Arms of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (third creation): Quarterly, 1st and 4th, France modern, 2nd and 3rd England, with a label of three points Argent each point charged with a canton Gules
The title was first granted to Lionel of Antwerp, the second son of King Edward III, in 1362, as he had married a de Clare heiress with estates including Clare in Suffolk. Since he died without sons, the title became extinct.
The title was again created in favour of Thomas of Lancaster, the second son of King Henry IV, in 1412. Upon his death, too, the title became extinct.
A fourth creation in England was suggested and planned to take effect; the title of Duke of Clarence was going to be given to Lord Guilford Dudley, husband of Lady Jane Grey, upon her coronation, as she declined to make her husband king. However, she was deposed before this could take effect.
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 2nd Duke of Albany, 2nd Earl of Clarence & 2nd Baron Arklow (1884–1954), posthumous son of the 1st Earl, had his British titles suspended in 1919 for waging war against Britain.
For heirs to the suspended peerages, see Duke of Albany.
The Dukedom is currently vacant. While there was some speculation that it was one of the options available for Prince Harry upon his wedding with Meghan Markle, press reports also noted the Dukedom's chequered past, including scandals and unfounded rumours of criminality related to Prince Albert Victor.[3][4] Prince Harry was ultimately awarded the Dukedom of Sussex.
References
^Polydore Vergil, in his Anglica Historia of 1534 (Book XIX.36) dates the Dukedom to 1361 and claims to have rediscovered the lost origins of the name. See also David Hatton, Clare, Suffolk, an account of historical features of the town, its Priory and its Parish Church, 2006, Book 1, p21 ISBN0-9524242-3-1 It is also available online on the Clare website. See also the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography s.v. 'Lionel [Lionel of Antwerp], duke of Clarence': "Lionel's elevation to the title of duke of Clarence (meaning the town, castle, and honour of Clare)".
^One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Clarence, Dukes of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 427–428.
^Scotti, Monique (19 May 2018). "A look at Harry and Meghan's new titles: Duke and Duchess of Sussex". Global News. Retrieved 19 May 2018. Clarence is tainted by more than a bit of bad luck, for instance, with one Duke of Clarence executed by his brother as a traitor (Shakespeare even wrote about that particular incident). Another Duke of Clarence, the grandson of Queen Victoria, got himself mixed up in a scandal involving a gay-prostitution ring. He later died of influenza at just 28.
^Davies, Caroline (19 May 2018). "Harry and Meghan to be Duke and Duchess of Sussex". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2018. Clarence has had a chequered history as previous holders have died young, been drowned in a barrel of Malmsey wine or erroneously rumoured to be Jack the Ripper.
July 27, 2023
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For ships named Duke of Clarence see Duke of Clarence ship Duke of Clarence was a substantive title created three times in the Peerage of England The title Duke of Clarence and St Andrews has also been created in the Peerage of Great Britain and Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Earl of Clarence in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The titles have traditionally been awarded to junior members of the English and British Royal Family and all are now extinct Dukedom of ClarenceArms of George Plantagenet 1st Duke of Clarence third creation Quarterly 1st and 4th France modern 2nd and 3rd England with a label of three points Argent each point charged with a canton GulesCreation date1362 first creation 1412 second creation 1461 third creation Created byEdward III first creation Henry IV second creation Edward IV third creation PeeragePeerage of EnglandFirst holderLionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of ClarenceLast holderPrince Albert Victor Duke of Clarence and AvondaleSubsidiary titlesFirst creation Earl of UlsterSecond creation Earl of AumaleThird creation Earl of WarwickEarl of SalisburyExtinction date1368 first creation 1421 second creation 1478 