Bedford, Cambridge, Clarence, Connaught and Strathearn, Cumberland, Edinburgh, Gloucester, Gloucester and Edinburgh, Hereford, Kent, Kintyre and Lorne, Norfolk, Ross, Somerset, Sussex, Windsor, and York, but only when royally. Non-royal dukes are not included; see Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom. Titles mandated for use by the heir apparent (Duke of Rothesay and the 1337 creation of the Duke of Cornwall) are also not included, see Princes of Wales family tree.</td></tr><tr><td>Robert II 1316–1390</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King Edward III 1312–1377</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Albany (1st creation), 1398</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Clarence (1st creation), 1362</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of York (1st creation), 1385</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Robert III c. 1337–1406</td><td></td><td>Robert Stewart c. 1340–1420 1st Duke of Albany</td><td></td><td>Edward the Black Prince 1330–1376</td><td></td><td>Lionel of Antwerp 1338–1368 Duke of Clarence</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>John of Gaunt 1340–1399</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Edmund of Langley 1341–1402 1st Duke of York</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Clarence (1st creation) extinct, 1368</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Cornwall (2nd creation), 1376</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Hereford, 1397</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Gloucester (1st creation), 1385</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Murdoch Stewart c. 1362–1425 2nd Duke of Albany</td><td></td><td>Richard of Bordeaux 1367–1400 Duke of Cornwall, later King Richard II</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry Bolingbroke 1367–1413 Duke of Hereford, later King Henry IV</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thomas of Woodstock 1355–1397 Duke of Gloucester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Albany (1st creation) forfeit, 1425</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Cornwall (2nd creation) merged in the crown, 1377</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Hereford merged in the crown, 1399</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Gloucester (1st creation) extinct, 1397</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Clarence (2nd creation), 1412</td><td></td><td>Duke of Bedford (1st & 2nd creations), 1414</td><td></td><td>Duke of Gloucester (2nd creation), 1414</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Albemarle (Aumale) (1st creation), 1397</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Thomas of Lancaster 1387–1421 Duke of Clarence</td><td></td><td>John of Lancaster 1389–1435 Duke of Bedford Surrendered dukedom and then regranted, 1433</td><td></td><td>Humphrey of Lancaster 1390–1447 Duke of Gloucester</td><td></td><td>John Beaufort 1373–1410</td><td></td><td>Joan Beaufort c. 1379–1440</td><td></td><td>Edward of Norwich c. 1373–1415 Duke of Aumale, 2nd Duke of York</td><td></td><td>Richard of Conisburgh 1385–1415</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Clarence (2nd creation) extinct, 1421</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Bedford (2nd creation) extinct, 1435</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Gloucester (2nd creation) extinct, 1447</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Albemarle (Aumale) (1st creation) forfeit, 1399</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of York (1st creation) restored, 1425 Duke of Cornwall (3rd creation), 1460</td></tr><tr><td>James I 1394–1437</td><td></td><td>Joan Beaufort c. 1404–1445</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>John Beaufort 1404–1444</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Richard Neville 1400–1460</td><td></td><td>Cecily Neville 1415–1495</td><td></td><td>Richard of York 1411–1460 3rd Duke of York, Duke of Cornwall</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Cornwall (3rd creation) extinct, 1460</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Bedford (5th creation), 1485</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Clarence (3rd creation), 1461</td><td></td><td>Duke of Gloucester (3rd creation), 1461</td></tr><tr><td>James II 1430–1460</td><td></td><td>Jasper Tudor c. 1431–1495 Duke of Bedford</td><td></td><td>Edmund Tudor c. 1430–1456</td><td></td><td>Lady Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509</td><td></td><td>John Neville c. 1431–1471</td><td></td><td>Elizabeth Woodville c. 1437–1492</td><td></td><td>Prince Edward 1442–1483 4th Duke of York, later King Edward IV</td><td></td><td>George Plantagenet 1449–1478 Duke of Clarence</td><td></td><td>Richard of York 1452–1485 Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Bedford (5th creation) extinct, 1495</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of York (1st creation) merged in the Crown, 1461</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Clarence (3rd creation) forfeit, 1478</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Gloucester (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1483</td></tr><tr><td>Duke of Albany (2nd creation), 1458</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Bedford (3rd creation), 1470</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of York (2nd creation), 1474 Duke of Norfolk (3rd creation), 1477</td><td></td><td>Duke of Bedford (4th creation), 1478</td></tr><tr><td>Alexander Stewart c. 1454–1485 1st Duke of Albany</td><td></td><td>James III 1451/1452–1488</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>George Neville 1457–1483 Duke of Bedford</td><td></td><td>King Henry VII 1457–1509</td><td></td><td>Elizabeth of York 1466–1503</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Richard of Shrewsbury 1473–1483 Duke of York, Duke of Norfolk</td><td></td><td>George of York 1477–1479 Duke of Bedford</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Bedford (3rd creation) forfeit, 1478</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of York (2nd creation) and Dukedom of Norfolk (3rd creation) extinct, 1483</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Bedford (4th creation) extinct, 1479</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Ross (1st creation), 1488</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of York (3rd creation), 1494</td><td></td><td>Duke of Somerset (3rd creation), 1499</td></tr><tr><td>John Stewart 1482–1536 2nd Duke of Albany</td><td></td><td>James