Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-11-01
o,l,<es AND DukEpOMS.
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10 raliable record was the
san,o,s Blaek Prince, eldest son o,
Edward Ill, who was created paNo
Cornwall in 1887. The Duehy oiSorn
wall has grown into an exceeo'ns'y
s1,ah,e inheritance for each succeed
inu pri,ce of Wa,es. Fourteen years
later the Dukedom OF Lancaster was
createa. the Earl Of Lancaster 'oint
~ fortunate man. The Duchy OF
7 .nonster is source OF substahtia'
revenue to the Crown, ana "ao'"o
Minister is paid twenty-five thousaiu
dollars a year for looking aiter 1"
Tbe Office il a snecure, and is gen.
erally held by Minister who acts as
hack for his colleagues ana reiieVo'
the Premier of some OF MS uu''e''
Occasionally it is held by Statesmen
who is not physically able to DO nara
work. but whose advice and moran
support are valued by his colleagues,
Thus John Bright was Chancellor OF
This duchv in Gladstone's second MIN
istery. The Prince of Wales Is inc
first Royal Duke, for as titles are
cumulative, his Royal Highness Is
Duke as well rs Prince. Here are
few of the future sovereigns countless
titles: "The Most High, Most ruis-
SAINT and Most Illustrious Prince
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Duke
of Saxony, Prince of Sake -Coburg ana
Gotha, Duke of Cornwall and kothsay'
Earl of Chester, Carrick and Dublin
Baron OF Renfrew. Lord of the lsles'
Great Steward of Scotland, and some
twenty or thirty others.
The other royal Dukes are Prince
Alfred. Duke of Edinburgh, and Prince
Arthur, Duke of Connaught. both sons
of the Queen. Prince Leopold. her
Youngest son, was created Duke OF AL
bany, Earl of Clarence and Baron
Arlslow, but he lived but short time
to enjoy his titles. The Duke of Cam
bridge is cousin of the Queen, being
the son of Adolphus Frederick. young
est son of George III. His Grace is
much ridiculed as the "civilian SOL
der" and the imam with the UNI
brella." As commander-in-chief of the
army he has certainly succeeded in
making himself intensely ridiculous,
but in his home life he sets an example
to many of his relatives. He married
beneath him, and hence the Queen in
Council would not, and indeed was not
expected to, sanction the union. Hence
Cambridge is officially gazetted as un
married. and according to law coult
contract marriage with royal Prin
cess. But he is true to the lady OF hi.
choice, and although she is socially
ostracized. she is highly respected by
people who have not got blue-bloodisu
on the brain, and her children. wht
are legally nameless, are filling hon
orable positions in life and making
names for themselves. Among othe
royal Dukes of this and the last cen
fury may be mentioned the Duke o
Gloucester, a brother OF George III.
and the Dukedoms of York, Clarence
Kent, Cumberland and Sussex, tn
last five created on behalf of Georg
Ills sons.
There are twenty-eight Dukes not @
royal blood. The first in order of pre-
cedence is Norfolk, created in 1888
and among the best-known Dukedom
of Devonshire, created in 1894; Argyll
1701; Marlborough, 1902; Northum
berland, 1906; Sutherland, 1888, an
Westminster, 1874. Every Duke ha
at least one secondary title and ha
generally several. Of these his eldes
son is. by courtesy, entitled to tn
highest, usually Marquisate. Thu
the eldest son of the Duke of Devor
shire is called the Marquis of Harting
ton; of Marlborough, the Marquis {
Blandford; of Argyll, the Marquis
Lorne; of Northumberland Earl Perc
(the present Earl was called to til
peerage in his own right during til
Jubilee Year,, and of Sutherland, tn
Marquis of Stafford
A Duke is addressed as "Yor
, Grace or MY Lord Duke" and
most noble" Every son of Duk
except the eldest is called by courtes
!. lord" and uses his own Christia
and the family name. All the dauq]
tiers are "ladies," and do not forte
their titles by marriage with common
ers' Thus, when Il daughter of tt
Duke of Sutherland was married
,. Henry Chaplin, the Lincolnshi,
' champion Of fair trade and assistan,
. to agriculture, she became Lady Flol
ence Chaplin. On the other hand if
=, Dukes son marries the daughter of
, commoner, the bride becomes an
lady and retains the title during he
! husband S life and during her wido,
. hood. But should she SUBSEQUENT
marry commoner she loses her tit,
The Parliamentary mantle of a Dull
Is colored scarlet and is decorat,
with four doublings Of ermine. TT
! ducal coronet has eight golden leav
v set upon a circlet OF gold. with thr
! Stalks so attached as to present Il
q appearance of continuous wreath.
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