John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (2342 bytes)
1: '''John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter''' ([[March 18]], [[1395]] - [[1447]]) was an Eng...
3: ...and|Richard II]], and a first cousin of [[Henry V of England | Henry V]].
5: ...rance, where he distinguished himself at [[Battle of Agincourt | Agincourt]].
7: ...'s earldom of Huntingdon, and was made a [[Knight of the Garter]]. (His older brother Richard had died...
11: ...ing's lieutenant in Aquitaine, and later governor of Aquitaine.

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (4059 bytes)
1: ...tock]] and then for conspiring against [[Henry IV of England | Henry IV]].
3: ... Richard II]], to whom he remained loyal the rest of his life.
5: ...e escort that accompanied the queen-to-be, [[Anne of Bohemia]], on her trip to England.
7: ...d. Their mother died during this time, it is said of grief at these events.
9: ...]. During this time he also received large grants of land from the king.

Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (2411 bytes)
1: ...claim on the throne after the death of [[Henry VI of England | Henry VI]]. However, he was cruel, sava...
3: ...le of Wakefield | Wakefield]] and [[Second Battle of St Albans | St Albans]].
5: ...d IV]]. After his brother-in-law took the throne, Exeter remained a loyal Lancastrian, and his estates wer...
7: ...nry VI]]'s restoration he was able to regain many of his estates and posts.
9: ...On the return voyage he fell overboard and [[List of drowning victims|drowned]]. Some say he was in fa...

John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1544 bytes)
1: ...d]]; their only son would succeed Mowbray as Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal.
3: ...[[Harfleur]]. He was too ill to fight at [[Battle of Agincourt|Agincourt]].
12: ...[[Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland|The Earl of Westmorland]]'''
14: ...r>'''[[John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk|The Duke of Norfolk]]'''
17: ...bray]] | Next=[[John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk|John Mowbray]]}}

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (4350 bytes)
1: ... His titles were extremely high in the precedence of the Scottish peerage.
3: ...of [[Battle of Oudenarde|Oudenarde]] and [[Battle of Malplaquet|Malplaquet]].
5: ..., he was given the position of Commander in Chief of the [[British Army]].
7: ...egiment) and The Queen's Dragoon Guards (now part of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards).
11: ...by:<br>'''[[Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent|The Duke of Kent]]'''

John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1384 bytes)
1: ...ers, which, however, was disbanded after [[battle of Culloden|Culloden]].
3: ...and arms of Montagu, and in 1766 was created duke of Montagu.
5: ...ontagu, the entailed portion passing to the earls of Cardigan.
9: ...ter"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu|Ralph Montagu]]'''
10: |width="40%" align="center"|'''[[Duke of Montagu]]'''

Duke of Exeter (1299 bytes)
1: ...he titles of [[Earl of Exeter]] and [[Marquess of Exeter]] have been used.
3: ==Dukes of Exeter, first Creation ([[1397]])==
4: *[[John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter]] ([[1352]]-[[1400]]) (forfeit 1400)
6: ==Dukes of Exeter, second Creation ([[1416]])==
7: *[[Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter]] ([[1377]]-[[1426]])

Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter (3707 bytes)
1: ...the [[Hundred Years War]], and briefly Chancellor of England.
3: ...d of the four children of [[John of Gaunt]], Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress [[Katherine Swynford]...
5: ...manding the forces against the northern rebellion of 1405.
7: ...tary matters. Later in 1412 he was created [[Earl of Dorset]] ([[1412]]).
9: ...tenant of Normandy (1416). He was created Duke of Exeter for life ([[1416]]).

Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (1648 bytes)
1: ... and a councilor of his half-brother [[Richard II of England | Richard II]].
3: ...nd of Woodstock]] and granddaughter of [[Edward I of England | Edward I]]. After his father's death hi...
5: ...over the following years, and was made a [[Knight of the Garter]] in 1375.
7: ...and's own enrichment. In 1381 he was created Earl of Kent.
9: ...eded by his eldest son [[Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey]].

Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey (2253 bytes)
1: ...[1374]] - [[January 7]], [[1400]]), also 3rd Earl of Kent
3: ...ke of Exeter | John Holland]] was created Duke of Exeter on that day as well.
5: ...nd Arundel, and thus went back to just being Earl of Kent.
7: ...and return him to the throne. The plot failed and Holland was captured and executed.
9: ...hildren by his wife, Joan, daughter of Hugh, Earl of Stafford. He was succeeded as earl by his brother...

