Royal eponyms in Canada
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In Canada, a number of sites and structures are named for royal individuals, whether a member of the past French royal family, British royal family, or present Canadian royal family thus reflecting the country's status as a constitutional monarchy under the Canadian Crown. Those who married into the royal family are indicated by an asterisk (*). Charles Edward Stuart was a pretender to the British throne.
Eponymous royalty[edit]
King Francis I[edit]
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Queen Elizabeth I[edit]
Queen Elizabeth I Colloquially: Good Queen Bess | ||||
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King Henry IV[edit]
King Henry IV | ||||
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King James VI and I[edit]
King James VI and I | ||||
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Queen Henrietta Maria*[edit]
Queen Henrietta Maria | ||||
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Prince Rupert[edit]
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King Charles I[edit]
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King Louis XIV[edit]
King Louis XIV | ||||
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Queen Anne[edit]
Queen Anne | ||||
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Louis, Dauphin of France[edit]
Louis, Dauphin of France | ||||
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King George I[edit]
King George I Other title: Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1698–1714) | ||||
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King George II[edit]
King George II Other title: Prince of Wales (1714–1727) | ||||
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Prince Frederick (1707–1751)[edit]
Prince Frederick | ||||
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Charles Edward Stuart[edit]
Charles Edward Stuart | ||||
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Prince William (1721–1765)[edit]
Prince William Other title: The Duke of Cumberland (1726–1765) | ||||
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King George III[edit]
King George III Other titles: Prince George (1738–1760) The Duke of Lancaster (1760–1820) Elector of Hanover (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1760–1820) | ||||
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Queen Charlotte*[edit]
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Prince Frederick (1763–1827)[edit]
Prince Frederick Other title: The Duke of York and Albany (1784–1827) | ||||
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Princess Frederica*[edit]
Princess Frederica Other title: The Duchess of York and Albany (1791–1820) | ||||
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Prince Edward (1767–1820)[edit]
Prince Edward Other title: The Duke of Kent (1799–1820) | ||||
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Princess Victoria* (1786–1861)[edit]
Princess Victoria Other title: The Duchess of Kent (1818–1861) | ||||
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Prince Augustus[edit]
Prince Augustus Other title: The Duke of Sussex (1801–1843) | ||||
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Prince Adolphus[edit]
Prince Adolphus Other title: The Duke of Cambridge (1801–1850) | ||||
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Princess Augusta[edit]
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Princess Mary[edit]
Princess Mary Other title: The Duchess of Gloucester (1816–1857) | ||||
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Princess Sophia[edit]
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Princess Amelia[edit]
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King George IV[edit]
King George IV Other title: The Duke of Cornwall (1762–1820) Royal house: House of Guelph | ||||
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Queen Caroline*[edit]
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King Leopold I*[edit]
King Leopold I Other title: Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1790–1826) | ||||
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King William IV[edit]
King William IV Other titles: Prince William Henry (1765–1830) The Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews (1765–1830) | ||||
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Queen Adelaide*[edit]
Queen Adelaide | ||||
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The Viscountess Falkland[edit]
The Viscountess Falkland[n 9] | ||||
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Queen Victoria[edit]
Prince Albert*[edit]
Prince Albert Other title: Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1857) | ||||
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Princess Victoria (1840–1901)[edit]
Princess Victoria Other title: Princess Royal (1841–1901) | ||||
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Princess Alice[edit]
Princess Alice | ||||
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Prince Alfred[edit]
Prince Alfred | ||||
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Princess Helena[edit]
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Princess Louise (1848–1939)[edit]
Princess Louise Full name: Louisa Caroline Alberta | ||||
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The Duke of Argyll*[edit]
The Duke of Argyll Other title: The Marquess of Lorne (1847–1900) | ||||
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Prince Arthur[edit]
Prince Arthur Other title: The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1874–1942) | ||||
