time. In the United Kingdom, there is nothing intrinsic to any dukedom that makes it "royal". Rather, these peerages are called royal dukedoms because...
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of precedence of the dukedoms themselves): Duke of Cornwall (England), Duke of Rothesay (Scotland), Duke of Cambridge (United Kingdom) (currently all one...
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all dukedoms, extant, extinct, dormant, abeyant, or forfeit, in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Edward...
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nobility Dukes in the United Kingdom List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom Duchies in England...
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Duke of Edinburgh (redirect from His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh)
all these titles were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Earlier that year, Philip had renounced his Greek and Danish royal titles (he was born a prince...
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of dukedoms include: List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom List of French dukedoms Dukedoms in Portugal...
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Duke of Sussex (redirect from His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex)
of several royal dukedoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is a hereditary title of a specific rank of nobility in the British royal family. It...
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Duke of Cambridge (redirect from Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge)
nobility in the British royal family, one of several royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom. The title is named after the city of Cambridge in England....
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Duke (redirect from Royal duke)
in Portugal (though now a republic), Spain, and the United Kingdom. In Sweden, members of the royal family are given a personal dukedom at birth. The...
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(HRH). Peerages, often dukedoms, are bestowed upon most princes prior to marriage. Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, children of the King's sister, Princess...
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of address used in the United Kingdom are given below. Several terms have been abbreviated in the tables below. The forms used in the table are given...
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[citation needed] Cornwall portal Dukes in the United Kingdom Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland Crown...
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Duke of Gloucester (redirect from His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester)
Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, eldest son of the Duke, & heir to the Dukedom of Gloucester List of dukedoms by reign Earl of Gloucester Duchess of Gloucester...
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nobility in the peerages of the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, and the former kingdoms of England, Ireland, and Great Britain, the monarch is the only...
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in the United Kingdom form a legal system comprising both hereditary and lifetime titles, composed of various ranks, and within the framework of the Constitution...
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Duke of Kent (redirect from His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent)
times in the peerages of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, most recently as a royal dukedom for the fourth son of King George V. Since 1942, the title...
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Duke of Westminster (redirect from Dukedom of Westminster)
Duke of Westminster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess...
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Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom; she was a younger sister of King George V. Louise was given the title of Princess Royal in 1905. Known for her...
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The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of...
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Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (redirect from The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn)
Scotland, Ireland and Wales, the four Home Nations that made up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The Dukedom of Connaught and Strathearn...
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Duke of Albany (redirect from Dukedom of Albany)
Forth, roughly the former Kingdom of the Picts. The title (along with the Dukedom of Rothesay) was one of the first two dukedoms created in Scotland. It...
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Duke of Buckingham (redirect from Dukedom of Buckingham)
created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. There were creations of double dukedoms of Buckingham and Normanby...
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Duke of Windsor (category Extinct dukedoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom)
Duke of Windsor was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 March 1937 for the former monarch Edward VIII, following his abdication...
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The social structure of the United Kingdom has historically been highly influenced by the concept of social class, which continues to affect British society...
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Duke of York (redirect from His Royal Highness The Duke of York)
a title of nobility in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, usually been given to the second son of English...
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Duke of Norfolk (redirect from Dukedom of Norfolk)
title in the peerage of England, and is the premier non-royal peerage. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title...
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The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great...
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Duchy (redirect from Dukedom (administrative division))
that made up the patchwork of England have since been absorbed into the Royal Family. Other than Cornwall and Lancaster, British royal dukedoms are titular...
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List of peerages created for British princes (category Monarchy of the United Kingdom)
George VI in 1947. After that, the Duke of Edinburgh was created a British prince by his wife Elizabeth II in 1957. Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom...
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Aberdeenshire, when the King is not in residence. The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used in Scotland is flown when the Monarch is present. In the tradition...
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