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On October 11th | On October 11th 2017, following a prior health complication several days earlier, the then-[[William VI of the United Kingdom|King William VI]] formally abdicated from the throne, with the abdication immediately followed by an {{wp|Act of Parliament}}, which confirmed the king's abdication. Soon afterwards, speculations immediately arose as to what the former king would be referred to as since his abdication, as there has traditionally been no set of rules regulating a monarch's abdication. Unlike his father [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Charles III]], whom was allowed to retain his kingship title following his own abdication almost two decades earlier, William opted instead to be styled as a ''Duke of Hanover'', a decision that was later announced at the subsequent Accession Council of the {{wp|Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council}}. | ||
William's dukedom was formally conferred on to him by his successor, [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]] on December 22nd of the same year. While the dukedom itself, by [[William VI of the United Kingdom|William]]'s own behest, was deemed ineligible to be passed onto his own natural successor, he nevertheless retained the restrictions as a royal duke, in which he is barred from standing for election in the {{wp|British}} {{wp|House of Commons}}, and that he is disallowed from speaking on political subjects in the upper legislative chamber, the {{wp|House of Lords}}. | William's dukedom was formally conferred on to him by his successor, [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]] on December 22nd of the same year. While the dukedom itself, by [[William VI of the United Kingdom|William]]'s own behest, was deemed ineligible to be passed onto his own natural successor, he nevertheless retained the restrictions as a royal duke, in which he is barred from standing for election in the {{wp|British}} {{wp|House of Commons}}, and that he is disallowed from speaking on political subjects in the upper legislative chamber, the {{wp|House of Lords}}. | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 8 March 2022
| Dukedom of Hanover | |
|---|---|
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| Creation date | 22 December 2017 |
| Creation | First |
| Monarch | Alexandra |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Prince William |
| Present holder | Prince William |
| Status | Extant |
Duke of Hanover is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 22 December 2017, for the former King William VI, following his abdication on 11 October 2017. The dukedom bears its name from the royal family's name and its ancestral seat, the Kingdom of Hanover.
History
On October 11th 2017, following a prior health complication several days earlier, the then-King William VI formally abdicated from the throne, with the abdication immediately followed by an Act of Parliament, which confirmed the king's abdication. Soon afterwards, speculations immediately arose as to what the former king would be referred to as since his abdication, as there has traditionally been no set of rules regulating a monarch's abdication. Unlike his father Charles III, whom was allowed to retain his kingship title following his own abdication almost two decades earlier, William opted instead to be styled as a Duke of Hanover, a decision that was later announced at the subsequent Accession Council of the Privy Council.
William's dukedom was formally conferred on to him by his successor, Queen Alexandra on December 22nd of the same year. While the dukedom itself, by William's own behest, was deemed ineligible to be passed onto his own natural successor, he nevertheless retained the restrictions as a royal duke, in which he is barred from standing for election in the British House of Commons, and that he is disallowed from speaking on political subjects in the upper legislative chamber, the House of Lords.
| Duke | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
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| Prince William House of Hanover 2017-Present |
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17 December 1950 Balmoral Castle, Scotland son of King Charles III and Queen Lauren |
Christy Turlington 14 June 1995 |