Duel Masters
The card game is made by Wizards of the Coast. The Duel Masters manga is written by Shigenobu Matsumoto, and is published by Shogakukan in Coro Coro Comics. It has not been licensed for the U.S. (although there has been an American created comic book by Dreamwave Productions. The first season and Japanese second season are loosely based on the manga.) Current English expansions are Base Set DM-01, Evo-Crushinators of Doom DM-02, Rampage of the Super Warriors DM-03, Shadowclash of Blinding Night DM-04, Survivors of the Megapocalypse DM-05, Stomp-A-Trons of Invincible Wrath DM-06, Thundercharge of Ultra Destruction DM-07 and Epic Dragons of Hyper Chaos DM-08, with Fatal Brood of Infinite Ruin DM-09 releasing in January of 2006. PlotlineThe anime is about a boy named Shobu Kirifuda (切札勝舞 Kirifuda Shōbu) who plays a game called "Duel Masters" (in the early manga, he plays Magic: The Gathering). In Shobu's world, the players can bring the monsters to life using a fictional martial art called "kaijudo" (actually a marketing term created to sell the game in America). Shobu aims to become a "Kaijudo master" like his father, Shori Kirifuda (切札勝利 Kirifuda Shōri). Shobu fights opponents from the evil temple run by the mysterious Master in Season One. In the American created Season Two, Shobu battles the evil organization P.L.O.O.P. and their plans to use monsters from the Civilization Realms to take over Earth. In Season Three, Shobu and Co. take on the Black Soldiers at a Duel Masters tournament. Characters
Duel Masters Facts"Kaijudo" originates from the word "kaijū", meaning monster, and "dō", or "the way". Therefore "kaijūdō" means "the way of the monster." The term "Kaijudo" is specific to North America. It is not used in Japan The name "Duel Masters" is often believed to be a pun on "Duel Monsters" (the name used in the second series anime and English manga for a card game (also known as Magic & Wizards - that name is a pun off of "Magic: The Gathering") in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime series). It actually takes its name from Magic: The Gathering, which had Duel Masters as its codename early in development. In the United Kingdom, Future Publishing publishes the Official Duel Masters Magazine. The first English-language season of the TV series was produced by Plastic Cow Productions. The second season (that was created for the American market) was produced by Elastic Media Corp. The third season is being produced by Howling Cat Productions. In the UK, Duel Masters airs on Toonami and used to air on five. In the US it airs on Cartoon Network. The ridiculous titles of the TCG expansion sets are named in parody of other TCGs with strange titles. Differences Between Japanese and U.S. versionsThe "Sacred Lands"/"P.L.O.O.P." storyline is not based on the manga and was created specifically for the American market. The Japanese version has a separate second season entitled "Duel Masters Charge", which is based on more of the manga and features characters that do not appear in the Amercan second season, including a character named "Great Baketsuman". It is unknown when or if the Japanese 2nd season will air in America. If the Japanese second season were to be broadcast in America, it would have to be changed to accommodate the American 2nd season. It is also unknown why a separate 2nd season was created for America in the first place. This page about Duel Masters includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Duel Masters News stories about Duel Masters External links for Duel Masters Videos for Duel Masters Wikis about Duel Masters Discussion Groups about Duel Masters Blogs about Duel Masters Images of Duel Masters |
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It is also unknown why a separate 2nd season was created for America in the first place. Male members of the Imperial clan received, in addition to a birth right-title by degree of parentage, one of nine senior titles of nobility, of which Quan-Cong Duke was the third, under Vuong King and Quoc-Cong Grand Duke, but above Cong Prince, Hau Marquis, Ba Count, Tu Viscount, Nam Baron and Vinh phong noble. If the Japanese second season were to be broadcast in America, it would have to be changed to accommodate the American 2nd season. Of the seven main grades Kung (rendered as Duke) was the second, only under Gun Prince, but above Champan Marquis, Poguk Count, Pansoh Viscount Chamise Baron and Chusa (somewhat similar to the British Baronet). It is unknown when or if the Japanese 2nd season will air in America. Korean titles of nobilty were similar to those in China, with ranks descending by one degree with each succeeding holder of the title. The Japanese version has a separate second season entitled "Duel Masters Charge", which is based on more of the manga and features