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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Grand_dukeGrand duke - Wikipedia

    Grand duke (feminine: grand duchess) is a European hereditary title, used either by certain monarchs or by members of certain monarchs' families. In status, a grand duke traditionally ranks in order of precedence below an emperor, king, grand prince, archduke, or prince-archbishop, and above a sovereign prince or sovereign duke. The title is ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Grand_duchyGrand duchy - Wikipedia

    A grand duchy is a country or territory whose official head of state or ruler is a monarch bearing the title of grand duke or grand duchess. Prior to the early 1800s, the only Grand duchies in Europe were located in what is now Italy: Tuscany (declared in 1569) and Savoy (in 1696). [1]

  3. Grand Duke Henri is commander-in-chief of the Luxembourg Army, in which he holds the rank of general. In addition, he was made an honorary major in the British Army's Parachute Regiment, effective 19 July 1989. One of the grand duke's main functions is to represent Luxembourg in the field of foreign affairs.

  4. Grand duke, title of sovereign princes ranking between kings and dukes and of certain members of the Russian imperial family. The first grand duchy of western Europe was that of Tuscany, the title of grand duke being accorded by Pope Pius V to Cosimo de’ Medici in 1569 and recognized, for Cosimo’s.

  5. Mar 8, 2024 · Activities of the members of the Grand Duke, Luxembourg Head of State, the Grand Duchess and Members of the Grand Ducal Family. Learn more about Luxembourg's monarchy and its former sovereigns

  6. Grand Duke Henri, Duke of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma, is the eldest son of the five children of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte. On 14 February 1981, the Hereditary Grand Duke married Maria Teresa Mestre at the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Luxembourg.

  7. Jun 20, 2024 · Cosimo deMedici (1519–74), great-great-grandson of Lorenzo, became duke of Florence, then grand duke of Tuscany (1569), and reigned as Cosimo I. He established a new dynasty that perpetuated the family’s traditional regard for the arts and sciences.

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