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	Duke - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		For example, when the current Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Kent are succeeded by their eldest sons, the Earl of Ulster and the Earl of St. Andrews, respectively, those peerages (or rather, the 1928 and 1934 creations of them) will cease to be royal dukedoms, instead the title holders will become ordinary, 'garden' Dukes.
		Duke of Brittany (considered a sovereign state until personal union with France, by the marriage of Anne of Brittany with the French kings Charles VIII and Louis XII and of her daughter Claude with Renaissance King Francis I, who conclude the 1553 treaty rendering the nion permanent while granting some autonomy)
		Duke of Calabria was the primogeniture for the crown prince of the Neapolitan kingdom.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Duke (2622 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Duke
		Duke is a title of nobility (customarily hereditary in nature) which in many cases referred to the male monarch of certain -mainly Continental European- principalities, referred to as duchy after their title.
		Duke of Gottorp, Duke of Sonderburg, Duke of Augustenborg, Duke of Franzhagen, Duke of Beck, Duke of Glucksburg and Duke of Norburg.
		In the Jagellonian era (1490-1526) only two dukes did not belong to the royal dynasty: John Corvin (the illegitimate son of Matthias Corvinus) and LÅ‘rinc Ãjlaki (whose father was the king of Bosnia), while both bore the title as royal dukes.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Duke (2181 words)

	Duke - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dukes in the United Kingdom are addressed as 'Your Grace' and referred to as 'His Grace'.
		In the United Kingdom, a royal duke is a duke who is a member of the British Royal Family, entitled to the style of Royal Highness.
		Duke of Savoy (although Haute Savoie is now part of France, the Dukes of Savoy were Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, not peers of France.)
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Dukedom (1291 words)

	Duke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Duke is a title of nobility (customarily hereditary in nature) which in many cases referred to the male monarch of certain -mainly Continental European- principalities, referred to as duchy after their title.
		The dissolution tendency was counteracted by the appointment of younger sons of the monarchs (royal dukes) as military governors of the important border provinces, which however also soon developed into hereditary duchies and a source of intrigues against the monarch (see for instance: History of Schleswig-Holstein).
		In the Jagellonian era (1490-1526) only two dukes did not belong to the royal dynasty: John Corvin (the illegitimate son of Matthias Corvinus) and LÅ‘rinc Ãjlaki (whose father was the king of Bosnia), while both bore the title as royal dukes.
	www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /d/u/k/Duke.html (2124 words)

	Jämtland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		, is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden.
		The Northern Scandinavian dialect Jamtlandic is traditionally spoken in the province.
		Since the end of the last ice age, the dogs have been friends and helpers of man. Even if it is not explicitly stated, popular perception holds that the dog depicted in the coat of arms is of that breed.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Jemtia (445 words)

	English Duke
		Duke is a usually hereditary title of nobility which sometimes referred to the male monarch of certain Continental European principalities, called duchy after his title; in other cases to a nobleman of high rank (e.g.
		For example, when the current Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Kent are succeeded by their eldest sons, the Earl of Ulster and the Earl of St. Andrews, respectively, those peerages (or rather, the 1928 and 1934 creations of them) will cease to be royal dukedoms, instead the title holders will become ordinary Dukes.
		Duke of Brittany (considered a sovereign state until personal union with France, by the marriage of Anne of Brittany with the French kings Charles VIII and Louis XII and of her daughter Claude with Renaissance King Francis I, who conclude the 1553 treaty rendering the union permanent while granting some autonomy)
	articles.gourt.com /?article=Duke (3686 words)

	Swedish Act of Succession Encyclopedia Article @ MajorSuccesses.com (Major Successes) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It was adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates on September 26, 1810 and it regulates the right of members of the House of Bernadotte to accede to the Swedish throne.
		At the same time the rights of succession to the throne were restricted to Carl XVI Gustaf and his descendants.
		However, a special addendum was made for Prince Bertil, Duke of Hallandia, an uncle to the king, so that he became third (and, after the birth of Princess Madeleine in 1982, fourth) in line to the throne.
	www.majorsuccesses.com /encyclopedia/Swedish_Act_of_Succession (641 words)