characters that do not appear in the Amercan second season, including a character named "Great Baketsuman". Under the Manchu (last imperial dynasty), there were ducal titles in both types of titled nobility:. The "Sacred Lands"/"P.L.O.O.P." storyline is not based on the manga and was created specifically for the American market. The style Duke has, like many high nobility titles, also been used to render non-European styles that are seen, by analogy (there is no etymological or other direct link!), as roughly equivalent, especially in hierarchic aristocracies such as feudal Japan, usefull as an indication of relative rank. The ridiculous titles of the TCG expansion sets are named in parody of other TCGs with strange titles. In the states of Parma and Piacenza, ceded to France by the treaty of Aranjuez of 21 March 1801; these territories were united to the French Empire on 24 May 1808. In the US it airs on Cartoon Network. In the Kingdom of Naples :. In the UK, Duel Masters airs on Toonami and used to air on five. 1962); Massa and Carrara were separated from the kingdom of Italy by article 8 of the decree of March 30, 1806 and united to the principality of Lucca-Piombino by another decree of March 30, 1806. The third season is being produced by Howling Cat Productions. In the Principality of Lucca-Piombino, only Massa et Carrara: for Régnier, judge (ext. The second season (that was created for the American market) was produced by Elastic Media Corp. Since Napoleon wouldn't go back on his policy (as a former republican statesmen!) to abolish feudalism in France as an injust exploitation of the common people, but didn't want these grandees to fall under the 'majorat' system in France, he chose to create them outside the French 'metropolitan' empire, notably in the following Italian satellite states, and yet all awarded to loyal frenchmen, mainly high military officers: In the Kingdom of Italy, in personal union with France, personally held by Napoleon I:. The first English-language season of the TV series was produced by Plastic Cow Productions. As the name suggests, these were duchies, but forming an exclusive order of 'great fiefs' (twenty of sme 2200 nobe title creations), a college nearly comparable in status to the twelve 'ancien pairies' in the French kingdom. In the United Kingdom, Future Publishing publishes the Official Duel Masters Magazine. A unique napoleonic particularity was the creation by decree of 30 March 1806 of a number of duchés grand-fiefs. It actually takes its name from Magic: The Gathering, which had Duel Masters as its codename early in development. The duchies of Kurland (now in Latvia) and Pomerellen (capital Danzig) were part of the Ordensstaat till its takeover by the Polish crown in 1466. The name "Duel Masters" is often believed to be a pun on "Duel Monsters" (the name used in the second series anime and English manga for a card game (also known as Magic & Wizards - that name is a pun off of "Magic: The Gathering") in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime series). Neighbouring Switzerland, which soon tended to go its own way creating the Helvetic -republican- Eidgenossenschaft, had none, nor tiny Liechtenstein. It is not used in Japan. There were many other duchies, often insignificant Kleinstaaterei. The term "Kaijudo" is specific to North America. Later, the precedence shifted to the prince-electors, the first order amongst the princes of the empire, regardless of the actual title attached to the fief, which included ducal members (as well as various other temporal styles and prince-archbishops):. Therefore "kaijūdō" means "the way of the monster.". At first, the highest nobles -de facto at par with several Kings/emperors- were the Dukes of each stem duchy:. "Kaijudo" originates from the word "kaijū", meaning monster, and "dō", or "the way". On the Canaries(?) and in various American viceroyalties. take on the Black Soldiers at a Duel Masters tournament. Some titles inherited by or conferred on historically important politicians, such as :. In Season Three, Shobu and Co. Titles in Spain include (very often a single inheritance includes a whole list of ducal and other titles):. and their plans to use monsters from the Civilization Realms to take over Earth. Grandee of the realm, which had precedence over all other feudatories. In the American created Season Two, Shobu battles the evil organization P.L.O.O.P. No duchies as true politically important principalities, but many domanial or purely titular ones Many hold the court rank of Grande, i.e. Shobu fights opponents from the evil temple run by the mysterious Master in Season One. This list refers only to the royal dukedoms. Shobu aims to become a "Kaijudo master" like his father, Shori Kirifuda (切札勝利 Kirifuda Shōri). When the Christian Reconquista, sweeping the