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Grand Prince or Great Prince (feminine: Grand Princess or Great Princess) (Latin: Magnus Princeps; Swedish: Storfurste; German: Großfürst; Greek: Μέγας Αρχών, romanized: Megas Archon; Russian: великий князь, romanized: velikiy knyaz) is a title of nobility ranked in honour below Emperor, equal to Archduke, King, Grand ...
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked below princes and grand dukes.
William, Prince of Wales [1] Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex: Grandsons of the sovereign Prince George of Wales [a] [b] Prince Louis of Wales: Prince Archie of Sussex: Brothers of the sovereign 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 ...
In Scotland, the Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland and the Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland, if Peers, rank after the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords. If not so, then they rank after the younger sons of dukes. The Hereditary High Constable of Scotland and the Master of the Household of Scotland rank above dukes. If the Keepers of the ...
Traditionally, the British nobility rank directly below the British royal family. In the modern era, this ranking is more of a formally recognised social dignity, rather than something conveying practical authority; however, through bodies such as the House of Lords , the nature of some offices in the Royal Household , and British property law ...
Duke, in the United Kingdom, is the highest-ranking hereditary title in all five peerages of the British Isles.A duke thus outranks all other holders of titles of nobility (marquess, earl, viscount and baron or lord of parliament).
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 ...
Duke of York and Albany: Prince William Henry 1765–1837, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, later King William IV: Prince Edward 1767–1820 Duke of Kent and Strathearn: Ernest Augustus 1771–1851 King of Hanover, 1st Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale: Prince Augustus Frederick 1773–1843 Duke of Sussex: Prince Adolphus 1774–1850 1st Duke ...