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father as duke of York and earl of Cambridge in 1402; appears to have resigned the latter dignity in or before 1414, as in this year his younger See also:

BROTHER

brother, See also:

Richard, was made earl of Cambridge . In the following year Richard was executed for plotting against King See also:

Henry V., and his title was forfeited, but it was restored to his son, Richard, who in 1415 became duke of York in See also:

SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession to his See also:

UNCLE

uncle Edward . Subsidiary to the dukedom of York the title was held by Richard, and after his death in 146o by his son Edward, afterwards King Edward IV., becoming See also:

EXTINCT

extinct on the fall of the Yorkist See also:

DYNASTY (Gr. &vvaareta, sovereignty, the position of a hevnori7r, lord, ruler, from SuvaaBay to be able, Suvaµas, power)

dynasty . In 1619 King See also:

James I., anxious to bestow an See also:

ENGLISH

English title upon James See also:

Hamilton, 2nd See also:

marquess of Hamilton (d . 1625), created him earl of Cambridge, a title which came to his son and successor James, 3rd marquess and first duke of Hamilton (d . 1649) . In 1651 when William, 2nd duke of Hamilton, died, his English title became extinct . Again bestowed upon a member of the royal See also:

house, the title of earl of Cambridge was granted in 1659 by See also:

Charles II. to his brother Henry, duke of See also:

Gloucester, only to become extinct on Henry's death in the following year . In 1661 Charles, the See also:

INFANT (in early forms enfaunt, enfant, through the Fr. enfant, from Lat. infans, in, not, and fans, the present participle of fari, to speak)

infant son of James, duke of York, afterwards King James II., was designated as marquess and duke of Cambridge, but the See also:

child died before the necessary formalities were completed .

However, two of James's sons, James (d . 1667) and See also:

Edgar (d . 1671), were actually created in 'succession See also:

dukes of Cambridge, but both died in childhood . After the passing of the See also:

ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act of See also:

Settlement in i7o1 it was proposed to See also:

grant an English title to See also:

George See also:

AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)

Augustus, electoral See also:

prince of See also:

Hanover, who, after his grandmother, the electress See also:

SOPHIA (1630-1714)

Sophia, and his father, the elector George See also:

Louis, was See also:

HEIR (Lat. heres, from a root meaning to grasp, seen in heres or erus, master of a house, Gr. xeip, hand, Sans. hat ana, hand)

heir to the See also:

THRONE

throne of England; and to give effect to this proposal George Augustus was created marquess and duke of Cambridge in See also:

NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 17o6 . The title lapsed when he became king of See also:

GREAT

Great See also:

BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain and See also:

Ireland in 1727, but it was revived in 18o1 in favour of See also:

ADOLPHUS, JOHN LEYCESTER (1795-1862)

Adolphus See also:

Frederick, the seventh son of George III . He and his son are dealt with below .

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