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Duke of Edinburgh
Dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the title. For the current holder, see Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh. For the holder from 1947 to 2021, see Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. For other uses, see Duke of Edinburgh (disambiguation).
Duke of Edinburgh, named after the capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh, is a substantive title that has been created four times since 1726 for members of the British royal family. It does not include any territorial landholdings and does not produce any revenue for the title-holder.
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Creation date | 10 March 2023 (announced)[1] 3 April 2023 (Letters Patent)[2] |
Creation | Fourth |
Created by | Charles III |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | Prince Frederick (first creation; 1726) |
Present holder | Prince Edward |
Subsidiary titles | Earl of Wessex Earl of Forfar Viscount Severn |
Status | Extant |
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The current holder, Prince Edward, was created duke in 2023 on his 59th birthday by his eldest brother, King Charles III. The dukedom had previously been granted to their father, then Philip Mountbatten, on the day of his marriage to then-Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II. Upon Philip's death, the title was inherited by Charles and held by him until Elizabeth died and Charles became king, at which time the title reverted to the Crown.