	Oscar II of Sweden - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		His eldest son, Oscar Gustaf Adolf, duke of Wermelandia, succeeded him as King Gustav V of Sweden.
		The king's other sons were Charles, duke of Westrogothia, who married Princess Ingeborg of Denmark; and Eugén, duke of Nericia well known as an artist.
		Harald V of Norway, the great-grandson of Oscar II (grandson of his third son duke of Westrogothia), succeeded in 1991 to the throne of Norway once held by his great-grandfather, Oscar himself.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Oscar_II (896 words)

	Swedish Dukes
		The title duke appeared in Sweden for the first time in the 13th century as an effect of the German influence on the Swedish language.
		The first Swedish duke was Magnus Ladulås who got the same position as his father Birger had had as "Jarl", i.e.
		Also Johan III and Karl IX granted duchies, but because of the dukes rebellions, insanity and difficulties to have sons were the duchies one by one returned to the crown, the last one 1622.
	www.tacitus.nu /historical-atlas/regents/scandinavia/swe-dukes.htm (448 words)

	Charles XV of Sweden Encyclopedia Article @ Encamped.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Charles was a warm advocate of Scandinavianism and the political solidarity of the three northern kingdoms, and his warm friendship for Frederick VII of Denmark, it is said, led him to give half promises of help to Denmark on the eve of the war of 1864, which, in the circumstances, were perhaps misleading and unjustifiable.
		In view, however, of the unpreparedness of the Swedish army and the difficulties of the situation, Charles was forced to observe a strict neutrality.
		Charles was known to be a notorious womanizer, sowing his seeds along his many journeys across the kingdom (Eriksgata), and thus father to an unknown number of bastards.
	www.encamped.net /encyclopedia/Charles_XV_of_Sweden (731 words)

	Apind: Duke power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the United Kingdom, a '''royal duke''' is a duke who is a member of the British Royal Family, entitled to the Royal and noble styles of ''Royal Highness.'' In the United Kingdom, the current royal dukes are (Prince Edward).
		Under the 20 November, 1917, Letters Patent of King George V of the United Kingdom, the titular dignity of Prince/Princess and the style Royal Highness are restricted to the sons of a Sovereign, the sons of a Sovereign's sons, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of a Prince of Wales.
		The dissolution tendency was counteracted by the appointment of younger sons of the monarchs ''(royal dukes)'' as military governors of the important border provinces, which however also soon developed into hereditary duchies and a source of intrigues against the monarch (see for instance:).
	www.apind.com /art-pottery/north-carolina-pottery/duke-power.html (1406 words)

	The major powers
		Swedish power declined in the early 18th century, after defeat in wars fought simultaneously with Russia, Prussia, Poland and Denmark.
		By a combination of moderation and toleration in religious matters with rigid discipline in military ones, the Dukes built a powerful modern state on the basis of fragmented territories.
		Like the United Provinces, England was a trading and seafaring power of major importance.
	history.wisc.edu /sommerville/351/351-02.htm (646 words)

	Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		She is the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, and belongs to the Royal House of Bernadotte.
		Crown Princess Victoria was solemnly invested as heir to the swedish throne in a ceremony at the Hall of State of the Royal Palace of Stockholm on July 14, 1995, delivering her first speech to Parliament (Riksdag).
		The interview was conducted at the Swedish embassy in Tokyo and published in Yomiuri Shimbun on April 18, 2005.
	en.dictors.net /0/629.html (930 words)

	The Ultimate Scania Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		Scania (Skåne) is the southernmost historical Province (landskap) of Sweden.
		Historically the province of Scania was a part of Terra Scania, which together with Jutland and "the islands" constituted Denmark.
		Following the Treaty of Roskilde, Terra Scania became a possession of the Swedish Crown, retaining its old laws and Diet, but was soon to be split.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Skane (318 words)

