List of peerages created for British princes

This page lists all peerages created for British princes since 1714. Extant peerages are in bold.
The list does not include creations of the titles of Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester.

Peerage	Created	Grantee	Created by	Current status	Notes
Duke of York and Albany	1716	Prince Ernest Augustus	George I	Extinct 1728	also Earl of Ulster
Duke of Edinburgh	1726	Prince Frederick	George I	Merged in Crown 1760	also Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham, Viscount of Launceston and Baron of Snowdon
Duke of Cumberland	1726	Prince William	George I	Extinct 1765	also Marquess of Berkhamstead, Earl of Kennington, Viscount Trematon and Baron Alderney
Duke of York and Albany	1760	Prince Edward	George II	Extinct 1767	also Earl of Ulster
Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh	1764	Prince William	George III	Extinct 1834	also Earl of Connaught
Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn	1766	Prince Henry	George III	Extinct 1790	also Earl of Dublin
Duke of York and Albany	1784	The Prince Freederick	George III	Extinct 1827	also Earl of Ulster
Duke of Clarence and St Andrews	1789	The Prince William Henry	George III	Merged in Crown 1830	also Earl of Munster
Duke of Kent and Strathearn	1799	The Prince Edward	George III	Extinct 1820	also Earl of Dublin
Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale	1799	The Prince Ernest Augustus	George III	Deprived 1919	also Earl of Armagh
Duke of Sussex	1801	The Prince Augustus Frederick	George III	Extinct 1843	also Earl of Inverness and Baron Arklow
Duke of Cambridge	1801	The Prince Adolphus	George III	Extinct 1904	also Earl of Tipperary and Baron Culloden
Duke of Edinburgh	1866	The Prince Alfred	Victoria	Extinct 1900	also Earl of Kent and Earl of Ulster
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn	1874	The Prince Arthur	Victoria	Extinct 1943	also Earl of Sussex
Duke of Albany	1881	The Prince Leopold	Victoria	Deprived 1919	also Earl of Clarence and Baron Arklow
Duke of Clarence and Avondale	1890	Prince Albert Victor of Wales	Victoria	Extinct 1892	also Earl of Athlone
Duke of York	1892	Prince George of Wales	Victoria	Merged in Crown 1910	also Earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney
Duke of York	1920	The Prince Albert	George V	Merged in Crown 1936	also Earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney
Duke of Gloucester	1928	The Prince Henry	George V	Extant	also Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden
Duke of Kent	1934	The Prince George	George V	Extant	also Earl of St Andrews and Baron Downpatrick
Duke of Windsor	1937	The Prince Edward	George VI	Extinct 1972
Duke of York	1986	The Prince Andrew	Elizabeth II	Extant	also Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh
Earl of Wessex	1999	The Prince Edward	Elizabeth II	Extant	also Viscount Severn
Duke of Cambridge	2011	Prince William of Wales	Elizabeth II	Extant	also Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus

In addition, Philip Mountbatten (former Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) was created Duke of Edinburgh with the subsidiary titles of Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich by George VI in 1947. After that, The Duke of Edinburgh was created a British prince by his wife Elizabeth II in 1957.

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