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District duchy. The district duchy, also known as the district principality, was a type of the state under the patrimonial system, such as duchy or principality, formed in the feudal system, as a result of land partition between the members of a royal family. [1]
Duchy. The Duke and Duchess of Scania in 1905. A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a medieval country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a ruler hierarchically second to the king or queen in Western European tradition.
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Herzogtum Lauenburg (English: Duchy of Lauenburg; German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁt͡soːktuːm ˈlaʊ̯ənˌbʊʁk] ⓘ) is the southernmost Kreis, or district, officially called Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg (German pronunciation: [kʁaɪ̯s ˈhɛʁt͡soːktuːm ˈlaʊ̯ənˌbʊʁk] ⓘ), of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- 1,263 km² (488 sq mi)
- Germany
The territory of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania became known as the Northwestern Krai. In 1843 another administrative reform took place, creating Kovno Governorate out of seven western districts of the Vilna Governorate.
The three districts of Luxembourg ( French: districts, German: Distrikte, Luxembourgish: Distrikter) were the top-level administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The districts were further subdivided into cantons, which still exist: The cantons were created on 24 February 1843. [1] In 1857, Mersch District was created from the ...
The Grand Duchy of Posen (German: Großherzogtum Posen; Polish: Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie) was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, created from territories annexed by Prussia after the Partitions of Poland, and formally established following the Napoleonic Wars in 1815.
A duchy is a territory or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. Historically, some duchies in Continental Europe were sovereign, while others (especially in France and Britain) were subordinate districts of a kingdom. Traditionally, a grand duchy, such as Luxembourg, was generally independent and sovereign. Sovereign duchies were common in the ...
