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Dukedom of Kent | |
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Creation date | 12 October 1934 |
Creation | Second |
Created by | King George V |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | Henry Grey |
Present holder | Prince Edward |
Heir apparent | George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews |
Remainder to | the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
Subsidiary titles | Earl of St Andrews Baron Downpatrick |
Status | Extant |
Seat(s) | Wren House |
Former seat(s) | Coppins |
Duke of Kent is a title that has been created several times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, most recently as a royal dukedom for the fourth son of King George V. Since 1942, the title has been held by Prince Edward (born 1935), a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.[1]