Stewart 1476–1504 Duke of Ross</td><td></td><td>James IV 1473–1513</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Margaret Tudor 1489–1541</td><td></td><td>Prince Henry 1491–1547 Duke of York, later King Henry VIII</td><td></td><td>Edmund Tudor 1499–1500 Duke of Somerset (nominated but probably not invested)</td></tr><tr><td>Dukedom of Albany (2nd creation) extinct, 1536</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Ross (1st creation) extinct, 1504</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of York (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1509</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Somerset (3rd creation) extinct, 1500</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Ross (2nd creation), 1514</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>James V 1512–1542</td><td></td><td>Alexander Stewart 1514–1515 Duke of Ross</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Albany (3rd creation), 1565</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Ross (2nd creation) extinct, 1515</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Henry Stuart 1546–1567 1st Duke of Albany</td><td></td><td>Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince James 1566–1625 2nd Duke of Albany, later King James VI & I</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Albany (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1567</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Albany (4th creation), 1604 Duke of York (4th creation), 1605</td><td></td><td>Duke of Kintyre and Lorne, 1602</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Princess Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince Charles 1600–1649 Duke of Albany, Duke of York, later King Charles I</td><td></td><td>Robert Stuart 1602 Duke of Kintyre and Lorne</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Albany (4th creation), Dukedom of York (4th creation) merged in the Crown, 1625</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Kintyre and Lorne extinct, 1602</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of York (5th creation) 1644 Duke of Albany (5th creation), 1660</td><td></td><td>Duke of Gloucester (4th creation), 1659</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Sophia of Hanover 1630–1714</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>James Stuart 1633–1701 Duke of York, Duke of Albany, later King James II</td><td></td><td>Prince Henry 1640–1660 Duke of Gloucester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Albany (5th creation) and Dukedom of York (5th creation) merged in the Crown, 1685</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Gloucester (4th creation) extinct, 1660</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of York and Albany (1st creation), 1716</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Cambridge (1st creation), 1664</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Kendal (1st creation), 1666</td><td></td><td>Duke of Cambridge (2nd creation), 1667</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King George I 1660–1727</td><td></td><td>Ernest Augustus 1674–1728 Duke of York and Albany</td><td></td><td>Charles Stuart 1660–1661 styled Duke of Cambridge</td><td></td><td>James Stuart 1663–1667 Duke of Cambridge</td><td></td><td>Queen Anne 1665–1714</td><td></td><td>Charles Stuart 1666–1667 designated Duke of Kendal</td><td></td><td>Edgar Stuart 1667–1671 Duke of Cambridge</td><td></td><td>Charles Stuart 1677 styled Duke of Cambridge</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of York and Albany (1st creation) extinct, 1728</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Cambridge (1st creation) extinct, 1667</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Kendal (1st creation), extinct, 1667</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Cambridge (2nd creation) extinct, 1671</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Cambridge (3rd creation)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince George 1683–1760 Duke of Cambridge, later King George II</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince William 1689–1700 styled Duke of Gloucester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Cambridge (3rd creation) merged with the Crown, 1727</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Edinburgh (1st creation), 1726</td><td></td><td>Duke of Cumberland (3rd creation), 1726</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince Frederick Louis 1707–1751 1st Duke of Edinburgh, styled Duke of Gloucester until created Duke of Edinburgh</td><td></td><td>Prince William Augustus 1721–1765 Duke of Cumberland</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Cumberland (3rd creation) extinct, 1765</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of York and Albany (2nd creation), 1760</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1764</td><td></td><td>Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 1766</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince George William Frederick 1738–1820 2nd Duke of Edinburgh, later King George III</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince Edward 1739–1767 Duke of York and Albany</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince William Henry 1743–1805 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh</td><td></td><td>Prince Henry 1745–1790 Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Edinburgh (1st creation), merged in the Crown, 1760</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of York and Albany (2nd creation) extinct, 1767</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh unused, 1805–1816</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Cumberland and Strathearn extinct, 1790</td></tr><tr><td>Duke of York and Albany (3rd creation), 1784</td><td></td><td>Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, 1789</td><td></td><td>Duke of Kent and Strathearn, 1799</td><td></td><td>Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, 1799</td><td></td><td>Duke of Sussex (1st creation), 1801</td><td></td><td>Duke of Cambridge (4th creation), 1801</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prince Frederick 1763–1827 Duke of York and Albany</td><td></td><td>Prince William Henry 1765–1837, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, later King William IV</td><td></td><td>Prince Edward 1767–1820 Duke of Kent and Strathearn</td><td></td><td>Ernest Augustus 1771–1851 King of Hanover, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale</td><td></td><td>Prince Augustus Frederick 1773–1843 