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Although they vary over time and among geographic regions (for example, one region's prince might be equal to another's grand duke), the following is a reasonably comprehensive list that provides information on both general ranks and specific differences.
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility.As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes.
In the British peerage, a royal duke is a member of the British royal family, entitled to the titular dignity of prince and the style of His Royal Highness, who holds a dukedom. Dukedoms are the highest titles in the British roll of peerage, and the holders of these particular dukedoms are princes of the blood royal.
Prince is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The female equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word prince, from the Latin noun prīnceps, from primus (first) and caput (head), meaning "the first, foremost, the chief, most distinguished, noble ruler, prince". [1]
Duke of Cornwall , Duke of Rothesay , Duke of Cambridge (United Kingdom) (currently all one person) held by William, Prince of Wales [1] (elder son of King Charles III) Duke of Sussex, held by Prince Harry (younger son of King Charles III) Duke of York, held by Prince Andrew (brother of King Charles III)
HRH The Prince of Wales [1] The Duke of Sussex: Grandsons of the sovereign HRH Prince George of Wales [a] [b] HRH Prince Louis of Wales: Prince Archie of Sussex: Brothers of the sovereign The Duke of York [1] [3] HRH The Duke of Edinburgh: Uncles of the sovereign None at present [1] Nephews of the sovereign Earl of Wessex [c] [1] Mr Peter ...
The Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. HRH The Prince of Wales; i.e. the sovereign's eldest son. The sovereign's younger sons The Duke of Sussex; Ordered according to their births. The sovereign's grandsons HRH Prince George of Wales; HRH Prince Louis of Wales; Prince Archie of Sussex; Ordered according to the rules of primogeniture. The ...
The British nobility is made up of the peerage and the (landed) gentry.The nobility of its four constituent home nations has played a major role in shaping the history of the country, although the hereditary peerage now retain only the rights to stand for election to the House of Lords, dining rights there, position in the formal order of precedence, the right to certain titles, and the right ...