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376 CORNWALL. [H.R.H. Albert Victor Christian Edward, Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain anti Ireland, also Duke of Saxony, s. and h. ap. (tho' not, as such, heir ap. to any of his father's dignities), b. 8 Jan. 1864, at Frogmore, near Windsor, and bap. 10 March, at Buckingham Palace, Midx. Entered the Navy, ClarbSCE, Dukedom ; (1) 1362, Lionel (Plantageuet), Earl of Ulster [I.], yr. s. of Edward III ; (2) 1411, Thomas Plantageuet, yr. s. of Henry IV ; (3) 1461, George Plantageuet, brother of Edward IV, and great-great-grandson of Edward III. Clarence and St. Andrew's, Dukedom ; 1789, E.R.H. William Henry (afterwards, 1830, William IV), yr. b. of George III : Earldom ; 1881, cr. with the Dukedom of Albany, which see. Connaught, Earldom [1.], 1764 ; er. with the Dukedom of Gloucester, which see. ConnaUght and Strathearn, Dukeaom ; 1874, H.R.H. Prince Arthur, jst. s. of Queen Victoria. Cork, Earldom [I.] ; 1396 (or before), Edward (Plantagenet) Earl of Rutland, grandson of Edward III. He sue, in 1402, to the Dukedom of York. Cornwall, Earldom ; (1) 1189, John (Plantagenet), Earl of Gloucester (afterwards, 1199, King John), yr. s. of Henry II ; (2) 1225, Richard Plantagenet, yr. s. of King John abo»enamed ; (3) 1330, John Plantagenet, yr. s. of Edward II: Dukedom ; 1337, Edward (Plantagenet), Earl of Chester and, subsequently, Prince of Wales, (the " Black Prince "), s. and h. ap. of Edward III ; since which period the Dukedom has been enjoyed by none other than tbe heir apparent to the Crown,t as set forth in the text. • Culloden, Batony ; 1801, cr. with tbe Dukedom of Cambridge, which see. Cumberland,* Dukedom ; (1) 1689, George, Prince of Denmark and Norway, hus- band to the Princess (afterwards, 1702, Queen) Anne ; (2) 1726, H.R.H. William Augustus, 2nd s. of George (afterwards, 1727, George II), Prince of Wales. Cumber- land and Strathearn, Dukedom ; 1766, H.R.H. Henry Frederick, brother of George III and grandson of George II : Cumberland and Tiviotdale, Dukedom : 1799, H.R.H. Ernest Augustus, yr. s. of George III. Dauntsbt, Barony ; (1) 1664 ; (2) 1667, both cr. with the Dukedom of Cambridge, which see. Derby, Earldom ; (1) 1337, Henry Plantagenet (or "of Lancaster"), s. and h. ap. of Henry, Earl of Lancaster, and great grandson of Henry III. He was, in 1351, cr. Duke of Lancaster ; (2) 1380, Henry Plantagenet (afterwards, 1399, Henry IV), ttyled Earl of Derby, being s. and h. ap. of John, Duke of Lancaster, and grandson of Edward III. Dublin, Earldom [I.] ; (1) 1766, cr. with the Dukedom of Cumberland and Strathearn, which see : (2) 1799, cr. with the Dukedom of Kent and Strathearn, which see : Earldom [U.K.] ; 1850, H.R.H. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, b. and h, ap. of Queen Victoria. Edinburgh, Dukedom ; 1726 ; H.R.H. Frederick Lewis, s. and h. ap. of George, Prince of Wales, afterwards, 1727, George IL He was cr. Prince of Wales, 172P : Gloucester and Edinburgh, Dukedom, 1764 ; see under " Gloucester ": Edinburgh, Dukodom ; 1866, H.R.H. Prince Alfred, yr. s. of Queen Victoria. Eltham, Earldom ■ 1726, cr. with the Dukedom of Edinburgh, which see. Essex, Earldom ; 1372, assumed by Thomas Plantagenet, yr. s. of Edward III. He was cr. 1377, Earl of Buckingham, and, in 1385, Duke of Gloucester. Gloucester, Earldom ; 1176, John Plantagenet (afterwards, 1199, King John) yr. s. of Henry II : Dukedom ; (1) 1385, Thomas (Plantagenet), Earl of Buckingham, yr. s. of Edward III ; (2) 1414, Humphrey Plantageuet, yr. s. of Henry IV ; (3) 1461, Richard Plantagenet (afterwards, 1483, Richard III), br. of Edward IV and great- great-grandson of Edward III ; (4) 1659, Henry Stuart, yr. b. of Charles I ; (o) 1689, William, s. and h. ap. of George and Anne (afterwards, 1702, Queen Anne), Prince t In only one instance, that (1751) of George, Prince of Wales (afterwards, 1760, George 111), was such heir not possessed (either by birthright or creation) of the Dukedom of Cornwall. See, ante, p. 374, note "b."

  • Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, nephew (by tho sister) to Charles I, the

reigning Sovereign, was by him cr., in 1644, Duke of Cumberland and Earl o£ Holderness ; extinct 1682.