tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post8984423915673821977..comments2023-12-29T04:56:40.723-05:00Comments on NineteenTeen: Nineteenth Century Bad Boys, Part I: The Disreputable DukeMarissa Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-59880301377726856872008-04-30T08:43:00.000-04:002008-04-30T08:43:00.000-04:00Thank you, Gillian!Well, poor old Charles kept his...Thank you, Gillian!<BR/><BR/>Well, poor old Charles kept his title as a social courtesy but certainly lost any of the political power attached to it...there are plenty of dukes and princes hanging around Europe today who have titles which more or less mean nothing in their now democratic countries.<BR/><BR/>And yes, he fled the duchy when attacked by mobs of stone-throwing Brunswickers after his crackdown on reformers. His brother became de facto ruler by popular acclaim, and took the title of duke a year or two later, much to his elder brother's fury.Marissa Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-27276859163044510752008-04-29T22:25:00.000-04:002008-04-29T22:25:00.000-04:00I'm floored. I didn't know you could be "booted ou...I'm floored. I didn't know you could be "booted out" because you were/are unfit to rule. I thought once a duke, always a duke.<BR/><BR/>I just love this blog! I'm constantly learning something new. :)Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-13626682557569058412008-04-29T21:55:00.000-04:002008-04-29T21:55:00.000-04:00Oh, so juicy! Love it!Oh, so juicy! Love it!PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.com