Duke of Clarence and Avondale

Dukedom of Clarence and Avondale
Dukedom of Clarence and Avondale
	Arms of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Creation date	24 May 1890
Creation	First
Created by	Victoria
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Prince Albert Victor
Last holder	Prince Albert Victor
Remainder to	the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Earl of Athlone
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	14 January 1892

Duke of Clarence and Avondale was a title awarded to Prince Albert Victor, a grandson of Queen Victoria, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[1]

'Clarence' refers to the lands of the de Clare noble family;^[2] 'Avondale' refers to the valley of the Avon Water in Scotland.

Whilst there had previously been several creations of Dukes of Clarence (and one Duke of Clarence and St Andrews), the sole creation of a dukedom of Clarence and Avondale was for Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). This was the last royal dukedom to be created with two territorial designations.

The Duke died of pneumonia in 1892 before his planned marriage so the title became extinct. He is buried in the Albert Memorial Chapel adjoining St George's Chapel, Windsor, beneath an Art Nouveau memorial designed by Sir Alfred Gilbert.^[3]

Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1890)

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Prince Albert Victor House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1890–1892 also: Earl of Athlone (1890)		8 January 1864 Frogmore House son of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra	Never married	14 January 1892 Sandringham House, Sandringham aged 28
Albert Victor had no children and all his titles became extinct on his death.

Family tree

Family Tree of the Dukes of Clarence, Clarence and Avondale, and Clarence and St Andrews

Edward III
(1312–1377)
King of England

Duke of Clarence (1st creation), 1362

Lionel of Antwerp
(1338–1368)
Duke of Clarence

John of Gaunt
(1340–1399)
Duke of Lancaster

Dukedom (1st creation) extinct, 1368

Philippa
(1355–1382)
Countess of Ulster

Henry IV
(1367–1413)
King of England

Duke of Clarence (2nd creation), 1412

Roger Mortimer
(1374–1398)
Earl of March

Thomas of Lancaster
(1388–1421)
Duke of Clarence

Dukedom (2nd creation) extinct, 1421

Anne de Mortimer
(1390–1411)

Richard of Conisburgh

Richard of York
(1411–1460)
Duke of York

Duke of Clarence (3rd creation), 1461

Edward IV
(1442–1483)
King of England

George Plantagenet
(1449–1478)
Duke of Clarence

Dukedom (3rd creation) extinct, 1478

Elizabeth of York
(1466–1503)

Henry VII
(1457–1509)
King of England

Princess Margaret Tudor
(1489–1541)

James IV
King of Scotland

James V
(1512–1542)
King of Scotland

Mary
(1542–1587)
Queen of Scotland

James VI & I
(1566–1625)
King of Scotland and England

Princess Elizabeth Stuart
(1596–1662)

Frederick V of the Palatinate

Sophia of Hanover
(1630–1714)

Ernest Augustus of Brunswick

George I
(1660–1727)
King of Great Britain

George II
(1683–1760)
King of Great Britain

Prince Frederick Louis
(1707–1751)
Prince of Wales

George III
(1738–1820)
King of the United Kingdom

Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, 1789

Prince William Henry
(1765–1837)
Duke of Clarence and St Andrews
King of the United Kingdom (as William IV)

Prince Edward
(1767–1820)
Duke of Kent and Strathearn

Dukedom merged into the Crown, 1830

Victoria
(1819–1901)
Queen of the United Kingdom

Earl of Clarence, 1881

Edward VII
(1841–1910)
King of the United Kingdom

Prince Leopold
(1853–1884)
Duke of Albany
1st Earl of Clarence

Duke of Clarence and Avondale, 1890

Prince Albert Victor
(1864–1892)
Duke of Clarence and Avondale

Charles Edward
(1884–1954)
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Duke of Albany
2nd Earl of Clarence

