Duke of Clarence and Avondale facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dukedom of Clarence and Avondale
Arms of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Creation date	24 May 1890
Creation	First
Monarch	Victoria
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Prince Albert Victor
Last holder	Prince Albert Victor
Remainder to	the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Earl of Athlone
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	14 January 1892

Duke of Clarence and Avondale was a title awarded to Prince Albert Victor, a grandson of Queen Victoria, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

'Clarence' is believed to refer to Clare in Suffolk; 'Avondale' refers to the valley of the Avon Water in Scotland.

Whilst there had previously been several creations of Dukes of Clarence (and one Duke of Clarence and St Andrews), the sole creation of a dukedom of Clarence and Avondale was for Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). This was the last royal dukedom to be created with two territorial designations.

The Duke died of pneumonia in 1892 before his planned marriage so the title became extinct. He is buried in the Albert Memorial Chapel adjoining St George's Chapel, Windsor, beneath an Art Nouveau memorial designed by Sir Alfred Gilbert.

Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1890)

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Prince Albert Victor House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1890–1892 also: Earl of Athlone (1890)		8 January 1864 Frogmore House son of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra	Never married	14 January 1892 Sandringham House, Sandringham aged 28

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