Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ( ) was a British title (after Gloucester and Edinburgh) in the Peerage of Great Britain; the sole creation carried with it the subsidiary title of Earl of Connaught.
It existed for the brother of King George III, Prince William Henry; there had been Dukedoms of Gloucester and of Edinburgh but their extinction gave the opportunity for combination.
The dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh was a royal dukedom when the duke was entitled to the style "His Royal Highness", as Prince William Henry was, but Prince William Frederick was only granted this style on his marriage in 1816.Royal Styles and Titles – 1816 Royal Warrant. Heraldica.org. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
Dukes 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.
Duke Portrait Birth Marriage(s) Death Prince William HenryHouse of Hanover1764–1805also: Earl of Connaught 25 November 1743Leicester House, Westminster,son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha Maria Walpole17663 children 25 August 1805Gloucester Houseaged 61 Prince William FrederickHouse of Hanover1805–1834also: Earl of Connaught 15 January 1776Teodoli Palaceson of Prince William Henry and Maria Walpole Princess Mary of the United Kingdom(his first cousin)1816no children 30 November 1834Bagshot Parkaged 58William Frederick had no children and all his titles became extinct on his death.
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See also Duke of Gloucester Duke of Edinburgh List of dukedoms by reign Earl of Gloucester
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