Moors from the former caliphate of Cordoba and its taifa-remnants, transformed the territory of former Suevi and Visigothic realms into catholic feudal principalities, none of these war lords was exactly styled Duke, a few (as Portugal itself) started as Count (even if the title of Dux was sometimes added), but soon all politically relevant princes were to use the royal style of King. In Shobu's world, the players can bring the monsters to life using a fictional martial art called "kaijudo" (actually a marketing term created to sell the game in America). See also List of French dukedoms. The anime is about a boy named Shobu Kirifuda (切札勝舞 Kirifuda Shōbu) who plays a game called "Duel Masters" (in the early manga, he plays Magic: The Gathering). Other duchies of note include:. . The secular dukes in the peerage of the realm were, again in order of precedence:. Current English expansions are Base Set DM-01, Evo-Crushinators of Doom DM-02, Rampage of the Super Warriors DM-03, Shadowclash of Blinding Night DM-04, Survivors of the Megapocalypse DM-05, Stomp-A-Trons of Invincible Wrath DM-06, Thundercharge of Ultra Destruction DM-07 and Epic Dragons of Hyper Chaos DM-08, with Fatal Brood of Infinite Ruin DM-09 releasing in January of 2006. Half of them were ducal: three ecclesiastical (the six prelates all ranked above the sixl secular peers of the realm) and three temporal, each time above three counts of the same social estate: The Prince-Bishops with ducal territories among them were:. The first season and Japanese second season are loosely based on the manga.). The highest precedence in the realm, attached to a feudal territory, was given to the twelve original pairies, which also had a traditional function in the royal coronoation, comparable to the German imperial archoffices. (although there has been an American created comic book by Dreamwave Productions. Royal Dukes:. It has not been licensed for the U.S. The territorial designations of these dukedoms refer to four of the Provinces of Sweden. The Duel Masters manga is written by Shigenobu Matsumoto, and is published by Shogakukan in Coro Coro Comics. Currently, there are one duke and three duchesses. The card game is made by Wizards of the Coast. Title-wise, however, all Swedish princes since 1772, and princesses since 1980, are given a dukedom for life. There are also various references to classic music: For example, when the main character, Shobu, attacks with a creature called Rikabu's Screwdriver, he says "It's hammer time...I mean screwdriver time." It also makes references to other things, such as when one of the characters, Kyoshiro Kokujo, says "I am dark...I am the night...I am Bat-oh wait, wrong show." Duel Masters also has promotional gimmicks which depart greatly from the traditional fantasy flavors embraced in Magic: The Gathering. Sweden had a history of making sons of its Kings real ruling princes of vast duchies, but this ceased in 1622. While the storyline is technically dramatic, most episodes are punctuated by a comedic storyline mixed in with the serious storyline. The current royal duchesses are: HRH the Duchess of Badajoz (Infanta Maria del Pilar), HRH the Duchess of Soria (Infanta Margarita), HRH the Duchess of Lugo (Infanta Elena) and HRH the Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (Infanta Cristina). As such, they even recur as running gags during the course of the show. This title is not hereditary. Frequent references are made throughout the show to pop culture phenomenon, often at random. Nowadays, Spanish infantes and infantas are usually given a dukedom upon marriage. Duel Masters often jokes about typical anime conventions, such as split-screens and a missing father-figure. For Portugal, see below. Duel Masters 2.0 will begin on January 28th in America. the present king Albert II before he succeeded his older brother Baudouin=Boudewijn I). Season 3 began production in September 2005. In Belgium, the title of Duke of Brabant (historically the most prestigious in the Low Countries, and containing the federal capital Brussels), if still vacant, has been given to the oldest son and presumptive heir of the King, other throne candidates usually get lower titles, such as Count of Flanders (king Leopold III's brother became head of state as Prince-regent) and Prince of Liège (e.g. "Season 2" premiered on March 26, 2005. See appanage and the list in the geographical section below, which also treats special ducal titles in orders or national significance. Toonami then moved to Saturdays and premiered the rest of the series from then on. The granting of the lower style of Earl of Wessex to Prince Edward, the third son of Queen Elisabeth II, may, if not a one-off, usher in the end of the de facto exclusive use of ducal title for the main princes of the royal blood. The episodes