	Dukes of Swedish provinces - Wikipedia Mirror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The dukedom is always one (in one case two) of the Provinces of Sweden.
		Ever since then, all Swedish princes have been created dukes of a province at birth (except for one, who became Grand Duke of Finland instead, but died young).
		Neither do the dukes ordinarily reside within their dukedoms; however they feel somewhat connected to them and make frequent visits, which can be a means of public relations for the County Administrative Boards in question and for local enterprises.
	www.wiki-mirror.be /index.php/Dukes_of_Swedish_Provinces (787 words)

	Oscar I of Sweden
		From Charles XIII of Sweden Oscar received the title of Duke of Sudermannia.
		On June 19, 1823 he married the princess Josephine, daughter of Eugène de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, and granddaughter of the Empress Josephine.
		In 1848 he supported Denmark against the Kingdom of Prussia in the First War of Schleswig; placed Swedish and Norwegian troops in cantonments in Funen and North Schleswig (1849-1850); and mediated the Truce of Malmö (August 26, 1848).
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Oscar_I (677 words)

	Dukes of Swedish provinces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was later inherited by his younger son, Carl Philip, who died in 1622, the last holder of a Swedish duchy.
		During the 20th century however, several of them lost their royal titles, including that of duke, because of marriages disapproved of by the king (see Bernadotte af Wisborg).
		Her younger sister Madeleine was the first princess to be created duchess from birth, and also the first to get duplicate dukedoms (together roughly corresponding to Gävleborg County).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dukes_of_Swedish_provinces (810 words)

	Gustav V of Sweden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On December 8, 1907 he succeeded his father on the Swedish throne, which had been separated from the Norwegian two years earlier.
		Gustav V was the last Swedish King to intervene directly in the politics of the country, in 1914 on the disputes over defence budgets.
		Opener of the 1912 Summer Olympics Gustav V of Sweden Gustav V of Sweden Gustav V of Sweden Gustav V of Sweden Gustav V of Sweden Gustav V of Sweden Category:Dukes of Swedish Provinces de:Gustav V. ja:&12464;&12473;&12479;&12501;5&19990; nl:Gustaaf V van Zweden pl:Gustaw V fi:Kustaa V sv:Gustaf V
	gustav-v-of-sweden.iqnaut.net (267 words)

	Prussian provinces
		Note: Recorded here are the provinces of the kingdom, later state, of Prussia.
		All provinces are listed until the end of Prussian central government in Apr 1945.
		7 Feb 1849 Province of Posen (autonomy abolished).
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Ger_Pruss.html (3907 words)

	Home > Mill Valley, California, CA, 94941, Mill Valley Real Estate, Mill Valley Yellow Pages, Mill Valley ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Such Hanoverian Dukes were generally also given an Irish title.
		Her husband was created Duke of Fife, so that she could be styled HRH The Duchess of Fife.
		In the most general of terms, the Chinese Kung was the hereditary title of nobility of the first rank, usually translated into Duke.
	www.millvalleycaus.com /details/Duke (4272 words)

	Duke Encyclopedia Article @ GetitFreeHere.com (Get It Free Here) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Unfortunately, much of what North Carolina journalist and television commentator Cash Michaels has said about the Duke case is not widely known and the legal...
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	www.getitfreehere.com /encyclopedia/Duke (2367 words)

	Category:swedish_monarchy info here at en.16-power.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	en.16-power.info /Category:Swedish_monarchy (195 words)

	Duke auction - an AuKT.net auctions page
		In the United Kingdom, the current royal dukes are HRH The Prince of Wales, who is Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay; (***) (The Prince Philip), (*) (The Prince Andrew), (*) (Prince Richard), and (***) (Prince Edward).
		Similarly, upon the death of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942), the third son of Queen Victoria, his only male-line grandson, (*****) (1914-1942), briefly succeeded to his peerages.
		- David Bowie (known as "The Thin White Duke")
	www.aukt.net /auction/duke.htm (992 words)

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