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Westarctica: /* Current and previous holders */

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Current and previous holders

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	The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg styles all its members as "Royal Highness" since 1919, due to their being also cadet members of the Royal and Ducal House of Bourbon-Parma as male-line descendants of Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma.		The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg styles all its members as "Royal Highness" since 1919, due to their being also cadet members of the Royal and Ducal House of Bourbon-Parma as male-line descendants of Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma.

	==~~Current and previous holders~~==		==Notable Grand Dukes==
	As of ~~2022~~, there have been three Westarctican Grand Dukes:		As of 2023, there have been three Westarctican Grand Dukes:
	* [[Grand Duke Travis]] <small>''(current)''</small>		* [[Grand Duke Travis]] <small>''(current)''</small>
	* [[Grand Duke Philip]]		* [[Grand Duke Philip]]
	* [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]]		* [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]]

			Other notable Grand Dukes include:
			* [[Grand Duke Jacob of Broslavia]]
			* [[Grand Duke Nicholas of Flandrensis]]
			* Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg

Westarctica: /* Current and previous holders */

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Current and previous holders

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	==Current and previous holders==		==Current and previous holders==
	As of ~~2021~~, there have been three Westarctican Grand Dukes:		As of 2022, there have been three Westarctican Grand Dukes:
	* [[Grand Duke Travis]] <small>''(current)''</small>		* [[Grand Duke Travis]] <small>''(current)''</small>
	* [[Grand Duke Philip]]		* [[Grand Duke Philip]]

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	* [[Grand Duke Philip]]		* [[Grand Duke Philip]]
	* [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]]		* [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]]



			{\| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;text-align:center;"
			!style="background:#ccdff3;text-align:center;"; colspan="3"\|Ranks in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]]''
			\|-
			\|style="background:#EAEAEA;text-align:center;"\|'''Previous Rank'''
			\|style="background:#EAEAEA;text-align:center;"\|'''This Rank'''
			\|style="background:#EAEAEA;text-align:center;"\|'''Next Rank'''
			\|-
			\|[[Prince]]
			\|[[Grand Duke]]
			\|''Highest Rank''
			\|}

	[[Category: Peerage of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Peerage of Westarctica]]
	[[Category: Peerage Ranks]]		[[Category: Peerage Ranks]]

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	[[File:Grand Duke Travis.jpg\|~~350px~~\|thumb\|Grand Duke Travis of Westarctica]]		[[File:Grand Duke Travis.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|Grand Duke Travis of Westarctica]]
	Within [[Westarctica]], the title '''Grand Duke''' (female equivalent: '''Grand Duchess''') is the title held by the Sovereign in their capacity as the national Head of State. The [[Grand Duke of Westarctica]] is the font of honor from which all [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage titles]] are bestowed.		Within [[Westarctica]], the title '''Grand Duke''' (female equivalent: '''Grand Duchess''') is the title held by the Sovereign in their capacity as the national Head of State. The [[Grand Duke of Westarctica]] is the font of honor from which all [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage titles]] are bestowed.

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	==Style and forms of address==		==Style and forms of address==
			[[File:Grand Duke Henri.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg]]
	Most often, a sovereign grand duke was styled as "your/his/her royal highness" (abbreviated "HRH"), possibly because of the connection of many grand-ducal houses to royal ones or as the highest style beneath that of a king (which would be "your/his/her majesty", though "royal highness" is also used for such persons).		Most often, a sovereign grand duke was styled as "your/his/her royal highness" (abbreviated "HRH"), possibly because of the connection of many grand-ducal houses to royal ones or as the highest style beneath that of a king (which would be "your/his/her majesty", though "royal highness" is also used for such persons).

Westarctica at 01:44, 26 September 2021

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	[[Category: Peerage of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Peerage of Westarctica]]
			[[Category: Peerage Ranks]]

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2021-09-26T01:38:17Z

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	Within Westarctica, the title '''Grand Duke''' (female equivalent: '''Grand Duchess''') is the ~~highest ranking~~ [[~~peer~~]] ~~and title~~ which ~~an individual may hold. It supersedes~~ all ~~other~~ titles~~, and only one person may hold the title at a given time~~.		[[File:Grand Duke Travis.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Grand Duke Travis of Westarctica]]
			Within [[Westarctica]], the title '''Grand Duke''' (female equivalent: '''Grand Duchess''') is the title held by the Sovereign in their capacity as the national Head of State. The [[Grand Duke of Westarctica]] is the font of honor from which all [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage titles]] are bestowed.

	Though constrained in certain respects by the nation's [[Constitution of Westarctica\|Constitution]], the office ~~still retains~~ enormous personal power, including the power to appoint and dismiss members of the [[Royal Council]]. As of ~~2020~~ there have been three Westarctican Grand Dukes.		Though constrained in certain respects by the nation's [[Constitution of Westarctica\|Constitution]], the title and office wields enormous personal power, including the power to appoint and dismiss members of the [[Royal Council]].

