Dukedoms in The Peerage of The United Kingdom, 1801 To Present
| Title | Date of Creation | Inaugural Holder | Surname | Current Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke of Sussex | 27 November 1801 | The Prince Augustus Frederick | Guelph | extinct 21 April 1843 | |
| Duke of Cambridge | 27 November 1801 | The Prince Adolphus | Guelph | extinct 17 March 1904 | |
| Duke of Wellington | 11 May 1814 | Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington | Wellesley | extant | |
| Duke of Buckingham and Chandos | 4 February 1822 | Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, Marquess of Buckingham | Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville | extinct 26 March 1889 | |
| Duke of Sutherland | 28 January 1833 | George Leveson-Gower, Marquess of Stafford | Leveson-Gower; Sutherland-Leveson-Gower; Egerton | extant | |
| Duke of Cleveland | 29 January 1833 | William Vane, Marquess of Cleveland | Vane; Powlett | extinct 21 August 1891 | |
| Duchess of Inverness | 10 April 1840 | Cecilia Underwood | Underwood | extinct 1 August 1873 | |
| Duke of Edinburgh | 24 May 1866 | The Prince Alfred | von Wettin | extinct 30 July 1900 | |
| Duke of Westminster | 27 February 1874 | Hugh Grosvenor, Marquess of Westminster | Grosvenor | extant | |
| Duke of Connaught and Strathearn | 24 May 1874 | The Prince Arthur | von Wettin | extinct 26 April 1943 | |
| Duke of Gordon | 13 January 1876 | Charles Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Richmond | Gordon-Lennox | extant | also Duke of Richmond in England and Duke of Lennox in Scotland |
| Duke of Albany | 24 May 1881 | The Prince Leopold | von Wettin | suspended 28 March 1919 | |
| Duke of Fife | 29 July 1889 | Alexander Duff, Earl of Fife | Duff | extinct 29 January 1912 | Letters Patent contained the standard remainder "heirs male of his body". A re-creation in 1900 allowed the first Duke's daughter to inherit (see below) |
| Duke of Clarence and Avondale | 24 May 1890 | Prince Albert Victor of Wales | von Wettin | extinct 14 January 1892 | |
| Duke of Argyll | 7 April 1892 | George Campbell, Duke of Argyll | Campbell | extant | also Duke of Argyll in Scotland |
| Duke of York | 24 May 1892 | Prince George of Wales | von Wettin | merged in crown 6 May 1910 | also Duke of Cornwall from 1901 |
| Duke of Fife | 24 April 1900 | Alexander Duff, Duke of Fife | Duff; Carnegie | extant | |
| Duke of York | 5 June 1920 | The Prince Albert | Windsor | merged in crown 11 December 1936 | |
| Duke of Gloucester | 31 March 1928 | The Prince Henry | Windsor | extant | |
| Duke of Kent | 12 October 1934 | The Prince George | Windsor | extant | |
| Duke of Windsor | 8 March 1937 | The Prince Edward | Windsor | extinct 28 May 1972 | |
| Duke of Edinburgh | 20 November 1947 | Philip Mountbatten | Mountbatten | extant | |
| Duke of York | 23 July 1986 | The Prince Andrew | Mountbatten-Windsor | extant | |
| Duke of Cambridge | 29 April 2011 | Prince William of Wales | Mountbatten-Windsor | extant |
Read more about this topic: List Of Dukedoms In The Peerages Of Britain And Ireland
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