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Who was the first duke in a duchy

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Edward III was the first Duke in a duchy.

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Edward III of England created the first English dukedom by naming his eldest son Edward, the Black Prince, as Duke of Cornwall in 1337, after he lost his own title of Duke of Normandy.
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