Knyaz

Kniaz? or knyaz is a historic title of Slavic rulers. It is usually translated into English either as Prince or Duke, although the correspondence is not exact.

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The etymology is directly related to the English King, the German K?nig, and the Scandinavian konung. It was probably borrowed early from the Proto-Germanic *Kuningaz, a form also borrowed by Finnish and Estonian (Kuningas). The title is pronounced and written similarly in different Eastern European languages,

Title: :For other uses of title, refer to Title (disambiguation)....

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Duke: The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy, principe i...