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==Dukes of Cornwall, 1337 creation==
All dukes of Cornwall who have been the eldest living son of the sovereign are generally considered to have held the same ''creation'' of the dukedom. The following is a table of these dukes of Cornwall, with the processes by which they became duke and by which they ceased to hold the title:<ref>[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g42814083/duke-of-cornwall-title-history/ "Who Has Held the Duke of Cornwall Title Throughout History?"], Emily Burack, ''Town & Country Magazine'', 11 February 2023 (retrieved 19 November 2025).</ref>

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!Duke of Cornwall
!Monarch
!From
!To
!Other title held while Duke
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|[[Edward the Black Prince|Edward of Woodstock]]
|[[Edward III]]
|1337<br/ >(Parliament)
|1376<br/ >(death)
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] (1343), [[Duke of Aquitaine#Plantagenet rulers of Aquitaine|Prince of Aquitaine]] (1362–1372), [[Earl of Chester]] (1333)
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|[[Henry V of England|Henry of Monmouth]]
|[[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]]
|1399<br/ >(Parliament)
|1413<br/ >(acceded as '''Henry V''')
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1399), [[Duke of Aquitaine#Plantagenet rulers of Aquitaine|Duke of Aquitaine]] (1390), [[Duke of Lancaster]] (1399)
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|[[Henry VI of England|Henry of Windsor]]
|[[Henry V of England|Henry V]]
|1421<br/ >(birth)
|1422<br/ >(acceded as '''Henry VI''')
|[[Duke of Aquitaine#Plantagenet rulers of Aquitaine|Duke of Aquitaine]] (1421)
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|[[Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales|Edward of Westminster]]
|[[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]]
|1454<br/ >(charter)
|1471<br/ >(death)
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1454)
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|[[Edward V|Edward of York]]
|[[Edward IV]]
|1471<br/ >(charter)
|1483<br/ >(acceded as '''Edward V''')
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1471), [[Earl of March#English Earls of March, second Creation (1479)|Earl of March]] (1479), [[Earl of Pembroke]] (1479)
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|[[Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales|Edward of Middleham]]
|[[Richard III of England|Richard III]]
|1483<br/ >(father's accession)
|1484<br/ >(death)
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1483), [[Earl of Salisbury#Fourth creation (1478)|Earl of Salisbury]] (1478)
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|[[Arthur, Prince of Wales|Arthur Tudor]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]]
|1486<br/ >(birth)
|1502<br/ >(death)
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1489)
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|[[Henry VIII|Henry Tudor]]
|1502<br/ >(death of older brother)
|1509<br/ >(acceded as '''Henry VIII''')
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1504), [[Duke of York#Third creation, 1494|Duke of York]] (1494)
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|[[Henry, Duke of Cornwall|Henry Tudor]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Henry VIII]]
|1511<br/ >(birth)
|1511<br/ >(death)
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|-
|[[Edward VI|Edward Tudor]]
|1537<br/ >(birth)
|1547<br/ >(acceded as '''Edward VI''')
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1537)
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|[[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales|Henry Frederick Stuart]]
|rowspan="2"|[[James VI and I|James I]]
|1603<br/ >(father's accession)
|1612<br/ >(death)
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1610), ''[[Duke of Rothesay]], [[Earl of Carrick#New Creation 1628|Earl of Carrick]] and [[Baron of Renfrew (title)|Baron of Renfrew]] (1469), [[Lord of the Isles]] (1540), [[Prince of Scotland|Prince and Great Steward of Scotland]] (1469)''<br/ >The italicised henceforth "Duke of Rothesay, etc (1469 & 1540)"
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|[[Charles I of England|Charles Stuart]]
|1612<br/ >(death of older brother)
|1625<br/ >(acceded as '''Charles I''')