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Princess Patricia[edit]
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Prince Leopold[edit]
Prince Leopold Other title: The Duke of Albany (1881–1884) | ||||
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Princess Beatrice[edit]
Princess Beatrice Full name: Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore | ||||
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The Earl of Athlone*[edit]
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King Edward VII[edit]
King Edward VII Full name: Albert Edward Other titles: The Prince of Wales (1841–1901) The Duke of Rothesay (1841–1901) Baron of Renfrew (1901–1910) | ||||
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Queen Alexandra*[edit]
Queen Alexandra Other title: Princess Alexandra (1844–1901) | ||||
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Princess Maud[edit]
Princess Maud Other title: Queen Maud (1905–1938) | ||||
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Princess Louise (1867–1931)[edit]
Princess Louise Other title: Princess Royal (1905–1931) | ||||
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King George V[edit]
King George V Other titles: The Duke of York (1892–1910) The Prince of Wales (1901–1910) | ||||
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Queen Mary*[edit]
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Prince George[edit]
Prince George | ||||
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King Edward VIII[edit]
King Edward VIII Other titles: Prince Edward (1894–1936), (1936–1972) The Prince of Wales (1910–1936) | ||||
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King George VI[edit]
King George VI Other title: The Duke of York (1920–1936) | ||||
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Queen Elizabeth*[edit]
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Princess Margaret[edit]
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Queen Elizabeth II[edit]
Prince Philip*[edit]
Prince Philip Other title: The Duke of Edinburgh (1947–2021) | ||||
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Princess Anne[edit]
Princess Anne Other title: The Princess Royal (1987–present) | ||||
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Prince Andrew[edit]
Prince Andrew Other title: The Duke of York (1986–present) | ||||
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Prince Edward (1964–present)[edit]
Prince Edward Other title:The Duke of Edinburgh (2023–present) | ||||
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Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor[edit]
Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor | ||||
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James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex[edit]
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King Charles III[edit]
King Charles III Other titles: Prince Charles (1948–2022) The Prince of Wales (1958–2022) | ||||
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Diana, Princess of Wales*[edit]
Diana, Princess of Wales | ||||
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Queen Camilla*[edit]
Queen Camilla Other title: Duchess of Cornwall (2005–2022) | ||||
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Prince William (1982–present)[edit]
Prince William Other titles: The Duke of Cambridge (2011–present) The Prince of Wales (2022–present) | ||||
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Various Named for multiple members of the Royal Family | ||||
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The mountain was named in 1982 for a collection of madrigals entitled The Triumphs of Oriana, with Oriana being a nickname for Queen Elizabeth.[3]
- ^ a b Named for its location in Kings County[18]
- ^ Only the original Fort George was named for George III, the city's name Prince George honours a Duke of Kent. d. 1902, not George III.[22]
- ^ Named for its location in the archipelago (now known as Haida Gwaii)[32]
- ^ The islands were named by the explorer George Dixon for his ship the Queen Charlotte, which in turn was named for the queen.[34]
- ^ a b Named for the Queen's Rangers[37]
- ^ Named for its location in Queens County[38]
- ^ Hamilton suggests the town was named in honor of the city on Prince Edward Island.Hamilton (1978, p. 110)
- ^ The Viscountess Falkland, née Amelia Cary FitzClarence, was the youngest of William IV's illegitimate children.
- ^ Queensborough was the original name for New Westminster. The name was changed at Victoria's suggestion.[71] In 1908, the present Queensborough was established and named in honour of the prior name.[72]
- ^ Named for its proximity to Alexandra Bridge[135]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b Hamilton 1978, p. 261.
- ^ "Mount Queen Bess". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Oriana Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Queen Bess Glacier". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Rayburn, Alan (2015). "Place Names". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Hamilton 1996, p. 285.
- ^ a b King Charles St, Belle River, ON N0R 1A0, Postal Codes in Canada, retrieved 21 August 2023
- ^ Government of Canada. "The Kings and Queens of Canada: The Crown in Canadian History > Henri III (1551–1589)". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d Hamilton 1978, p. 58.
- ^ "Rupert River". Britannica Academic. 2008. 64436.
- ^ Brown, Jennifer S.H. (2017). An Ethnohistorian in Rupert's Land: Unfinished Conversations. Edmonton: AU Press. p. 23. ISBN 9781771991711. OCLC 974527444.
- ^ a b Hamilton 1978, pp. 141–142.
