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How many dukes are there in the United Kingdom?

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The other royal dukes are The Queen's first cousins, the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent (both grandsons of King George V). At present there are 24 dukes (not including royal dukes). The premier duke and earl of England is the Duke of Norfolk. read more

This is a list of the 31 present and extant dukes in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1927 and after. read more

Duke, in the United Kingdom, is the highest-ranking hereditary title in all four peerages of the British Isles. A duke thus outranks all other holders of titles of nobility (Marquess, Earl, Viscount and Baron). read more

(There are technically two Dukedoms of Argyll, one in the Scottish peerage and one in the peerage of the United Kingdom) Leinster is, of course, in Ireland, but the Dukes of Leinster live in Oxfordshire because otherwise it would be too simple. read more

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