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Grand duchesses

Scope note

Use for the sovereign duchesses of certain Continental European states called grand duchies, also for the wives and widows of grand dukes and the daughters of the Czars of imperial Russia; ranking immediately below queens.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000258639

Broader Terms used

noblewomen

Created

13yrs ago

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