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== תארים ותפקידים רשמיים ==
דוכס קנט נושא במספר תפקידים רשמיים מתוקף תוארו. כיום משמש דוכס קנט בתפקיד "המאסטר הגדול" של [[הבונים החופשיים]] ב[[אנגליה]], וכן כנשיא [[איגוד הצופים של הממלכה המאוחדת]] (תפקיד בו הוא מכהן מאז שנת [[1975]]). דוכס קנט ביקר במספר ממדינות [[חבר העמים הבריטי]] כנציגה של מלכת אנגליה. הדוכס משמש בתפקיד "המאסטר הגדול" של [[מסדר סנט מייקל וסנט ג'ורג']].
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The current Duke of Kent carries out numerous duties for the monarchy, both military and civil. The Present Duke of Kent is the Grand Master of the English [[Freemasons]], and has served as the President of [[The Scout Association]] of the United Kingdom since 1975<ref>{{cite web| title = Royal Support for the Scouting and Guiding Movements| publisher = Official Website of the British Monarchy| url = http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5951.asp| accessdate =2008-07-25}}</ref> and of the [[Royal Institution]]<ref>[http://www.rigb.org/contentControl?action=displayContent&id=00000002154 RIGB Website]</ref>. The present Duke of Kent has performed a number of state visits to Commonwealth nations on behalf of the Queen. He has also acted as [[Counsellor of State]]. His Royal Highness is the Grand Prior (or Grand Master) of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]]. He holds numerous other appointments in the military. The Duke of Kent as been the patron of Endeavour a national youth Organisation for 29 years.
==שלט האבירים==
The Duke of Kent holds the following subsidiary titles.
[[שלט אבירים|שלט האבירים]] של דוכס קנט מתאר [[סוס]] [[לבן (צבע)|לבן]] ניצב, על רקע של [[שדה (הרלדיקה)|שדה]] [[אדום (צבע)|אדום]]. סמל זה נחשב לסימלה ההיסטורי של [[ממלכת קנט]].
* [[Earl of St Andrews]]
* Baron Downpatrick
==מגורים==
The elder son and heir of the current Duke of Kent uses the earldom of St Andrews as a [[courtesy title]]. Lord St Andrews' son, in turn, uses the courtesy title ''Lord Downpatrick''.
דוכס ודוכסית קנט מתגוררים כיום בבקתת ורן (Wren Cottage) שב[[ארמון קנזינגטון]], אולם משרדם ממוקם ב[[בית יורק]] שב[[ארמון סנט ג'יימס]].
The younger son of the current Duke of Kent is styled [[Lord Nicholas Windsor]]. As a Roman Catholic convert, he is barred from succession to the throne.
==Coat of arms==
The coat of arms anciently associated with Kent is that of a rampant white horse upon a red field. This is primarily associated with the Kingdom of Kent and possibly the earldom as well. Today, this is seen on the Council of Kent's arms and flag. As a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, this is not the coat of arms of the present Duke of Kent. The coat of arms of the Duke of Kent consists of the following:
* '''Arms:''' those of the Royal Arms, differenced by a label of five points argent (white), the points charged with an anchor azure (blue) and a cross gules (red) alternately.
* '''Crest:''' On a coronet of four crosses-patées alternated with four strawberry leaves a lion statant guardant or (gold), crowned with the like coronet and differenced with a label as in the Arms.
* '''Supporters:''' The Royal Supporters differenced with the like coronet (as in the crest) and label as in the arms. [http://www.burkes-peerage.net/Sites/Peerage/SitePages/page62-6i.asp]
The standard of the Duke of Kent is a flag version of his arms [http://flagspot.net/flags/gb-rooth.html]. The personal badge of the present Duke of Kent is 'E' encircled by the garter of the [[Order of the Garter]], surmounted by a ducal coronet.
==Residence==
The Duke and Duchess of Kent currently live at Wren Cottage in the grounds of [[Kensington Palace]], but their office is based at [[York House, St. James's Palace|York House]] at [[St. James's Palace]].
==The Dukes of Kent==
There have been three periods in which there has been a Duke of Kent, the first occurring in 1710, the second in 1799 as a joint dukedom, and the third and present period in 1934. Prior to these, the title existed as an earldom. (See [[Earl of Kent|Earls of Kent]].)
===Dukes of Kent, First Creation (1710)===
*[[Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent]] (1671-1740)
===Dukes of Kent and Strathearn (1799)===
*[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn]] (1767-1820)
===Dukes of Kent, Second Creation (1934)===
*[[Prince George, Duke of Kent|Prince George, 1st Duke of Kent]] (1902-1942)
*[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent|Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent]] (b. 1935)
====Line of succession to the Kent dukedom====
<ol>
<li value="1"> [[George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews|George Philip Nicholas Windsor, Earl of St Andrews]] (b [[26 June]] [[1962]])
<li> [[Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick|Edward Edmund Maximilian George Windsor, Lord Downpatrick]] (b. [[2 December]] [[1988]])
<li> [[Lord Nicholas Windsor|Lord Nicholas Charles Jonathan Edward Windsor]] (b. [[25 July]] [[1970]])
<li> [[Albert Windsor|Albert Louis Philip Edward Windsor]] (b. [[22 September]] [[2007]])
<li> HRH [[Prince Michael of Kent]] (b. [[4 July]] [[1942]])
<li> [[Lord Frederick Windsor]] (b. [[6 April]] [[1979]])</li></ol>
George and Edward, as probable future Dukes of Kent, will be styled "His Grace," but won't enjoy the title of "Prince" and style of "Royal Highness," as they are not sons or male-line grandsons of a sovereign.
==Knights of the Garter==
A number of the earls and dukes of Kent have also been knights of the [[Order of the Garter]]:
===Earls of Kent===
* 1348 - [[Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent]]
* 1376 - [[Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent]]
* 1397 - [[Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey|Thomas Holland, 3rd Earl of Kent]]
* 1403 - [[Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent]]
* 1439 - [[William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent]]
* 1505 - [[Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent]]
===Dukes of Kent===
* 1713 - [[Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent]] (1671-1740)
* 1801 - [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn|Prince Edward, 1st Duke of Kent and Strathearn]] (1767-1820)
* 1923 - [[Prince George, Duke of Kent|Prince George, 1st Duke of Kent]] (1902-1942)
* 1935 - [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent|Prince Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent]] (1935-)
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