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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.
- Duchy of Cornwall
The Duchy of Cornwall (Cornish: Duketh Kernow) is one of two...
- Duchies in England
Currently, there are two duchies in England; the royal Duchy...
- Duchy of Warsaw
The Duchy of Warsaw ( Polish: Księstwo Warszawskie; French:...
- Duchy of Lancaster
The Duchy of Lancaster is a private estate of the British...
- Duchy of Cornwall
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]
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 ...
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