Duchess of York
Title of nobility
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Duchess of York is the principal title held by the wife of the Duke of York.[1][2] Three of the twelve Dukes of York either did not marry or had already assumed the throne prior to marriage, while two of the dukes married twice; therefore, there have been eleven Duchesses of York.
Duchesses of York
The eleven Duchesses of York (and the dates the individuals held that title):
| Person | Name | Coat of Arms | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess of York | Spouse | Change in style | Death |
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Infanta Isabella of Castile[1][2] | 1355 | 11 July 1372 | 6 August 1385 | Edmund of Langley | 23 December 1392 | ||
| Lady Joan Holland[1][2] | 1380 | 4 November 1393 | 1 August 1402 Husband's death; became Dowager Duchess of York |
12 April 1434 | ||||
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The Honourable Philippa de Mohun[1][2] | before 7 October 1398 | 1 August 1402 | Edward of Norwich | 25 October 1415 Husband's death; became Dowager Duchess of York |
17 July 1431 | ||
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Lady Cecily Neville[1][2] |  |
3 May 1415 | October 1429 (or earlier) | Richard Plantagenet | 30 December 1460 Husband's death; became Dowager Duchess of York |
31 May 1495 | |
| Lady Anne de Mowbray[1][2] | 10 December 1472 | 15 January 1478 | Richard of Shrewsbury | 19 November 1481 | ||||
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Lady Anne Hyde[1][2] |  |
12 March 1637 | 3 September 1660 | James Stuart | 31 March 1671 | ||
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Princess Mary of Modena[1][2] | 5 October 1658 | 21 November 1673 | 6 February 1685 Husband acceded to throne as James II; became queen consort |
7 May 1718 | |||
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Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia[1][2] | 7 May 1767 | 29 September 1791 | Prince Frederick | 6 August 1820 | |||
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Princess Victoria Mary of Teck[1] |  |
26 May 1867 | 6 July 1893 | Prince George | 6 May 1910 Husband acceded to throne as George V; became queen consort |
24 March 1953 | |
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Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon[3] |  |
4 August 1900 | 26 April 1923 | Prince Albert | 11 December 1936 Husband acceded to throne as George VI; became queen consort |
30 March 2002 | |
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Sarah Ferguson[4] |  |
15 October 1959 | 23 July 1986 | Prince Andrew | 30 May 1996 Divorced; assumed the style of Sarah, Duchess of York; 17 October 2025 ceased using courtesy title of Duchess of York upon Prince Andrew relinquishing his use of the title. Styled as Sarah Ferguson[5][6] |
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In 1791, Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (1791–1820) married Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (second son of King George III); she thus became HRH The Duchess of York and Albany. Her husband held one double dukedom (of York and Albany) rather than two. The Duchess received a warm welcome to Great Britain but following a troubled relationship with her husband,[7] the couple separated. The two previous dukes of York and Albany had never married; since her husband was the last duke of York and Albany, Frederica was the only duchess with that double title.
Duchess of York eponyms
Ships
- HMS Duchess of York (1801), built in Calcutta in 1801 and wrecked off Madagascar in 1811.[8]
- HMS Duchess of York (1898), a paddle steamer built by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, used as a First World War minesweeper. Later renamed Duchess of Cornwall to allow for a new ship to take its name.[9]
- SS Duchess of York (1928), a steam turbine ocean liner built by John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank for Canadian Pacific Steamships. Sunk after being bombed in 1943.[10]
Other
- Duchess of York Ward, opened in 1935 at the Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables.[11]
- Rosa 'Duchess of York', named in 1994.[12]