This article is about the title. For the current holder of the title, see William, Prince of Wales.
"Duchess of Cambridge" redirects here. For the current holder of that title, see Catherine, Princess of Wales.
Dukedom of Cambridge
Creation date
29 April 2011 (announced)[1] 26 May 2011 (Letters Patent)[2]
Creation
Fifth
Created by
Elizabeth II
Peerage
Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder
Charles Stuart
Present holder
William, Prince of Wales
Heir apparent
Prince George
Remainder to
the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten[2]
Subsidiary titles
Earl of Strathearn Baron Carrickfergus
Status
Extant
Duke of Cambridge is a hereditary title of nobility in the British royal family, one of several royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom. The title is named after the city[3] of Cambridge in England. It is heritable by male descendants by primogeniture, and has been conferred upon various members of the British royal family several times throughout history.
The title of Duke of Cambridge, first created in 1660, superseded an earlier title of Earl of Cambridge. The title became extinct several times before being revived in 2011, when Queen Elizabeth II bestowed it on her grandson Prince William on 29 April 2011 upon his marriage to Catherine Middleton. Catherine became known as the Duchess of Cambridge.
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^ ab"No. 59798". The London Gazette. 1 June 2011. p. 10297.
^"The city of Cambridge – Modern history | A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3: The City and University of Cambridge (1959)". 1959. pp. 15–29. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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