- ^ a b c Guide to Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Its Historic sites series, no. 4 (6th ed.). Ottawa: F.C. Acland. 1933. p. 5 – via Hathi Trust.
- ^ a b c d e Government of Canada. "Kings and Queens of Canada" (PDF). Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "History of Prince of Wales Fort". Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site. Parks Canada. April 11, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Brown, Thomas J. (1922), Nova Scotia Place Names (PDF), p. 56, retrieved 13 August 2023
- ^ a b c Hamilton 1996, p. 342.
- ^ Hamilton 1996, pp. 342–343.
- ^ Hamilton 1996, pp. 459–460.
- ^ a b Hamilton 1996, pp. 316–317.
- ^ Grant, Peter (2014). "Strait of Georgia". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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- ^ Hamilton 1996, p. 90.
- ^ Hamilton 1996, p. 91.
- ^ Hamilton 1978, p. 81.
- ^ a b Hamilton 1996, pp. 345–346.
- ^ Hamilton 1996, p. 383.
- ^ Kernaghan, Lois; Bell, Cheryl (2013). "University of King's College". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "The Four Citadels". Halifax Citadel National Historic Site. Parks Canada. May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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- ^ Hamilton 1996, p. 461.
- ^ "Village of Queen Charlotte". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Ministry of Municipal Affairs (July 13, 2022). "Ancestral Haida name restored to Haida Gwaii village". BC Gov News. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ Foster, Bristol (2015). "Haida Gwaii". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Hamilton 1978, pp. 58–59.
- ^ Hamilton 1996, p. 62.
- ^ a b Hamilton 1996, p. 121.
- ^ Hamilton 1996, p. 122.
- ^ a b c d Hamilton 1996, p. 390.
- ^ "History". Georges Island National Historic Site. Parks Canada. August 6, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Hamilton 1996, pp. 473–474.
- ^ Hamilton 1978, p. 88.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sandberg, L. Anders (9 June 202), "What's in a Name? What does the Duke of York have to do with York University?", Alternative Campus Tour, York University, retrieved 20 August 2023
- ^ a b c d e f "The Royal Family in Toronto, Then and Now". Toronto Then and Now. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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- ^ Hamilton 1978, p. 140.
- ^ Hamilton 1996, pp. 381–382.
- ^ a b Hamilton 1996, p. 388.
- ^ a b c d Tidridge, Nathan, Prince Edward and Ontario, the Crown in Canada, retrieved 4 April 2023
- ^ CBC News: Royal couple wraps up trip to Prince Edward Island; November 10, 2000
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Tidridge, Nathan, Prince Edward and Quebec, the Crown in Canada, retrieved 4 April 2023
- ^ Hamilton 1978, p. 313.
- ^ "Gloucester County", Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, retrieved 13 August 2023
- ^ a b c Brown 1922, p. 114
- ^ Hamilton 1996, p. 223.
- ^ "History". Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site. Parks Canada. June 15, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Hamilton 1978, p. 176.
- ^ Hamilton 1978, p. 177.
- ^ a b Hamilton 1996, p. 474.
- ^ Manson, Bill (2003). Footsteps In Time: Exploring Hamilton's heritage neighbourhoods. North Shore Publishing Inc. ISBN 1-896899-22-6.
- ^ Hamilton 1996, p. 120.
- ^ The Sailor Prince & the Society Lady – a Canadian Scandal, Jane Austen's London, 25 August 2019, retrieved 21 August 2022
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- ^ Zoltai, S.C. (March 4, 2015). "King William Island". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Brown 1922, p. 50
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa The Canadian Encyclopedia: Queen Victoria
- ^ a b c d e f g h Place Names of Alberta: Published for the Geographic Board by the Department of the Interior. Ottawa: F.C. Acland. 1928. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ II. Canada Years (1878–1883)
- ^ "New Westminster". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "Queensborough". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Hamilton 1978, p. 63.
- ^ a b c d e f g h History in Winnipeg Street Names. Manitoba Historical Society.
- ^ a b Hamilton 1996, p. 146.
- ^ a b Hamilton 1996, p. 249.
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