Duke of Kent and Strathearn (Ernest Augustus of Great Britain)

When the son of George III, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent died, his daughter Alexandrina Victoria became in line to the throne. But with the Female Exclusion Succession Act, the princess was pushed back in the line of succession behind her numerous uncles. She married Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. As a wedding present, King Ernest Augustus (her uncle) declared that her father's title Duke of Kent would go to her eldest son and heir. Victoria, or "the Princess of Kent" as she was known was distraught when her husband died, after giving her nine children, and wore black for the rest of her life. Soon, Albert's older brother Ernest II, Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, died, leaving Albert's son, the now fifty three year old Albert, Duke of Kent, the reigning duke. He chose to be called Duke Edward when in Saxe Coburg and Gotha, which was his middle name. He married a Danish princess and when he died, their son George became Duke of Saxe, Coburg, Gotha and Kent. He was a great British ally in World War II, but his German title of Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha was taken away. His son, Edward II of Saxe Coburg and Gotha (though he was now a pretender to the dukedom) was, during World War II, an enemy of Britain, siding with the Nazis. His title Duke of Kent was taken away, under the Titles Deprivation Act. Upon his death, his brother Henry reclaimed the title, as he was allowed to do. His son Richard is the current Duke of Kent and heir of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry's older brother (who predeceased Edward II) is seen by some as the true heir of the Saxe Coburg and Gotha dukedom. As the Kent dukedom can only be held by men, shecan't have it, but they believe that, as it happened with the Princess of Kent's son Albert Edward, the dukedom should skip the female generation and land on her son Charles Mountbatten.