Dukes and Princes
History and Heritage of Europe’s top aristocrats
On this site you will find short histories about the families of the princes and dukes of Europe, from the middle ages to the present
You will also find information about the heritage these families left behind, some still worth a visit, some long vanished.
Genealogical Histories – latest posts
- How Many Hyphens? The Dukes of Buckingham and ChandosOnce upon a time there was a man named Richard who had so many hyphens he didn’t know what to do. And so Lord RichardContinue reading “How Many Hyphens? The Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos”
- Buckingham and Normanby: a Yorkshire dukedom for the House of SheffieldIn 2024, Emily Sheffield published an editorial in I (now The I Paper) commenting on what it was like to be former Tory Prime MinisterContinue reading “Buckingham and Normanby: a Yorkshire dukedom for the House of Sheffield”
- Dukes of Courland: Kettlers and BironsCan you think of a country in Europe that existed in the pre-modern period but vanished completely, leaving almost no trace? The Duchy of CourlandContinue reading “Dukes of Courland: Kettlers and Birons”
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