A bit of history relative to the Sussex title

Part I: The Royal Marriage Act of 1772 and its genesis

Back at the beginning of September, a commentator whom I respect mentioned in passing that the Duke of Sussex title in the British peerage has a history of being created for royals who have entered into invalid marriages. That was all the prompting I needed to bolt down that rabbit hole. That in turn, fed into one of my pet peeves which is the a-histori…