Key facts
- Creation date
- 23 June 1986 ; 39 years ago ( 23 June 1986 )
- Creation
- Eighth
- Created by
- Elizabeth II
- Peerage
- Peerage of the United Kingdom
- First holder
- Edmund of Langley
- Present holder
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (not using title)
- Remainder to
- the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
- Subsidiary titles
- Earl of Inverness Baron Killyleagh
- Status
- Extant, not in use
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Duke of York is a title of nobility in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, usually been given to the second son of English (later British) monarchs. The analogous title in the Scottish peerage was Duke of Albany.
Initially granted in the 14th century in the Peerage of England, the title Duke of York has been created eight times. The title Duke of York and Albany has been created three times. These occurred during the 18th century, following the 1707 unification of the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into a single, united realm. The double naming was done so that a territorial designation from each of the previously separate realms could be included.
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1385 establishments in England1892 establishments in the United Kingdom1986 establishments in the United KingdomBritish and Irish peerages which merged in the CrownDukedoms in the Jacobite PeerageDukedoms in the Peerage of the United KingdomDukes of YorkNoble titles created in 1385Noble titles created in 1474Noble titles created in 1494Noble titles created in 1605