| Just pretend you're dukes or counts from one of the northern countries and you can get anywhere in that castle. |
| Cities are torn by wars between local crime lords, and nations are rent by various dukes and counts dealing death. |
| She was also introduced to several lords, dukes and soon to be counts and barons, who were her age. |
| From the late 18th century, successive dukes commissioned images of members of their households, particularly the keepers and huntsmen. |
| At Court, and in Paris, wealth opened every door, and dukes and peers happily married the well-endowed daughters of great financiers. |
| Whether forced or voluntary, Roman emperors, kings and queens, hereditary princes and grand dukes and, yes, even popes have abdicated. |
