Duke of Sussex is a substantive title, one of several royal dukedoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is a hereditary title of a specific rank of nobility in the British royal family. It has b
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2017
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex by Guy Head
Prince Harry launching the 2020 Invictus Games
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, was the sixth son and ninth child of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III wh
Duke of Sussex
…to as ealdormen, or duces in Latin, which is sometimes translated as "dukes". The title of Duke of Sussex was first conferred on 24 November 1801 upon Prince Augustus Frederick, the sixth son of King George III. He was made Baron Arklow and Earl of Inverness at the same time, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The title…
Nine-year-old Prince Augustus in 1782, painted by Thomas Gainsborough
Prince Augustus, Duke of Sussex, by Henri-Pierre Danloux, c. 1794
The Duke of Sussex in robes of the Garter, by James Lonsdale, c. 1820