Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was bestowed on May 24, 1874 by the British Queen Victoria to her third son Arthur William Patrick Albert . Together with the Dukedom he was awarded the subordinate title of Earl of Sussex .
Traditionally, members of the royal family were given titles associated with parts of England , Scotland and Ireland . The first part of the title Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was named after one of the four Irish provinces that is now Connacht ; the second part after the medieval Scottish Earldom Strathearn . At the time it was first awarded, it was assumed that this hereditary title would henceforth be bestowed on the third son of the reigning monarch, if available. The first son usually received the title Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay and later the title Prince of Wales . The second son was often given the title Duke of York , as far as this was free.
After (1922) 26 of Ireland's 32 counties left the United Kingdom to form what would become the Republic of Ireland , titles related to any of these 26 counties were no longer awarded.
After the death of Prince Arthur Williams on January 16, 1942, his grandson Alastair inherited the title. He died on April 26, 1943 without male descendants and the titles were no longer valid.
It was suggested that after relations between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland improved , Queen Elizabeth II would bestow the title on her third son, Edward - but that did not happen. She awarded her grandson, the future heir to the throne William , on the occasion of his wedding on April 29, 2011, among other things, the title of Earl of Strathearn .
List of Dukes of Connaught and Strathearn (1874)
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942)
- Alastair, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914-1943)
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Connaught and Strathearn, Duke of (UK, 1874-1943) at Cracroft's Peerage