![]() The biggest ducal pad is Blenheim Palace, seat of the Duke of Marlborough. His role as Earl Marshal makes him responsible for things like organising the State Opening of Parliament. ![]() Its current - and 18th - holder is Edward Fitzalan Howard. The Duke of Norfolk, whose seat is Arundel Castle in Sussex, is the biggest hitter of them all, with the title dating back to the Middle Ages. #RejectedDukesÄukes are second in rank only to the Royal Family. The Queen offered Sir Winston Churchill the title Duke of London in honour of his work during the war, but he turned it down so he could stay in the House of Lords. ![]() The most recent to be created was the Duke of Fife, in 1889. And then, when Edward III created the dukedoms Lancaster, Clarence and (for his son, the Black Prince) Cornwall in 1337, there were British dukes. The word 'duke' comes from the French duc, which comes from the Latin dux, which means 'leader'.
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