Earl of Eltham

Earldom of Eltham
Creation date	16 July 1917
Creation	Second
Created by	George V
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Adolphus Cambridge
Last holder	George Cambridge
Remainder to	The 1st Earl’s heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titles	Viscount Northallerton
Status	Extinct
Extinction date	16 April 1981
Motto	FIDES ET FIDELIS (Fearless and faithful)

The title of Earl of Eltham has been created twice as a subsidiary title. The first creation was in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1726 as a subsidiary title for the Duke of Edinburgh, eldest son of the Prince of Wales. This merged in the crown in 1760.

The second creation was in 1917 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for the Duke of Teck, brother of Queen Mary, who gave up his German titles for the British title of Marquess of Cambridge.

Earls of Eltham, first creation (1726)

• Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)
• George, Prince of Wales (1738-1820), merged in crown 1760.

Earls of Eltham, second creation (1917)

• see Marquess of Cambridge

Family trees

Family tree of the Dukes of Gloucester, Dukes of Edinburgh, the Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh, and the Earls of Ulster (UK creation)

King Edward III 1312–1377 Duke of Gloucester (1st creation), 1385 John of Gaunt 1340–1399 Duke of Lancaster Thomas of Woodstock 1355–1397 Duke of Gloucester Dukedom of Gloucester (1st creation) extinct, 1397 King Henry IV 1367–1413 John Beaufort 1373–1410 1st Earl of Somerset Joan Beaufort c. 1379–1440 Duke of Gloucester (2nd creation), 1414 Humphrey of Lancaster 1390–1447 Duke of Gloucester John Beaufort 1404–1444 Duke of Somerset Cecily Neville 1415–1495 Dukedom of Gloucester (2nd creation) extinct, 1447 Duke of Gloucester (3rd creation), 1461 Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509 King Edward IV 1442–1483 Richard of York 1452–1485 Duke of Gloucester Later King Richard III Dukedom of Gloucester (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 1483 King Henry VII 1457–1509 Elizabeth of York 1466–1503 Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 King Henry VIII 1491–1547 James V of Scotland 1512–1542 Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587 King James VI & I 1566–1625 Princess Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662 King Charles I 1600–1649 Duke of Gloucester (4th creation), 1659 Sophia of Hanover 1630–1714 King James II 1633–1701 Prince Henry 1640–1660 Duke of Gloucester Dukedom of Gloucester (4th creation) extinct, 1660 King George I 1660–1727 Queen Anne 1665–1714 King George II 1683–1760 Prince William 1689–1700 styled Duke of Gloucester Duke of Edinburgh (1st creation), Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham (1st creation), Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon, 1726 Prince Frederick Louis 1707–1751 Prince of Wales, 1st Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon, styled Duke of Gloucester until created Duke of Edinburgh, 1726 Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1764 Prince George William Frederick 1738–1820 Duke of Edinburgh, Marquess of the Isle of Ely, and Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, and Baron Snowdon Later King George III Prince William Henry 1743–1805 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Dukedom of Edinburgh (1st creation), Marquessate of the Isle of Ely, and Earldom of Eltham (1st creation), Viscountcy Launceston, and Barony Snowdon merged in the Crown, 1760 Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh unused, 1805–1816 King William IV 1765–1837 Prince Edward 1767–1820 Duke of Kent and Strathearn Princess Mary 1776–1857 Prince William Frederick 1776–1834 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Dukedom of Gloucester and Edinburgh extinct, 1834 Queen Victoria 1819–1901 Duke of Edinburgh (2nd creation) and Earl of Ulster (UK, 1st creation), 1866 King Edward VII 1841–1910 Princess Alice 1843–1878 Prince Alfred Ernest Albert 1844–1900 Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Ulster Dukedom of Edinburgh (2nd creation) extinct, 1900 King George V 1865–1936 Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine 1863–1950 Duke of Gloucester (5th creation), Earl of Ulster (UK, 2nd creation), Baron Culloden (2nd creation), 1928 King George VI 1895–1952 Princess Alice of Battenberg 1885–1969 Prince Henry 1900–1974 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Ulster, 1st Baron Culloden Duke of Edinburgh (3rd creation), 1947 Queen Elizabeth II 1926–2022 Prince Philip 1921–2021 1st Duke of Edinburgh Duke of Edinburgh (4th creation), 2023 Prince Charles b. 1948 2nd Duke of Edinburgh Prince of Wales Later King Charles III Prince Edward b. 1964 Duke of Edinburgh Prince Richard b. 1944 2nd Duke of Gloucester, 2nd Earl of Ulster, 2nd Baron Culloden Dukedom of Edinburgh (3rd creation) merged in the Crown, 2022 Dukedom of Edinburgh (4th creation) is a life peerage and therefore not hereditary Alexander Windsor b. 1974 styled Earl of Ulster Heir-apparent to the Dukedom of Gloucester

