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
- 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”
- Dukes of Ormond: The Butlers, managing the King’s wine since the 12th centuryIn the historic Kingdom of Ireland there were two types of nobility: the ancient native Gaelic aristocracy, descended from kings and clan chiefs, and theContinue reading “Dukes of Ormond: The Butlers, managing the King’s wine since the 12th century”
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