What is Duke of York?
The '''Duke of York''' (sometimes shortened to '''DOY''') is a [[Titles of European royal heirs|title]] of [[nobility]] and [[British royal family|royalty]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. [[Dukedom]] is the highest ranking of royalty before [[monarch]]. The wife of the Duke of York is the [[Duchess of York]]. The current Duke is [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]]. The first one was [[Edmund of Langley]], who founded the [[House of York]] and served as the duke from 1385 until his death in 1402. Since the 15th century, the title has usually been given to the second son of the [[reign]]ing [[monarch]]. Since the second creation, not one of the holders of the title has ever passed it on: they either died without male [[heir]]s or became [[King]] themselves. {{British royal titles}} {{DEFAULTSORT:York, Duke of}} [[Category:British royalty]] [[Category:1892 establishments in the United Kingdom]] {{UK-stub}}