During the 19th century many of the smaller German and Italian states were ruled by Dukes or Grand Dukes. But at present, with the exception of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, there are no dukes ruling as monarchs. Duke remains the highest hereditary title (aside from titles borne by the reigning or formerly reigning dynasty) in Portugal (though now a republic), Spain, and the United Kingdom. In Sweden, members of the Royal Family are given a personal dukedom at birth. The Pope, as a temporal sovereign, has also, though rarely, granted the title of Duke or Duchess to persons for ''services'' to the Holy See. In some realms the relative status of ''duke'' and ''prince'', as titles borne by the nobility rather than by members of reigning dynasties, varied--e.g., in Italy and the Netherlands.

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do you have to be married to be a duke?

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On May 15, 2009, GMAC Bank changed its name to Ally Bank. In May 2010, GMAC re-branded itself as Ally Financial. In September 2010, the company sold its resort finance business to Centerbridge Partners. In 2012, the company sold its Canadian banking operations to Royal Bank of Canada for $3.8 billion. In April 2014, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. In 2015, it moved its headquarters to One Detroit Center. In June 2016, the company acquired TradeKing, a brokerage firm, which was rebranded as Ally Invest.

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is ally bank and ally financial the same?

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Death from laughter is a rare form of death, usually resulting from cardiac arrest or asphyxiation, caused by a fit of laughter. Instances of death by laughter have been recorded from the times of ancient Greece to the modern day.

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can you die from laughing too much yahoo?

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If a pitcher records a strikeout where the third strike is caught by the catcher, the pitcher is not credited with an assist. However, if the batter becomes a baserunner on a dropped third strike and the pitcher is involved in recording a putout by fielding the ball and either tagging the runner out or throwing to first base for the out, the pitcher is credited with an assist just as any other fielder would be.

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does a catcher get an assist on a strikeout?

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no