Duke of Cleveland
| Dukedom of Cleveland | |
|---|---|
Arms: Quarterly: 1st and 4th Grand-Quarters, Sable, three Swords in pile points downwards proper (Powlett); 2nd Grand-Quarters, Azure, three sinister Gaunlets Or (Vane); 3rd Grand-Quarters, grand-quarterly, 1st & 4th, Azure, three Fleurs-de-lis Or (France); 2nd & 3rd, Gules, three Lions Or, armed and langued Azure (England); 2nd grand-quarter, Or, a Lion rampant Gules, within a Double-Tressure flory counter-flory Gules (Scotland); 3rd grand-quarter, Azure, a Harp Or, stringed Argent (Ireland); charged at the centre point with a Baton Sinister Ermine (FitzRoy). Crests: 1st: a Dexter Gauntlet proper, bossed and rimmed Or, brandishing a Sword proper (Vane); 2nd: On a Chapeau Gules, turned up Ermine, a Lion passant guardant Or, gorged with a Collar compony Ermine and Azure, and crowned with a Ducal Coronet Gold (FitzRoy). Supporters: Dexter: A Lion Guardant Or, ducally crowned Azure, and gorged with a Collar compony Ermine and Azure. The 4th Duke’s arms are surrounded by the circlet of the Order of the Garter | |
| Creation date | 29 January 1833 |
| Creation | Second |
| Created by | King William IV |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | William Vane, 1st Marquess of Cleveland |
| Last holder | Harry George Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland |
| Remainder to | 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Marquess of Cleveland Earl of Darlington Earl of Chichester Viscount Barnard Baron Barnard Baron Raby Baron Newbury |
| Status | Extinct |
| Extinction date | 21 August 1891 |
| Motto | NEC TEMERE NEC TIMERE (Neither rashly nor timidly) |
Duke of Cleveland is a title that was created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The dukedoms were named after Cleveland in northern England.