The Duke of Sussex and its history of the dukedom

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The History of the Dukedom of Sussex ? Royal Central

Harry is the second Royal Duke to hold this title. :windsor1:

Augustus, Firt Duke of Sussex

It?s been used once before and yet we?ve all been talking about it for months as if it were a royal regular. After a gap of almost two centuries, we have a new Duke of Sussex. The Queen has granted that title to Prince Harry who becomes just the second man to hold the dukedom while his bride, Meghan Markle, is the first ever Duchess of Sussex. As we celebrate the Royal Wedding and this royal title revival, Royal Central takes a look back at the history of the Dukedom of Sussex.

Sussex has had royal pedigree for thousands of years. It was one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England, tracing its history back to 477, but wasn?t associated with a royal dukedom until the early 19th century. The title we know today was created on November 24th 1801 for Prince Augustus Frederick, the sixth son of King George III who would go on to be Queen Victoria?s favourite uncle. In fact, she liked him so much she asked him to give her away at her wedding in 1840 to Prince Albert. By then, Augustus was in his sixties, a royal duke with a reputation for enjoying the arts and culture and promoting good causes. But he?d also been a royal rebel in his own discrete way.

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 :goodpost: Interesting history behind the royal Dukedom, Duke of Sussex.