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Duke is highest title in royalty. From Duke on down, what is the highest to lowest title

2007-02-16 07:23:22 · 6 answers · asked by mommylovesmark@verizon.net 1 in Society & Culture Royalty

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In Britain, the ranks of peerage are as follows, from highest to lowest:

Duke and duchess
Marquess (or marquis) and marchioness
Earl and countess
Viscount and viscountess
Baron and baroness

2007-02-16 12:17:46 · answer #1 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0 0

Duke is not the highest title in Royalty, it is the highest of the peerage.
The Highest royal title is King or Queen Regnant.After that comes the King or Queen Consort, then the Prince and Princess of Wales. There are royal Duchies that are granted to royals only at the wish of the Queen. These are
Lancaster - held by the Queen
Cornwall - held by the first born son
York - currently Prince Andrew
Kent - currently the Queen's uncle
Edinburgh - held by Prince Philip
Windsor - held by the former King Edward VIII, now vacant
Clarence - vacant
Sussex and Essex - both vacant I think

Royal duchies are not hereditary apart from those that go with the monarchy.

2007-02-17 01:55:31 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0 0

I;m not an expert but royalty is the queen and her family. Some of them are Royal Dukes, which is not the same thing as "regular" noble dukes. If you mean ranks of nobility, I think it goes duke, marquess, earl, baron, baronet.
Hope this helps.

2007-02-16 15:35:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Duke
Marquess
Earl
Viscount
Baron

2007-02-16 22:44:20 · answer #4 · answered by Sandy Lou 4 · 0 0

interesting question -- not sure -- have to google that one -- brb -- How English Royalty Is Ranked. ... http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xRank.html -

Royal and noble ranks - English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish ... 1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_and_noble_ranks

2007-02-16 15:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by --------------- 2 · 0 0

it is:
Duke
Marquesses
Earl
Viscount
Baron

2007-02-16 18:39:31 · answer #6 · answered by moonshine 4 · 0 0

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