Duke Of Connaught

By tradition members of the sovereign's family received titles associated with England , Scotland and Ireland , the three kingdoms that made up the United Kingdom. The Duke dom of Connaught and Strathearn was named after one of Ireland's four provinces, now known by its modern Irish Language -based spelling of Connacht . It was seen as the title that if available would henceforth be awarded to a monarch's third son; the first son was traditionally Duke Of Cornwall (in England) and Duke Of Rothesay (in Scotland), and would be made Prince Of Wales at some point, while the second son would often become Duke Of York , if the title was available.

Since the exit of twenty-six counties of Ireland (in the form of the , an Irish Order of Chivalry which has since lapsed.) However territorial titles relating to Northern Ireland have continued to be awarded.

It was speculated that in view of the warming of relations between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in the 1990s ) and nationalist feelings would have bristled at the thought of the imposition of an English "earl" even if only titular.

After Prince Arthur's death in 1942, the title was inherited by his grandson, Alastair. In the absence of any male heirs, the Dukedom became extinct with Alastair's death, which occurred only 15 months after his grandfather's.

DUKES OF CONNAUGHT AND STRATHEARN ( 1874 )

The Prince Arthur, 1st Duke Of Connaught And Strathearn ( 1850 – 1942 )

Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke Of Connaught And Strathearn ( 1914 – 1943 )

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