Duchess of York

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British peerage title noble title

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

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, Duke of York (later James II of England) →
holderElizabethBowesLyonSpouse	Prince Albert, Duke of York (later George VI) →
holderMaryOfModenaSpouse	James, Duke of York (later James II of England) →
holderPrincessMayOfTeckSpouse	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, Duchess of York → Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Duchess of York → Mary of Modena, Duchess of York → Princess May of Teck, Duchess of York → Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York →
officeScope	largely ceremonial →
precedence	high-ranking royal consort →
royalHouseAssociation	House of Windsor → 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 →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anne Hyde → Elizabeth of York ("Duchess of York (by birth)") → Mary of Modena → Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes →	nobleTitle
Anne Hyde → Anne Hyde → Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon →	positionHeld
Anne Hyde → Princess May ("Duchess of Cornwall and York") →	title
Duke of York →	hasFemaleEquivalent
Ferguson ("Sarah Ferguson") →	hasNotableBearer
Duke of York →	hasSpouseTitle
Dutchess County →	namedAfter
Duchess of York ("Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York") →	notableHolder