"""The Grand Old Duke Of York"" was whose son?"
Duke of York and Albany son of King George III. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army for many years, and was the original "Grand old Duke of York" in the popular rhyme. He too died without heirs. Every time the Dukedom of York and Albany has been created it has had only one occupant, that person dying without male heirs. Queen Victoria granted the title "Duke of Albany" (single geographic designation) to her 4th son, Prince Leopold, in 1881, and the title "Duke of York" (single geographic designation) to her eldest son's second (but by then eldest living) son, Prince George, in 1892.
The Grand Old Duke of York The Grand Old Duke of York "The Grand Old Duke of York" (also sung as The Noble Duke of York) is an English children's nursery rhyme, often performed as an action song. The Duke of the title has been argued to be a number of the holders of that office, particularly Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763–1827) and its lyrics have become proverbial for futile action. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 742. The most common modern version is: <poem>Oh, The grand old Duke of York, He had ten thousand men; He marched them up