In terms of peerage, the highest ranking of the three is the duke, who is often a member of the royal family. The titles of earl and count share approximate rank, and are a couple of ranks behind the dukes. Normally, these would be considered lesser nobility.
James Brydges, Duke of Chandos. Became wealthy through marriage, paymastership to the Duke of Marlborough's campaigns, and speculated in the South Sea's speculation.
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, ruled as Lord Protectors over Edward VI, Henry VIII's son.
Basically, the King of England, at that time allied to the Duke of Burgundy and the Count of Luxembourg.
Henry II King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou.
Nobles usually did not live in palaces unless they were there as guests or employees of the king. A palace is nearly always the residence of a king or bishop. There were a couple of counts palatine, who lived in palaces, but the count palatine was not an ordinary count, and was ranked above a duke and just below a king.
Equestrian Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares was created in 1634.
The Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg's birthday is the 16th April 1955.
Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares - São Paulo - was created in 1624.
duke william in the 11th century
Delaware was first settled in the 16th century by the Dutch and was made part of their colony "New Netherlands" that also included New York. In the late 17th century the colony was conquered by James, Duke of York and it became part of Britain's american colonies.
Duke Ellington was his favourite musician.
The Grand Duke Henri, born on the 16th of April 1955. In 2013 he is 58.
Charles Brandon was an English courtier and close friend of King Henry VIII. He served as the Duke of Suffolk and married Henry's sister Mary Tudor. Brandon played a significant role in English politics during the early 16th century.
Aristocrat, gentleman, royalty, count, peer, lord, patrician...
They both played piano
I would say Count Basie, Mile Davis, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman. There's definitely plenty more but those are some of the main ones if that helps.
William X, Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers