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Royal eponyms in Australia

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In Australia, various geographic locations and buildings are named after several members of the British royal family. These names highlight Australia's status as a constitutional monarchy under the British crown and, since 1931, the Australian Crown. Those who married into the royal family are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Eponymous royalty

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Queen Elizabeth I

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Queen Elizabeth I
Colloquially: Good Queen Bess
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Queensland QLD
Victoria (state) VIC

King James VI and I

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King James VI and I
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Queensland QLD

King Charles I

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King Charles I
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Queensland QLD

Queen Anne

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Queen Anne
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Queensland QLD
Tasmania TAS

King George III

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King George III
Other titles: Prince George (1738–1760)
The Duke of Lancaster (1760–1820)
Elector of Hanover (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1760–1820)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
New South Wales NSW
Western Australia WA
Tasmania TAS

Queen Charlotte*

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Queen Charlotte
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
New South Wales NSW
  • Queen Charlottes Creek
Queensland QLD

Prince Henry (1745-1790)

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Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
Other title: The Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1766–1790)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
New South Wales NSW

Prince Frederick (1763–1827)

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Prince Frederick
Other title: The Duke of York and Albany (1784–1827)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Western Australia WA

Princess Charlotte (1766-1828)

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Charlotte
Other title: Princess Royal (1789-1828)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Western Australia WA

King George IV

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King George IV
Other title: The Duke of Cornwall (1762–1820)
Royal house: House of Guelph
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
New South Wales NSW
Western Australia WA
  • Port George IV

Queen Caroline*

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Queen Caroline
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Victoria (state) VIC

Princess Charlotte (1796-1817)

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Princess Charlotte
Other title: Princess of Wales (1816-1817)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Queensland QLD
Tasmania TAS
Western Australia WA

King William IV

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King William IV
Other titles: Prince William Henry (1765–1830)
The Duke of Clarence and St. Andrews (1765–1830)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
South Australia SA

Queen Adelaide*

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Queen Adelaide
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Northern Territory NT
South Australia SA

Queen Victoria

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Queen Victoria
Other title: Empress of India (1876–1901)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Australian Capital Territory ACT
  • Queen Victoria Terrace
New South Wales NSW
Norfolk Island NF
  • Queen Victoria Memorial Gardens
Northern Territory NT
Queensland QLD
South Australia SA
Tasmania TAS
Victoria (state) VIC
Western Australia WA

Prince Albert*

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Prince Albert
Other title: Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1857)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Australian Capital Territory ACT
New South Wales NSW
South Australia SA
Tasmania TAS
Victoria (state) VIC
Western Australia WA

Princess Victoria (1840–1901)

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Princess Victoria
Other title: Princess Royal (1841–1901)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Western Australia WA

Princess Alice

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Princess Alice
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Schools Buildings
New South Wales NSW
Queensland QLD

Prince Alfred

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Prince Alfred
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
New South Wales NSW
South Australia SA
Tasmania TAS
Victoria (state) VIC

Princess Louise (1848–1939)

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Princess Louise
Full name: Louisa Caroline Alberta
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Queensland QLD

The Duke of Argyll*

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The Duke of Argyll
Other title: The Marquess of Lorne (1847–1900)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Victoria (state) VIC

Prince Leopold

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Prince Leopold
Other title: The Duke of Albany (1881–1884)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Victoria (state) VIC

Princess Beatrice

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Princess Beatrice
Full name: Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Queensland QLD

King Edward VII

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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)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Australian Capital Territory ACT
Queensland QLD
Victoria (state) VIC

Queen Alexandra*

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Queen Alexandra
Other title: Princess Alexandra (1844–1901)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Queensland QLD
South Australia SA
Victoria (state) VIC
Western Australia WA

King George V

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King George V
Other titles: The Duke of York (1892–1910)
The Prince of Wales (1901–1910)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Australian Capital Territory ACT
Queensland QLD

Queen Mary*

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Queen Mary
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Queensland QLD

King Edward VIII

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King Edward VIII
Other titles: Prince Edward (1894–1936), (1936–1972)
The Prince of Wales (1910–1936)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
New South Wales NSW
South Australia SA
Victoria (state) VIC

Prince George

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Prince George
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
New South Wales NSW
Victoria (state) VIC

King George VI

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King George VI
Other title: The Duke of York (1920–1936)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
New South Wales NSW
  • Duke and Duchess of York Lookout, Katoomba

Queen Elizabeth*

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Queen Elizabeth
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
New South Wales NSW
  • Duke and Duchess of York Lookout, Katoomba

Princess Margaret

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Princess Margaret
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Victoria (state) VIC

Queen Elizabeth II

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Queen Elizabeth II
Other title: Princess Elizabeth (1926–1952)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Australian Capital Territory ACT
  • Queen Elizabeth Terrace
Queensland QLD
New South Wales NSW
Norfolk Island NI
  • Queen Elizabeth Avenue
South Australia SA
Tasmania TAS
Victoria (state) VIC
Western Australia WA

Prince Philip*

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Prince Philip
Other title: The Duke of Edinburgh (1947–2021)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Norfolk Island NI
  • Prince Philip Drive
Western Australia WA

King Charles III

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King Charles III
Other titles: Prince Charles (1948–2022)
The Prince of Wales (1958–2022)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Queensland QLD
New South Wales NSW
South Australia SA
Victoria (state) VIC
  • Prince and Charles Streets (adjacent streets), Hamilton
  • Prince Charles Street, Clayton

Diana, Princess of Wales*

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Diana, Princess of Wales
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
Queensland QLD

Prince William (1982–present)

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Prince William
Other titles: The Duke of Cambridge (2011–present)
The Prince of Wales (2022–present)
Region Geographic locations Civil structures Buildings
New South Wales NSW
Victoria (state) VIC

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Empress Falls Canyon is a jewel of the Blue Mountains". Blue Mountains Adventure Company. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Princes Highway Stamp". Australia Post. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. ^ "New Lookout in Blue Mountains". Blue Mountains Council. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. ^ "King Charles III Hotel". Public. Retrieved 26 December 2024.