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This is a list of the 30 present dukes in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1927 and after.
The extant dukedoms in the Peerage of England were all created (or restored, in the cases of Norfolk and Somerset) in the Stuart period, beginning with James I's re-creation of the dukedom of Buckingham in 1623 for George Villiers.
MonarchDukedomDate Of CreationGrantee9 February 13376 March 135113 November 136213 November 1362Duke, in the United Kingdom, is the highest-ranking hereditary title in all five peerages of the British Isles. A duke thus outranks all other holders of titles of nobility ( marquess, earl, viscount and baron or lord of parliament ).
Dukes and duchesses are the only members of the peerage referred to as “His Grace” and “Her Grace,” respectively. William and Catherine, who are members of royalty, however, are addressed as “His Royal Highness” and “Her Royal Highness,” respectively, on first address, and “Sir” and “Ma’am” thereafter.
Hace 3 días · The dukes of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Burgundy were practically independent of the French crown in the early feudal period, as also was the duke of Brittany, though the French royal chancellery at first accorded him only the style of count.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
There are over 20 British titles that are dukedoms. Each of which are related to a certain family who have their own residence. Most of them also had large townhouses in London. The British Royal Family also reserve several for their own personal use such as the Duke of Cambridge .
Article History. Table of Contents. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, in which the monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government. The reigning king or queen is the country’s head of state.
