duke
Let an agent handle the title duke by country, rank, holders, succession and forms of address, neutrally.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle the title duke by country, rank, holders, succession and forms of address, neutrally.
A noble title ranking below prince or king and above marquess or count in most European systems; historically a ruler of a duchy and now mostly a hereditary or courtesy title; the female equivalent is duchess.
What it is for: A rank in nobility systems and historically a territorial ruler.
It can be identify title holders from sources; use correct forms of address; trace succession; study historical duchies.
Distinguishing features
High noble rank
Historically a territorial ruler
Hereditary or created
Legal status varies by country
What it looks like
A title, not an appearance; associated coronets and arms.
How it is recognised
Titles such as Duke of X
Coronet with strawberry leaves in British heraldry
Grand dukes and archdukes are related titles
Related models
is a kind of - category
ranks above - hierarchy
ruled - territory
is related to - higher rank
In practice
Families and kinds
sovereign dukes (historical)
peerage dukes
royal dukes
grand dukes and archdukes
duchesses and duke consorts
Standards and regulation
Peerage law where applicable
Laws abolishing or regulating titles
Failure modes and hazards
Wrong forms of address
Confusing successive holders
Treating abolished titles as legal
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.duke-person
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Title Which dukedom.
Titles are specific.
Name
Title and country.
Name
Title.
- Which dukedom, in which country or peerage? provenance
- Is it extant? provenance
Rank
Hierarchy.
Rank
Rank.
- How does the title rank in that system? definition
- Is it royal? definition
Holders Succession.
Holders need sources.
Current holder
Who holds it.
Current
Holder.
- Who holds the title now, according to official records? provenance
- Since when? provenance
Succession
Rules.
Succession
Succession.
- How does the title pass? definition
- Who is the heir? provenance
Etiquette Address.
Forms of address matter.
Address
Style.
Address
Form of address.
- How is a duke or duchess addressed? definition
- In writing and speech? definition
Legal status
Recognition.
Status
Legal status.
- Is the title legally recognised in this country? boundary
- Were titles abolished? provenance
History Duchies.
History explains titles.
Duchy
Territory.
Duchy
Historical duchy.
- What territory was historically associated? provenance
- When? provenance
Notable holders
History.
Notable
Notable holders.
- Which holders are historically notable, according to historians? provenance
- Is the account balanced? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should titles per country be separate entries?
- How should holders be linked?
- How should disputed titles be represented?