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Prince Ernest Augustus. Formation. 1716. Duke of York and Albany was a title of nobility in the Peerage of Great Britain. The title was created three times during the 18th century and was usually given to the second son of British monarchs. The predecessor titles in the English and Scottish peerages were Duke of York and Duke of Albany .
When it has been bestowed, the Duke of York typically refers to the second son of a British monarch. Britain's monarch during World War II, King George VI, was Duke of York when his brother Edward VIII (who Prince of Wales was originally named for) abdicated. His oldest daughter Elizabeth was Princess of York before her ascension as Queen ...
The Duke of York and Albany, 1763, as painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. He was created Duke of York and Albany and Earl of Ulster by his paternal grandfather, George II, on 1 April 1760. When Edward's brother ascended the throne on 25 October 1760 as George III, he named Edward a privy counsellor. From the time his brother became king and until ...
The Duke of York's cinema was built at the cost of £3000 by actress-manager Violet Melnotte-Wyatt. It opened on 22 September 1910 [2] and was one of Brighton's first picture palaces and also one of the first cinemas in the world. It was built on the site of the Amber Ale Brewery, the walls of the brewery's malthouse still form the rear part of ...
Signature. Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson; 15 October 1959), also known by the nickname Fergie, is a British author, television personality, and member of the extended British royal family. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who is the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and a younger brother of King ...
Duke of York Island is a mountainous ice-free island, 2.5 miles (4 km) long, lying in the southern part of Robertson Bay, Antarctica, along the northern coast of Victoria Land. It was first charted in 1899 by the British Antarctic Expedition , under Carsten Borchgrevink , who named it for the then Duke of York, later George V .
La HMS Duke of York ( Pennant number 17) è stata una nave da battaglia Classe King George V della Royal Navy e la seconda con questo nome. La prima Duke of York era stato un cutter da 4 cannoni comprato nel 1763 e venduto nel 1766. Inizialmente la nave doveva chiamarsi Anson ma nel dicembre 1938 adottò il nome definitivo.
