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The titles of '''Earl of Kendal''' and '''Duke of Kendal''' have been created several times, generally for people with a connection to the English/British royal family. The title refers to [[Kendal]], a town in [[Cumbria]].

*The first creation was for [[John of Bedford|John]], 4th son of King [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]], who was created '''Earl of Kendal''', [[Earl of Richmond]] and [[Duke of Bedford]] in 1414. The titles became extinct at his death.
*The second creation was for [[John Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset]], a grandson of [[John of Gaunt]], who was created '''Earl of Kendal''' and [[Duke of Somerset]] in 1443. He died the following year, and the titles became extinct.
*The third creation was for [[John de Foix, 1st Earl of Kendal|Jean de Foix]], vicomte de Castillon, who was created '''Earl of Kendal''' in 1446. He gave allegiance to the [[King of France]] in 1462, and is thereby presumed to have forfeited his English peerage. However, his descendants in France (and, later, in Spain) continued to use the title under the name 'Candale' (or 'Candal').
*The next Kendal creation was for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, nephew of King [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] and a Royalist commander in the [[English Civil War|Civil War]], who is sometimes (perhaps erroneously) said to have been created '''Baron Kendal''' along with the other titles of [[Earl of Holdernesse]] and [[Duke of Cumberland]] in 1644. This Kendal title, if it ever existed, became extinct on his death without legitimate issue.
*The first use of Kendal as a ducal title was in 1666, when Charles Stuart, son of the [[James II of England|Duke of York]], was given the titles of '''Duke of Kendal''', Earl of Wigmore and Baron Holdenby. He died the following year, and these titles became extinct.
*The next creation was for Prince George of Denmark, the husband of Princess (later Queen) [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Anne]], who was created [[Duke of Cumberland]], '''Earl of Kendal''' and [[Baron Wokingham]] in 1689. He died without surviving issue, and the titles became extinct.
*The next creation was for [[Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal|Ehrengard von der Schulenberg]], Duchess of Munster, the mistress of King [[George I of Great Britain|George I]], who was created '''Duchess of Kendal''', [[Earl of Feversham|Countess of Feversham]] and [[Baron Glastonbury|Baroness Glastonbury]] in 1719. These titles were for life only and expired with their first holder.
*The last Kendal creation was for James Lowther, who was created '''Baron Kendal''', [[Baron Burgh]], [[Baron Lowther]], [[Viscount Lowther]], [[Viscount Lonsdale]] and [[Earl of Lonsdale]] in 1784. These titles became extinct at his death.
*In 1816, at the time of the marriage of [[Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796–1817)|Princess Charlotte of Wales]] (daughter of the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince Regent]]) to [[Leopold I of Belgium|Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg]], it was announced that the groom was to be created '''Duke of Kendal'''. However, in the end this never happened.

==Earls of Kendal, First Creation (1414)==
*[[John, Duke of Bedford|John of Lancaster, 1st Earl of Kendal and Duke of Bedford]] (1389–1435)

==Earls of Kendal, Second Creation (1443)==

*[[John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset|John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Kendal and Duke of Somerset]] (1404–1444)

==Earls of Kendal, Third Creation (1446)==

*[[John de Foix, 1st Earl of Kendal]] (d. 1485) (presumed to have surrendered the peerage 1462, though his descendants in France continued to use the title under the name 'Candale')
*[[Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale|Gaston II de Foix, 2nd comte de Candale]] (d. 1500)
*[[Gaston III de Foix, 3rd comte de Candale]] (d. 1536)
*[[Frédéric de Foix, 4th comte de Candale]] (d. 1571)
*[[Henri de Foix, 5th comte de Candale]] (d. 1572)
*[[Marguerite de Foix, 6th comtesse de Candale]] (1567–1593), married in 1587 [[Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette|Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, 1st duc d'Epernon]] (1554–1642)
*[[Henri de Nogaret de La Valette, duc de Candale|Henri de Nogaret de La Valette, 7th comte de Candale]] (d. 1639) (created ''duc de Candale'' in 1621, that title extinct on his death)
*[[Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette d'Épernon]], 8th comte de Candale, 2nd [[duc d'Epernon]] (1592–1661) (created ''duc de La Valette'' in 1622)
*[[Louis Charles Gaston de Nogaret de La Valette, duc de Candale|Louis Charles Gaston de Nogaret de La Valette, styled comte de Candale]] (1627–1658) was ceded his father's dukedom of La Valette in 1649, and was then known as ''duc de Candale''

A cadet branch of the Foix-Candale family, descendant of [[Jean de Foix-Candale]], settled in Spain (dropping the 'de Foix') and later moved to Southern Italy, following [[Charles III of Spain]] in the 1734 conquest of the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]], during the [[War of the Polish Succession]]:

Spain
* Don Antonio de Candal
* Don Pablo de Candal
* Don Domingo de Candal (b. 1698)

Italy
* Don Agostino de Candal (b. 1759)
* Donna Anna de Candal (b. 1787), m. Don Ferdinando Della Rocca (1783–1847?), [[Patrician (post-Roman Europe)|Patrizio]] di [[Lucera]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.famiglienobilinapolitane.it/Genealogie/Della%20Rocca%20de%20Candal.htm |title=Della Rocca De Candal |website=Famiglienobilinapolitane.it |access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref>
* Count Agostino Della Rocca de Candal (1808–1887), Patrizio di Lucera
* Count Gino Della Rocca de Candal (1848–1939), Patrizio di Lucera
* Count Carlo Della Rocca de Candal (1891–1980), Patrizio di Lucera, [[Order of Merit for Labour]]
* Count Giovanni Della Rocca de Candal (1942-), Patrizio di Lucera
* Count Geri Della Rocca de Candal (1983-), Patrizio di Lucera

==Barons Kendal, First Creation (1644)==
(possible creation)

*[[Prince Rupert of the Rhine|Rupert of the Rhine, 1st Baron Kendal and Duke of Cumberland]] (1619–1682)

==Dukes of Kendal, First Creation (1666)==
[[File:Duke of Kendal, Paddington, W2 (2366918441).jpg|thumb|The Duke of Kendal pub in [[Paddington]]; it takes its name from Charles Stuart, Duke of Kendal.<ref>Jones, T. (2012:199). ''Tired of London, Tired of Life: One Thing A Day To Do in London''. United Kingdom: Ebury Publishing.</ref>]]
*[[Charles Stuart, Duke of Kendal]] (1666–1667)

==Earls of Kendal, Fourth Creation (1689)==

*[[Prince George of Denmark|George of Denmark, 1st Earl of Kendal and Duke of Cumberland]] (1653–1708)

==Duchess of Kendal, Second Creation (1719)==

*[[Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal and Munster]] (1667–1743)

==Barons Kendal, Second Creation (1784)==

*[[James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale|James Lowther, 1st Baron Kendal and Earl of Lonsdale]] (1726–1802)

==See also==
* [[Barony of Kendal]]
* [[William de Lancaster I|William de Lancaster, Baron of Kendal]], died c. 1170
* [[Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal]], 1898–1983

Sources include:

*''Kendal/Candale (Re: Who is heir to the Earldom of Lancaster?)'', François R. Velde, alt.talk.royalty newsgroup, 16th Oct 2001
*''Leopold's title of duke of Kendal'', François R. Velde, alt.talk.royalty newsgroup, 18th Oct 2001
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041213144833/http://hereditarytitles.com/ Hereditary Titles]

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