What man wouldn’t wish to be a duke? As Debrett’s, an authority on elite society, explains in its guide to the peerage, the term ‘duke’ is derived from the Latin word for leader. What’s more, dukes hold the peerage’s highest-ranking hereditary titles. Lucky fellows! Continue reading “Who is England’s Premier Duke? (He isn’t Royal)”
Peregrine Cavendish inherited his father’s title of nobility in 2004, becoming the 12th Duke of Devonshire and custodian of the 35,000-acre Chatsworth estate in Derbyshire.
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Hugh Grosvenor, the seventh Duke of Westminster, normally shuns the spotlight. However, the 29-year-old aristocrat has recently made headlines by donating a staggering £12.5 million to Britain’s COVID-19 relief efforts.
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