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A '''duchess''' has completed a [[reign]] over a kingdom two or more times. Her [[coronet]] displays strawberry leaves and she is permitted to have a [[ducal coronet]] on her [[arms]]. Address her as "Your Grace".
A '''duchess''' has completed a [[reign]] over a kingdom two or more times. Her [[coronet]] displays strawberry leaves and she is permitted to have a [[ducal coronet]] on her [[arms]]. Address her as "Your Grace". In some kingdoms a Duchess will also be a [[Order of the Rose|Lady of the Rose]].

===Alternate Titles===

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

<table border cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0>
<tr>
<th>Language</th>
<th>Alternate Form</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Albanian]]</td>
<td>Dukesh�</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Arabic]]</td>
<td>Mushira/Musaitira</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Catalan]]</td>
<td>Duquessa</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Czech]]</td>
<td>V�vodkyn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Danish]]</td>
<td>Hertuginde</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Dutch]]</td>
<td>Hertogin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Estonian]]</td>
<td>---</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Finnish]]</td>
<td>Herttuatar</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[French]]</td>
<td>Duchesse</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[German]]</td>
<td>Herzogin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Greek]]</td>
<td>Komitissa tou st�blou</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Hebrew]]</td>
<td>Allufah</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Hungarian]]</td>
<td>Banno/Hercegn�</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Icelandic]]</td>
<td>Hertogafru</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Irish Gaelic]]</td>
<td>Bandiuc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Italian]]</td>
<td>Duchessa</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Latin]]</td>
<td>Ducessa</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Middle Norwegian]]</td>
<td>Hertogafru</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Old English]]</td>
<td>Hlæfdīġe</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Old Norse]]</td>
<td>---</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Polish]]</td>
<td>Ksiezna</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Portuguese]]</td>
<td>Duquesa</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Romanian]]</td>
<td>Duces�</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Russian]]</td>
<td>Kniaginia</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Scots Gaelic]]</td>
<td>Bandiuc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Spanish]]</td>
<td>Duquesa</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Swedish]]</td>
<td>Hertiginna</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Turkish]]</td>
<td>D� es</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Welsh]]</td>
<td>Duges/Gwledig</td>
</tr>
</table>

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

[[Category:title]]

Latest revision as of 10:04, 8 July 2007

A duchess has completed a reign over a kingdom two or more times. Her coronet displays strawberry leaves and she is permitted to have a ducal coronet on her arms. Address her as "Your Grace". In some kingdoms a Duchess will also be a Lady of the Rose.

Alternate Titles

The SCA recognises the following alternate titles in other languages as the equivalent to Duchess:

Language Alternate Form
Albanian Dukesh�
Arabic Mushira/Musaitira
Catalan Duquessa
Czech V�vodkyn
Danish Hertuginde
Dutch Hertogin
Estonian ---
Finnish Herttuatar
French Duchesse
German Herzogin
Greek Komitissa tou st�blou
Hebrew Allufah
Hungarian Banno/Hercegn�
Icelandic Hertogafru
Irish Gaelic Bandiuc
Italian Duchessa
Latin Ducessa
Middle Norwegian Hertogafru
Old English Hlæfdīġe
Old Norse ---
Polish Ksiezna
Portuguese Duquesa
Romanian Duces�
Russian Kniaginia
Scots Gaelic Bandiuc
Spanish Duquesa
Swedish Hertiginna
Turkish D� es
Welsh Duges/Gwledig

See Also:

Honorific