Duke of Cleveland

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The Duke of Cleveland was a noble title in the Peerage of England, historically held by members of the aristocracy connected to the English royal court and political life.

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Duke of Cleveland canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
English noblewoman
duchy
hereditary title
medieval castle
associatedFamily FitzRoy family
Powlett family
Vane family
associatedWith British political life
English aristocracy
English royal court
connectedTo House of Hanover
House of Stuart
country England
Kingdom of England
extinctionDate 19th century
extinctionReason failure of male heirs
extinctionStatus extinct
firstCreationDate 1670
firstCreationMonarch Charles II of England
firstHolder Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
firstHolderStyle Duchess of Cleveland
hasSeat Raby Castle
hasSubsidiaryTitle Baron Barnard
Baron Nonsuch
Earl of Cleveland
hasTitleHolder Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland
Harry George Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland
Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland
Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland
William FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland
William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland
William Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland
heldTitle Duke of Cleveland
Duke of Cleveland
higherThan earldom
marquessate
namedAfter Cleveland
Cleveland, County Durham
notableFor mistress of King Charles II of England
peerage Peerage of England
rank ducal rank
secondCreationDate 1833
secondCreationFirstHolder William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland
secondCreationMonarch William IV of the United Kingdom
linked to: William IV
secondCreationPeerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
territorialDesignation Cleveland in the County of Durham
usedIn British nobility

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Referenced by (13)

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FitzRoy family associatedWithTitle Duke of Cleveland
Vane associatedTitle Duke of Cleveland
Cleveland House ownedBy Duke of Cleveland
Cleveland House residenceOf Duke of Cleveland
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland heldTitle Duke of Cleveland
subject linked to: Duke of Cleveland
William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland heldTitle Duke of Cleveland
subject linked to: Duke of Cleveland
Duke of Southampton associatedTitle Duke of Cleveland
Vane family hasTitle Duke of Cleveland
William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland nobleTitle Duke of Cleveland
subject linked to: William Vane
William Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland nobleTitle Duke of Cleveland
subject linked to: William Vane
Duke of St Albans relatedTitle Duke of Cleveland