Locating Dukes Trivia Quiz

Prince William became Duke of Cornwall automatically when his father, now King Charles III, acceded to the throne in 2022 The title, plus those of Duke of Rothesay and Earl of Carrick, is given to the eldest son of the monarch, along with several other subsidiary titles. William was created Duke of Cambridge when he married Kate Middleton in 2011. He retains this title, along with others relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland, as is normal. William's main title whilst heir apparent is Prince of Wales.

The title of Duke of Cornwall was created in 1337 by Edward III for his son, Edward of Woodstock (also known as the Black Prince) who died before succeeding to the throne. It has died out on a couple of occasions, but there has been a Duke of Cornwall since 1460. Cornwall is England's most westerly county.

The title of Duke of Sussex was bestowed on the then Prince Charles's younger son, Prince Harry, on the day of his wedding to Meghan Markle in 2018. It came with the subsidiary titles of Earl of Dumbarton, which he uses in Scotland, and the Baron of Kilkeel, associated with Northern Ireland. Although Harry is no longer a working member of the Royal Family, he retains the title and it will pass to his son, known as Prince Archie of Sussex since the accession of King Charles III, in due course.

Prince Harry is only the second Duke of Sussex. The title was originally given to Prince Augustus Frederick, the sixth son of King George III, in 1801. The title died with him in 1843 as his male heir was considered illegitimate as the marriage of his parents was annulled - it had not been authorised by the King, which is a requirement. The title was revived for Prince Harry. Sussex is a county located on the southern coast of England.

The Percy family dates from the time of the Norman conquest in 1066 and was, historically, one of the most powerful non-Royal families in England. They were often referred to as the 'Kings in the North' as their domain was the north east of England. The hereditary title of Duke of Northumberland dates from 1551 and has died out twice with the current one dating from 1766. In 2024, the title belongs to Ralph Percy, the twelfth man to be the Duke, having inherited it on the death of his older brother, Henry, in 1995.

The family name originates from a Norman knight, William de Percy. The Percys had a long running feud with the Nevilles, another powerful norther family, which eventually led to the Wars of the Roses. The family seat is Alnwick Castle, in Northumberland, which is a large county in northern England bordering Scotland.

The Duke of Norfolk is the leading peer in the UK outside the Royal Dukes. The Howards have been among the most eminent families in the UK and the most powerful. Since 1672 the Dukes of Norfolk have also held the role of Earl Marshal, responsible for ceremonial Royal events such as coronations and state funerals. Edward Fitzalan-Howard is the 18th Duke of Norfolk, inheriting the title in 2002.

The family seat of the Dukes of Norfolk is Arundel Castle, which is not actually in Norfolk but in West Sussex. There has been a Duke of Norfolk since 1397, and all can claim to descend from King Edward I. The Howards were particularly prominent in Tudor times when one of them, Catherine Howard, was briefly queen of England through her marriage to Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn's mother was also a Howard.

Torquhil Campbell is the 13th Duke of Argyll, whose main family seat is Inveraray Castle in the county of Argyll and Bute, in the west of Scotland. This is an hereditary title and has been held by members of the Campbell family since 1701, passed on to the eldest son. The family owns several other properties and Torquhil himself was born in London.

Prior to becoming Dukes, the Campbells were known as Lords Campbell from 1445, then Earls of Argyll from 1457 until 1641. They were then known as Marquesses until the Earldom was restored in 1663. The dukedom was established in 1701 and is likely to continue.

The Duke of Gloucester, Prince Richard, is the son of Henry, a younger brother of both Edward VIII and George VI, making him a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He was born a second son, but became heir to the title when his older brother, Prince William, died in a light aeroplane crash in 1972. Richard inherited the title in 1974 when his father died.

The title was first created in 1385 but died with the holder. It has been revived a few times, often for younger sons, with Richard III, one of England's most notorious kings, originally being Duke of Gloucester from 1461 until 1483. The present version dates from only 1928 when it was conferred on Prince Henry.

Prince Edward is the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and was created Earl of Wessex in 1999. As traditional in the British Royal Family, this title was bestowed on the occasion of his marriage - he married Sophie Rhys-Jones that year. The area of Wessex is an historic one, in the west of England, and is not a recognised county. It was also announced that Edward would eventually receive the title of Duke of Edinburgh at some time after his father's death, and King Charles bestowed this in 2023 on Edward's birthday, 10 March.

The title of Duke of Edinburgh was first created in 1726 for a grandson of George I and Queen Victoria then granted it to her second son in 1866. The one most of us will remember is Prince Philip, who was granted the title in 1947 on the occasion of his marriage to Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II. The title is not hereditary so will revert to the monarch when Prince Edward dies. Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and is located on the Firth of Forth.

The additional hint is because there is another Prince Edward, who is the Duke of Kent and cousin to Queen Elizabeth II.

The 7th Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor inherited his title in 2016 when he was aged only twenty-five. The family seat is not in London, although the Grosvenor Estates own huge amounts of property in both Mayfair and Belgravia, two of the richest parts of England's capital. The main seat is Eaton Hall, in Cheshire, in a village not far from Chester. The name of the dukedom relates to an area in London, so that's where it's shown on the map.

The dukedom was granted by Queen Victoria in 1874 with the first holder being another Hugh Grosvenor. It is the most recent dukedom to be bestowed to a family not related to the royals. Prior to that, the Grosvenors were barons, then earls before becoming marquesses in 1831. The Duke of Westminster is among the most wealthy people in the UK, with estimates of his worth in 2024 being around ten billion pounds. The business does have a charitable trust called the Westminster Foundation.

The title of Duke of York is often given to the second son of the monarch and in this case that applies. Andrew is the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and was given the title of Duke of York when he married Sarah Ferguson in 1986. He pursued a military career in the Royal Navy and was an active participant in the 1982 Falklands War. The title may well become defunct again since Andrew has no male heir at the time of writing.

The first Duke of York was Edmund of Langley, who was the fourth son of King Edward III, in 1385. The title passed eventually to Edward Plantagenet and became merged with the monarchy when he became King Edward IV. The title has been revived on several occasions with the most recent prior to Prince Andrew being Prince Albert, the second son of King George V, who become King George VI in 1936. Andrew's title is classed as the eighth creation of this dukedom. York itself is a city in north of England.

He may well be better known as Jamie Blandford, from his title of the Marquess of Blandford prior to becoming the Duke of Marlborough in 2014. The present duke, the 12th to hold the title, has led a somewhat troubled life which I don't intend to discuss here. The family home is Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, which is, according to my research, protected by a trust. It is where Winston Churchill was born as his father was a member of the family.

The first Duke of Marlborough was John Churchill who was given the title in 1702 by Queen Anne. The ennoblement was in recognition of Churchill's skill in battle with the family seat being given the name of Blenheim in honour of one of his victories. The name of Marlborough comes from a town in Wiltshire.