Duke

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A '''duke''' is the senior [[rank]] in the [[England|English]] [[peerage]]. The word is derived from the [[Latin]] ''dux'', meaning leader: thus [[William the Bastard]] was titled as ''Ducis Normannorum et regis Anglorum'' -- Duke or senior man of [[Normandy]] and [[King]] of England. The area ruled by a duke or duchess is a '''Duchy''' or '''Dukedom'''.

The premier English dukedom is [[Cornwall]], but that is an appendage of the [[Crown]]; the first non-[[royal]] dukedom was granted in 1351 to Henry, [[Earl]] of Lancaster, Derby, Lincoln and Leicester; the premier surviving non-royal dukedom is Norfolk, first created in 1397.

In [[Scotland]], David, son of [[Robert I]], became Duke of Rothesay in 1398 but the premier non-[[royal]] dukedom extant is that of Hamilton, created in 1599.

No [[Ireland|Irish]] dukedom remains from [[period]].

==Dukes in the SCA==
In the [[SCA]] this title is awarded to someone who has completed a [[reign]] over a [[kingdom]] two or more times. The ducal [[coronet]] displays [[strawberry]] leaves and dukes are permitted to have a [[ducal coronet]] on their [[arms]]. The [[honorific]] for a duke is "Your Grace".

''See also:''
* [[superduke]]

===Alternate Titles===

The SCA recognises the following [[alternate titles]] in other [[language]]s as the equivalent to Duke:

<table border cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0>
<tr>
<th>Language</th>
<th>Alternate Form</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Albanian]]</td>
<td>Duk�</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Arabic]]</td>
<td>Mushir/Musaitir</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Catalan]]</td>
<td>Duc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Czech]]</td>
<td>V�voda</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Danish]]</td>
<td>Hertug</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Dutch]]</td>
<td>Hertog</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Estonian]]</td>
<td>---</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Finnish]]</td>
<td>Herttua</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[French]]</td>
<td>Duc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[German]]</td>
<td>Herzog</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Greek]]</td>
<td>K�mes tou st�blou</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Hebrew]]</td>
<td>Alluf</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Hungarian]]</td>
<td>Ban/Herceg</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Icelandic]]</td>
<td>Hertogi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Irish Gaelic]]</td>
<td>Diuc/Righ-cuicidh</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Italian]]</td>
<td>Duca</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Latin]]</td>
<td>Dux</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Middle Norwegian]]</td>
<td>Hertogi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Old English]]</td>
<td>Eorl</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Old Norse]]</td>
<td>Hertogi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Polish]]</td>
<td>Ksiaze</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Portuguese]]</td>
<td>Duque</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Romanian]]</td>
<td>Duce</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Russian]]</td>
<td>Kniaz</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Scots Gaelic]]</td>
<td>Diuc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Spanish]]</td>
<td>Duque</td>
</tr><tr>
<td>[[Swedish]]</td>
<td>Hertig</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Turkish]]</td>
<td>D�k/Serdar</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Welsh]]</td>
<td>Dug/Gwledig</td>
</tr>
</table>

== See Also: ==
[[Honorific]]

[[Category:Title]]

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