Earl_of_Eltham

Earl of Eltham

Earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain

The title of Earl of Eltham has been created twice as a subsidiary title. The first creation was in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1726 as a subsidiary title for the Duke of Edinburgh, eldest son of the Prince of Wales. This merged in the crown in 1760.

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Earldom of Eltham

Creation date	16 July 1917
Creation	Second
Created by	George V
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Adolphus Cambridge
Last holder	George Cambridge
Remainder to	The 1st Earl’s heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Viscount Northallerton
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	16 April 1981
Motto	FIDES ET FIDELIS (Fearless and faithful)

The second creation was in 1917 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the Duke of Teck, brother of Queen Mary, who gave up his German titles for the British title of Marquess of Cambridge.

Earls of Eltham, first creation (1726)

Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
George, Prince of Wales (1738-1820), merged in crown 1760.

Earls of Eltham, second creation (1917)

see Marquess of Cambridge

Family trees

Family tree of the Dukes of Gloucester, Dukes of Edinburgh, the Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh, and the Earls of Ulster (UK creation)

King Edward III
1312–1377

Duke of Gloucester (1st creation), 1385

John of Gaunt
1340–1399
Duke of Lancaster

Thomas of Woodstock
1355–1397
Duke of Gloucester

Dukedom of Gloucester (1st creation) extinct, 1397

King Henry IV
1367–1413

John Beaufort
1373–1410
1st Earl of Somerset

Joan Beaufort
c. 1379–1440

Duke of Gloucester (2nd creation), 1414

Humphrey of Lancaster
1390–1447
Duke of Gloucester

John Beaufort
1404–1444
Duke of Somerset

Cecily Neville
1415–1495

Dukedom of Gloucester (2nd creation) extinct, 1447

Duke of Gloucester (3rd creation), 1461

Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509

King Edward IV
1442–1483

Richard of York
1452–1485
Duke of Gloucester
Later King Richard III

Dukedom of Gloucester (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1483

King Henry VII
1457–1509

Elizabeth of York
1466–1503

Margaret Tudor
1489–1541

King Henry VIII
1491–1547

James V of Scotland
1512–1542

Mary, Queen of Scots
1542–1587

King James VI & I
1566–1625

Princess Elizabeth Stuart
1596–1662

King Charles I
1600–1649

Duke of Gloucester (4th creation), 1659

Sophia of Hanover
1630–1714

King James II
1633–1701

Prince Henry
1640–1660
Duke of Gloucester

Dukedom of Gloucester (4th creation) extinct, 1660

King George I
1660–1727

Queen Anne
1665–1714

King George II
1683–1760

Prince William
1689–1700
styled Duke of Gloucester

Duke of Edinburgh (1st creation), Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham (1st creation), Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon, 1726

Prince Frederick Louis
1707–1751
Prince of Wales, 1st Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon, styled Duke of Gloucester until created Duke of Edinburgh, 1726

Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1764

Prince George William Frederick
1738–1820
Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, and Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon
Later King George III

Prince William Henry
1743–1805
1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

Dukedom of Edinburgh (1st creation), Marquessate of the Isle of Ely, and Earldom of Eltham (1st creation), Viscountcy Launceston, and Barony Snowdon merged in the Crown, 1760

Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh unused, 1805–1816

King William IV
1765–1837

Prince Edward
1767–1820
Duke of Kent and Strathearn

Princess Mary
1776–1857

Prince William Frederick
1776–1834
2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh extinct, 1834

Queen Victoria
1819–1901

Duke of Edinburgh (2nd creation) and Earl of Ulster (UK, 1st creation), 1866

King Edward VII
1841–1910

Princess Alice
1843–1878

Prince Alfred Ernest Albert
1844–1900
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Ulster

Dukedom of Edinburgh (2nd creation) extinct, 1900

King George V
1865–1936

Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
1863–1950

Duke of Gloucester (5th creation), Earl of Ulster (UK, 2nd creation), Baron Culloden (2nd creation), 1928

King George VI
1895–1952

Princess Alice of Battenberg
1885–1969

Prince Henry
1900–1974
1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Ulster, 1st Baron Culloden

