- The first creation was for John, 4th son of King Henry IV , who was created , 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 and Duke Of Somerset in 1443 . He died the following year, when the titles became extinct.
- The third creation was for Jean de Foix, vicomte de Castillon, who was created 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 continued to style themselves "comte de Candale" (or Kendal).
- The next Kendal creation was for Prince Rupert of the Rhine, nephew of King Charles I and a Royalist commander in the Civil War , who is sometimes (perhaps erroneously) said to have been created 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 Duke Of York , was given the titles of , Earl of Wigmore and Baron Holdenby. He died the following year, when these titles became extinct.
- The next creation was for Prince George of Denmark, the husband of Princess (later Queen) Anne , who was created Duke Of Cumberland , and Baron Wokingham in 1689 . He died without surviving issue, and the titles became extinct.
- The next creation was for Ermengarde von der Schulenberg, Duchess of Munster, the mistress of King George I , who was created , Countess Of Feversham and 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 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 (daughter of the Prince Regent ) to Prince Leopold Of Saxe-Coburg , it was announced that the groom was to be created . However, in the end this never happened.
- 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 II De Foix, 2me Comte De Candale (d. 1500 )
- Gaston III De Foix, 3me Comte De Candale (d. 1536 )
- Frederic De Foix, 4me Comte De Candale (d. 1571 )
- Henri De Foix, 5me Comte De Candale (d. 1572 )
- Marguerite De Foix, 6me Comtesse De Candale ( 1567 - 1593 ), married in 1587 Jean Louis De Nogaret De La Valette, 1er Duc D'Epernon ( 1554 - 1642 )
- Henri De Nogaret De La Valette, 7me Comte De Candale (d. 1639 ) (created duc de Candale in 1621, that title extinct on his death)
- Bernard De Nogaret De La Valette, 8me Comte De Candale, 2me Duc D'Epernon ( 1592 - 1661 ) (created duc de La Valette in 1622)
- 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
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
- Hereditary Titles
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