Duchess of York

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The Duchess of York is a British noble title historically granted to the wife of the Duke of York, a senior member of the royal family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peerage title
noble title
associatedTerritory Duchy of York
associatedTitle Duke of York
associatedWith British royal family
category Duchesses in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Royal titles in the United Kingdom
Spouses of British princes
ceremonialRole member of the royal household
country United Kingdom
divorceEffect style may be retained by custom after divorce
eligibility traditionally a woman of noble or aristocratic background
firstCreationCentury 14th century
firstHolderName Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York
firstHolderSpouse Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
genderRestriction female
grantedBy British monarch
historicalContinuity title has been created multiple times
holderAnneHydeSpouse James II of England
surface form: James, Duke of York (later James II of England)
holderElizabethBowesLyonSpouse George VI
surface form: Prince Albert, Duke of York (later George VI)
holderMaryOfModenaSpouse James II of England
surface form: James, Duke of York (later James II of England)
holderPrincessMayOfTeckSpouse George V
surface form: Prince George, Duke of York (later George V)
holderSarahFergusonSpouse Prince Andrew, Duke of York
inheritance not hereditary in female line
languageOfTitle English
maritalRequirement holder must be legally married to the Duke of York
modeOfAcquisition marriage to the Duke of York
nobilityClass royal duchess
nobilityRank duchess
notableHolder Anne Hyde
surface form: Anne Hyde, Duchess of York

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
surface form: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Duchess of York

Mary of Modena
surface form: Mary of Modena, Duchess of York

Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
surface form: Princess May of Teck, Duchess of York

Duchess of York self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
officeScope largely ceremonial
precedence high-ranking royal consort
royalHouseAssociation House of Windsor
House of York
surface form: House of York (historical)
socialStatus high nobility
styleOfAddress Her Royal Highness
succession title normally ceases when husband becomes king
titleBecomes Queen consort when husband accedes to the throne
titleHolderRole wife of the Duke of York
titleType substantive title by marriage
traditionalHeirAssociation younger son of the British sovereign
usedIn Peerage of England
Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of the United Kingdom

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Dutchess County namedAfter Duchess of York
Anne Hyde positionHeld Duchess of York
Duke of York hasFemaleEquivalent Duchess of York
Duke of York hasSpouseTitle Duchess of York
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon positionHeld Duchess of York
Duchess of York notableHolder Duchess of York self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
Princess May title Duchess of York
this entity surface form: Duchess of Cornwall and York
Ferguson hasNotableBearer Duchess of York
this entity surface form: Sarah Ferguson
Mary of Modena nobleTitle Duchess of York
Elizabeth of York nobleTitle Duchess of York
this entity surface form: Duchess of York (by birth)
Hyde family title Duchess of York
subject surface form: Anne Hyde
Her Grace The Duchess of York positionHeld Duchess of York
subject surface form: Anne Hyde
Her Grace The Duchess of York nobleTitle Duchess of York
subject surface form: Anne Hyde
Her Majesty The Queen Mother title Duchess of York
subject surface form: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Elizabeth, Duchess of York positionHeld Duchess of York
Elizabeth, Duchess of York title Duchess of York
Queen Elizabeth title Duchess of York
subject surface form: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Sarah, Duchess of York honorificSuffix Duchess of York
Sarah, Duchess of York titleHeld Duchess of York
Maria Beatrice title Duchess of York
Claude de la Colombière employer Duchess of York
James, Duke of Cambridge motherTitle Duchess of York
Joan Holland positionHeld Duchess of York
Joan Holland nobleTitle Duchess of York