Duke of Edinburgh (3rd creation), 1947

Queen Elizabeth II
1926–2022

Prince Philip
1921–2021
1st Duke of Edinburgh

Duke of Edinburgh (4th creation), 2023

Prince Charles
b. 1948
2nd Duke of Edinburgh
Prince of Wales
Later King Charles III

Prince Edward
b. 1964
Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Richard
b. 1944
2nd Duke of Gloucester, 2nd Earl of Ulster, 2nd Baron Culloden

Dukedom of Edinburgh (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 2022

Dukedom of Edinburgh (4th creation) is a life peerage and therefore not hereditary

Alexander Windsor
b. 1974
styled Earl of Ulster

Heir-apparent to the Dukedom of Gloucester

Family tree of Dukes and Marquesses of Cambridge

King James VI and I
(1566–1625)

Elizabeth Stuart
(1596–1662)
Queen of Bohemia

King Charles I
(1600–1649)

Duke of Gloucester (4th creation) and Earl of Cambridge (5th creation), 1659

Sophia of Hanover
(1630–1714)

King Charles II
(1630–1685)

King James VII and II
(1633–1701)

Henry Stuart
(1640–1660)
Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Cambridge

Dukedom of Gloucester (4th creation) and Earl of Cambridge (5th creation) extinct, 1660

Duke of Cambridge (1st creation), Earl of Cambridge (6th creation), and Baron of Dauntsey (1st creation), 1664

Duke of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earl of Cambridge (7th creation), and Baron of Dauntsey (2nd creation), 1667

King George I
(1660–1727)

Charles Stuart
(1660–1661)
styled Duke of Cambridge

James Stuart
(1663–1667)
Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Cambridge, Baron of Dauntsey

Edgar Stuart
(1667–1671)
Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Cambridge, Baron of Dauntsey

Charles Stuart
(1677)
styled Duke of Cambridge

Dukedom of Cambridge (1st creation), Earldom of Cambridge (6th creation), and Barony of Dauntsey (1st creation) extinct, 1667

Dukedom of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earldom of Cambridge (7th creation), and Barony of Dauntsey (2nd creation) extinct,, 1671

Duke of Cambridge (3rd creation) and Marquess of Cambridge (1st creation), 1706

Prince George
(1683–1760)
Duke and Marquess of Cambridge
later King George II

Dukedom of Cambridge (3rd creation) and Marquessate of Cambridge (1st creation) merged with the Crown, 1727

Prince Frederick
(1707–1751)
Prince of Wales

George III
(1738-1820)

Duke of Cambridge (4th creation), Earl of Tipperary and Baron Culloden (1st creation), 1801

Prince Edward
(1767–1820)
Duke of Kent and Strathearn

Prince Adolphus
(1774–1850)
1st Duke of Cambridge, 1st Earl of Tipperary, 1st Baron Culloden

Queen Victoria
(1819–1901)

Prince George
(1819–1904)
2nd Duke of Cambridge, 2nd Earl of Tipperary, 2nd Baron Culloden

Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
(1833–1897)

Dukedom of Cambridge (4th creation), Earldom of Tipperary, and Barony Culloden (1st creation extinct, 1904

King Edward VII
(1841–1910)

Marquess of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earl of Eltham (1st creation), and Viscount Northallerton, 1917

King George V
(1865–1936)

Mary of Teck
(1867–1953)

Adolphus Cambridge
(1868–1927)
Duke of Teck, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, 1st Earl of Eltham, 1st Viscount Northallerton

King Edward VIII
(1894–1972)

King George VI
(1895–1952)

George Francis Hugh Cambridge
(1895–1981)
2nd Marquess of Cambridge, 2nd Earl of Eltham, 2nd Viscount Northallerton

Marquessate of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earldom of Eltham (2nd creation), Viscountcy Northallerton extinct, 1981

Queen Elizabeth II
(1926–2022)

King Charles III
(b. 1948)

Duke of Cambridge (5th creation), Earl of Strathearn (Mountbatten-Windsor line), and Baron Carrickfergus, 2011

Prince William
(b. 1982)
Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Earl of Chester, Baron Carrickfergus

Prince George of Wales
(b. 2013)

Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Cambridge

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