Duke

A duke is a ruler of the third tier. Dukes are the third highest ranked playable rulers. Dukes rule over one or more duchies, each composed of one or more counties. Dukes can be independent, but are more often vassals of powerful kings.

Title variants

Most male rulers of duke-rank are known as dukes, and most female rulers of duke-rank are known as duchesses. There are, however, several cultural/religious variants which are summarised in the table below:

Culture/Religion	Male title	Female title
Greek	Doux	Duchess
Russian	Grand Prince	Grand Princess
Arabic	Emir	Emira
Turkish	Beylerbey	Beylerbayan
Mongol	High Chief	High Chieftess
West African	Farbas	Farba
Persian	Satrap	Emira
Nahua	Huecalpixqui	Huecalpixqui
Norse Pagan	Jarl	Duchess
Indian	Raja	Rani

Note: religous title variants 'trump' cultural ones. For example, a ruler of duke-rank with Russian culture and Norse Pagan religion will be known as a Jarl.

Similarly, republican rulers of duke-rank are known by different titles. These take precedence over cultural variants.

Culture/Religion	Male title	Female title
Muslim	Wâli-Emir	None
Latin/Byzantine	Doge	None
Others	Grand Mayor	None

Note: religous title variants 'trump' cultural ones. For example, a republican ruler of duke-rank with Italian culture and Sunni religion will be known as a Wâli-Emir.

Similarly, theocratic rulers of duke-rank are known by different titles. These take precedence over cultural variants.

Culture/Religion	Male title	Female title
Catholic/Orthodox	Prince-Archbishop	Prince-Archbishop
Pagan	Archpriest	Archpriest
Others	* King or cultural variant	* Queen or cultural variant

For certain cultures, independent secular and feudal rulers of duke-rank go by the title of king. Their realms are only petty kingdoms rather than full kingdoms, and the title name is the only real difference.

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• Duke
• Grand Prince
• Emir
• Beylerbey
• Satrap