In Galileo’s time, the papacy was a political power of significance, gobbling up failed dukedoms elsewhere, merging them into what became known as the “papal states.”
After her husband, Andrew, inherited the dukedom in 1950, Debo found herself in charge of seven houses in short order.
Francis Egerton succeeded to the dukedom at the age of twelve on the death of his brother, the 2nd duke.
You cannot give up your Dukedom, you cannot leave Stuttgart, and we cannot live apart.'
Sitting at the large middle table she transacted the business of the Dukedom.
Her hopes are ended, the doctors have been mistaken, there will be no heir to the Dukedom.
Marlborough was received with transports in England, and raised to the dukedom of Marlborough.