‘Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Louise was a trendsetter when she married the Marquis of Lorne, heir to the _dukedom_ of Argyll, in 1871.’
‘His horse got to be prime minister, and he apparently sold a chart-topping number of dukedoms, earldoms and baronetcies.’
2.The rank of duke.
‘All Edward III’s sons received dukedoms, and the first non-royal _dukedom_ was created in 1385 for Robert de Vere, favourite of Richard II, who became Duke of Ireland.’
‘The ringleaders included the earls of Huntingdon, Rutland and Kent, elevated to dukedoms by Richard, but now demoted and demeaned by Henry.’
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‘Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Louise was a trendsetter when she married the Marquis of Lorne, heir to the _dukedom_ of Argyll, in 1871.’
