Duke of Exeter
The title of
Duke of Exeter was created several times in England in the later Middle Ages. It was first created for
John Holland, the half-brother of King
Richard II in
1397. That title was rescinded upon
Henry IV's accession to the throne two years later, and the title was subsequently granted to
Henry V's uncle,
Thomas Beaufort, 1st Earl of Dorset. Following this Duke's death without heirs in
1426, the title was restored to the Holland family, which held it until the 3rd Duke was attainted in
1461 as a
Lancastrian, dying without heirs in
1475. The title has not since been revived, although the titles of Earl of Exeter and Marquess of Exeter have been used.
Dukes of Exeter, first Creation (1397)
Dukes of Exeter, second Creation (1416)
Dukes of Exeter, third Creation (1444)