The title Duke of Edinburgh, named after the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, has been created four times for members of the British royal family since 1726. The current holder is Prince Philip, consort to Queen Elizabeth II.
Read more about Duke Of Edinburgh: History of The Title, Dukes of Edinburgh, First Creation (1726–1760), Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Second Creation (1764–1834), Dukes of Edinburgh, Third Creation (1866–1900), Dukes of Edinburgh, Fourth Creation (1947–present)
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“The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.”
—Edward, Duke of Windsor (1894–1972)
“Hume’s doctrine was that the circumstances vary, the amount of happiness does not; that the beggar cracking fleas in the sunshine under a hedge, and the duke rolling by in his chariot; the girl equipped for her first ball, and the orator returning triumphant from the debate, had different means, but the same quantity of pleasant excitement.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)