Duke of Albemarle

Dukedom of Albemarle
Creation date1722
CreationFourth
Created by"James III and VIII"
PeerageJacobite peerage
First holderGeorge Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne, "1st Duke of Albemarle" (1666–1735)
Present holderExtinct
Remainder to1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesMarquess Monck and Fitzhemon
Earl of Bath
Viscount Bevil
Baron Russell of Lansdowne
Baron Lansdown of Bideford
Extinction date1776
Seat(s)Albemarle House

The Dukedom of Albemarle (/ˈælbəˌmɑːrl/) has been created twice in the Peerage of England, each time ending in extinction. Additionally, the title was created a third time by James II in exile and a fourth time by his son the Old Pretender, in the Jacobite peerage. The name Albemarle is derived from the Latinised form of the French commune of Aumale in Normandy (Latin: Alba Marla meaning 'White Marl', marl being a type of fertile soil), other forms being Aubemarle and Aumerle.[1] It arose in connection with the ancient Norman Counts of Aumale of Aumale in Normandy.

  1. ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 492.