Duke of York

Duke Of York

The Duke of York is a title of nobility in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, usually been given to the second son of the English monarch. The equivalent title in the Scottish peerage is Duke of Albany. The title has been created eleven times, eight as "Duke of York", before the Act of Union and three times in the United Kingdom as the "Duke of York and Albany". Since 1461, when the great-grandson of the first duke became King Edward IV, not one of the ten subsequent holders of the title has ever passed it on: they either died without male heirs or became King themselves.

The current Duke of York is The Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II. Andrew currently has no male heirs and (since his 1996 divorce) is unmarried.

The wife of the Duke of York is known as the Duchess of York.