third creation Contents 1 History 2 Nomenclature 3 Duke of Clarence first creation 1362 4 Duke of Clarence second creation 1412 5 Duke of Clarence third creation 1461 6 Similar titles 6 1 Earls of Clarence 1881 6 2 Duke of Clarence and St Andrews 1789 6 3 Duke of Clarence and Avondale 1890 7 Family Tree 8 Possible future creations 9 ReferencesHistory EditThe title was first granted to Lionel of Antwerp the second son of King Edward III in 1362 as he had married a de Clare heiress with estates including Clare in Suffolk Since he died without sons the title became extinct The title was again created in favour of Thomas of Lancaster the second son of King Henry IV in 1412 Upon his death too the title became extinct The last creation in the Peerage of England was for George Plantagenet brother of King Edward IV in 1461 The Duke forfeited his title in 1478 after he had been convicted of treason against his brother He allegedly met his end by being drowned in a butt of Malmsey according to William Shakespeare A fourth creation in England was suggested and planned to take effect the title of Duke of Clarence was going to be given to Lord Guilford Dudley husband of Lady Jane Grey upon her coronation as she declined to make her husband king However she was deposed before this could take effect Two double dukedoms of Clarence and St Andrews and of Clarence and Avondale were later created for British royal princes The title also took the form of an earldom for Queen Victoria s son Prince Leopold Duke of Albany and his son Prince Charles Edward the Clarence earldom being a subsidiary title Nomenclature EditThe title does not refer to the minor River Clarence in Pas de Calais northern France but is said by Polydore Vergil to originate 1 from the manor and castle of Clare in Suffolk the Caput baroniae of a feudal barony which was held by Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence in right of his wife the heiress Elizabeth de Burgh 4th Countess of Ulster ultimate descendant and heiress of the previous holder the de Clare family Clare was among the many estates which she brought to her husband 2 After the Union of the Crowns in 1603 the holders of the title were also given titles named after Scottish places St Andrews and Avondale Duke of Clarence first creation 1362 EditThe title was first created for Lionel a younger son of King Edward III who in 1352 had married Elizabeth de Burgh 4th Countess of Ulster the sole heiress via a female line of Gilbert de Clare 8th Earl of Gloucester The name Clarence referred to the feudal barony of Clare in Suffolk and as the holder of it and others by right of his wife Lionel was given that title Duke Portrait Birth Marriage s DeathLionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarencealso Earl of Ulster 1264 jure uxoris 29 November 1338Antwerp Duchy of Brabant now Belgium son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault Elizabeth de Burgh 4th Countess of Ulster15 August 1352 10 December 13631 childViolante Visconti28 May 1368no children 7 October 1368Alba Piedmontaged 29Died without male issue Duke of Clarence second creation 1412 EditDuke Portrait Birth Marriage s DeathThomas of Lancaster 1st Duke of Clarencealso Earl of Aumale 1412 Autumn 1387son of Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun Margaret Holland1411no children 22 March 1421Battle of Bauge Anjou Franceaged 33Died without legitimate male issue Duke of Clarence third creation 1461 EditDuke Portrait Birth Marriage s DeathGeorge Plantagenet 1st Duke of Clarencealso Earl of Warwick and Earl of Salisbury 1472 21 October 1449Dublin Castle Irelandson of Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville Duchess of York Isabel Neville11 July 14694 children 18 February 1478Tower of London Londonaged 28Executed for treason in 1478 and honours forfeited Similar titles Edit William IV was styled HRH The Duke of Clarence between his creation in 1789 and his accession in 1830Earls of Clarence 1881 Edit The Prince Leopold 1st Duke of Albany 1st Earl of Clarence amp 1st Baron Arklow 1853 1884 fourth son of Queen Victoria Charles Edward Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha 2nd Duke of Albany 2nd Earl of Clarence amp 2nd Baron Arklow 1884 1954 posthumous son of the 1st Earl had his British titles suspended in 1919 for waging war against