Duke of Monmouth
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The title Duke of Monmouth was a title in the peerage of England.
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[edit] Dukes of Monmouth
This title was created in 1663 for James Crofts, otherwise James Scott, the illegitimate son of Charles II, King of England, Scots and Ireland, and Lucy Walter. It was named after the marches town of Monmouth
[edit] Holders
- James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (9 April 1649, Rotterdam – 15 July 1685, London).
Soon after he was raised to the peerage, Monmouth married Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch, a wealthy heiress. He then changed his name to Scott.
[edit] Subsidiary titles
In addition to his dukedom, Monmouth was created Baron Scott of Tinsdale and Earl of Doncaster.
[edit] Extinction
Under an act of James II, Monmouth was declared a traitor for his 1685 rebellion. He was stripped of his titles and executed.
