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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 .
Grand Duke Henri is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a member of The Mentor Foundation (established by the World Health Organization) and a director of the Charles Darwin Trust for the Galápagos Islands. [8] The grand duke lives with his family at Berg Castle in Luxembourg.
The grand duke does not receive a salary, but the grand ducal family receives annually 300,000 gold francs (€281,000) for grand ducal functions. [3] In 2017, the Luxembourg budget included €10.1 million for the grand duke's household costs.
Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich was born on 24 November [O.S. 12 November] 1877 at his parents' palace in Saint Petersburg. [1]He was the third child and second surviving son among the five children of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, née Duchess Marie Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. [2]
Grand Duke Jean taking his constitutional oath before the Chamber of Deputies on 12 November 1964. Jean was named Lieutenant-Representative of the Grand Duchess on 28 April 1961. [4] He became Grand Duke when his mother, Grand Duchess Charlotte, abdicated on 12 November 1964. [16] The same day, he was made a General of the Armed Forces of ...
Grand Cross of St. Ferdinand and Merit; Sweden: Knight of the Seraphim, 24 November 1800 [24] Grand Cross of the Sword, 1st Class, 24 April 1814 [25] Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Black Eagle, 7 April 1805 [26] France: French Empire: Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour, 7 July 1807 [27] Kingdom of France: Knight of the Holy Spirit, 1815 [28]
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (Russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович, romanized: Mikhail Aleksandrovich; 4 December [O.S. 22 November] 1878 – 13 June 1918) was the youngest son and fifth child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and youngest brother of Nicholas II.
Also translated as Herzog (Duke). Daimyo title of powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords of medieval and early modern Japan. Duke (Herzog in German), ruler [a] of a duchy; [c] also for junior members of ducal and some grand ducal families The feminine form is Duchess. Babu, Indian title, equivalent of Duke, feminine is Babuain