Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh,  (Edward Antony Richard Louis; born 10 March 1964) is the youngest child of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and thus a member of the British Royal Family. He is also a brother of King Charles III. He married Sophie Rhys-Jones (born 20 January 1965) on 19 June 1999, the day he was made Earl of Wessex. On 10 March 2023, he was made the Duke of Edinburgh. They have two children James, Earl of Wessex and Lady Louise Windsor.

 Background 
He was born at Buckingham Palace in London, and is the third son and fourth child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of his birth, he was third in the line of succession to the thrones of ten independent states; however, after additions to the Royal Family, and an evolution of the Commonwealth, Edward is currently eleventh in line to the thrones of 16 countries. 

He lives in the United Kingdom. He also helps govern in other countries where his brother is king.

Titles and Styles 

10 March 1964-19 June 1999: His Royal Highness The Prince Edward

19 June 1999-10 March 2019: His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex

10 March 2019-10 March 2023: His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Forfar 

10 March 2023:-present His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh

References

Category:1964 births
Category:Living people
Category:House of Windsor
Category:United Kingdom Earls
Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Category:Knights of the Garter
Category:British princes
Category:Elizabeth II
Category:21st-century British people