			==History of the title in Europe==
			One of the first people to bear the title of Grand Duke was Count Gonçalo I Mendes of Portucale in northwest Portugal. In 987, he adopted the personal title of ''Magnus Dux Portucalensium'' ("Grand Duke of the Portuguese") and rebelled against his feudal lord, King Bermudo II of León. He was defeated by the royal armies but nevertheless obtained a remarkable autonomy as a ''Magnus Dux'' (Grand Duke), leading ultimately to Portuguese independence from the Spanish Kingdom of Castille-León.

			Another example was the line of self-proclaimed Grand Dukes of Burgundy in the 15th century. Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (reigned 1419–67) assumed the subsidiary, legally-void style and title "Grand Duke of the West" in 1435, having previously brought the Duchies of Brabant and Limburg as well as the counties of Holland, Zeeland, Friesland, Hainaut and Namur into his possession.

			The first reigning monarch ever officially titled grand duke was the Medici sovereign of Tuscany. This official title was granted by Pope Pius V in 1569.

			Napoleon I awarded the title extensively. During his era, several of his allies (and ''de facto'' vassals) were allowed to assume the title of grand duke, usually at the same time as their inherited fiefs (or fiefs granted by Napoleon) were enlarged by annexed territories previously belonging to enemies defeated on the battlefield.

			==Style and forms of address==
			Most often, a sovereign grand duke was styled as "your/his/her royal highness" (abbreviated "HRH"), possibly because of the connection of many grand-ducal houses to royal ones or as the highest style beneath that of a king (which would be "your/his/her majesty", though "royal highness" is also used for such persons).

			The heir to the throne (a hereditary grand duke) was sometimes styled as "royal highness", but otherwise as "your/his/her grand ducal highness" (HGDH). Junior members of the family also generally bore the lower title of prince or princess with the style of "grand ducal highness."

			The Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg styles all its members as "Royal Highness" since 1919, due to their being also cadet members of the Royal and Ducal House of Bourbon-Parma as male-line descendants of Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma.

			==Current and previous holders==
			As of 2021, there have been three Westarctican Grand Dukes:
			* [[Grand Duke Travis]] <small>''(current)''</small>
			* [[Grand Duke Philip]]
			* [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]]

	[[Category: Peerage of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Peerage of Westarctica]]

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	Within Westarctica, the title '''Grand Duke''' (female equivalent: '''Grand Duchess''') is the highest ranking [[peer]] and title which an individual may hold. It supersedes all other titles, and only one person may hold the title at a given time.		Within Westarctica, the title '''Grand Duke''' (female equivalent: '''Grand Duchess''') is the highest ranking [[peer]] and title which an individual may hold. It supersedes all other titles, and only one person may hold the title at a given time.

	Though constrained in certain respects by the nation's [[Constitution of Westarctica\|Constitution]], the office still retains enormous personal power, including the power to appoint and dismiss members of the [[Royal Council]]. As of 2020 there have been three Westarctican Grand Dukes.		Though constrained in certain respects by the nation's [[Constitution of Westarctica\|Constitution]], the office still retains enormous personal power, including the power to appoint and dismiss members of the [[Royal Council]]. As of 2020 there have been three Westarctican Grand Dukes.

	[[Category: Peerage of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Peerage of Westarctica]]

DukeBearPeninsula: removed gendered use

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	Within Westarctica, the title '''Grand Duke''' (female equivalent: '''Grand Duchess''') is the highest ranking [[peer]] and title which an individual may hold. It supersedes all other titles, and only one person may hold the title at a given time.		Within Westarctica, the title '''Grand Duke''' (female equivalent: '''Grand Duchess''') is the highest ranking [[peer]] and title which an individual may hold. It supersedes all other titles, and only one person may hold the title at a given time.

	Though constrained in certain respects by the nation's [[Constitution of Westarctica\|Constitution]], the ~~Grand Duke~~ still retains enormous personal power, including the power to appoint and dismiss members of the [[Royal Council]]. As of 2020 there have been three Westarctican Grand Dukes.		Though constrained in certain respects by the nation's [[Constitution of Westarctica\|Constitution]], the office still retains enormous personal power, including the power to appoint and dismiss members of the [[Royal Council]]. As of 2020 there have been three Westarctican Grand Dukes.

	[[Category: Peerage of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Peerage of Westarctica]]

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Within Westarctica, the title '''Grand Duke''' (female equivalent: '''Grand Duchess''') is the highest ranking [[peer]] and title which an individual may hold. It supersedes all other titles, and only one person may hold the title at a given time.

Though constrained in certain respects by the nation's [[Constitution of Westarctica|Constitution]], the Grand Duke still retains enormous personal power, including the power to appoint and dismiss members of the [[Royal Council]]. As of 2020 there have been three Westarctican Grand Dukes.

[[Category: Peerage of Westarctica]]