Dukedom extinct, 1892

Honours forfeit, 1919

Family tree of the: Earls of Angus, Earls of Avondale, Earls of Douglas, Marquesses of Douglas, Earls of Forfar, Earls of Ormond and Marquesses of Ormond, Earls of Ross and Dukes of Ross

Earl of Angus (Stewart line), 1329

John Stewart
(d. 1331)
1st Earl of Angus, Lord of Bonkyl, Lord of Abernethy jure uxoris

William the Hardy
(1243–1298)
Lord of Douglas

Thomas Stewart
(b. before 1331-1361)
2nd Earl of Angus

Archibald Douglas
(d. 1333)

James Douglas "the Good"
(c. 1286–1330)
Lord of Douglas

Earl of Douglas, 1358

Robert III of Scotland
(c. 1337–1406)

Margaret Stewart
(d. 1417)
3rd Countess of Angus, Lady of Abernethy, Lady of Bonkyll

William Douglas
(c. 1323–1384)
1st Earl of Douglas

Archibald Douglas "the Grim"
(c. 1330 – c. 1400)
3rd Earl of Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Douglas, Lord of Bothwell

Earl of Angus transferred from the Stewarts to the Douglasses when Margaret resigned her title in deference to her son, 1389

Earl of Avondale and Lord Balveny, 1437

James I
(1394–1437)

Princess Mary of Scotland

George Douglas
(1380–1430)
1st Earl of Angus, Lord of Abernethy, Lord of Bonkyll

James Douglas
(c. 1358–1388)
2nd Earl of Douglas, Earl of Mar

Archibald Douglas "Tyneman"
(c. 1369–1424)
Duke of Touraine, 4th Earl of Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, 13th Lord of Douglas, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Douglas, Lord of Bothwell
m. Margaret of Carrick, daughter of Robert III

James Douglas
(1371–1443)
7th Earl of Douglas, 1st Earl of Avondale, 1st Lord Balveny

William Douglas
(1398–1437)
2nd Earl of Angus

Douglases of Drumlanrig

Archibald Douglas
(c. 1391–1439)
Duke of Touraine, 5th Earl of Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Douglas, Lord of Bothwell, Lord of Selkirk and Ettrick Forest, Eskdale, Lauderdale, Liddesdale and Annandale, Count of Longueville, Seigneur de Dun-le-roi

Earl of Ormond (Scotland) (1st creation), 1445

James II
(1430–1460)

James Douglas
(1428–1446)
3rd Earl of Angus

George Douglas
(c. 1427–1463)
4th Earl of Angus

William Douglas
(c. 1424–1440)
Duke of Touraine, 6th Earl of Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Bothwell, Lord of Selkirk and Ettrick Forest, Eskdale, Lauderdale, and Annandale, Count of Longueville, Seigneur de Dun-le-roi

William Douglas
(1425–1452)
8th Earl of Douglas, 2nd Earl of Avondale, 2nd Lord Balveny

James Douglas
(1426–1491)
9th Earl of Douglas, 3rd Earl of Avondale, 3rd Lord Balveny

Hugh Douglas
(d. 1455)
Earl of Ormond

Earldom of Douglas and Earldom of Avondale forfeit, 1491

Eardom of Ormand forfeit, 1455

James III
(1451/1452–1448)

Archibald Douglas
(c. 1449–1513)
5th Earl of Angus

Marquess of Ormond (Scotland) (1st creation), 1476
Earl of Ross, 1481
Duke of Ross, 1488

James IV
(1473–1513)

James Stewart
(1476–1504)
Duke of Ross, Marquess of Ormond, Earl of Ross

George Douglas
(1469–1513)
styled Master of Angus

William Douglas of Glenbervie
(1473–1513)

Dukedom of Ross (1488 creation), Marqessate of Ormond (1st creation) and Earldom of Ross (1481 creation) extinct, 1504

Duke of Ross (2nd creation), 1514

James V
(1512–1542)

