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The title was first conferred on Thomas of Woodstock, the thirteenth child of King Edward III. The title became extinct at his death, as it did upon the death of the Duke of the second creation, Humphrey of Lancaster, fifth son of King Henry IV.

The title was next conferred on Richard Plantagenet, brother to King Edward IV. When Richard himself became King, the dukedom merged into the crown. Next to receive the dukedom was the son of King Charles I, Henry Stuart, upon whose death the title became extinct.

The next actual creation was for the brother of George III, Prince William Henry, the full title being "Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh".

The fifth and final creation was for Prince Henry, son of King George V. Upon Prince Henry's death, the dukedom was inherited by his son Prince Richard, who still holds the title. The heir to the title is presently Alexander Windsor, styled Earl of Ulster.

There is a preserved steam locomotive called Duke of Gloucester

1 Dukes of Gloucester, first Creation ( 1385)

• Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester ( 1355- 1397)

2 Dukes of Gloucester, second Creation ( 1414)

• Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester ( 1390- 1447)

3 Dukes of Gloucester, third Creation ( 1461Events February 2 Battle of Mortimer's Cross Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. February 17 Second Battle of St Albans The Earl of Warwick's army is defeated by a Lancastrian force)

• Richard Plantagenet, Duke of GloucesterRichard III ( October 2, 1452 August 22, 1485) was the King of England from 1483 until his death and the last king from the House of York. After the death of his brother Edward IV, Richard briefly governed as a regent for Edward's son Edward V, but he imp ( 1452Events October English troops under John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, land in Guyenne and retake most of the province without a fight. Births March 10 Ferdinand II of Aragon April 15 Leonardo da Vinci July 10 King James III of Scotland (killed in 1488)- 1485Events August 22 Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. Richard dies in battle and Henry Tudor becomes King Henry VII of England.) (became King in 1483)

4 Dukes of Gloucester, fourth Creation ( 1659Events May 25 Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. 24-year war between France and Spain ends with Fren)

• Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester ( 1640Events December 1 Portugal regains its independence from Spain and John IV of Portugal becomes king. Spain does not recognize the indepedence before 1668 Charles I summons and rapidly dismisses the Short Parliament in an attempt to fund the second of the- 1660Events January 1 colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration February 2 George Monck and his regiment arrive in London February 23)