duke

C1537
concept

A duke is a high-ranking nobleman, typically just below a prince or king, who often governs a duchy and holds significant social, political, and economic influence within a monarchy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
duke canonical 484
Duke 76

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: duke
Generated description
A duke is a high-ranking nobleman, typically just below a prince or king, who often governs a duchy and holds significant social, political, and economic influence within a monarchy.

Instances (556)

Instance Via concept surface
Francis II, Duke of Brittany
12th Duke of Marlborough
surface form: Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough
Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Peter II, Duke of Brittany
John II, called John the Peaceful
surface form: John II, Duke of Brabant
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany
3rd Duke of Fife
surface form: James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
Leopold I, Duke of Lorraine
George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough
John II, Duke of Brabant
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania
John of Görlitz
John III, Duke of Brabant
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick Duke
Duke Albrecht of Württemberg
Frederick I, Duke of Swabia
Guidobaldo II della Rovere Duke
Przemysł II Duke
Auguste de Beauharnais Duke
Francesco Maria I della Rovere Duke
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough
Charles II, Duke of Parma
Frederick II, Duke of Swabia
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
Gorlois of Cornwall
Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg
Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry Duke
John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough
William Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland
Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville
Louis I, Duke of Orléans
Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry Duke
Władysław III Spindleshanks
Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough
Albert, Duke of Saxony
Louis I, Duke of Bourbon Duke
Charles, Duke of Görlitz
Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland Duke
John II, Duke of Bourbon
Duke Eugen of Württemberg
Pier Luigi Farnese