Posted by Charles on 30/3/2011, 0:07:55, in reply to "Re: Brabant and Belgium"
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There is a difference between a duchy and a dukedom. A duchy is a territory with a duke as sovereign. If they heir to the Belgian throne ruled the duchy of Brabant he would be sovereign over parts of the Netherlands...
A dukedom is simply a ducal title. Like Edinburgh (no duchy of Edinburgh) in the UK.
I personally do not know if Luxembourg ceased to exist as a duchy and was later refounded as a grand duchy or if it was extant as a duchy and simply upgraded (continuity).
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: It still exists as a duchy as it's THE title
: to refer to the Heir of the Belgian throne.
: You would not call Luxembourg a non-existant
: grand duchy even though a major part of it
: nowadays is in Belgium and not part of the
: country Luxembourg.
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: Please note I said Brabant as a duchy ! Its
: historical territory also straddles two
: countries...
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: I beg to differ. Brabant still very much
: exists as a region. Even those in the north
: are aware of their link with area's across
: the national border. People refer to
: themselves as Brabants and there are all
: sorts of traditions alive and well in the
: region.
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: More "controversial" would be the
: title of Duke of Bravant, used presently by
: the heir of Belgium.
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: Although the historic Duchy of Brabant
: straddles the current Kingdoms of Belgium
: and the Netherlands is the Belgian Royal
: Family truly seen as a successor to Brabant
: anyway? Brabant as a duchy ceased to exist
: to exist before Belgium as a country was
: even created.
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