Alexander Stewart
(1514–1515)
Duke of Ross

Archibald Douglas
(1490–1557)
6th Earl of Angus

George Douglas of Pittendreich
(d. 1552)

Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie
(1513–1570)

Dukedom of Ross (2nd creation) extinct, 1515

Earl of Ross (1565 creation)

Mary, Queen of Scots
(1542–1587)

Henry Stuart
(1546–1567)
Duke of Albany, 1st Earl of Ross, Lord Darnley, Lord Ardmannoch

David Douglas
(c. 1515–1558)
7th Earl of Angus

William Douglas
(1533–1591)
9th Earl of Angus

James VI and I
(1566–1625)
2nd Earl of Ross

Archibald Douglas
(1555–1588)
8th Earl of Angus, Earl of Morton

William Douglas
(1553–1611)
10th Earl of Angus

Earldom of Ross (1565 creation), merged with the crown

Marquess of Ormond (Scotland) (2nd creation), Earl of Ross, and Lord Ardmannoch, 1600

Marquess of Douglas (1st creation), 1633

Elizabeth Stuart
(1596–1662)

Charles Stuart
(1600–1649)
Marquess of Ormond, Earl of Ross
Later King Charles I of England and Scotland

William Douglas
(1589–1660)
1st Marquess of Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus

Marquessate of Ormand (2nd creation) and Earldom of Ross (1600 creation) merged with the Crown, 1625

Earl of Ormond (Scotland) (2nd creation), 1651

Sophia of Hanover
(1630–1714)

Archibald Douglas
(1609–1655)
1st Earl of Ormond

Earl of Forfar (1st creation), 1661

King George I
(1660–1727)

James Douglas
(c. 1646–1700)
2nd Marquess of Douglas, 12th Earl of Angus

Archibald Douglas
(1653–1712)
2nd Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Forfar

Duke of Douglas, Marquess of Angus and Abernethy, Viscount of Jedburgh Forest, Lord Douglas of Bonkill, Prestoun, and Robertoun, 1703

King George II
(1683–1760)

Archibald Douglas
(1694–1761)
1st Duke of Douglas, Marquess of Angus and Abernethy, and Viscount of Jedburgh Forest, Lord Douglas of Bonkill, Prestoun, and Robertoun,
3rd Marquess of Douglas, 13th Earl of Angus

Archibald Douglas
(1692–1715)
3rd Earl of Ormond, 2nd Earl of Forfar

Dukedom of Douglas, Marquessate of Angus and Abernethy, and Viscountcy of Jedburgh Forest, Lordship Douglas of Bonkill, Prestoun, and Robertoun extinct, 1761
Marquessate of Douglas, and earldom of Angus passed to James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton

Earldoms of Ormond and Forfar extinct, 1715

Frederick
(1707–1751)
Prince of Wales

King George III
(1683–1760)

Edward Augustus
(1767–1820)
Duke of Kent and Strathearn

Queen Victoria
(1819–1901)

King Edward VII
(1841–1910)

Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Earl of Athlone, 1890

Prince Albert Victor
(1864–1892)
Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Earl of Athlone

King George V
(1865–1936)

Dukedom of Clarence and Avondale and Earldom of Athlone extinct, 1892

King George VI
(1895–1952)

Queen Elizabeth II
(1926–2022)

Earl of Forfar (2nd creation), 2019

Prince Edward
(b. 1964)
Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Forfar

References

^ "No. 26056". The London Gazette. 24 May 1890. p. 3019.
^ "The title Duke of Clarence was used by British royals up to the unfortunate son of Queen Victoria. But where or what is the origin of the title? Clarence isn't in any atlas I can find. | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson

[1] "No. 26056". The London Gazette. 24 May 1890. p. 3019.

[2] "The title Duke of Clarence was used by British royals up to the unfortunate son of Queen Victoria. But where or what is the origin of the title? Clarence isn't in any atlas I can find. | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

[3] Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson

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