Dukedoms

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 120. Chapters: Luxembourg, Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Marlborough, Duchy, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Newcastle, Duke of York, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Rutland, Duke of Sutherland, Duke of Hamilton, Dukedom of San Donato, List of dukedoms by reign, Duke of Somerset, List of dukedoms in the peerages of the British Isles, Duke of Atholl, Duke of Leinster, Duke of Kent, Duchy of Teschen, List of dukes in the peerages of the British Isles, Duchy of Normandy, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Argyll, Duke of Windsor, Duke of Buccleuch, Duke of Northumberland, Duke of Richmond, Duke of Berwick, Duke of Abercorn, Duke of Wellington, Duke of Fife, Duke of Albany, Duke of Beaufort, Duke of Manchester, Dukedom of Fernandina, Duke of Westminster, Duke of Bedford, Duke of Buckingham, Duke of Leuchtenberg, Duke or Duchess of Acerenza, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Clarence, Equivalents of Duke outside Europe, Duke of Queensberry, Dukedom of Plasencia, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of St Albans, Duke of Cumberland, Duke of Roxburghe, Duke of Kendal, Duke of Montrose, Dukedom of Huéscar, List of dukedoms in Spain, Duke of Grafton, Duke of Lennox, Duke of Gordon, Duke of Leeds, Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, Dukedom of Veragua, Duke of Chandos, Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, Duke of Suffolk, Duke of Dorset, Duke of Estonia, Duke of Cleveland, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Dukedom of Tetuan, Seigneury of Villena, Duke of Albemarle, Duke of Exeter, Duke of Montagu, Duchy of Montblanc, Duke of Ireland, Duke of Sussex, Duke of Ross, Duke of Schomberg, Duke of Hereford, Duke of Fan, Duke of Surrey, Duke of Strathearn, Duke of Portsmouth. Excerpt: Luxembourg ( ), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: , French: , German: ), is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. Luxembourg has a population of over half a million people in an area of approximately 2,586 square kilometres (999 sq mi). A representative democracy with a constitutional monarch, it is ruled by a grand duke. It is the world's only remaining sovereign grand duchy. The country has a highly developed economy, with the world's highest GDP (nominal) per capita according to the IMF. Its historic and strategic importance dates back to its founding as a Roman era fortress site and Frankish count's castle site in the Early Middle Ages. It was an important bastion along the Spanish Road when Spain was the principal European power influencing the whole western hemisphere and beyond in the 16th-17th centuries. Luxembourg is a member of the European Union, NATO, OECD, the United Nations, Benelux, and the Western European Union, reflecting the political consensus in favour of economic, political, and military integration. The city of Luxembourg, the capital and largest city, is the seat of several institutions and agencies of the European Union. Luxembourg culture is a mix of Romance Europe and Germanic Europe, borrowing customs from each of the distinct traditions. Luxembourg is a trilingual country; German, French and Luxembourgish are official languages. Although a secular state, Luxembourg is predominantly Roman Catholic. Charles IV, the 14th century Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg. The three Partitions of Luxembourg have greatly reduced Luxembourg's territory.The recorded history of Luxembourg begins with the acquisition of L...