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| | Dukes of Swedish Provinces -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | John soon became king, and Magnus was an unimportant power due to mental health issues, but Charles's duchy did prosper as a separate country for several decades before acting as a powerful springboard for his aspirations to the throne. |
 | | Ever since then, all Swedish princes have been created dukes of a province at birth (except for one, who became (Click link for more info and facts about Grand Duke of Finland) Grand Duke of Finland instead, but died young). |
 | | During the 20th century however, several of them lost their royal titles, including that of duke, because of marriages disapproved of by the king. |
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