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Duke Gloucester is in Dukedoms of England Alphabetically.
1385 Richard II Creates his Two Uncles as Dukes
1397 Murder of Thomas of Woodstock
1414 Henry V awards his brothers Dukedoms
1447 Death of Humphrey of Lancaster
1472 Marriage of Richard Duke of Gloucester and Anne Neville
There have been five creations of Duke Gloucester:
1st. 1385. Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester 1355-1397. Forfeit. 1397.
2nd. 1414. Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester 1390-1447. Extinct. 1447.
3rd. 1461. King Richard III of England 1452-1485. Merged with the Crown. 1483.
4th. 1659. Henry Stewart 1st Duke Gloucester 1640-1660. Extinct. 1660.
5th. 1928. Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester 1900-1974. Extant Dukedoms of England.
Duke Gloucester (1st Creation)
Duke Gloucester is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Dukedoms of England.
On 6th August 1385 Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York (age 44) was created 1st Duke York by King Richard II of England (age 18). Isabella of Castile Duchess York (age 30) by marriage Duchess York.
Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 30) was created 1st Duke Albemarle, and around the same time, 1st Duke Gloucester. Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester (age 19) by marriage Duchess Albemarle and Duchess Gloucester.
Around 8th September 1397 Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 42) was murdered in Calais [Map] for his role as leader of the Lords Appellant. Duke Albemarle, Duke Gloucester, Earl Essex forfeit. His son Humphrey (age 16) succeeded 2nd Earl Buckingham.
Walter Clopton was part of the inquiry into his death the outcome of which is not known. A John Hall was executed for the murder.
Duke Gloucester (2nd Creation)
Duke Gloucester is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Dukedoms of England.
On 16th May 1414 King Henry V of England (age 27) created Dukedoms for his two brothers:
Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 23) was created 1st Duke Gloucester, 1st Earl Pembroke.
John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 24) was created 1st Duke Bedford, 1st Earl Kendal.
In 1428 Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 37) and Eleanor Cobham Duchess of Gloucester (age 28) were married. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester. He the son of King Henry IV of England and Mary Bohun. They were sixth cousins.
On 23rd February 1447 Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 56) died at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [Map]. He was possibly poisoned although more likely he died from a stroke. Duke Gloucester, Earl Pembroke extinct. His death left England with no heir to the throne in a direct line. Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 35) became heir presumptive until the birth of Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales six years later.
Duke Gloucester (3rd Creation)
Duke Gloucester is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Merged with the Crown Dukedoms of England.
On 31st October 1461 King Edward IV of England (age 19) created his brother Richard (age 9) 1st Duke Gloucester.
On 12th July 1472 Richard Duke of Gloucester (age 19) and Anne Neville (age 16) were married at St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester. She the daughter of Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury and Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick (age 45). He the son of Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York and Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York (age 57). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 6th July 1483 King Richard III of England (age 30) was crowned III King of England by Cardinal Thomas Bourchier (age 65) at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Anne Neville Queen Consort England (age 27) by marriage Queen Consort England. Duke Gloucester merged with the Crown.
John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 58) was appointed Lord High Steward. William Brandon (age 58), Thomas Fitzalan 10th or 17th Earl of Arundel (age 33), Thomas St Leger (age 43), Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 50), Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 46), Elizabeth York Duchess Suffolk (age 39), Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney (age 32) and Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 59) attended.
Robert Dymoke (age 22) attended as the Kings' Champion.
Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 66) carried The Pointed Sword of Justice. Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 40) carried the Crown. Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell (age 27) carried the Third Sword of State. John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk (age 40) carried the Sceptre. John de la Pole 1st Earl Lincoln (age 21) carried the Cross and Ball. Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 28) carried the king's train. Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire (age 13) bore the Queen's Crown.
Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 48) carried the Lord High Constable's Mace. Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond (age 40) held Queen Anne's train. Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 34) carried The Blunt Sword of Mercy. Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby (age 30) was appointed Knight of the Bath.
Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland attended.
Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York (age 68) refused to attend the Coronation of Richard III. History doesn't record her reason.
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Duke Gloucester (4th Creation)
Duke Gloucester is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Dukedoms of England.
On 13th May 1659 Henry Stewart 1st Duke Gloucester (age 18) was created 1st Duke Gloucester, 1st Earl Cambridge by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 13th September 1660 Henry Stewart 1st Duke Gloucester (age 20) died of smallpox. Duke Gloucester and Earl Cambridge extinct. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map] in the same vault as Mary Queen of Scots.
Duke Gloucester (5th Creation)
Duke Gloucester is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Extant Dukedoms of England.
1st: Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester. Died 1974. Son
2nd: Richard Alexander Walter Windsor 2nd Duke Gloucester. Extant.
On 31st March 1928 Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (age 28) was created 1st Duke Gloucester.
On 6th November 1935 Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (age 35) and Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess Gloucester (age 33) were married at Buckingham Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester. She the daughter of John Scott 7th Duke Buccleuch 9th Duke Queensberry (deceased) and Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury (age 63). He the son of King George V of the United Kingdom (age 70) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 68).
On 10th June 1974 Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (age 74) died. His son Richard (age 29) succeeded 2nd Duke Gloucester. Memorials at St Andrews Church, Barnwell [Map] to Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester who lived nearby and worshipped at the church.
Richard Alexander Walter Windsor 2nd Duke Gloucester: On 26th August 1944 he was born to Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester and Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess Gloucester. He a grandson of King George V of the United Kingdom.
