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Royal Titles and Nobility Ranks in a Monarchy

Source: iStockMonarchy is a form of government in which a single person, called a monarch, is the head of state for the duration of their life. The word is of Greek origin, deriving from the words "…

Portsmouth, Louise Renée de Kéroualle, duchess of

(Encyclopedia) Portsmouth, Louise Renée de Kéroualle, duchess ofPortsmouth, Louise Renée de Kéroualle, duchess oflwēz rənāˈ də kār&oomacr;älˈ [key], 1649–1734, French mistress of Charles II of…

Charlotte, grand duchess of Luxembourg

(Encyclopedia) Charlotte, 1896–1985, grand duchess of Luxembourg (1919–64). The second daughter of Duke William of Nassau-Weilburg and a Portuguese princess, Marie Anne of Braganza, she succeeded her…

Brewer's: Camilla

Virgin queen of the Volscians. Virgil (AEneid, vii. 809) says she was so swift that she could run over a field of corn without bending a single blade, or make her way over the sea without…