Talk:Duchy of Lancaster

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The Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall are not the only Royal Dukedoms in the UK, there are others: York, Edinburgh, Kent, and Gloucester. They are unusual entities it is difficult to summarise briefly, I have done my best. PatGallacher 15:17, 2005 May 19 (UTC)

A Duchy is not the same thing as a Dukedom. Proteus (Talk) 16:13, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

Forgive my ignorance in these matters, but I was wondering why the toast refers to the current sovereign as "Duke of Lancaster" when Elizabeth II is a woman? Is it tradition that has led to the sovereign, regardless of gender, to be called "Duke", or something else entirely? -- 65.92.148.113 21:31, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Yes it's exactly that. I believe it goes back to Victoria of the United Kingdom who believed the title of 'Duke' to be the appropriate title for the holder of a Duchy, as 'Duchess' is a courtesy title for the wife of a duke. Craigy (talk) 09:05, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Biography?

Er, why us this tagged as a biography? It's about a piece of land, not a person. --Dr Greg 17:09, 19 June 2007 (UTC)