James Buchanan Duke established the Duke Endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, Washington Duke. The campus spans...
195 KB (17,321 words) - 04:25, 30 October 2024
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from...
89 KB (9,761 words) - 01:54, 2 November 2024
Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence, Duke of York, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Bedford, Duke of Cumberland, Duke of Cambridge, Duke...
49 KB (6,475 words) - 07:35, 21 September 2024
David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is an American politician, neo-Nazi, conspiracy theorist, and former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan...
128 KB (12,448 words) - 12:37, 5 November 2024
The Duke is an American television miniseries that aired on NBC from April 5 to May 18, 1979. The Duke follows an aging boxer who became a private investigator...
4 KB (124 words) - 08:33, 30 March 2024
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021), was the husband of...
158 KB (13,784 words) - 20:44, 2 November 2024
displacement Duke 620 or Duke I, followed by the 1998 625 cc (38.1 cu in) Duke 640 or Duke II, followed by the 654 cc (39.9 cu in) Duke III, and finally...
13 KB (407 words) - 14:22, 5 September 2024
Duke of Clarence was a substantive title created three times in the Peerage of England. The title Duke of Clarence and St Andrews has also been created...
11 KB (922 words) - 20:17, 17 May 2024
4 Køge 3 Assaye 2 Seringapatam 1 Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September...
149 KB (16,130 words) - 16:17, 15 October 2024
The second duke was made Duke of Richmond; at his death, the dukedom of Richmond became extinct. The fourth duke was also created Duke of Richmond;...
8 KB (241 words) - 02:14, 5 August 2024
Edwin Donald "Duke" Snider (September 19, 1926 – February 27, 2011), nicknamed "the Duke of Flatbush", was an American professional baseball player. Primarily...
23 KB (2,607 words) - 23:42, 21 September 2024
refer to: Aleksandar Đukić (born 1980), Serbian football player Budimir Đukić (born 1977), Serbian football player Darko Đukić (born 1994), Serbian handball...
2 KB (250 words) - 23:41, 9 December 2023
James Duke may refer to: James Buchanan Duke (1856–1925), American tobacco and electric power magnate SS James B. Duke a Liberty ship James A. Duke (1929–2017)...
552 bytes (102 words) - 17:04, 13 May 2023
Duke of Cumberland is a peerage title that was conferred upon junior members of the British royal family, named after the historic county of Cumberland...
6 KB (337 words) - 09:20, 1 November 2024
Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016) was an American actress. Over the course of her acting career, she was the recipient of an...
58 KB (3,934 words) - 10:23, 5 November 2024
William, Prince of Wales (redirect from William, Duke of Cambridge)
decade. William was made Duke of Cambridge immediately before his wedding in April 2011. He became Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay upon his father's...
229 KB (18,595 words) - 03:32, 1 November 2024
Tiger and the Duke is the debut studio album by the experimental rock band The Sound of Animals Fighting. Four songs from this album were released in demo...
5 KB (333 words) - 03:38, 21 July 2024
Duke Charles may refer to: Charles IX of Sweden Charles XIII of Sweden Charles, Duke of Burgundy This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
333 bytes (49 words) - 16:19, 12 January 2021
TVNZ Duke, formerly Duke and stylized as TVNZ DUKE or DUKE, is a New Zealand television channel run by state broadcaster Television New Zealand. It screens...
7 KB (545 words) - 18:44, 7 June 2024
Look up duke in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A duke is an aristocrat of very high rank. Duke or The Duke may also refer to: Duke University, a private...
6 KB (805 words) - 14:27, 16 June 2024
The title Duke of Gordon has been created once in the Peerage of Scotland and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Dukedom, named after the...
7 KB (658 words) - 11:54, 5 July 2024
The title Duke of Braganza (Portuguese: Duque de Bragança) in the House of Braganza is one of the most important titles in the peerage of Portugal. Starting...
9 KB (1,189 words) - 05:06, 2 November 2024
Duke of Albany is a peerage title that has occasionally been bestowed on younger sons in the Scottish and later the British royal family, particularly...
13 KB (866 words) - 16:02, 2 August 2024
Duke of York is a title of nobility in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, usually been given to the second...
25 KB (1,787 words) - 18:18, 20 August 2024
Winston Duke (born 15 November 1986) is a Tobagonian actor. Duke was born in the village of Argyle, Tobago, and moved to Brooklyn at age nine. He attended...
32 KB (2,035 words) - 01:37, 31 October 2024
Duke of Richelieu (French: duc de Richelieu) was a title of French nobility. It was created on 26 November 1629 for Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu...
5 KB (457 words) - 00:15, 1 November 2024
Duke of Gloucester (/ˈɡlɒstər/ GLOST-ər) is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch. The first...
13 KB (642 words) - 02:59, 5 November 2024
Duke of Windsor was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 March 1937 for the former monarch Edward VIII, following his abdication...
7 KB (637 words) - 16:28, 5 November 2024
Duke of Richmond is a title in the Peerage of England that has been created four times in British history. It has been held by members of the royal Tudor...
17 KB (1,062 words) - 18:14, 31 October 2024
The most notable duke of Grafton was Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as Prime Minister from 1768–1770. The Duke of Grafton holds three...
9 KB (798 words) - 17:43, 7 September 2023