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1616), [[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469 & 1540), [[Duke of Albany#Fourth creation, 1604|Duke of Albany]] (1600), [[Duke of York]] (1605), [[Earl of Ormond (Scotland)#Marquesses of Ormond; Second creation (1600)|Marquess of Ormond]], [[Earl of Ross#Earls of Ross, creation of 1600|Earl of Ross]], [[Earl of Ross#Origins and transfers|Lord Ardmannoch]] (1600)
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|[[Charles I of England#Issue|Charles James Stuart]]
|rowspan="2" | [[Charles I of England|Charles I]]
|1629<br/ >(birth)
|1629<br/ >(death)
|[[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469 & 1540)
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|[[Charles II of England|Charles Stuart]]
|1630<br/ >(birth)
|1649<br/ >(acceded as '''Charles II''')
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1638), [[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469 & 1540)
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|[[James Francis Edward Stuart]]<br/ >("The Old Pretender")
|[[James II of England|James II]]
|1688<br/ >(birth)
|1702<br/ >(attainted)
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1688–1702), [[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469–1702 & 1540–1702)
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|[[George II of Great Britain|George Augustus]]
|[[George I of Great Britain|George I]]
|1714<br/ >(father's accession)
|1727<br/ >(acceded as '''George II''')
| [[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1714), Hereditary Elector [[Electorate of Hanover|of Hanover]], [[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469 & 1540), [[Duke of Cambridge#Third creation, 1706|Duke of Cambridge]], [[Marquess of Cambridge#Marquess of Cambridge (1706-1727)|Marquess of Cambridge]], Earl of Milford Haven, Viscount Northallerton, [[Baron Tewkesbury]] (1706)
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|[[Frederick, Prince of Wales|Frederick Louis]]
|[[George II of Great Britain|George II]]
|1727<br/ >(father's accession)
|1751<br/ >(death)
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1729), [[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469 & 1540), [[Duke of Edinburgh#1726 creation|Duke of Edinburgh]], Marquess of Ely, Earl of Eltham, Viscount Launceston, Baron Snowdon (1726)
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|[[George IV|George Augustus Frederick]]
|[[George III]]
|1762<br/ >(birth)
|1820<br/ >(acceded as '''George IV''')
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1762), [[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469 & 1540)
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|[[Edward VII|Albert Edward]]
|[[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]
|1841<br/ >(birth)
|1901<br/ >(acceded as '''Edward VII''')
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1841), [[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469 & 1540), [[Earl of Dublin]] (1850)
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|[[George V|George Frederick Ernest Albert]]
|[[Edward VII]]
|1901<br/ >(father's accession)
|1910<br/ >(acceded as '''George V''')
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1901), [[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469 & 1540), [[Duke of York#Sixth creation, 1892|Duke of York]], [[Earl of Inverness#Earls of Inverness, second Creation (1892)|Earl of Inverness]], Baron Killarney (1892)
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|[[Edward VIII|Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David]]
|[[George V]]
|1910<br/ >(father's accession)
|1936<br/ >(acceded as '''Edward VIII''')
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1910), [[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469 & 1540)
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|[[Charles III|Charles Philip Arthur George]]
|[[Elizabeth II]]
|1952<br/ >(mother's accession)
|2022<br/ >(acceded as '''Charles III''')
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (1958), [[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469 & 1540), [[Duke of Edinburgh#1947 creation|Duke of Edinburgh]], [[Earl of Merioneth]] and [[Baron Greenwich#Barons Greenwich; Second creation (1947)|Baron Greenwich]] (1947)
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|[[William, Prince of Wales|William Arthur Philip Louis]]
|[[Charles III]]
|2022<br/ >(father's accession)
|Incumbent
|[[Prince of Wales#List of Princes of Wales (English or British heirs apparent)|Prince of Wales]] and [[Earl of Chester]] (2022), [[Duke of Rothesay]], etc. (1469 & 1540), [[Duke of Cambridge#Fifth creation, 2011|Duke of Cambridge]], [[Earl of Strathearn]], [[Baron Carrickfergus]] (2011)
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