Talk:Augusta Henry Highland/@comment-190.239.171.139-20180916043436/@comment-33738137-20200531235750

My thinking was that the title Grand Duke was modelled after the title ascribed to the ruler of the Kievan Rus (Великий князь) which, while most commonly translated as "Grand Prince" is also occasionally translated as "Grand Duke." The Grand Duke ruled the federation of principalities, and was involved in a complex succession system. The Kievan Rus is commonly acclaimed by the ancestor states of it, and it is contested as to who is the "cultural ancestor." This would parallel Euro-brittannia, as they claim to be the "true" Europe.