Category talk:Extinct dukedoms

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Are these dukedoms really dormant? Dormant implies that they are unclaimed, but in theory extant. I think these are all either forfeit or extinct, which are separate matters altogether. Mackensen (talk) 11:55, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I think they're mostly extinct.


 * Duke of Albemarle - This one is extinct
 * Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven - Extinct
 * Duke of Aumale - This one was forfeit, and then would have become extinct a few years later
 * Duke of Buckingham - The Stafford dukedom was forfeit for some time, but is probably also extinct by now. The Villiers dukedom is extinct.  The Sheffield dukedom is extinct.  The Grenville dukedom is extinct.
 * Duke of Cambridge - A bunch of extinct ones. It might be arguable that Augustus Fitzgeorge ought to have inherited the most recent one - he was the son of the 2nd Duke of Cambridge who was born after the Duke's wedding with his long-time mistress, but the wedding was non-approved.  And he died without heirs, anyway.
 * Duke of Clarence - all extinct, I think
 * Duke of Cleveland - extinct
 * Duke of Connaught and Strathearn - extinct
 * Duke of Cornwall - this one is not extinct or dormant - it is currently held by the Prince of Wales
 * Duke of Cumberland - this one is suspended. Earlier dukedoms of Cumberland are extinct.
 * Duke of Exeter - I think this one's extinct
 * Duke of Hereford - merged in the crown in 1399
 * Duke of Ireland - forfeit
 * Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull - extinct
 * Duke of Lancaster - merged in the crown in 1399, and again in 1413
 * Duke of Leeds - extinct
 * Duke of Montagu - extinct
 * Duke of Newcastle - extinct
 * Duke of Portland - extinct
 * Duke of Ross - extinct, I think
 * Duke of Schomberg - extinct
 * Duke of Surrey - forfeit
 * Duke of Sussex - extinct
 * Duke of Teck - This is not a British peerage title at all. It is a title in the nobility of Württemberg
 * Duke of Windsor - extinct

I'm not sure there are any dormant dukedoms. john k 13:58, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * That was my reasoning, so I've listed this category on cfd, and I'm checking out the anon's other contributions. Mackensen (talk) 14:04, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)