Is A Duke Higher Than A Prince Novels & Stories

Still, Sol really respected him and always felt uncomfortable seeing someone the age of his grandfather bow in front of him even though he knew this was how things were around here. It didn’t help that Gerald did not need to bow to him? He was a member of the Highland family, after all — one of the four Duke Families, and while Sol was the crown prince, his position wasn’t absolute enough by itself to command such respect from the members of the Duke households. A certain annoying woman had already made that clear to him years ago.

Ryan was instantly silenced, his mouth opening and closing like a fish gasping for air. I looked directly at Marcus, the man I had once thought I loved more than life itself. "Marcus, I came down here not because I can't bear to leave you, but because I wanted to say some things to your face. Things you need to hear." Marcus's eyes filled with desperate hope again. "I, Catherine Blackwood, am a Duke's daughter who was beloved and cherished from the moment I was born. But because I was blind and stupid enough to fall for you, you trampled my dignity into the dirt and let a servant lord over me like I was nothing."

But that didn't imply the emperor could do whatever he wanted; the dukes exist to keep the royal family in check. I'm not sure what would happen if one of the dukes decided to overthrow the current royal family and become Emperor. Will the other Dukes join with him or oppose him? The empire's social structure was quite perfect and good. An inheritance had minimal value in the Empire, which operated on a meritocratic basis. One could inherit the noble status from their parents, but they won't be able to rise without their own qualifications. It was what you would call a Noble in name only. The five nobility ranks are Duke, Marquess, City Head, Earl, and Baron.

"Crap! Sorry. Please continue." "So there was this Prince, who had two older sisters. One day, the eldest was asked by another prince from a different kingdom to marry him. Since she accepts she had no choice but to leave the throne to the second eldest sister. The Prince had a friend, a duke. A duke is another royal, but not like the king and queen. Their sons and daughters are the one who will take the throne if there aren't any heirs to another kingdom. They are also good candidates when the king is looking for someone to be betrothed to his son/daughter too. Dukes for males and Duchess for females."

She wasn’t supposed to be anyone’s pawn. The Duke’s voice cut through the tension. “Let her go, Isabella,” he growled, his tone laced with menace. He stood tall, despite the blood dripping from his lip, his posture exuding authority. Isabella didn’t even flinch. “You’ve lost, Duke,” she said, her voice dripping with disdain. “Your empire is crumbling, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it.” Victoria’s mind raced. This is it. The Duke’s empire was on the brink of destruction, and now, it seemed like Isabella was the one to bring it all crashing down.

asked Duchess Quan looking at Altair and Adir. Those sitting next to each other immediately looked at the face of the Duchess sitting across from them. “No Duchess,” they answered almost simultaneously. Duke Elrica burst out laughing, Altair and Adir looked down in shame. “You must be surprised by the service we provide here,” said Duke Elrica after laughing out loud. "You are different from your fathers, they are more skilled and like to play where I used to be here," mocked Duke Elrica. Adir looked at Duke Elrica's face in disbelief at his words.

We can't help it, since he's Duke Lancaster's son. Duke Lancaster is the cousin of the King in charge, he's holding a high royal title than the population here except the royal family which is the King family. We can't do anything since he holds a high rank than us, that's why I let Ben do whatever he wants. I'm kinda pissed that we have students like him in our academy, it's not fair to use their family rank to show arrogance and he needs to act as if he was the one and only person on earth with the power. Dude, Prince Rhyker can defeat you in one slice.

Lunch couldn't get any worse. “ I thought you'd have realized it though,” mom said. “ The title of Grand Duke can only be given to someone who is related to the Royal family,” she explained. I had indeed learnt that but my mind didn't think that far since the last person I wanted to be related to is Anakin. “ So you two should get along,” dad smiled at us like anyone would when they see children. “ If you prefer something deeper, I could just marry you,” Anakin winked at me.

"Thank you so much, Sir! I will be sure to return--" "Your Grace." He corrected me. "Huh?" "Have you been living under a rock?" The Duke? As his carriage whizzed past me, blood flooded my cheeks as the realization dawned. In my dazed stupor, I had managed to miss the most crucial detail. He was handsome, yes, far more captivating than the simpering Campbell princes. He didn't need the ostentatious gold armor of fairytales; he carried himself with an air of quiet power.

Silviana then rose from her chairs and run to the coridor. "Are you sure about it, Father? Duke must be not that stupid to exiled his sole heir," "Well, to be exact, the one who will inherited the title is that girl's husband. Or he can asked his younger brother, Grant Lancia to take over his place." "Younger brother? I've never heard about him." "Yes, of course. They were fight for two decades because of a woman but I heard Grant is became an Earl in some other place." "What? So they was in love with the same person?"