Britain For heirs to the suspended peerages see Duke of Albany Duke of Clarence and St Andrews 1789 Edit Further information Duke of Clarence and St Andrews William IV 1765 1837 who became king in 1830 at which point the title merged with the Crown Duke of Clarence and Avondale 1890 Edit Further information Duke of Clarence and Avondale Prince Albert Victor 1st Duke of Clarence and Avondale 1864 1892 Family Tree EditvteFamily Tree of the Dukes of Clarence Clarence and Avondale and Clarence and St AndrewsEdward III 1312 1377 King of EnglandDUKE OF CLARENCE 1st creation 1362Lionel of Antwerp 1338 1368 Duke of ClarenceJohn of Gaunt 1340 1399 Duke of LancasterDukedom 1st creation extinct 1368Philippa 1355 1382 Countess of UlsterHenry IV 1367 1413 King of EnglandDUKE OF CLARENCE 2nd creation 1412Roger Mortimer 1374 1398 Earl of MarchThomas of Lancaster 1388 1421 Duke of ClarenceDukedom 2nd creation extinct 1421 Anne de Mortimer 1390 1411 Richard of ConisburghRichard of York 1411 1460 Duke of YorkDUKE OF CLARENCE 3rd creation 1461Edward IV 1442 1483 King of EnglandGeorge Plantagenet 1449 1478 Duke of ClarenceDukedom 3rd creation extinct 1478 Elizabeth of York 1466 1503 Henry VII 1457 1509 King of EnglandPrincess Margaret Tudor 1489 1541 James IVKing of ScotlandJames V 1512 1542 King of ScotlandMary 1542 1587 Queen of ScotlandJames VI amp I 1566 1625 King of Scotland and EnglandPrincess Elizabeth Stuart 1596 1662 Frederick V of the PalatinateSophia of Hanover 1630 1714 Ernest Augustus of BrunswickGeorge I 1660 1727 King of Great BritainGeorge II 1683 1760 King of Great BritainPrince Frederick Louis 1707 1751 Prince of WalesGeorge III 1738 1820 King of the United KingdomDUKE OF CLARENCE AND ST ANDREWS 1789Prince William Henry 1765 1837 Duke of Clarence and St AndrewsKing of the United Kingdom as William IV Prince Edward 1767 1820 Duke of Kent and StrathearnDukedom merged into the Crown 1830Victoria 1819 1901 Queen of the United KingdomEARL OF CLARENCE 1881Edward VII 1841 1910 King of the United KingdomPrince Leopold 1853 1884 Duke of Albany1st Earl of ClarenceDUKE OF CLARENCE AND AVONDALE 1890Prince Albert Victor 1864 1892 Duke of Clarence and AvondaleCharles Edward 1884 1954 Duke of Saxe Coburg and GothaDuke of Albany2nd Earl of ClarenceDukedom extinct 1892Honours forfeit 1919Possible future creations EditThe Dukedom is currently vacant While there was some speculation that it was one of the options available for Prince Harry upon his wedding with Meghan Markle press reports also noted the Dukedom s chequered past including scandals and unfounded rumours of criminality related to Prince Albert Victor 3 4 Prince Harry was ultimately awarded the Dukedom of Sussex References Edit Polydore Vergil in his Anglica Historia of 1534 Book XIX 36 dates the Dukedom to 1361 and claims to have rediscovered the lost origins of the name See also David Hatton Clare Suffolk an account of historical features of the town its Priory and its Parish Church 2006 Book 1 p21 ISBN 0 9524242 3 1 It is also available online on the Clare website See also the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography s v Lionel Lionel of Antwerp duke of Clarence Lionel s elevation to the title of duke of Clarence meaning the town castle and honour of Clare One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Clarence Dukes of Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 6 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 427 428 Scotti Monique 19 May 2018 A look at Harry and Meghan s new titles Duke and Duchess of Sussex Global News Retrieved 19 May 2018 Clarence is tainted by more than a bit of bad luck for instance with one Duke of Clarence executed by his brother as a traitor Shakespeare even wrote about that particular incident Another Duke of Clarence the grandson of Queen Victoria got himself mixed up in a scandal involving a gay prostitution ring He later died of influenza at just 28 Davies Caroline 19 May 2018 Harry and Meghan to be Duke and Duchess of Sussex The Guardian Retrieved 19 May 2018 Clarence has had a chequered history as previous holders have died young been drowned in a barrel of Malmsey wine or erroneously rumoured to be Jack the Ripper Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duke of Clarence amp oldid 1155855413, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
