Can someone tell me how Camilla the duchess of Cornwall came to be. What is the duchess of Cornwall?

Question

Where did it originate?

Answer 1

One of Prince Charles' titles is Duke of Cornwall.  It is a title traditionally given to the oldest son of the current monarch.  Since Charles is the Duke of Cornwall, his wife is the Duchess of Cornwall.

Camilla actually uses the title because she chose not the use the style "Princess of Wales", presumably because that title is so closely identified with Princess Diana.  "Duchess of Cornwall" is the next highest title to which she is entitled.

Answer 2

The title is part of the Prince of Wales' many titles and stylings:

from http://www.royal.gov/uk

"STYLE AND TITLES OF THE PRINCE OF WALES

The title 'Prince of Wales' may be possessed only by the eldest son of a Sovereign.

There is no automatic succession to this title, which at every vacancy becomes merged in the Crown, and is renewed only by the Sovereign.

The title 'Princess of Wales' applies only to the wife of the Prince of Wales. The title cannot be used by the Sovereign's daughter, even if she is heir to the throne. For example, the Queen was known as Princess Elizabeth until she succeeded to the throne.

The present Prince of Wales is 21st in the line, counting several who were never formally invested. He can trace his descent back through the Tudors to the original Princes of Wales, of whom the last native Prince of Wales was Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (1246-82).

Edward II was the first Prince of Wales in the present line; he was formally created Prince of Wales by his father Edward I in 1301 and he was invested before Parliament in Lincoln.

When Henry VIII united England and Wales and gave Wales representation in the Parliament at Westminster, the direct link between the Prince of Wales and the government of that principality was severed.

George II, as Prince of Wales, was the last to be granted the revenues of Wales, by a special Act of Parliament. There are no revenues or estates attaching to the principality as such today.

As heir apparent, the Prince of Wales became Duke of Cornwall in 1952 on The Queen's accession, and he receives the annual net revenues from the Duchy of Cornwall to meet all his costs.

Prince Charles was created Prince of Wales on 26 July 1958 thus becoming the first Prince of Wales since 1936.

Although investitures of Princes of Wales were traditionally held in front of Parliament, and not all Princes of Wales have been invested, the investiture of the present Prince of Wales (like that of his predecessor Prince Edward, later Edward VIII, in 1911) was a State occasion.



  It took place in a Welsh setting before the Welsh people, at Caernarfon Castle on 1 July 1969. The Welsh regalia (Crown Jewels associated with the Princes of Wales) used at the investitures in 1911 and 1969 are on loan to the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff.



The Prince of Wales's other titles are The Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Lord of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, Prince and Great Steward of Scotland and Earl of Chester.

The dukedom of Cornwall was first conferred on Edward the Black Prince by his father Edward III in 1343.

The Scottish titles were all vested in the heir to the throne of Scotland by an Act of Scottish Parliament, 1469.

The earldom of Chester, created by William I as a self-governing territory to guard the Welsh border, reverted to the Crown in 1237. The earldom of Chester has always been conferred on the Prince of Wales since Edward I conferred the earldom on his second son Edward, the first Prince of Wales."

Upon her marriage,Camilla became the Princess of Wales,Duchess of Cornwall and Rothesay,Countess of Carrick and Baroness Renfrew, Lady of the Isles, and Princess and Great Steward of Scotland,all her husband's titles and stylings;she chose to be known as Duchess of Cornwall,out of respect to the late Diana,Princess of Wales,who is still quite the people's princess.

Answer 3

not sure of the origination but like most of these titles they are heredity.......she became the duchess as her husband is the duke of Cornwall.............and with him holding this title basically he gets shed loads of money from the revenues of the county and IMO he puts very little back in...........I lived in Cornwall for 15 + years and really like most of what that person does is only for lining his own pockets.

so she ONLY got the title due to marrying Charles and he ONLY got the title as his mother gave it to him.

regards.........and sorry actually like the royals as a whole but Charles is a bloody disgrace and her well....................