| Dukedom of Leeds | |
|---|---|
  Quarterly, 1st & 4th: quarterly ermine and azure, over all a cross or (for Osborne); 2nd, gules, an eagle with two heads display, between three fleur-de-lis argent (for Godolphin); 3rd, azure, semé of cross-crosslets and three cinquefoils argent (for D'Arcy) | |
| Creation date | 4 May 1694 |
| Created by | William III and Mary II |
| Peerage | Peerage of England |
| First holder | Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds |
| Last holder | D'Arcy Osborne, 12th Duke of Leeds |
| Remainder to | the first Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles |
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| Extinction date | 20 March 1964 |
| Seat(s) | Hornby Castle |
| Former seat(s) | Kiveton Hall |
Duke of Leeds was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1694 for the prominent statesman Thomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen, who had been one of the Immortal Seven in the Revolution of 1688. He had already succeeded as 2nd Baronet, of Kiveton (1647)[1] and been created Viscount Osborne, of Dunblane (1673), Baron Osborne, of Kiveton in the County of York (also 1673) and Viscount Latimer, of Danby in the County of York (also 1673), Earl of Danby, in the County of York (1674), and Marquess of Carmarthen (1689). All these titles were in the Peerage of England, except for the viscountcy of Osborne, which was in the Peerage of Scotland.[note 1] He resigned the latter title in favour of his son in 1673. The Earldom of Danby was a revival of the title held by his great-uncle, Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby (see Earl of Danby).[2]
- ^ George Edward Cokayne (1900), Complete Baronetage, Volume 1
- ^ Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Burke's Peerage. 1914. pp. 1181–1183. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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