The peerage title Duke of Windsor was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937 for The Prince Edward, formerly King of the United Kingdom as well as each of the other Commonwealth realms. The dukedom takes its name from the town where the famous Windsor Castle is situated – having been the residence of English monarchs for over a thousand years the name emulated stability, tradition and the essence of being British (Windsor was also t...
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The peerage title Duke of Windsor was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937 for The Prince Edward, formerly King of the United Kingdom as well as each of the other Commonwealth realms. The dukedom takes its name from the town where the famous Windsor Castle is situated – having been the residence of English monarchs for over a thousand years the name emulated stability, tradition and the essence of being British (Windsor was also the surname of the Royal Family for much the same reasons).
Edward had abdicated on 11 December 1936 so that he could marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson, who became duchess of Windsor. At the time of the abdication there was controversy as to how the ex-King should be referred to – other possibilities were the Dukedoms of Cambridge or Connaught (though neither was likely because the Marquessate of Cambridge and the Dukedom of Connaught were both extant at the time). One of George III's younger sons had borne the title Duke of Sussex,...
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