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Laird is a Scottish hereditary feudal dignity ranking below a Scottish Baron but above an Esquire; Esquire is a rank of gentry originally derived from Squire and indicating the status of an attendant to a knight, an apprentice knight, or a manorial lord; [45] it ranks below Knight (or in Scotland below Laird) but above Gentleman. [e] [f]
Prince Andrew, Duke of York [1] [3] Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh: Uncles of the sovereign None at present [1] Nephews of the sovereign James, Earl of Wessex [c] [1] Peter Phillips: Grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester [3] [d] Prince Edward, Duke of Kent: Grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes
A duke thus outranks all other holders of titles of nobility (marquess, earl, viscount and baron or lord of parliament). The wife of a duke is known as a duchess, which is also the title of a woman who holds a dukedom in her own right, referred to as a duchess suo jure ; her spouse, however, does not receive any title.
Jazz royalty is a term encompassing the many jazz musicians who have been termed as exceptionally musically gifted and informally granted honorific, "aristocratic" or "royal" titles as nicknames. [1] The practice of affixing honorific titles to the names of jazz musicians goes back to New Orleans at the start of the 20th century, before the ...
The Duke of Norfolk [a] 1483 The Duke of Somerset: 1547 The Duke of Richmond: 1675 Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland; Duke of Aubigny in the Peerage of France: The Duke of Grafton: 1675 The Duke of Beaufort: 1682 The Duke of St Albans: 1684 The Duke of Bedford: 1694 The Duke of ...
For Ellington is a tribute album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances of compositions associated with Duke Ellington recorded in 1988 and released on the East West label. [2]
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The Duke is the 18th studio album by English musician Joe Jackson. The album was first released on 22 June 2012 in Continental Europe by earMUSIC and was released in the US on 26 June by Razor & Tie Recordings. [6] [7] The album is a tribute to Duke Ellington, the American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra.