Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The monarchic title Grand Duke is or was used in some independent nations or states in Europe, particularly: in present-day Luxembourg historically for the sovereigns (i.e. monarchic heads of state) of former independent countries like Tuscany (from 1569 to 1860, now part of Italy), Baden, Oldenburg, Saxe-Weimar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin etc. (Grand Duchies from 1815 to 1918 and all now part of Germany) formerly also for some nations in eastern and north-eastern Europe, such as Finland and Lithuania.Grand Duke ranks in order of precedence below Emperor and King, and above that of sovereign Prince and sovereign Duke.A female reigning monarch bearing the title (or simply the consort of a Grand Duke) is called a Grand Duchess. A nation or state ruled by a sovereign Grand Duke is called a Grand Duchy. The heir apparent to the throne of a Grand Duchy is called a Hereditary Grand Duke. At present, Luxembourg is the only nation with a sovereign Grand Duke as its head of state (since 1815).In some eastern European languages (e.g. Russian, Lithuanian) the title \"Grand Prince\" is used instead of \"Grand Duke\" (e.g. the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is called by the Russians \"Grand Principality of Luxembourg\"), whereas in most western European languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian etc.) the opposite is true. As a result, the brothers of the former Tsar of Russia, who were bearers of the title Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince), are usually called \"Grand Duke\" in western literature, although they were not sovereign monarchs.In medieval Bosnia there existed the similar but equally non-sovereign title \"Veliki Vojvoda\", reserved for the sovereign's highest-ranking military commanders.Translations for Grand Duke include: in Latin, Magnus Dux; in Luxembourgish Groussherzog; in German Großherzog; in French Grand-Duc; in Spanish, Gran Duque; in Russian, великий князь (velikiy kniaz, literally \"Grand Prince\"); in Italian Gran Duca; in Portuguese grão-duque; in Finnish, suurherttua; in Polish, wielki książę; in Hungarian, nagyherceg; in Swedish, storhertig; in Dutch & Afrikaans, groothertog; in Danish, storhertug; in Lithuanian, didysis kunigaikštis; in Latvian, lielhertogs; in Czech velkovévoda or velkokníže."@en }
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- Grand_duke abstract "The monarchic title Grand Duke is or was used in some independent nations or states in Europe, particularly: in present-day Luxembourg historically for the sovereigns (i.e. monarchic heads of state) of former independent countries like Tuscany (from 1569 to 1860, now part of Italy), Baden, Oldenburg, Saxe-Weimar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin etc. (Grand Duchies from 1815 to 1918 and all now part of Germany) formerly also for some nations in eastern and north-eastern Europe, such as Finland and Lithuania.Grand Duke ranks in order of precedence below Emperor and King, and above that of sovereign Prince and sovereign Duke.A female reigning monarch bearing the title (or simply the consort of a Grand Duke) is called a Grand Duchess. A nation or state ruled by a sovereign Grand Duke is called a Grand Duchy. The heir apparent to the throne of a Grand Duchy is called a Hereditary Grand Duke. At present, Luxembourg is the only nation with a sovereign Grand Duke as its head of state (since 1815).In some eastern European languages (e.g. Russian, Lithuanian) the title \"Grand Prince\" is used instead of \"Grand Duke\" (e.g. the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is called by the Russians \"Grand Principality of Luxembourg\"), whereas in most western European languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian etc.) the opposite is true. As a result, the brothers of the former Tsar of Russia, who were bearers of the title Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince), are usually called \"Grand Duke\" in western literature, although they were not sovereign monarchs.In medieval Bosnia there existed the similar but equally non-sovereign title \"Veliki Vojvoda\", reserved for the sovereign's highest-ranking military commanders.Translations for Grand Duke include: in Latin, Magnus Dux; in Luxembourgish Groussherzog; in German Großherzog; in French Grand-Duc; in Spanish, Gran Duque; in Russian, великий князь (velikiy kniaz, literally \"Grand Prince\"); in Italian Gran Duca; in Portuguese grão-duque; in Finnish, suurherttua; in Polish, wielki książę; in Hungarian, nagyherceg; in Swedish, storhertig; in Dutch & Afrikaans, groothertog; in Danish, storhertug; in Lithuanian, didysis kunigaikštis; in Latvian, lielhertogs; in Czech velkovévoda or velkokníže.".