Where do Dukes,Grand
Dukes,Earls,Barons,Lords,etc. stand on the scale of royalty? the King (or Queen) is top dog, the hier apparent is next, then how are the others ranked?
A Glossary of European Noble, Princely, Royal, and Imperial Titles may tell you more than you wanted to know about the subject (it certainly did for me :)).
“Kings die, and leave their crowns to their sons. Shmuel HaKatan took all the treasures in the world, and went away.”