then made their "official" premiere on March 13, 2004 on CN's Toonami spinoff block, the Saturday Video Entertainment System (also known as SVES or Saturday [the block is now cancelled]) with less edits as well as episodes 4 & 5. However, as a duke, the second Duke of Connaught, a male-line great grandson of Queen Victoria, he was simply styled "His Grace.". The English-language version of the series made a 3-episode preview premiere on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on February 27, 2004 (although it was somewhat edited for time). Similarly, upon the death of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942), the third son of Queen Victoria, his only male-line grandson, Alastair Arthur Windsor, Earl of MacDuff (1914-1942), briefly succeeded to his peerages.
He uses a Fire Deck. Rather, these special peerages are called "royal dukedoms" because they are held by a member of the royal family who is entitled to the style Royal Highness. Akakhan - Robby Rotten's right hand man. In the United Kingdom, there is nothing about the particular dukedom that makes it royal, even though the formal style of an ordinary duke is 'The Most High, Noble and Potent Prince'. He lost to Robby Rotten in season three. Once a particular peerage is granted to a member of the British royal family, it is not subsequently granted to anyone outside the royal family. He uses a Water, Fire deck. Andrews have not been granted as separate dukedoms. Johny Coolburns - The First of the 4 guardians. To date, Avondale, Stathearn, and St. He uses a Light Deck. For example, King George III created his second son, Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, and Queen Victoria bestowed the dukedom of Clarence and Avondale on her grandson, Prince Albert Victor of Wales. He swore to get revenge on Hakuoh and Johny Coolburns for making him wear shorts. In the past, British sovereigns have combined several territorial designations into a single dukedom. Robby Rotten - The current junior champion. Other dukedoms that have been awarded to members of the British royal family in the past include those of Albany, Avondale, Cambridge, Clarence, Connaught, Cumberland, Kendal, Strathearn, and Sussex. Black Soldiers - A group of duelists that are the opposite form of Hakuoh's White Soldiers led by Robby Rotten. With the exceptions of the dukedoms of Cornwall and Rothesay (which can only be held by the eldest son of the Sovereign), these dukedoms are hereditary according to the Letters Patent that created them, which contain the standard remainder "heirs male of his body." The British Sovereign also holds and as such is entitled to the revenues of the duchy of Lancaster, but does not hold the dukedom - there is no dukedom of Lancaster as the Sovereign cannot hold a peerage dignity, since s/he is the fount of honour and cannot hold an honour from his/herself. This organization is seen only in the "second season" that was created for America. The former king Edward VIII was created Duke of Windsor after his abdication. P.L.O.O.P. - An evil organization that plot to use monsters from the Civilizations of the Creature World to take over Earth. There are also other royal dukes such as, HRH The Duke of York (The Prince Andrew), HRH The Duke of Gloucester (Prince Richard), and HRH The Duke of Kent (Prince Edward). He tends to extend some words long and has a deck of Survivor monsters. In the United Kingdom, a royal duke is a duke who is a member of the British Royal Family, entitled to the style of Royal Highness. In the United Kingdom, the current royal dukes are The Prince of Wales, who is Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay; HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (The Prince Philip) of which there has been three such creations of the Dukedom of Edinburgh, (Frederick, Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and the current duke. ルート; Dokutaa Ruuto) - Boy George's boss, mad scientist, and expert duelist. Four reigning European royal houses traditionally awarded (mainly) dukedoms to the sons and in some cases, the daughters, of their respective Sovereigns; others include at least one dukedom in a wider list of similarly granted principalities. Root (Dr. The second term is the female form, meaning duchess. Dr. Currently, there are twenty-seven dukedoms in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, held by twenty-four different people (see List of Dukes in order of precedence). In Japan, he is a possible reference to/parody of "Johji", Hiroto Honda's infant nephew in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. Dukes in the United Kingdom are addressed as 'Your Grace' and referred to as 'His Grace'. His English dub name is an obvious reference to Culture Club lead singer Boy George (one of the dub episodes is called "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me") in season 3 he uses a Darkness, Water deck. However, the title of duke has never been associated with independent rule in the British Isles. He rides around in a motor baby carraige and uses a Water Civilization deck. In the United Kingdom, the inherited office of a duke along with its dignities, privileges, and rights is a dukedom. Boy George (called simply "George", or "Jōji" [ジョージ] in Japan) - Boy George is a midget in a bear suit and is always seen sucking a pacifier. When this title appeared in the Carolingian empire, stem dukes ruled over non-Frankish nations (dukes of the Alamans, of the Bavarians, of the Aquitans), while counts ruled over a region in the Frankish realm. He is the main bad guy of Season One until Hakuoh was defeated,. Latin chroniclers applied it to the leaders of Lombard warbands. Master (マスター; Masutaa) - Little is known about the leader of the evil temple except that he's is always seen in a hooded robe and most of his face is never seen. In the late Roman Empire, dux was a military title. He uses a Darkness Civilization Deck. The Genoese and Venetian elective, 'crowned republican' title "doge" is derived from the same origin. Other characters make fun of his outlandishly styled long hair and all-black leather outfit. There were no Anglo-Saxon duchies in the feudal sense, only individual duces; the Middle English duke derives from the Old French duc, which in turn came from the Latin dux/ducis deriving from the verb ducere, meaning "to lead". Kyoshiro Kokujo (黒城凶死郎; Kokujō Kyoshirō) - A self-proclaimed "evil genius" throughout the series. He was the first proper Duke in England. Later in the series, he is defeated by Shobu and befriends him. The Black Prince was created Duke of Cornwall in 1337. Since then, Hakuoh has become a cold-hearted villain. Since the unification of Italy in the 1870, there have no longer been any sovereign duchies in Europe, for Luxembourg is a grand duchy. Hakuoh (白凰) - As a child, he was a cheerful duelist like Shobu. In the 19th century, the sovereign dukes of Parma and Modena in Italy, and of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Anhalt, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Saxe-Meiningen, and Saxe-Altenburg in Germany survived Napoleon's reorganization. Nobody knows how old he is. In early Medieval Italy, the Dukes of Benevento and of Spoleto were independent territorial magnates in duchies originally created by the Lombards. He was fired from his job after losing to Shobu and became one of his friends. Like the margraves, they were responsible for the military defence of an important region, and had strong arguments for retaining the Crown's tax incomes of their duchy to fund their military force. Kintaro Nanba (難波金太郎; Nanba Kintarō) - Former gatekeeper of the Junior Duelist Center. The medieval dukes had a strong position in the realms they belonged to. Mimi is also an expert at martial arts and is incredibly smart and strong. The dissolution tendency was counteracted by the appointment of younger sons of the monarchs (royal dukes) as military governors of the important border provinces, which however also soon developed into hereditary duchies and a source of intrigues against the monarch (see for instance: History of Schleswig-Holstein). She appeared at first to be an inept duelist but was later revealed as a dueling temple guardian at the Junior Duelist Center and an expert player. In the 7th century these units developed into hereditary clan-duchies of Bavarians, Thuringians, Alemanni, Franks and other Germanic tribes, which Charlemagne crushed in 788, converting the border provinces into margraviates (which however soon emerged as clan-margraviates: Saxony, Bavaria, Swabia, Lorraine...). Mimi Tasogare (黄昏ミミ; Tasogare Mimi) - Another of Shobu's posse. The Germanic Franks converted, under Roman influence, the Germanic concept of Herzog (literally: "war-leader", commonly translated as "duke"), the temporarily elected general for a major expedition of warfare, into military governors for units of up to a dozen counties. He's often seen with his portable laptop to keep track of important duels. To avoid the connotations of the modern "dukes", Roman military leaders are usually called duces. Even though he's an expert at the rules of "Duel Masters," he's a terrible duelist, often going without a single win during a tournament. Upon the separation of the civil and military functions in the fourth century the dux became commander of all the troops cantoned in a military territory, often corresponding to one or more Roman provinces; note that this Roman rank was below the similar Comes rei militaris (the rank of Comes survives in the title Count, which is lower in the feudal hierarchy). Rekuta Kadoko (角古れく太; Kadoko Rekuta) - One of Shobu's