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 an extinct 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.