grandduke

English

Noun

grandduke (plural granddukes)

1. Alternative form of grand duke
   • 1956, Sigmund Herberstein (Freiherr von), Oswald P. Backus, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Then the grandduke himself placed it upon the grandson.

   • 1981, Claudio Pescio, Complete Guide for Visiting Pitti Palace, page 117:

     From the Galleria, we turn right into the SALA DELLE NICCHIE (Niche Room) which is the first in a suite that served as living quarters for the Medici granddukes, the Lorraine granddukes, and lastly the Savoy royal family.

   • 2012, N. Isser, The Second Empire and the Press, →ISBN:

     Austria, a Roman-Catholic power, would not permit a diminution of papal power, or the dispossession of the Austrian granddukes.