Earl of Eltham
Earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain
The title of Earl of Eltham has been created twice as a subsidiary title. The first creation was in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1726 as a subsidiary title for the Duke of Edinburgh , eldest son of the Prince of Wales . This merged in the crown in 1760.
The second creation was in 1917 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the Duke of Teck , brother of Queen Mary , who gave up his German titles for the British title of Marquess of Cambridge .
Family trees
Family tree of the Dukes of Gloucester Dukes of Edinburgh Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh Earls of Ulster (UK creation)
King Edward III Duke of Gloucester John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Thomas of Woodstock Duke of Gloucester Dukedom of Gloucester (1st creation) extinct, 1397King Henry IV John Beaufort Joan Beaufort c. 1379 –1440Duke of Gloucester Humphrey of Lancaster Duke of Gloucester John Beaufort Duke of Somerset Cecily Neville Dukedom of Gloucester (2nd creation) extinct, 1447Duke of Gloucester Margaret Beaufort King Edward IV Richard of York Duke of Gloucester Dukedom of Gloucester (3rd creation) merged in the Crown , 1483King Henry VII Elizabeth of York Margaret Tudor King Henry VIII James V of Scotland Mary, Queen of Scots King James VI & I Princess Elizabeth Stuart King Charles I Duke of Gloucester Sophia of Hanover King James II Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester Dukedom of Gloucester (4th creation) extinct, 1660King George I Queen Anne King George II Prince William styled Duke of Gloucester Duke of Edinburgh (1st creation), Marquess of the Isle of Ely , Earl of Eltham (1st creation), Viscount Launceston , and Baron Snowdon Prince Frederick Louis 1st Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon styled Duke of Gloucester until created Duke of Edinburgh, 1726 Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Prince George William Frederick Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, and Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon Prince William Henry 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Dukedom of Edinburgh (1st creation), Marquessate of the Isle of Ely, and Earldom of Eltham (1st creation), Viscountcy Launceston, and Barony Snowdon merged in the Crown , 1760Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh unused, 1805–1816King William IV Prince Edward Duke of Kent and Strathearn Princess Mary Prince William Frederick 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh extinct, 1834Queen Victoria Duke of Edinburgh Earl of Ulster (UK, 1st creation), 1866King Edward VII Princess Alice Prince Alfred Ernest Albert Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , Duke of Edinburgh , Earl of UlsterDukedom of Edinburgh (2nd creation) extinct, 1900King George V Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine Duke of Gloucester Earl of Ulster Baron Culloden King George VI Princess Alice of Battenberg Prince Henry 1st Duke of Gloucester , 1st Earl of Ulster , 1st Baron Culloden Duke of Edinburgh Queen Elizabeth II Prince Philip 1st Duke of Edinburgh Duke of Edinburgh Prince Charles b. 19482nd Duke of Edinburgh Prince Edward b. 1964Duke of Edinburgh Prince Richard b. 19442nd Duke of Gloucester , 2nd Earl of Ulster , 2nd Baron Culloden Dukedom of Edinburgh (3rd creation) merged in the Crown , 2022Dukedom of Edinburgh (4th creation) is a life peerage and therefore not hereditaryAlexander Windsor b. 1974styled Earl of Ulster Heir-apparent to the Dukedom of Gloucester
King James VI and I Elizabeth Stuart King Charles I Duke of Gloucester (4th creation) and Earl of Cambridge (5th creation), 1659Sophia of Hanover King Charles II King James VII and II Henry Stuart Duke of Gloucester , Earl of Cambridge Dukedom of Gloucester (4th creation) and Earl of Cambridge (5th creation) extinct, 1660 Duke of Cambridge (1st creation), Earl of Cambridge (6th creation), and Baron of Dauntsey (1st creation), 1664Duke of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earl of Cambridge (7th creation), and Baron of Dauntsey (2nd creation), 1667King George I Charles Stuart styled Duke of Cambridge James Stuart Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Cambridge, Baron of Dauntsey Edgar Stuart Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Cambridge, Baron of Dauntsey Charles Stuart styled Duke of Cambridge Dukedom of Cambridge (1st creation), Earldom of Cambridge (6th creation), and Barony of Dauntsey (1st creation) extinct, 1667 Dukedom of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earldom of Cambridge (7th creation), and Barony of Dauntsey (2nd creation) extinct,, 1671 Duke of Cambridge (3rd creation) and Marquess of Cambridge (1st creation), 1706Prince George Duke and Marquess of Cambridge Dukedom of Cambridge (3rd creation) and Marquessate of Cambridge (1st creation) merged with the Crown , 1727 Prince Frederick Prince of Wales George III Duke of Cambridge (4th creation), Earl of Tipperary and Baron Culloden (1st creation), 1801Prince Edward Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Adolphus 1st Duke of Cambridge, 1st Earl of Tipperary, 1st Baron Culloden Queen Victoria Prince George 2nd Duke of Cambridge, 2nd Earl of Tipperary, 2nd Baron Culloden Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge Dukedom of Cambridge (4th creation), Earldom of Tipperary, and Barony Culloden (1st creation extinct, 1904 King Edward VII Marquess of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earl of Eltham (1st creation), and Viscount Northallerton , 1917King George V Mary of Teck Adolphus Cambridge Duke of Teck , 1st Marquess of Cambridge, 1st Earl of Eltham, 1st Viscount Northallerton King Edward VIII King George VI George Francis Hugh Cambridge 2nd Marquess of Cambridge, 2nd Earl of Eltham, 2nd Viscount Northallerton Marquessate of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earldom of Eltham (2nd creation), Viscountcy Northallerton extinct, 1981 Queen Elizabeth II King Charles III b. 1948Duke of Cambridge (5th creation), Earl of Strathearn (Mountbatten-Windsor line), and Baron Carrickfergus , 2011Prince William b. 1982Prince of Wales , Duke of Cornwall , Duke of Rothesay , Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn , Earl of Chester , Baron Carrickfergus Prince George of Wales b. 2013Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Cambridge
