Sarah, Duchess of York was the first person to lose the Duchess of York title on divorce. Contrary to popular belief she is not the Duchess of York as that is the title of the wife of the Duke of York. She uses the style only as a name.

Duchess of York is a courtesy title held by the wife of the Duke of York since the first Duke of York in 1384. The title is gained with matrimony alone and is forfeited on divorce. Because four of the twelve Dukes of York did not marry or had already assumed the throne when they married, there have only been ten Duchesses of York. worldroots. ... worldroots. ... Sarah, Duchess of York (Sarah Margaret Mountbatten-Windsor, née Ferguson) born 15 October 1959, is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York. ... The title Duke of York is a title of nobility usually given to the second son of the British monarch, unless the title is already held by an earlier monarchs son who is still alive. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ... The title Duke of York is a title of nobility usually given to the second son of the British monarch, unless the title is already held by an earlier monarchs son who is still alive. ...

The ten Duchesses of York (and the dates the individuals held that title) are as follows:

1. Isabella of Castile (1372 – 1392) – Isabella predeceased her husband and died at King’s Langley Manor House in Hertfordshire, England.
2. Joan Holland (1393 – 1402) - Joan survived her husband and went on to marry two other noblemen. These were William de Willoughby, 5th Lord Willoughby de Eresby, Henry Le Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Marsham and Henry Bromflete, 1st Lord Vessy.
3. Philippa de Mohun (1402 - 1415) – Philippa De Mohun was a twice widowed noblewoman who married Edward Plantagenet, 2nd Duke of York, Duke of Albermarle. Her two previous husbands were Walter FitzWalter and Sir John Golafre.
4. Cecily Neville (1425 – 1460) – Cecily survived her husband and entered into a largely religious life and died in 1495 after receiving a papal indulgence.
5. Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (1478 – 1481) – Anne was the child bride of Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York one of the Princes in the Tower. She survived her infant husband and died at the tender age of nine.
6. Lady Anne Hyde (1660 – 1671) – Anne predeceased her husband having contracted breast cancer.
7. Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (1791– 1820) – Frederica received an enthusiastic welcome to England but following a troubled relationship with her husband was soon separated. She predeceased her husband and died in 1820.
8. Victoria Mary of Teck (1893 – 1901) – Princess Victoria ceased to be known as the Duchess of York when her Grandmother-in-law Queen Victoria died in 1901. That year she succeeded to the title of Princess of Wales as the wife of the heir to the throne.
9. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1923 – 1936) – Lady Elizabeth ceased to be known as the Duchess of York on her accession as Queen Consort following the abdication of Edward VIII and the elevation of her husband as George VI.
10. Sarah Ferguson (1986 – 1996) – Sarah Ferguson was a close friend of Diana, Princess of Wales and was introduced to Prince Andrew at her instigation. Following her divorce in 1996, she became known as Sarah, Duchess of York (the proper address for the divorced wives of peers). She also lost the style HRH as well as any other dignities related to that title. Contrary to popular belief Sarah, Duchess of York is not a Duchess despite the style.

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Other titles held by the Duchess of York

Other titles notably held by the Duchess of York include:

'The smiling Duchess' was the ninth person to hold the title Duchess of York. She was also the last person later to succeed as Queen Consort to be styled Duchess of York.

1. Countess of Inverness
2. Baroness Killyleagh

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Bibliography

• Peerage.com; Your source for peerage information (www.peerage.com)
• Princesses of Wales by Deborah Fisher. University of Wales Press, 2005.