Duke of Sussex</td><td></td><td>Prince Adolphus 1774–1850 1st Duke of Cambridge</td><td></td><td>Princess Mary 1776–1857</td><td></td><td>Prince William Frederick 1776–1834 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh</td></tr><tr><td>Dukedom of York and Albany (3rd creation) extinct, 1827</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Clarence and St Andrews merged in the Crown, 1830</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Kent and Strathearn extinct, 1820</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Sussex (1st creation) extinct, 1843</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh extinct, 1834</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Queen Victoria 1819–1901</td><td></td><td>George V 1819–1878 King of Hanover, 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince George 1819–1904 2nd Duke of Cambridge</td><td></td><td>Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge 1833–1897</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Cambridge (4th creation) extinct, 1904</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Edinburgh (2nd creation), 1866</td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 1874</td><td></td><td>Duke of Albany (6th creation), 1881</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King Edward VII 1841–1910</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince Ernest Augustus 1845–1923 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale</td><td></td><td>Princess Alice 1843–1878</td><td></td><td>Prince Alfred Ernest Albert 1844–1900 Duke of Edinburgh</td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince Arthur 1850–1942 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn</td><td></td><td>Prince Leopold 1853–1884 1st Duke of Albany</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Cumberland and Teviotdale forfeit, 1919</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Edinburgh (2nd creation) extinct, 1900</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Duke of Clarence and Avondale, 1890</td><td></td><td>Duke of York (6th creation), 1892</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prince Albert Victor 1864–1892 Duke of Clarence and Avondale</td><td></td><td>George Frederick Ernest Albert 1865–1936 Duke of York, later King George V</td><td></td><td>Mary of Teck 1867–1953</td><td></td><td>Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine 1863–1950</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince Arthur of Connaught 1883–1938</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dukedom of Clarence and Avondale extinct, 1892</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of York (6th creation) merged in the Crown, 1910</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Duke of Windsor, 1937</td><td></td><td>Duke of York (7th creation), 1920</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Kent (2nd creation), 1934</td><td></td><td>Duke of Gloucester (5th creation), 1928</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>King Edward VIII 1894–1972 Later Duke of Windsor</td><td></td><td>Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George 1895–1952 Duke of York, later King George VI</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Princess Alice of Battenberg 1885–1969</td><td></td><td>Prince George 1902–1942 1st Duke of Kent</td><td></td><td>Prince Henry 1900–1974 1st Duke of Gloucester</td><td></td><td>Prince Alastair Arthur 1914–1943 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn</td><td></td><td>Prince Charles Edward 1884–1954 2nd Duke of Albany</td></tr><tr><td>Dukedom of Windsor extinct, 1972</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of York (7th creation) merged in the Crown, 1936</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Connaught and Strathearn extinct, 1943</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Albany (6th creation) forfeit, 1919</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Edinburgh (3rd creation), 1947</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Queen Elizabeth II 1926–2022</td><td></td><td>Prince Philip 1921–2021 1st Duke of Edinburgh</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince Edward b. 1935 2nd Duke of Kent</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of York (8th creation), 1986 (revoked 2025)</td><td></td><td>Duke of Edinburgh (4th creation), 2023</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>King Charles III b. 1948</td><td></td><td>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor b. 1960 Duke of York (until 2025)</td><td></td><td>Prince Edward b. 1964 Duke of Edinburgh</td><td></td><td>George Windsor b. 1962</td><td></td><td>Prince Richard b. 1944 2nd Duke of Gloucester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Edinburgh (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 2022</td><td></td><td>No male heirs</td><td></td><td>Dukedom of Edinburgh (4th creation) is a life peerage and therefore not hereditary</td><td></td><td>Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Kent</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duke of Cambridge (5th creation), 2011</td><td></td><td>Duke of Sussex (2nd creation), 2018</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince William b. 1982 Duke of Cambridge</td><td></td><td>Prince Harry Duke of Sussex b. 1984</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Edward Windsor b. 1988</td><td></td><td>Alexander Windsor b. 1974</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Heir-apparent to the Dukedom of Gloucester</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Prince George of Wales b. 2013</td><td></td><td>Prince Archie of Sussex b. 2019</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Cambridge</td><td></td><td>Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Sussex</td></tr></tbody></table>

Heraldry

Duke of Edinburgh

Here are the achievements of the various Dukes of Edinburgh:

• Coat of arms of Prince Frederick as Duke of Edinburgh • Coat of arms of George III as Duke of Edinburgh • Coat of arms of Prince Alfred as Duke of Edinburgh • Coat of arms of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh • Coat of arms of Charles III as Duke of Edinburgh • Coat of arms of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh

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Duke of Edinburgh

A fictional Duke of Edinburgh appears in the 1983 sitcom The Black Adder. Rowan Atkinson plays the title character, Prince Edmund, who is granted the title Duke of Edinburgh by his father, a fictitious King Richard IV.