Family tree of Dukes and Marquesses of Cambridge

King James VI and I (1566–1625) Elizabeth Stuart (1596–1662) Queen of Bohemia King Charles I (1600–1649) Duke of Gloucester (4th creation) and Earl of Cambridge (5th creation), 1659 Sophia of Hanover (1630–1714) King Charles II (1630–1685) King James VII and II (1633–1701) Henry Stuart (1640–1660) Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Cambridge Dukedom of Gloucester (4th creation) and Earl of Cambridge (5th creation) extinct, 1660 Duke of Cambridge (1st creation), Earl of Cambridge (6th creation), and Baron of Dauntsey (1st creation), 1664 Duke of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earl of Cambridge (7th creation), and Baron of Dauntsey (2nd creation), 1667 King George I (1660–1727) Charles Stuart (1660–1661) styled Duke of Cambridge James Stuart (1663–1667) Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Cambridge, Baron of Dauntsey Edgar Stuart (1667–1671) Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Cambridge, Baron of Dauntsey Charles Stuart (1677) styled Duke of Cambridge Dukedom of Cambridge (1st creation), Earldom of Cambridge (6th creation), and Barony of Dauntsey (1st creation) extinct, 1667 Dukedom of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earldom of Cambridge (7th creation), and Barony of Dauntsey (2nd creation) extinct,, 1671 Duke of Cambridge (3rd creation) and Marquess of Cambridge (1st creation), 1706 Prince George (1683–1760) Duke and Marquess of Cambridge later King George II Dukedom of Cambridge (3rd creation) and Marquessate of Cambridge (1st creation) merged with the Crown, 1727 Prince Frederick (1707–1751) Prince of Wales George III (1738-1820) Duke of Cambridge (4th creation), Earl of Tipperary and Baron Culloden (1st creation), 1801 Prince Edward (1767–1820) Duke of Kent and Strathearn Prince Adolphus (1774–1850) 1st Duke of Cambridge, 1st Earl of Tipperary, 1st Baron Culloden Queen Victoria (1819–1901) Prince George (1819–1904) 2nd Duke of Cambridge, 2nd Earl of Tipperary, 2nd Baron Culloden Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (1833–1897) Dukedom of Cambridge (4th creation), Earldom of Tipperary, and Barony Culloden (1st creation extinct, 1904 King Edward VII (1841–1910) Marquess of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earl of Eltham (1st creation), and Viscount Northallerton, 1917 King George V (1865–1936) Mary of Teck (1867–1953) Adolphus Cambridge (1868–1927) Duke of Teck, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, 1st Earl of Eltham, 1st Viscount Northallerton King Edward VIII (1894–1972) King George VI (1895–1952) George Francis Hugh Cambridge (1895–1981) 2nd Marquess of Cambridge, 2nd Earl of Eltham, 2nd Viscount Northallerton Marquessate of Cambridge (2nd creation), Earldom of Eltham (2nd creation), Viscountcy Northallerton extinct, 1981 Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022) King Charles III (b. 1948) Duke of Cambridge (5th creation), Earl of Strathearn (Mountbatten-Windsor line), and Baron Carrickfergus, 2011 Prince William (b. 1982) Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Earl of Chester, Baron Carrickfergus Prince George of Wales (b. 2013) Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Cambridge