Iron Duke may refer to:

People

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (29 October 150711 December 1582), known as the Grand Duke of Alba (, ) in Spain and Portugal and as the Iron Duke () or shortly 'Alva' in the Netherlands, was a Spaniards, Spanish noblema ...

(1507–1582), Spanish noble, general, and diplomat involved in the Eighty Years' War *

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was a British Army officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during t ...

(1769–1852), British soldier and statesman *

Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (; 25 August 1803 – 7 May 1880), nicknamed "The Peacemaker" and "The Iron Duke", was an army officer, politician and monarchist of the Empire of Brazil. Like his father and uncles, Caxias pur ...

(1803–1880), Brazilian army officer and politician *

Robert William Wilcox Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox (February 15, 1855 – October 23, 1903), nicknamed the Iron Duke of Hawaii, was a Hawaiian revolutionary soldier and politician, who led uprisings against both the government of the Hawaiian Kingdom under King ...

(1855–1903), Hawaiian revolutionary soldier and politician * William Mark Duke (1879–1971), Archbishop of Vancouver *

Beltrán Alfonso Osorio, 18th duke of Alburquerque Beltrán is a Spanish-Italian surname (or given male name) of initially Italian origin with the first record of the surname found at the University of Bologna. Centuries later, the surname primarily came to be found in the Catalan-speaking region of ...

(1918–1994), Spanish noble and amateur jockey * John F. Thompson (politician) (1920–1965), U.S. politician *

George Deukmejian Courken George Deukmejian Jr. ( ; June 6, 1928May 8, 2018) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of California from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Republican Party, he was the state's first governor of Armenian descent. B ...

(1928–2018), Governor of California *

Irvin Khoza Irvin Khoza OIS (born 27 January 1948) is a South African football administrator and businessman. Nicknamed "Iron Duke / "MadalaGufets", he is the Chairman of Orlando Pirates Football Club, Chairman of the South African Premier Soccer League and ...

(born 1948), South African football administrator

Ships

* , any of several British Royal Navy ships * HMS ''Iron Duke'' (1870), a battleship sold for scrap in 1906 * HMS ''Iron Duke'' (1912), the fleet flagship at the Battle of Jutland * HMS ''Iron Duke'' (F234), a Type 23 frigate launched in 1991

Trains

* GWR Iron Duke Class, a class of locomotive built by the Great Western Railway in England * ''Iron Duke'', a

GWR 3031 Class The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built ...

locomotive built in 1892 *

BR Standard Class 7 The BR Standard Class 7, otherwise known as the ''Britannia'' Class, is a class of 4-6-2 ''Pacific'' steam locomotive designed under Robert Riddles for use by British Railways for mixed-traffic duties. 55 were constructed between 1951 and 19 ...

''Iron Duke'' number 70014 built in 1951 *

British Rail Class 87 The British Rail Class 87 is a type of electric locomotive designed and built by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) between 1973 and 1975. A total of thirty-six locomotives were constructed, to work passenger and freight services over the ...

''Iron Duke'' number 87017 built in 1974

Other uses

Iron Duke engine The Iron Duke engine (also called 151, 2500, Pontiac 2.5, and Tech IV) is a straight-4 piston engine built by the Pontiac (automobile), Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors from 1977 until 1993. Originally developed as Pontiac's new economy ...

, a 2.5 L I4 piston engine made by General Motors * Iron Duke (pub), public house in Great Yarmouth, England * ''The Iron Duke'' (film), 1934 film starring George Arliss * ''The Iron Duke'' (novel), by L. Ron Hubbard * The Iron Dukes, the name the 2nd Battalion 37th Armored Regiment *

1938 Duke Blue Devils football team The 1938 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1938 college football season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Wallace Wade, who was in his eighth season at the school. Known as the "Iron Dukes", the 1938 ...

, nicknamed the "Iron Dukes" * Iron Duke, a large iron ore mine in

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

People

Ships

Trains

Other uses

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