Duke of Kent and Strathearn

Several Earls of Kent had previously been created in the Peerage of England. Henry Grey, 12th Earl of Kent was created Duke of Kent in 1710, but the title became extinct upon his death in 1740.

On 23 April 1799, the double dukedom of Kent and Strathearn was given, along with the Earldom of Dublin, to King George III's fourth son, Prince Edward Augustus.^[1] After the Union of Great Britain, the Hanoverian kings liked to grant double titles (one from one constituent country, one from another) to emphasise unity.

Edward had only one legitimate child, a daughter, Princess Alexandrina Victoria (the future Queen Victoria). Upon Edward's death in 1820, the dukedom of Kent and Strathearn became extinct, as he had no legitimate male heir.

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Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriage(s)	Death
Prince Edward House of Hanover 1799–1820 also: Earl of Dublin (1799)		2 November 1767 London son of King George III and Queen Charlotte	Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 1818 1 child	23 January 1820 Sidmouth aged 52
Edward had no legitimate sons and all his titles became extinct on his death.

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