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| | THE ROYAL PREROGATIVE, ITS USE BY THE HEIRS TO FORMER THRONES, AND BY REPUBLICAN OR REVOLUTIONARY REGIMES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) |
 | | Napoleon's step-son, Eugène de Beauharnais, granted several titles as Viceroy of Italy, as did the Emperor's sister, Élise, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and their subsequent recognition was conferred primarily on the basis of the achievements of the succeeding heirs. |
 | | Thus, in several cases, a title whose claim by a Spanish citizen is acknowledged by inclusion in this list may also be claimed and utilized by an Italian, sometimes causing dissent and bad feeling on the part of each. |
 | | No official list of members of the Golden Fleece, which, one may presume, would include all those on whom it was conferred by D. Juan, has yet been published. |
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