Royal eponyms in Canada
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In Canada, a number of sites and structures are named for royal individuals, whether a member of the past French royal family, British royal family, or present Canadian royal family thus reflecting the country's status as a constitutional monarchy under the Canadian Crown. Those who married into the royal family are indicated by an asterisk (*). Charles Edward Stuart was a pretender to the British throne.
Eponymous royalty
King Francis I
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King Henry IV
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King James VI and I
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Queen Henrietta Maria*
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Prince Rupert
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King Charles I
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King Louis XIV
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Queen Anne
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Louis, Dauphin of France
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King George I
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King George II
 Other title: Prince of Wales (1714–1727) | ||||
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Prince Frederick (1707–1751)
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Charles Edward Stuart
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Prince William (1721–1765)
 Other title: The Duke of Cumberland (1726–1765) | ||||
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King George III
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Queen Charlotte*
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Prince Frederick (1763–1827)
 Other title: The Duke of York and Albany (1784–1827) | ||||
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Princess Frederica*
 Other title: The Duchess of York and Albany (1791–1820) | ||||
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Prince Edward (1767–1820)
 Other title: The Duke of Kent (1799–1820) | ||||
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Princess Victoria* (1786–1861)
 Other title: The Duchess of Kent (1818–1861) | ||||
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Prince Augustus
 Other title: The Duke of Sussex (1801–1843) | ||||
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Prince Adolphus
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Princess Augusta
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Princess Mary
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Princess Sophia
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King George IV
 Other title: The Duke of Cornwall (1762–1820) Royal house: House of Guelph | ||||
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Queen Caroline*
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King Leopold I*
 Other title: Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1790–1826) | ||||
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King William IV
Queen Adelaide*
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The Viscountess Falkland
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Queen Victoria
Prince Albert*
 Other title: Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1857) | ||||
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Princess Victoria (1840–1901)
 Other title: Princess Royal (1841–1901) | ||||
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Princess Alice
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Prince Alfred
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Princess Helena
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Princess Louise (1848–1939)
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The Duke of Argyll*
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Princess Patricia
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Prince Leopold
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Princess Beatrice
 Full name: Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore | ||||
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The Earl of Athlone*
King Edward VII
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Queen Alexandra*
 Other title: Princess Alexandra (1844–1901) | ||||
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Princess Maud
 Other title: Queen Maud (1905–1938) | ||||
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Princess Louise (1867–1931)
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King George V
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Queen Mary*
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King Edward VIII
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Prince George
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King George VI
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Queen Elizabeth*
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Princess Margaret
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Queen Elizabeth II
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Prince Philip*
 Other title: The Duke of Edinburgh (1947–2021) | ||||
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Princess Anne
 Other title: The Princess Royal (1987–present) | ||||
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Prince Andrew
 Other title: The Duke of York (1986–2025) | ||||
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Prince Edward (1964–present)
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King Charles III
 Other titles: Prince Charles (1948–2022) The Prince of Wales (1958–2022) | ||||
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Diana, Princess of Wales*
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Queen Camilla*
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Prince William (1982–present)
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See also
Notes
- The mountain was named in 1982 for a collection of madrigals entitled The Triumphs of Oriana, with Oriana being a nickname for Queen Elizabeth.[3]
- The islands were named by the explorer George Dixon for his ship the Queen Charlotte, which in turn was named for the queen.[34]
- Named for the Queen's Rangers[37]
- Hamilton suggests the town was named in honor of the city on Prince Edward Island.Hamilton (1978, p. 110)
- Queensborough was the original name for New Westminster. The name was changed at Victoria's suggestion.[71] In 1908, the present Queensborough was established and named in honour of the prior name.[72]