Duchess of York

Duchess of York is the principal courtesy title held by the wife of the Duke of York. Three of the eleven 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 only ten Duchesses of York.
==Duchesses of York==
The ten Duchesses of York (and the dates the individuals held that title):
Person	Name 	Birth 	Marriage 	Became Duchess of York 	Spouse 	Change in style 	Death
100px 	Infanta Isabella of Castile 	1355 	11 July 1372 	6 August 1385 	Edmund of Langley 	23 December 1392 	23 December 1392
 	Lady Joan Holland 	1380 	4 November 1393 	4 November 1393 	Edmund of Langley 	1 August 1402Husband's death;became Dowager Duchess of York 	12 April 1434
 	Philippa de Mohun 	 	before 7 October 1398 	1 August 1402 	Edward of Norwich 	25 October 1415Husband's death;became Dowager Duchess of York 	17 July 1431
 	Lady Cecily Neville 	3 May 1415 	October 1429 (or earlier)	October 1429 (or earlier)	Richard Plantagenet 	30 December 1460Husband's death;became Dowager Duchess of York 	31 May 1495
 	Anne de Mowbray 	10 December 1472	15 January 1478 	15 January 1478 	Richard of Shrewsbury	19 November 1481 	19 November 1481
100px 	Anne Hyde 	12 March 1637 	3 September 1660 	3 September 1660 	James Stuart 	31 March 1671 	31 March 1671
 	Princess Mary of Modena 	5 October 1658 	21 November 1673 	21 November 1673 	James Stuart 	6 February 1685Husband acceded to throne as James II;became Queen Consort 	7 May 1718
 	Frederica Charlotte of Prussia	7 May 1767 	29 September 1791 	29 September 1791 	Prince Frederick 	6 August 1820 	6 August 1820
 	Princess Victoria Mary of Teck	26 May 1867 	6 July 1893 	6 July 1893 	Prince George 	6 May 1910Husband acceded to throne as George V;became Queen consort 	24 March 1953
 	Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 	4 August 1900 	26 April 1923 	26 April 1923 	Prince Albert 	11 December 1936Husband acceded to throne as George VI;became Queen consort	30 March 2002
 	Sarah Ferguson 	15 October 1959 	23 July 1986 	23 July 1986 	Prince Andrew 	30 May 1996Divorced;assumed the style of Sarah, Duchess of York 	
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, 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.
*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.
*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.
===Other===
*Duchess of York Ward, opened in 1935 at the Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables.
==References==
==Bibliography==
* ThePeerage.com; A source for peerage information
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