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 Thos W Ward and broken up at Barrow in Furness. then replaced "Duke of Clarence". In the early hours of Tuesday 6 November 1894, whilst making passage from Belfast to Fleetwood, "Duke of Clarence" ran down and sank the steam trawler "Albatross," whilst "Albatross" was engaged trawling on the Bahama Bank to the northeast of Ramsey, Isle of Man. The accident resulted in the loss of the lives of five members of the crew of "Albatross". "Albatross" was reported to have been lit as per the regulations with two lights on her masthead indicating a steam trawler with her nets