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CORNWALL. 375 1858 ; Knight Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword of Portugal, March 1859 ; mntrio. at Oxford (Oh. Cli ), 17 Oct. 1859, and subsequently at Cambridge (Trin. Coll.), Jan. 1861 ; Barrister and Bencher, Inner Temple, 1861, being Treasurer in 1887 ; O.C.S.I. {extra), 25 June 1861 ; General in the Army, 1862 ; Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour of France, March 1863 ; D.C.L., Oxford, 11 June 1863 ; P.O., 1863 ; LL.D., Cambridge, 3 June 1864 ; G.C.B., 10 Feb. 1865 ; K.T. (extra), 24 May 1867 ; K.P. (extra), 18 April 1868 ; LL.D., Dublin, April 1868 ; Knight of the Black Eagle of Prussia, 1869 ; Knight of St. Andrew of Russia, Jan. 1874 ; Field Marshal, 29 May 1875 ; LL.D., Calcutta, 1875 ; Knight Grand Cross of Charles III of Spain, May 1876 ; G.C.M.Gr. (extra), 30 May 1S77 ; LL.D., Royal Univ. of Ireland, 10 April 1885 ; Or C.I.E., 1887. He is also Col. -in-Chief of the Household Brigade of Cavalry, &c. ; Hon. Admiral of the Fleet " &c. ; a Field Marshal in the German army, &c. He m. 10 March 1863, at St. George's chapel, Windsor, Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia, 1st da. of Christian IX, King of Dbnmaiik, by Louisa Wilhelmina Frederica Caroline Augusta Julia, 2nd da. of William, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel. She was 6. 1 Dec. 1844. V.A., 1st class, and 0X( a ) ( :l ) Here seems an appropriate place to insert an alphabetical list of titles of peerage among which, oddly enough, neither " Westminster" nor " Windsor" are to be ound) conferred on the children, or male issue, of the various Sovereigns of England, including, however, therein (1) the Earldom of Richmond, conferred in 1453 on Edmund Tudor, fattier of Henry VII, who himself inherited the same; as also (2) the titles conferred in 1689 on George, Prince of Denmark (afterwards, 1702, Consort to tie Queen Keguant), and (3) those conferred in 1716 on the brother of the reigning Sovereign : — Albany, Dukedom [S.] ; (1) 1600, Charles Stuart (afterwards, 1625, Charles I), yr. s. of James VI [S-], afterwards (1603) James I, (2) 1660, James Stuart (afterwards, 1685, James II), yr. s. of Charles I.— York and Albant, Dukedom ; 1717, 1760, and 1784, see under •' York."— Albany, Dukedom ; 1881 , H.B..H. Prince Leopold, yr. s. of Queen Victoria. Albemarle, Dukedom • (1) 1385, Thomas (Plautagenet) , Earl of Buckingham, yr. a of Edward III : he was, also, in 138.5 or. Duke of Gloucester ; (2) 1397, Edward (Plautagenet), Earl of Rutland, s. and h. ap. of Edmund, Duke of York, and grandson of Edward III : Earldom ; 1411, cr. with the Dukedom of Clarence, which see. Alderney, Barony ; 1726, cr, with the Dukedom of Cumberland, which see. Ardmannaoh, Barony [S.] , 1C00, cr. with the Dukedom of Albany [S.], which see. Arklow, Baromj ; 1S01, cr. with the Dukedom of Sussex, which see ; 1881, cr. with the Dukedom of Albany, which see. Armagh, Earldom [I.] ; 1799, cr. with the Dukedom of Cumberland, which see. Bedford * Dukedom ; 1414, John Plantageuet, yr. s. of Henry IV. Bbrkhampstead, Marquessate ; 1726, cr. with the Dukedom of Cumberland, which see. Buckingham, Earidom ; 1377, Thomas Plautagenet, yr. s. of Edward III. He was, afterwards (1385), cr. Duke of Albermarle, and Duke of Gloucester. Cambridge, Earldom ; (1) 1362, Edmund Plautagenet, yr. s. of Edward III. He was afterwards (1385) cr. Duke of York ; (2) 1414, Richard Plantagenet, younger son of the above Earl ; (3) 1659, cr. with the Dukedom of Gloucester, which see : Dukedom ; (1) 1660, Charles Stuart, s. and h. ap. of James, Duke of York, afterwards (1685) James II. : Dukedom and Earldom ; (2 and 4) 1664, James Stuart, s. and h. ap. of the said Duke of York ; (3 and 5) 1667, Edgar Stuart, s. and h. ap. of the said Duke of York : Dukedom ; (4) 1677, Charles Stuart, s. and h. ap. of the said Duke of York : Dukedom and Marquessate ; (5 and 1) 1706, George Augustus (afterwards, 1727, George II), s. and h. ap. of George Louis, Elector of Bruuswick-Luneburgh, afterwards (1714) George I : Dukedom; (6) 1801, BJi.M. Augustus Frederick, yr. s. of George III. Carhick, Earldom [S.] ; see under "Rothsay," Dukedom [S.] Chester, Earldom ; 1254, Edward Plantagenet, s. and h. ap. of Henry III. He sue. to the throne as Edward I (post conquestum) in 1272, since which period the Earldom has been granted, to none other than the heir apparent to the Crown. See pp. 225-23 1.

  • Jasper (Tudor), Earl of Pembroke, uncle to Henry "VII, was, by him, cr. in 1485

Duke of Bedford.