Duke of Kendal

The titles ofEarl of KendalandDuke of Kendalhave been created several times, generally for people with a connection to the English/British royal family. The title refers toKendal,a town inCumbria.

• The first creation was forJohn,4th son of KingHenry IV,who was createdEarl of Kendal,Earl of RichmondandDuke of Bedfordin 1414. The titles became extinct at his death.
• The second creation was forJohn Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset,a grandson ofJohn of Gaunt,who was createdEarl of KendalandDuke of Somersetin 1443. He died the following year, and the titles became extinct.
• The third creation was forJean de Foix,vicomte de Castillon, who was createdEarl of Kendalin 1446. He gave allegiance to theKing of Francein 1462, and is thereby presumed to have forfeited his English peerage. However, his descendants in France (and, later, in Spain) continued to use the title under the name 'Candale' (or 'Candal').
• The next Kendal creation was for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, nephew of KingCharles Iand a Royalist commander in theCivil War,who is sometimes (perhaps erroneously) said to have been createdBaron Kendalalong with the other titles ofEarl of HoldernesseandDuke of Cumberlandin 1644. This Kendal title, if it ever existed, became extinct on his death without legitimate issue.
• The first use of Kendal as a ducal title was in 1666, when Charles Stuart, son of theDuke of York,was given the titles ofDuke of Kendal,Earl of Wigmore and Baron Holdenby. He died the following year, and these titles became extinct.
• The next creation was for Prince George of Denmark, the husband of Princess (later Queen)Anne,who was createdDuke of Cumberland,Earl of KendalandBaron Wokinghamin 1689. He died without surviving issue, and the titles became extinct.
• The next creation was forEhrengard von der Schulenberg,Duchess of Munster, the mistress of KingGeorge I,who was createdDuchess of Kendal,Countess of FevershamandBaroness Glastonburyin 1719. These titles were for life only and expired with their first holder.
• The last Kendal creation was for James Lowther, who was createdBaron Kendal,Baron Burgh,Baron Lowther,Viscount Lowther,Viscount LonsdaleandEarl of Lonsdalein 1784. These titles became extinct at his death.
• In 1816, at the time of the marriage ofPrincess Charlotte of Wales(daughter of thePrince Regent) toPrince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg,it was announced that the groom was to be createdDuke of Kendal.However, in the end this never happened.

Earls of Kendal, First Creation (1414)

• John of Lancaster, 1st Earl of Kendal and Duke of Bedford(1389–1435)

Earls of Kendal, Second Creation (1443)

• John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Kendal and Duke of Somerset(1404–1444)

Earls of Kendal, Third Creation (1446)

• John de Foix, 1st Earl of Kendal(d. 1485) (presumed to have surrendered the peerage 1462, though his descendants in France continued to use the title under the name 'Candale')
• Gaston II de Foix, 2nd comte de Candale(d. 1500)
• Gaston III de Foix, 3rd comte de Candale(d. 1536)
• Frederic de Foix, 4th comte de Candale(d. 1571)
• Henri de Foix, 5th comte de Candale(d. 1572)
• Marguerite de Foix, 6th comtesse de Candale(1567–1593), married in 1587Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, 1st duc d'Epernon(1554–1642)
• Henri de Nogaret de La Valette, 7th comte de Candale(d. 1639) (createdduc de Candalein 1621, that title extinct on his death)
• Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette d'Épernon,8th comte de Candale, 2ndduc d'Epernon(1592–1661) (createdduc de La Valettein 1622)
• Louis Charles Gaston de Nogaret de La Valette, styled comte de Candale(1627–1658) was ceded his father's dukedom of La Valette in 1649, and was then known asduc de Candale

A cadet branch of the Foix-Candale family, descendant ofJean de Foix-Candale,settled in Spain (dropping the 'de Foix') and later moved to Southern Italy, followingCharles III of Spainin the 1734 conquest of theKingdom of the Two Sicilies,during theWar of the Polish Succession:

Spain

• Don Antonio de Candal
• Don Pablo de Candal
• Don Domingo de Candal (b. 1698)

Italy

• Don Agostino de Candal (b. 1759)
• Donna Anna de Candal (b. 1787), m. Don Ferdinando Della Rocca (1783–1847?),PatriziodiLucera
• Count Agostino Della Rocca de Candal (1808–1887), Patrizio di Lucera
• Count Gino Della Rocca de Candal (1848–1939), Patrizio di Lucera
• Count Carlo Della Rocca de Candal (1891–1980), Patrizio di Lucera,Order of Merit for Labour
• Count Giovanni Della Rocca de Candal (1942-), Patrizio di Lucera
• Count Geri Della Rocca de Candal (1983-), Patrizio di Lucera

Barons Kendal, First Creation (1644)

(possible creation)

• Rupert of the Rhine, 1st Baron Kendal and Duke of Cumberland(1619–1682)

Dukes of Kendal, First Creation (1666)

The Duke of Kendal pub inPaddington;it takes its name from Charles Stuart, Duke of Kendal.

• Charles Stuart, Duke of Kendal(1666–1667)

Earls of Kendal, Fourth Creation (1689)

• George of Denmark, 1st Earl of Kendal and Duke of Cumberland(1653–1708)

Duchess of Kendal, Second Creation (1719)

• Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal and Munster(1667–1743)

Barons Kendal, Second Creation (1784)

• James Lowther, 1st Baron Kendal and Earl of Lonsdale(1726–1802)

See also

• Barony of Kendal
• William de Lancaster, Baron of Kendal,died c. 1170
• Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal,1898–1983

Sources include:

• Kendal/Candale (Re: Who is heir to the Earldom of Lancaster?),François R. Velde, alt.talk.royalty newsgroup, 16th Oct 2001
• Leopold's title of duke of Kendal,François R. Velde, alt.talk.royalty newsgroup, 18th Oct 2001
• Hereditary Titles