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Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

Dukedom of Gloucester
and Edinburgh
Coat of Arms of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh.svg
Creation date 19 November 1764
Monarch King George III
Peerage Peerage of Great Britain
First holder Prince William Henry
Last holder Prince William Frederick
Remainder to the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles Earl of Connaught
Extinction date 30 November 1834

Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh /ˈɡlɒstə/ was a British royal title (after Gloucester and Edinburgh) in the Peerage of Great Britain; the sole creation carried with it the subsidiary title of Earl of Connaught.

The only creation was for the brother of King George III, Prince William; there had previously been Dukes of Gloucester and of Edinburgh, but Prince William's full title was "Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh".

After the Union of Great Britain, the Hanoverian kings liked to grant double titles (one from one constituent country, one from another) to emphasise unity.


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