Duke of Edinburgh (1947 creation)

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The Duke of Edinburgh (1947 creation) was a British royal dukedom granted to Prince Philip upon his marriage to Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British royal dukedom
hereditary peerage title
associatedPerson King George VI
linked to: George VI

Princess Elizabeth
linked to: Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II
linked to: Elizabeth II
associatedPlace Edinburgh
coatOfArmsHolder Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
country United Kingdom
createdOnOccasionOf marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten
dateOfCreation 1947-11-20
endDateOfTenure 2021-04-09
extinctionDate 2021-04-09
extinctionStatus became extinct on death of Prince Philip
firstHolder Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
grantedBy letters patent
grantedTo Philip Mountbatten
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark
heldBy Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
heldByFrom Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
heldByUntil Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
holderBecameSpouseOfMonarch Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
holderWasMemberOf British royal family
holderWasSpouseOfHeirPresumptive Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
isDistinctFrom Duke of Edinburgh (2023 creation)
jurisdiction England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom peerage law
monarchWhoCreatedTitle George VI
namedAfter Edinburgh
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
predecessorTitle Duke of Edinburgh (1866 creation)
linked to: Duke of Edinburgh
rank dukedom
relatedTitle Baron Greenwich
Earl of Merioneth
royalHouseDuringCreation House of Windsor
startDateOfTenure 1947-11-20
status extinct
styleOfAddress His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh
linked to: Duke of Edinburgh
subsidiaryTitleOf Peerage of the United Kingdom
successionType hereditary male-preference succession (subject to letters patent)
titleHolderWasConsortOf Queen Elizabeth II
linked to: Elizabeth II
titleHolderWasPrinceConsort Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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Earl of Merioneth becameSubsidiaryTo Duke of Edinburgh (1947 creation)
Duke of Edinburgh (1947 creation) isDistinctFrom Duke of Edinburgh (2023 creation)
linked to: Duke of Edinburgh (1947 creation)