Assertion: nobility's title | /r/HasProperty | duke
Facets:
value: as far as i'm
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The titles "duke" and "count" were similarly distinguished as ranks in the late empire, with dux (literally, "leader") being used for a provincial military governor and the rank of comes (literally "companion," that is, of the Emperor) given to the leader of an active army along the frontier.
text: Created in 1337, the title, Duke, derives from the Latin word dux, meaning leader, and is the highest form of non-Royal nobility (although members of the Royal Family sometimes carry the title).
text: As far as i'm aware the highest title which has ever been part of the nobility in any consistent way is Duke.
text: Prince Phillip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II has the title Duke.
text: The southern kingdoms of Naples, Sicily, and Sardinia, as well as the Papal states, granted the titles typical of monarchies such as Spain, France, or England: duke, marquis, count, baron.
text: In the British peerage, only the senior family member (typically the eldest son) inherits a substantive title (duke, marquess, earl, viscount, baron); these are referred to as peers or lords.