close friends. The designation, first applied to barbaric tribal leaders and various military commanders, became of formal Roman title in time. Knight does not appear in the manga. Originally Dux (Latin for leader) was a title given by the Romans to a general commanding a single military expedition and holding no other power than that which he exercised over his soldiers. Despite being Shobu's mentor, he is usually unable to assist his student in times of need due to either Shobu's stubborn attitude or Knight being unable to show up at the scene. . His inner monologue is a source of much of the show's mature and subtle humor. The wife of a duke, or a woman who rules a duchy, is known as a duchess. Knight (ナイト; Naito) - Shobu's mysterious and soft-spoken mentor. The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy, principe is held to be the highest grade). He uses a Fire Civilization deck. In certain instances, some titles were held by Right of Perpetual Inheritance Shih Hssi Wang T'i. He's brave, strong, and true- just like every other anime hero. All, except the ninth grade, were heritable for a specific number of generations, ranging from twenty-six generations for a first class Kung to one generation for a Yün Ch'i Yü. Shobu keeps a positive attitude throughout the series, insisting on dueling for fun as opposed to simply winning. for lowerborn subjects: Kung, divided into three classes or Têng, often translated as Duke, or as Prince (but not of the blood), is the second of ten hereditary titles of Nobility (Chüeh Yin or Shih Chüeh) conferred on subjects and collateral members of the Imperial clan, only under Yen Shêng Kung ('sacred Prince', reserved for Confucius' posterity), but above all other ranks: Hou (also three classes, translated as Marquis) (these first three ranks were classed as "Eminent Ranks" Ch'ao P'in carrying honorific epiphets, Po (three classes, translated as Earl), Tzu (three classes, translated as Viscount), Nan (three classes, translated as Baron), Ch'ing Ch'e Tu Yü, Ch'i Tu Yü, Yün Ch'i Yü, Ên Ch'i Yü. He aspires to become a great duelist like his father. within the imperial family (extended, but limited; such systematic tituature is unknown in Europe) there were fourteen ranks, arranged the the following descending order: Ho Shê Ch'in Wang, Prince of the Blood of the first rank, usually conferred on the sons of Emperors by an Empress; To Lo Chün Wang, originally Ho Shê To Lo Pei Lê "prince of the gift", enjoying the style of His Imperial Highness, with a name or locality (hao) attached to the title and the right to a posthumous name (shi) after death, usually conferred on the sons of Emperors by Imperial Consorts; To Lo Pei Lê Prince of the Blood of the third rank and enjoying the style of His Highness; Ku Shan Pei Tzu "Prince of the Banner", with the style of His Highness; Fêng Ên Chên Kuo Kung "defender duke": Prince of the Blood of the fifth rank with the style of His Highness; Fêng Ên Fu Kuo Kung "bulwark duke": Prince of the Blood of sixth rank with the style of His Highness; only these six highest ranks carried the right to the eight privileges or Pa Fen (to wear the purple button, a three-eyed peacock's feather, embroidered dragon plaque on court robes, to have red painted spears at the gates of their residences, to attach tassels to the accoutrements of their horses, to use purple bridle-reins, to have a servant carry a special teapot, to have a special carpet on which to seat themselves); below were: Pu Ju Pa Fên Chên Kuo Kung "lesser defender duke not to encroach on the Eight Privileges", Prince of the Blood of the seventh rank with the style of His Excellency; Pu Ju Pa Fên Fu Kuo Kung "lesser bulwark duke not to encroach on the Eight Privileges" Prince of the Blood of the eighth rank with the style of His Excellency; Chên Kuo Chiang Chün Noble of the Imperial Lineage of the ninth rank, divided into three grades (or Têng); Fu Kuo Chiang Chün Noble of the Imperial Lineage of the tenth rank, divided into three grades; Fêng Kuo Chiang Chün "supporter-general of the state" Noble of the Imperial Lineage of the eleventh rank, divided into three grades; Fêng Ên Chiang Chün "general by grace", noble of the Imperial Lineage of the twelfth rank; Tsung Shih Imperial clansman, the usual rank for male descendants, in the male line, beyond the twelfth generation, entitled to wear an Imperial Yellow Girdle denoting their descent from Emperor Hsien Tsu; Chio Lo collateral relatives of the Imperial clan, entitled to wear a distinctive Red Girdle denoting their descent from the collateral relatives of Emperor Hsien Tsu. Shobu Kirifuda -The show's protagonist. In Denmark, the main duchy being Schleswig, part of which later was transferred to Germany; its southern neighbour Holstein, also under the Danish crown (both in personal union), was always a German principality. in Russia, before the imperial unification from Moscovia; sometimes even as vassal, tributary to a Tartar Khan; later, in the empire, the russification gertsog was used as the Russian rendering on the German ducal title Herzog, especially as (the last) part of the full official style of the Russian Emperor: Gertsog Shlesvig-Golstinskiy, Stormarnskiy, Ditmarsenskiy i Oldenburgskiy i prochaya, i prochaya, i prochaya "Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Stormarn, Ditmarschen and Oldenburg, and of other lands", in chief of German and Danish territories (claimed, not controlled). in splintered Poland, notably Masovia. 