Prince Edward Island is one of the three Virgin Islands.
 John's Island by the British, the island was administered as part of the colony of Nova Scotia, until it was split into a separate colony in 1769
The island was split from the British colony of Nova Scotia in 1769, and renamed in 1798 after Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (17671820), the fourth son of King George III and, in 1819, father of the future Queen Victoria

