Royal dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Duke of Clarence and Avondale was a title awarded to Prince Albert Victor , a grandson of Queen Victoria , in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .[1]
'Clarence' is believed[by whom? ] to refer to Clare in Suffolk ; 'Avondale' refers to the valley of the Avon Water in Scotland.
Whilst there had previously been several creations of Dukes of Clarence (and one Duke of Clarence and St Andrews ), the sole creation of a dukedom of Clarence and Avondale was for Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII ). This was the last royal dukedom to be created with two territorial designations.
The Duke died of pneumonia in 1892 before his planned marriage so the title became extinct. He is buried in the Albert Memorial Chapel adjoining St George's Chapel, Windsor , beneath an Art Nouveau memorial designed by Sir Alfred Gilbert .[2]
Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1890)
Family tree
Family Tree of the Dukes of Clarence , Clarence and Avondale , and Clarence and St Andrews
Edward III (1312–1377) King of England
Duke of Clarence (1st creation), 1362
Lionel of Antwerp (1338–1368)Duke of Clarence John of Gaunt (1340–1399)Duke of Lancaster
Dukedom (1st creation) extinct, 1368
Philippa (1355–1382) Countess of UlsterHenry IV (1367–1413) King of England
Duke of Clarence (2nd creation), 1412
Roger Mortimer (1374–1398)Earl of March Thomas of Lancaster (1388–1421)Duke of Clarence
Dukedom (2nd creation) extinct, 1421
Anne de Mortimer (1390–1411)Richard of Conisburgh
Richard of York (1411–1460)Duke of York
Duke of Clarence (3rd creation), 1461
Edward IV (1442–1483) King of EnglandGeorge Plantagenet (1449–1478)Duke of Clarence
Dukedom (3rd creation) extinct, 1478
Elizabeth of York (1466–1503)Henry VII (1457–1509) King of England
Princess Margaret Tudor (1489–1541)James IV King of Scotland
James V (1512–1542) King of Scotland
Mary (1542–1587) Queen of Scotland
James VI & I (1566–1625) King of Scotland and England
Princess Elizabeth Stuart (1596–1662)Frederick V of the Palatinate
Sophia of Hanover (1630–1714)Ernest Augustus of Brunswick
George I (1660–1727) King of Great Britain
George II (1683–1760) King of Great Britain
Prince Frederick Louis (1707–1751) Prince of Wales
George III (1738–1820) King of the United Kingdom
Duke of Clarence and St Andrews , 1789
Prince William Henry (1765–1837)Duke of Clarence and St Andrews King of the United Kingdom (as William IV)Prince Edward (1767–1820)Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Dukedom merged into the Crown , 1830
Victoria (1819–1901) Queen of the United Kingdom
Earl of Clarence , 1881
Edward VII (1841–1910) King of the United KingdomPrince Leopold (1853–1884)Duke of Albany 1st Earl of Clarence
Duke of Clarence and Avondale , 1890
Prince Albert Victor (1864–1892)Duke of Clarence and Avondale Charles Edward (1884–1954)Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duke of Albany 2nd Earl of Clarence
Dukedom extinct, 1892 Honours forfeit, 1919
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