Editing Duke (section)

==== Sweden ====
{{further|Duchies in Sweden}}
Sweden has a history of making the sons of its kings ruling princes of vast duchies, but this ceased in 1622. Only one non-royal person was ever given a dukedom.

In 1772, King [[Gustav III of Sweden|Gustav III]] reinstated the appointment of titular dukes but as a non-hereditary title for his brothers. Since then, all Swedish princes have been created dukes of a province at birth. When the [[Act of Succession (1810)|1810 Act of Succession]] was amended to allow female succession to the throne, King [[Carl XVI Gustaf]]'s eldest daughter [[Crown Princess Victoria|Victoria]] became Crown Princess (displacing her younger brother [[Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland|Carl Philip]]) and received the title of Duchess of Västergötland. The practice of conferring ducal titles has since extended to Swedish princesses as well as princes. Currently, there are five dukes and four duchesses in their own right. The territorial designations of these dukedoms refer to ten of the [[Provinces of Sweden]].