Duke of Clarence of King Edward IV, in 1461. The Duke forfeited his title in 1478, after he had been convicted of treason against his brother. He allegedly met his end (according to William Shakespeare) by being drowned in a butt of Malmsey. A fourth creation in England was suggested and planned to take effect; the title of Duke of Clarence was going to be given to Lord Guilford Dudley, husband of Lady Jane Grey, upon her coronation, as she declined to make her husband king consort. However, she was deposed before this could take effect. Two double dukedoms, of Clarence and St
TSS Duke of Clarence in 1930. "Duke of Clarence" was long, with a beam of and a depth of . As built, she was . She was later listed in Lloyd's Register as , . A pair of Laird Brothers three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines, each of which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke, connected to twin screws provided her propulsion. The engines gave "Duke of Clarence" a top speed of . Ordered by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR), "Duke of Clarence" was built at Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, as the first of seven ships that they delivered between 1892 and 1909. It