Earl of Connaught
| Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh |
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| 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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