How do they rank? According to seniority of title? Would, then, Marlborough outrank Fife?
The general order of precedence among dukes is:
Dukes in the Peerage of England, in order of creation
Dukes in the Peerage of Scotland, in order of creation
Dukes in the Peerage of Great Britain, in order of creation
Dukes in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801, in order of creation
Dukes in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and dukes in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801, in order of creation
Whilst the general order of precedence is set according to the age of the peerage, the sovereign may accord any peer higher precedence than his date of creation would warrant. The royal dukes are dukes of the United Kingdom, but rank higher in the order of precedence than the age of their titles warrants, due to their close relationship to the monarch. This will change once these peerages are held by people who are no longer royal dukes (ie in the next generation).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dukes_in_the_peerages_of_Britain_and_Ireland
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