2nd Duke of Norfolk (303 bytes)
1: ...e '''2nd Duke of Norfolk''' might refer to either of:
3: ...y, 2nd Duke of Norfolk]], from the first creation of the title, or
4: ...d, 2nd Duke of Norfolk]], from the third creation of the title.
6: See [[Duke of Norfolk]] for more information on the various cre...

Edward, 2nd Duke of York (1876 bytes)
1: ...he same [[Duke of York]] who died at the [[Battle of Agincourt]], the major English casualty in that b...
3: ...he younger Richard was eventually restored to the dukedom.
5: ... and effectively died of suffocation under a pile of other men and horses.
7: As the '''Duke of Aumerle''', he is a major character in Shakespear...
10: ...ore=[[Edmund of Langley]] | after=[[Richard, Duke of York]], restored 1425}}

Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (4869 bytes)
1: ...or [[Hampshire]] and a supporter of [[William III of Orange]].
3: ... Scrope]], daughter of [[Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland]].
5: ...; and for two short periods was [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]].
7: According to [[Jonathan Swift]] this Duke was a "great booby."
13: ..., [[1661]] - [[November 22]], [[1696]]), daughter of William Ramsden and Elizabeth Palmes. They had fo...

Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington (1125 bytes)
1: ...titles by his nephew, [[Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington|Henry]].
5: ...f Wellington]] | Next=[[Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington|Henry Wellesley]]}}
7: ...gory:Peers|Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of]]
8: ...the Garter|Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of]]
9: ...807 births|Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of]]

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (1192 bytes)
1: '''Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton''' ([[25 October]] [[1683]] - [[6 May]] [...
3: ... in [[1721]]. He also served as [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] from [[1720]] to [[1724]].
7: ... of Grafton]] | Next=[[Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton|Augustus FitzRoy]]}}
9: ... High Stewards|Grafton, Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of]]
10: ...Category:Peers|Grafton, Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of]]

Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle (1441 bytes)
1: '''Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle''' ([[14 August]] [[1653]] - [[6 Octobe...
3: ...arle died in [[Whitehall]], [[London]] at the age of thirty-five.
5: ...ke of Albemarle]] | Prev=[[George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle|George Monck]] | Next=Extinct}}
7: ...gory:Peers|Albemarle, Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of]]
8: ...the Garter|Albemarle, Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of]]

Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (3869 bytes)
1: ...sh nobleman and an important figure in the [[Wars of the Roses]] and in the [[Hundred Years War]].
3: ...Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset|John]] as 4th Earl of Somerset in 1444.
5: ...John had also been duke, though strictly speaking of a separate creation.)
7: ...hat [[Edward of Westminster]], the young [[Prince of Wales]] was his son, and not the king's.
9: ...ector, and Somerset was imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]]. He life was probably saved only by the ...

Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1300 bytes)
1: ...ther of the more famous [[Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk]].
4: ...s Howard]] | before2=New Creation | title2=[[Earl of Surrey]] | years1= | years2= }}
7: ...rd High Stewards|Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of]]
8: ... High Treasurers|Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of]]
9: ...ry:Earls Marshal|Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of]]

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (5089 bytes)
1: ...inst the [[James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth|Duke of Monmouth]] (1685).
3: ...ce Hyde, Earl of Rochester|Rochester]] as viceroy of Ireland in 1703, a post which he held till 1707.
5: ... in supporting their allies under Prince [[Eugene of Savoy]].
7: ...|George I]], by whom he was nevertheless deprived of the captain-generalship.
9: ... subsequent act his brother, Charles Butler, earl of Arran, was enabled to repurchase them.

Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort (1704 bytes)
1: ...ufort]]. In 1713 he was invested as Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.).
4: ...ille]], daughter of [[Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset]], who died [[June 18]] [[1705]], with who...
5: ... daughter of [[Wriothesley Baptist Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough]], who died [[September 13]], [[1709...
6: ...orne]], daughter of [[Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds]], who died [[February 4]] [[1722]], with w...
9: # [[Henry Somerset, 3rd Duke of Beaufort]] his heir and successor; and

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