| Dukedom of Cambridge | |
|---|---|
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| Creation date | 29 April 2011 (announced)[1] 26 May 2011 (Letters Patent)[2] |
| Creation | Fifth |
| Created by | Elizabeth II |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Charles Stuart |
| Present holder | William, Prince of Wales |
| Heir apparent | Prince George |
| Remainder to | the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten[2] |
| Subsidiary titles | Earl of Strathearn Baron Carrickfergus |
| Status | Extant |
Duke of Cambridge is a hereditary title of nobility in the British royal family, one of several royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom. The title is named after the city[3] of Cambridge in England. It is heritable by male descendants by primogeniture, and has been conferred upon various members of the British royal family several times throughout history.
The title of Duke of Cambridge, first created in 1660, superseded an earlier title of Earl of Cambridge. The title became extinct several times before being revived in 2011, when Queen Elizabeth II bestowed it on her grandson Prince William on 29 April 2011 upon his marriage to Catherine Middleton. Catherine became known as the Duchess of Cambridge.
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- ^ "The city of Cambridge – Modern history | A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3: The City and University of Cambridge (1959)". 1959. pp. 15–29. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.