▁husband ▁of ▁Queen ▁Victoria , ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁an ▁English ▁peer age ▁title ▁but ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Prince ▁Cons ort ▁as ▁a ▁distinct ▁title , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁the ▁only ▁male ▁cons ort ▁in ▁either ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁or ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁real ms ▁to ▁have ▁officially ▁held ▁the ▁title . ▁It ▁was ▁suggested ▁at ▁first ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁become ▁king ▁cons ort , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁decided ▁against ▁by ▁the ▁Government . ▁ ▁Prince ▁Philip ▁of ▁Greece ▁and ▁Den mark , ▁husband ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II , ▁already ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁peer age ▁as ▁Duke ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Prince ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁He ▁is ▁not ▁sty led ▁as ▁prince ▁cons ort . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 7 0 7 , ▁only ▁George ▁I ▁and ▁Edward ▁VIII ▁have ▁been ▁un mar ried ▁throughout ▁their ▁reign s . ▁ ▁Cons ort s ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁( 1 7 0 7 – 1 8 0 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁( 1 8 0 1 – present ) ▁ ▁House ▁of ▁Stuart ▁ ▁House ▁of ▁Han over ▁ ▁House ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg ▁and ▁Goth a , ▁renamed ▁House ▁of ▁W inds or ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁www . ro yal ty . nu ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : H ouse ▁of ▁Sax e - C ob urg