2006-09-05 15:38:09 · 8 answers · asked by jds 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
A Duke out ranks an Earl.
2006-09-09 12:40:53 · answer #1 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Duke is second only to a prince.
An Earl is a lower rank, equivalent to a Count.
2006-09-05 15:40:36 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
King, Prince,Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount,and Baron. In the old days Bishops ranked with Dukes and Cardinals were Princes.
2006-09-06 15:22:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the nobility class rankings the Duke out ranks the Earl...
I guess if you are the Duke of Earl.....then your just Cool......
But there is only one DUKE! .....and that is JOHN WAYNE!
2006-09-05 15:42:51 · answer #4 · answered by General Custer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are titles of nobility and not specifically applicable to the military. In the old day, it depended on how many troops either the Duke or Earl could afford.
2006-09-05 18:09:38 · answer #5 · answered by iraq51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Duke
2006-09-05 15:39:19 · answer #6 · answered by Sgt. VietnamVet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What about the Duke of Earl, where does he fit in?
2006-09-05 15:40:03 · answer #7 · answered by Angie A 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I didn't think that they were ranks,I thought they were more born possitions in a country
2006-09-05 15:53:24 · answer #8 · answered by onesongtwotall 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