grand duke

Noun

Meaning

a prince who rules a territory

Alternative names

grand-duke

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Examples

Algirdas died in 1377, and his son Jogaila became grand duke while Kęstutis was still alive. Source: Internet

In 1432, a pro-Polish party in Lithuania elected Vytautas's brother Žygimantas as grand duke, leading to an armed struggle over the Lithuanian succession which stuttered on for years after Władysław's death. Source: Internet

The Peace of Füssen followed on 22 April 1745, by which Maximilian III secured his hereditary states on condition of supporting the candidature of the Grand-Duke Francis, consort of Maria Theresa. Source: Internet

Hosted in Tuscany by the Medici Family, Fakhr-al-Din was welcomed by the grand duke Cosimo II, who was his host and sponsor for the two years he spent at the court of the Medici. Source: Internet

Recognizing this, the grand duke integrated it into the German Zollverein in 1842. Source: Internet

The act included a clause prohibiting the Polish nobles from electing a monarch without the consent of the Lithuanian nobles, and the Lithuanian nobles from electing a grand duke without the consent of the Polish monarch. Source: Internet

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