Duke of Newcastle

Dukedom of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Dukedom of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Creation date	1756
Created by	George II
Peerage	Peerage of Great Britain
First holder	Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne
Last holder	Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Remainder to	Special remainder
Extinction date	1988
Seat(s)	Clumber Park

Dukedom of Newcastle upon Tyne
Dukedom of Newcastle upon Tyne
Creation date	1665 (first creation); 1694 (second creation); 1715 (third creation);
Created by	Charles II (first creation); William III and Mary II (second creation); George I (third creation);
Peerage	Peerage of England (first creation); Peerage of Great Britain (second and third creation);
Remainder to	the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten; Special remainder for the third creation
Extinction date	1691 (first creation); 1711 (second creation); 1768 (third creation);

Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne was a title that was created three times, once in the Peerage of England and twice in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first grant of the title was made in 1665 to William Cavendish, 1st Marquess of Newcastle upon Tyne.^[1] He was a prominent Royalist commander during the Civil War.

The related title of Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne [sic]^[2] was created once in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was conferred in 1756 on Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne (of the third creation), to provide a slightly more remote special remainder. The title became extinct in 1988, a year that saw the deaths of the distantly related ninth and tenth Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne.

^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Newcastle, Dukes of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 470–471.
^ Despite the name of the town being Newcastle-under-Lyme with an "m", the dukedom was created as Lyne with an "n". There is no known satisfactory explanation for the discrepancy, which may have been an error. If it was an error, however, that error has perpetuated itself in numerous sources, including peerage catalogues.

[1] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Newcastle, Dukes of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 470–471.

[2] Despite the name of the town being Newcastle-under-Lyme with an "m", the dukedom was created as Lyne with an "n". There is no known satisfactory explanation for the discrepancy, which may have been an error. If it was an error, however, that error has perpetuated itself in numerous sources, including peerage catalogues.

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Dukedom of Newcastle upon Tyne
Creation date	1665 (first creation) 1694 (second creation) 1715 (third creation)
Created by	Charles II (first creation) William III and Mary II (second creation) George I (third creation)
Peerage	Peerage of England (first creation) Peerage of Great Britain (second and third creation)
Remainder to	the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten Special remainder for the third creation
Extinction date	1691 (first creation) 1711 (second creation) 1768 (third creation)