Duke of Buckingham, referring to Buckingham, is a title that has been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. There have also been Earls of Buckingham.
Read more about Duke Of Buckingham: 1444 Creation, 1623 Creation, 1703 Creation, 1822 Creation, Barons Stafford (1299), Earls of Stafford (1351), Dukes of Buckingham, First Creation (1444), Dukes of Buckingham, Second Creation (1623)
Famous quotes containing the words duke of and/or duke:
“When the Prince of Wales [later King George IV] and the Duke of York went to visit their brother Prince William [later William IV] at Plymouth, and all three being very loose in their manners, and coarse in their language, Prince William said to his ship’s crew, “now I hope you see that I am not the greatest blackguard of my family.””
—Horace Walpole (1717–1797)
“The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier: the manners and habits of a duke would cost a city clerk his situation.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)