1842). Guastalla (ext. 1926). Piacenza: for Lebrun, Arch-Treasurer (24 April 1808, ext. Plaisance, i.e. 1824). Parma: for Cambacérès, author of the Code, Arch-Chancellor (24 April 1808, ext. Parme, i.e. 1912). Tarento: for maréchal MacDonald (1809, ext. Tarente, i.e. 1956, but special clause of the letters patent authorizing a substitution were applied). Reggio: for maréchal Oudinot (1810, main line ext. Otranto : for Nicholas Fouché, minister of Police (1809). Otrante, i.e. 1841). Gaete: for Gaudin, finance minister (1809, ext. 1872). Rovigo: for general Savary (ext. 1888). Padua (Padova in Italian): for general Arrighi de Casanova (24 April 1808, ext. Padoue, i.e. 1896). Vicenza: for general Caulaincourt, Grand-Écuyer (ext. Vicence, i.e. 1906). Bassano: for Maret, minister (ext. 1852, extended 1864). Feltre : for general Clarke (ext. 1912). Treviso: for maréchal Mortier (1808, ext. Trévise, i.e. 1842). Conegliano : for maréchal Moncey (1808, ext. 1853). Belluno: for maréchal Victor (1808, ext. Bellune, i.e. 1893). Cadore : for amiral Nompère de Champagny (ext. 1829). Frioul, i.e Friuli: for the widow of general Duroc (1813, ext. 1856). Istria: for maréchal Bessières (1809, ext. Dalmatia (now in Croatia): for maréchal Soult (1808, extinguished 1857). See also Historical states of Italy. special variant : the Doges of Genua and of Venice were elective crowned heads of commercial 'most serene republics', in style echoed by the minute Adriatic republic of Senarica. the duchies of Benevento and Pontecorvo became part of the Papal states. Dukes of Modena and Reggio. the duchy of Savoy, originally a countship; also partly in presnet France and Switzerland. came to serve as royal archduchies for the (imperial) Habsburg dynasty; the same goes for the neighbouring (southern) duchy of Krain, now in Slovenia. Austria proper (the former Ostmark, see margrave), Carinthia, Styria, .. duchy, later Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. Duke of Lower Lorraine and successors. Duke of Bouillon in the Ardenne, has also been claimed by France. Duke of Gelre (claiming the rank of Archduke). Duke of Brabant (claiming the rank of Archduke). The Dukes of Saxony, later raised to Kings. Duchy of Lorraine (replacing Duchy of Thuringia). Duchy of Swabia. Duchy of Bavaria. Duchy of Franconia. Duchy of Saxony. Duke of Medinacelli. Duque de Alva / Duke of Alba. Duque de Zaragoza. Duque de Vitonton. Duque de Vistahermoso. Duque de Vista-Alegre. Duque de Villena. Duque de Villahermosa. Duque de Villafranca. Duque de Vigo. Duque de Vergara. Duque de Veragua. Duque de Valencia de Campos. Duque de Uzeda. Duque de Uceda. Duque de Trujillo. Duque de Trani. Duque de Tovar. Duque de Tetuan. Duque de Tarifa. Duque de Tarancón. Duque de Tamanes. Duque de Talavera de la Reina. Duque de T'Serclaes. Duque de Sueca. Duque de Suárez. Duque de Sotomayor. Duque de Soria. Duque de Soma. Duque de Silva. Duque de Sevilha. Duque de Sessa. Duque de Seo de Urgel. Duque de Seo d'Urgel. Duque de Segovia. Duque de Segorbe. Duque de Santoña. Duque de Santo Buono. Duque de Santisteban del Puerto. Duque de Santa Isabel. Duque de Santa Elena. Duque de Santa Cristina. Duque de Sanlúcar la Mayor. Duque de San Ricardo. Duque de San Pedro Galatino. Duque de San Miguel. Duque de San Lorenzo de Villahermoso. Duque de San Lorenzo. Duque de San Juan. Duque de San Fernando de Quiroga. Duque de San Carlos. Duque de Rivas. Duque de Ripalda. Duque de Riánsares. Duque de Riansares. Duque de Regla. Duque de Primo de Rivera. Duque de Prim. Duque de Plasencia. Duque de Pinohermoso. Duque de Peñaranda. Duque de Pastrana. Duque de Parcent. Duque de Palma de Maiorca. Duque de Palizzi. Duque de Palata. Duque de Osuna. Duque de Olivares. Duque de Noblejar. Duque de Nájera. Duque de Najeda. Duque de Montpensier. Duque de Montoroso. Duque de Montoro. Duque de Montemar. Duque de Montellano. Duque de Monteleón. Duque de Montealegre. Duque de Montalto. Duque de Monforte. Duque de Mola. Duque de Moctezuma. Duque de Miranda. Duque de Medinaceli. Duque de Medina Sidonia. Duque de Medina de Rio Seco. Duque de Medina de las Torres. Duque de Maura. Duque de Marchena. Duque de