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Royal eponyms in Canada

Royal eponyms in Canada

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In Canada, a number of sites and structures are named for royal individuals, whether a member of the past French royal family, British royal family, or present Canadian royal family thus reflecting the country's status as a constitutional monarchy under the Canadian Crown. Those who married into the royal family are indicated by an asterisk (*). Charles Edward Stuart was a pretender to the British throne.

Eponymous royalty

King Francis I

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Queen Elizabeth I

More information Queen Elizabeth I Colloquially: Good Queen Bess, Region ...

King Henry IV

More information King Henry IV, Region ...

King James VI and I

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Queen Henrietta Maria*

More information Queen Henrietta Maria, Region ...

Prince Rupert

More information Prince Rupert, Region ...

King Charles I

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King Louis XIV

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Queen Anne

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Louis, Dauphin of France

More information Louis, Dauphin of France, Region ...

King George I

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King George II

More information King George II Other title: Prince of Wales (1714–1727), Region ...

Prince Frederick (1707–1751)

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Charles Edward Stuart

More information Charles Edward Stuart, Region ...

Prince William (1721–1765)

More information Prince William Other title: The Duke of Cumberland (1726–1765), Region ...

King George III

More information King George III Other titles: Prince George (1738–1760)The Duke of Lancaster (1760–1820)Elector of Hanover (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1760–1820), Region ...

Queen Charlotte*

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Prince Frederick (1763–1827)

More information Prince Frederick Other title: The Duke of York and Albany (1784–1827), Region ...

Princess Frederica*

More information Princess Frederica Other title: The Duchess of York and Albany (1791–1820), Region ...

Prince Edward (1767–1820)

More information Prince Edward Other title: The Duke of Kent (1799–1820), Region ...

Princess Victoria* (1786–1861)

More information Princess Victoria Other title: The Duchess of Kent (1818–1861), Region ...

Prince Augustus

More information Prince Augustus Other title: The Duke of Sussex (1801–1843), Region ...

Prince Adolphus

More information Prince Adolphus Other title: The Duke of Cambridge (1801–1850), Region ...

Princess Augusta

More information Princess Augusta, Region ...

Princess Mary

More information Princess Mary Other title: The Duchess of Gloucester (1816–1857), Region ...

Princess Sophia

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Princess Amelia

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King George IV

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Queen Caroline*

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King Leopold I*

More information King Leopold I Other title: Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1790–1826), Region ...

King William IV

More information King William IV Other titles: Prince William Henry (1765–1830)The Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews (1765–1830), Region ...

Queen Adelaide*

More information Queen Adelaide, Region ...

The Viscountess Falkland

More information Region, Geographic locations ...

Queen Victoria

More information Queen Victoria Other title: Empress of India (1876–1901), Region ...

Prince Albert*

More information Prince Albert Other title: Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1857), Region ...

Princess Victoria (1840–1901)

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Princess Alice

More information Princess Alice, Region ...

Prince Alfred

More information Prince Alfred, Region ...

Princess Helena

More information Princess Helena, Region ...

Princess Louise (1848–1939)

More information Princess Louise Full name: Louisa Caroline Alberta, Region ...

The Duke of Argyll*

More information The Duke of Argyll Other title: The Marquess of Lorne (1847–1900), Region ...

Prince Arthur

More information Prince Arthur Other title: The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1874–1942), Region ...

Princess Patricia

More information Princess Patricia, Region ...

Prince Leopold

More information Prince Leopold Other title: The Duke of Albany (1881–1884), Region ...

Princess Beatrice

More information Princess Beatrice Full name: Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, Region ...

The Earl of Athlone*

More information The Earl of Athlone, Region ...

King Edward VII

More information King Edward VII Full name: Albert EdwardOther titles: The Prince of Wales (1841–1901)The Duke of Rothesay (1841–1901)Baron of Renfrew (1901–1910), Region ...

Queen Alexandra*

More information Queen Alexandra Other title: Princess Alexandra (1844–1901), Region ...

Princess Maud

More information Princess Maud Other title: Queen Maud (1905–1938), Region ...

Princess Louise (1867–1931)

More information Princess Louise Other title: Princess Royal (1905–1931), Region ...

King George V

More information King George V Other titles: The Duke of York (1892–1910) The Prince of Wales (1901–1910), Region ...

Queen Mary*

More information Queen Mary, Region ...

Prince George

More information Prince George, Region ...

King Edward VIII

More information King Edward VIII Other titles: Prince Edward (1894–1936), (1936–1972)The Prince of Wales (1910–1936), Region ...

King George VI

More information King George VI Other title: The Duke of York (1920–1936), Region ...

Queen Elizabeth*

More information Queen Elizabeth, Region ...

Princess Margaret

More information Princess Margaret, Region ...

Queen Elizabeth II

More information Queen Elizabeth II Other title: Princess Elizabeth (1926–1952), Region ...

Prince Philip*

More information Prince Philip Other title: The Duke of Edinburgh (1947–2021), Region ...

Princess Anne

More information Princess Anne Other title: The Princess Royal (1987–present), Region ...

Prince Andrew

More information Prince Andrew Other title: The Duke of York (1986–present), Region ...

Prince Edward (1964–present)

More information Prince Edward Other title:The Duke of Edinburgh (2023–present), Region ...

Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor

More information Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, Region ...

James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex

More information James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex, Region ...

King Charles III

More information King Charles III Other titles: Prince Charles (1948–2022)The Prince of Wales (1958–2022), Region ...

Diana, Princess of Wales*

More information Diana, Princess of Wales, Region ...

Queen Camilla*

More information Queen Camilla Other title: Duchess of Cornwall (2005–2022), Region ...

Prince William (1982–present)

More information Prince William Other titles: The Duke of Cambridge (2011–present)The Prince of Wales (2022–present), Region ...

Various

More information Various Named for multiple members of the Royal Family, Region ...

See also

Notes

  1. The mountain was named in 1982 for a collection of madrigals entitled The Triumphs of Oriana, with Oriana being a nickname for Queen Elizabeth.[3]
  2. Named for its location in Kings County[18]
  3. Only the original Fort George was named for George III, the city's name Prince George honours a Duke of Kent. d. 1902, not George III.[22]
  4. Named for its location in the archipelago (now known as Haida Gwaii)[32]
  5. The islands were named by the explorer George Dixon for his ship the Queen Charlotte, which in turn was named for the queen.[34]
  6. Named for its location in Queens County[38]
  7. Hamilton suggests the town was named in honor of the city on Prince Edward Island.Hamilton (1978, p. 110)
  8. The Viscountess Falkland, née Amelia Cary FitzClarence, was the youngest of William IV's illegitimate children.
  9. Queensborough was the original name for New Westminster. The name was changed at Victoria's suggestion.[71] In 1908, the present Queensborough was established and named in honour of the prior name.[72]
  10. Named for its proximity to Alexandra Bridge[135]

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