Duchess of Kent
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The Duchess of Kent is the title given to the wife of the Duke of Kent
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Five women have held the title:
Duke of Kent
Duke of Kent is a title which has been created various times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, most recently as a royal dukedom for the fourth son of George V.-Pre-history:...
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Five women have held the title:
- Jemima (died 1728), daughter of Thomas Crewe, 2nd Baron Crewe, first wife of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of KentHenry Grey, 1st Duke of KentHenry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent KG PC was a British politician and courtier.-Family:He was a son of Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent and Mary Grey, 1st Baroness Lucas of Crudwell...
- Sophia (died 1748), daughter of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of PortlandWilliam Bentinck, 1st Earl of PortlandHans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, Baron Bentinck of Diepenheim and Schoonheten, KG, PC was a Dutch and English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England. He was steady, sensible, modest...
, second wife of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent - Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldPrincess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldPrincess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was the mother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.-Early life:...
(1786-1861), wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, mother of Queen Victoria - Princess Marina, Duchess of KentPrincess Marina, Duchess of KentPrincess Marina, Duchess of Kent, née Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark was a member of the British Royal Family; the wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck....
(1906-1968), wife of Prince George, Duke of KentPrince George, Duke of KentPrince George, Duke of Kent was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth son of George V and Mary of Teck, and younger brother of Edward VIII and George VI... - Katharine, Duchess of Kent (born 1933), wife of Prince Edward, Duke of KentPrince Edward, Duke of KentThe Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63...
(present incumbent)