Maqueda. Duque de Mandas y Villanueva. Duque de Mandas. Duque de Madrid. Duque de Luna. Duque de Lugo. Duque de Lucera. Duque de Lucca. Duque de Losada. Duque de los Castillejos. Duque de Lorenzana. Duque de Liria. Duque de Linhares. Duque de Linares. Duque de Lerma. Duque de Lecera. Duque de las Torres. Duque de la Victoria de las Amézcoas. Duque de la Victoria. Duque de la Vega. Duque de la Unión de Cuba. Duque de la Torre. Duque de La Roca. Duque de la Conquista. Duque de la Alcudia. Duque de Jerica. Duque de Infantado. Duque de Huete. Duque de Huescar. Duque de Hornes. Duque de Hornachuelos. Duque de Hijar. Duque de Hernani. Duque de Granada de Ega. Duque de Gor. Duque de Gandia. Duque de Galisteo. Duque da Galícia. Duque de Frías. Duque de Franco. Duque de Francavilla. Duque de Francavila. Duque de Fernandina. Duque de Fernández-Miranda. Duque de Fernan-Nuñez. Duque de Fernán Nuñez. Duque de Feria. Duque de Estremera. Duque de Escalona. Duque de Durcal. Duque de Soria. Duque de Pinohermoso. Duque del Rubi. Duque del Infantado. Duque de Atlixco. Duque de Denia. Duque de Dato. Duque de Croiy. Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo. Duque de Ciudad Real. Duque de Cea. Duque de Castroterreño. Duque de Castro-Terreño. Duque de Castro Enriquez. Duque de Carrero Blanco. Duque de Cardona. Duque da Cantábria. Duque de Canovas del Castillo. Duque de Canalejas. Duque de Camiña. Duque de Cádiz. Duque de Bivona. Duque de Benvante. Duque de Benavente. Duque de Béjar. Duque de Baños. Duque de Bailén. Duque de Baena. Duque de Badajoz. Duque de Aveyro. Duque de Atrisco. Duque de Astrico. Duque de Arjona. Duque de Arion. Duque de Arevalo del Rey. Duque de Arcos. Duque de Arco. Duque de Ansola. Duque de Andria. Duque de Amalfi. Duque de Almodovar del Valle. Duque de Almodovar del Rio. Duque de Almería. Duque de Almenara Alta. Duque de Almazán de Saint Priest. Duque de Aliaga. Duque de Algete. Duque de Algeciras. Duque de Alcalá de los Gazules. Duque de Albuquerque. Duque de Albufera. Duque de Alba. Duque de Alagón. Duque de Ahumada. Duque de Abrantes. Duque de Viseu. Duque do Porto. Duque da Guarda. Duque de Coimbra. Duque de Bragança (the home principality of the Portuguese royal dynasty after the post-Habsburg restoration of independence). Duque de Beja. Duque de Barcelos. Duque de Aveiro. Duke of Savoy (although Haute Savoie is now part of France, the Dukes of Savoy were Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, not peers of France.). Duke of Montpensier. Duke of Lorraine. Duke of Guise. Duke of Broglie. Duke of Brittany (considered a sovereign state until personal union with France, by the marriage of Anne of Brittany with the French kings Charles VIII and Louis XII and of her daughter Claude with Renaissance King Francis I, who conclude the 1553 treaty rendering the nion permanent while granting some autonomy). Duke of Bourbon. Duke of Auvergne. Duke of Anjou. Duke of Angouleme. Duke of Aquitaine or duc d'Aquitaine or - de Guyenne (holds the second square banner). Duke of Normandy or duc de Normandie (holds the first square banner). Duke of Burgundy (known as Grand duc; not a separate title at that time; just a description of the wealth and real clout of the 15th century Dukes, cousins of the Kings of France) (bears the crown, fastens the belt). the duc de Bourgogne, i.e. the bishop-duc de Langres (in Burgundy; bears the scepter). the bishop-duke of Laon (in Picardy; bears the 'Sainte Ampoule' containing the sacred ointment). Two suffragan bishops, styled evêque-duc pair de France :
The Archbishop of Reims, styled archevêque-duc pair de France (in Champagne; who crown and anoint the king, traditionally in his cathedral). Speak to as: Your Royal Highness. Address: His Royal Highness the Duke of _____. Begin: Sir. Speak to as: Your Grace. Address: His Grace the Duke of _____. Begin: My Lord Duke. Ukrainian Hertsog /Hertsoginya. Swedish Hertig /Hertiginna. Spanish Duque /Duquesa. Slovene Vojvoda /Vojvodinja. Slovak Vojvoda /Vojvodkyňa. Serbo-Croatian Vojvoda /Vojvotkinja. Russian Hertsog /Hertsogina. Romanian Duce /Ducesă. Rhaeto-Romanic Duca /Duchessa. Portuguese Duque /Duquesa. Polish Książę /Księżna. Norwegian Hertug /Hertuginne. Monegasque Düka /Düchessa. Maltese Duka /Dukessa. Macedonian Voyvoda /Voyvotka. Luxemburgish Herzog /Herzogin. Lithuanian Hercogas /Hercogiene. Latvian Hercogs /Hercogiene. LATIN (feudal) Dux. Italian Duca /Duchessa. Irish Diúc /Bandiúc. Icelandic Hertogi /Hertogafrú. Hungarian Herceg /Hercegnő. Greek (New) Doukas /Doukissa. Finnish Herttua /Herttuatar. Estonian Hertsog /Hertsoginna. Dutch Hertog /Hertogin. Danish Hertug /Hertuginde. Czech Vévoda /Vévodkyně. Catalan Duc /Duquessa. Bulgarian Voyvoda, Hertsog /Hertsoginya. Belorussian Hertsag /Hertsaginya. Albanian Dukë /Dukeshë. French Duc /Duchesse. German Herzog /Herzogin. |