Duke of Edinburgh - wikipedia Duke of Edinburgh This article is about the title. For the present holder, see Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. For the award programme, see The Duke of Edinburgh 's Award. Dukedom of Edinburgh Monarch George VI Peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom Present holder Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Heir apparent Charles, Prince of Wales Remainder to the duke 's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten Prince Frederick Louis ( 1707 -- 1751 ) was the very first Duke of Edinburgh, from 1727 to his death. Duke of Edinburgh, named after the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, is a substantive title that has been created four times for members of the British royal family since 1726. The current holder is the Prince Philip, consort to Queen Elizabeth II. Contents 1 1726 creation 2 Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh 3 1866 creation 4 1947 creation 5 Dukes of Edinburgh ; First creation ( 1726 ) 6 Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh ; First creation ( 1764 ) 7 Dukes of Edinburgh ; Second creation ( 1866 ) 8 Dukes of Edinburgh ; Third creation ( 1947 ) 9 Possible future creations 10 Family tree 11 See also 12 References 13 External links 1726 creation Prince George was the second Duke of Edinburgh, before he became George III. The title was first created in the Peerage of Great Britain on 26 July 1726 by George I, who bestowed it on his grandson Prince Frederick, who also became Prince of Wales the following year. The subsidiary titles of the dukedom were Baron of Snowdon, in the County of Caernarvon, Viscount of Launceston, in the County of Cornwall, Earl of Eltham, in the County of Kent, and Marquess of the Isle of Ely. These titles were also in the Peerage of Great Britain. The marquessate was apparently erroneously gazetted as Marquess of the Isle of Wight although Marquess of the Isle of Ely was the intended title. In later editions of the London Gazette the Duke is referred to as the Marquess of the Isle of Ely. Upon Frederick 's death, the titles were inherited by his son Prince George. When Prince George became King George III in 1760, the titles `` merged into the Crown '', and ceased to exist. Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh Further information : Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh On 19 November 1764, George III created a variation of the title for his younger brother, Prince William, the full form being `` Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ''. This title was in the Peerage of Great Britain and the sole subsidiary title of the dukedom was Earl of Connaught, in the Kingdom of Ireland, a title in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1805, the titles were inherited by William 's only son, another William, who died without a male heir, causing the title to become extinct. 1866 creation Queen Victoria re-created the title on 24 May 1866 for her second son Prince Alfred, this time in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The subsidiary titles of the dukedom were Earl of Kent and Earl of Ulster, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. When Alfred became the sovereign of the two German duchies Saxe - Coburg and Saxe - Gotha in 1893, he retained his British titles. His only son Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe - Coburg and Gotha committed suicide in 1899, so the title Duke of Edinburgh again became extinct upon the elder Alfred 's death in 1900. 1947 creation The title was created for a fourth time on 19 November 1947 by King George VI, who bestowed it on his son - in - law Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, when he married Princess Elizabeth. Subsequently, Elizabeth was styled HRH Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh until she became Queen in 1952. The subsidiary titles of the dukedom are Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, of Greenwich in the County of London. Like the dukedom, these titles are also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Earlier that year, Philip had renounced his Greek and Danish royal titles ( he was born a Prince of Greece and Denmark, being a male - line grandson of King George I of Greece and male - line great - grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark ) along with his rights to the Greek throne. In 1957, Philip became a Prince of the United Kingdom. Dukes of Edinburgh ; First creation ( 1726 ) Prince Frederick, 1st Duke of Edinburgh ( 1707 -- 1751 ) Prince George, 2nd Duke of Edinburgh ( 1738 -- 1820 ) Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh ; First creation ( 1764 ) Further information : Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ( 1743 -- 1805 ) Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ( 1766 -- 1834 ) Dukes of Edinburgh ; Second creation ( 1866 ) Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, 1st Duke of Edinburgh ( 1844 -- 1900 ) Dukes of Edinburgh ; Third creation ( 1947 ) Prince Philip, 1st Duke of Edinburgh ( born 1921 ) ( 1 ) Charles, Prince of Wales ( b. 1948 ) ( 2 ) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge ( b. 1982 ) ( 3 ) Prince George of Cambridge ( b. 2013 ) ( 4 ) Prince Henry of Wales ( b. 1984 ) ( 5 ) Prince Andrew, Duke of York ( b. 1960 ) ( 6 ) Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex ( b. 1964 ) ( 7 ) James, Viscount Severn ( b. 2007 ) Possible future creations It was announced in 1999, at the time of the wedding of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, that he would follow his father as Duke of Edinburgh. This is unlikely to happen by direct inheritance, as Prince Edward is the youngest of Prince Philip 's three sons. Rather, the title is expected to be newly created for Prince Edward after it `` eventually reverts to the crown '' after `` both the death of the current Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales ' succession as King. '' Family tree Family Tree : Dukes of Edinburgh King George II ( 1683 -- r. 1727 -- 1760 ) DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 1726 Prince Frederick Louis, 1st Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales ( 1707 -- 1751 ) DUKE OF GLOUCESTER & EDINBURGH, 1764 Prince George William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Edinburgh King George III ( 1738 -- r. 1760 -- 1820 ) Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ( 1743 -- 1805 ) King George IV ( 1762 -- r. 1820 -- 1830 ) King William IV ( 1765 -- r. 1830 -- 1837 ) Prince Edward, Duke of Kent ( 1767 -- 1820 ) Princess Mary ( 1776 -- 1857 ) Prince William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ( 1776 -- 1834 ) Queen Victoria ( 1819 -- r. 1837 -- 1901 ) DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 1866 King Edward VII ( 1841 -- r. 1901 -- 1910 ) Princess Alice ( 1843 -- 1878 ) m. Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe - Coburg and Gotha ( 1844 -- 1900 ) King George V ( 1865 -- r. 1910 -- 1936 ) Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine ( 1863 -- 1950 ) m. Prince Louis of Battenberg King Edward VIII ( 1894 -- 1972, r. 1936 ) King George VI ( 1895 -- r. 1936 -- 1952 ) Princess Alice of Battenberg ( 1885 -- 1969 ) m. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 1947 Queen Elizabeth II ( 1926 -- r. 1952 -- ) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ( 1921 -- ) See also Edinburgh The Duke of Edinburgh 's Award Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Prince Edmund ( Blackadder ), for a fictitious Duke of Edinburgh Dukedoms of the British Isles by reign References ^ Jump up to : `` No. 6494 ''. The London Gazette. 12 July 1726. p. 1. Jump up ^ `` Frederick Louis Hanover, Prince of Wales ''. Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Peerages : Eames to Emly ''. Leighrayment.com. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` No. 6741 ''. The London Gazette. 4 January 1728. p. 2. Jump up ^ `` No. 9050 ''. The London Gazette. 16 April 1751. p. 1. Jump up ^ `` No. 10470 ''. The London Gazette. 13 November 1764. p. 1. Jump up ^ `` No. 23119 ''. The London Gazette. 25 May 1866. p. 3127. Jump up ^ `` No. 38128 ''. The London Gazette. 21 November 1947. p. 5496. Jump up ^ `` No. 41009 ''. The London Gazette. 22 February 1957. p. 1209. Jump up ^ `` The Earl of Wessex ''. Royal.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ Whitaker 's Almanack 2010, page 46 ' Peers of the Blood Royal ' External links HRH The Duke of Edinburgh on Burke 's Peerage Duke of Edinburgh Dukes of Edinburgh Frederick ( 1726 -- 1751 ) George ( 1751 -- 1760 ) Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh ( 1764 -- 1834 ) Alfred ( 1866 -- 1900 ) Philip ( 1947 -- present ) British royal titles King / Queen of United Kingdom ( consort ), Duke of Lancaster & Duke of Normandy Duke of Edinburgh ( Duchess ) Prince of Wales ( Princess ), Duke of Cornwall ( Duchess ) & Duke of Rothesay ( Duchess ) Princess Royal Duke of York ( Duchess ) Duke of Gloucester Duke of Kent Duke of Cambridge ( Duchess ) Earl of Wessex Inactive titles Duke of Albany Duke of Albemarle Duke of Clarence Duke of Clarence and Avondale Duke of Clarence and St Andrews Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Duke of Cumberland Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Duke of Hereford Duke of Kendal Duke of Kent and Strathearn Duke of Kintyre and Lorne Duke of Ross Duke of Sussex Duke of Windsor Duke of York and Albany Extant dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland * Cornwall Norfolk Somerset Richmond Grafton Beaufort St Albans Bedford Devonshire Marlborough Rutland Rothesay Hamilton Buccleuch Lennox Queensberry Argyll Atholl Montrose Roxburghe Brandon Manchester Northumberland Leinster Wellington Sutherland Abercorn Westminster Gordon Fife Gloucester Kent Edinburgh York Cambridge * Listed by precedence, from highest to lowest Dukedoms in italics are held by members of the Royal Family. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Titles Duke of Edinburgh Earl of Merioneth Baron Greenwich more Ancestry House of Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg - Glücksburg Battenberg Mountbatten Mountbatten - Windsor Family Elizabeth II ( wife ) Charles, Prince of Wales ( son ) Anne, Princess Royal ( daughter ) Prince Andrew, Duke of York ( son ) Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex ( son ) Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark ( father ) Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark ( mother ) Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe - Langenburg ( sister ) Theodora, Margravine of Baden ( sister ) Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine ( sister ) Sophie, Princess George William of Hanover ( sister ) Events & Roles Wedding Duke of Edinburgh 's Award Prince Philip Designers Prize Prince Philip Medal Lord High Admiral Miscellaneous Prince Philip Movement Duke of Edinburgh 's Royal Regiment HMS Magpie Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duke_of_Edinburgh&oldid=804761586 '' Categories : Dukedoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom British monarchy Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1726 establishments in Great Britain 1866 establishments in the United Kingdom British and Irish peerages which merged in the Crown Noble titles created in 1726 Noble titles created in 1866 Noble titles created in 1947 Dukes of Edinburgh Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Use dmy dates from June 2011 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Беларуская Български Dansk Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Suomi Svenska ไทย Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 11 October 2017, at 00 : 09. 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Question: how many dukes of edinburgh have there been
Answer: four