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Duchies in Sweden have been allotted since the 13th century to powerful Swedes, almost always to Princes of Sweden (only in some of the dynasties) and wives of the latter. From the beginning these duchies were often centers of regional power, where their dukes and duchesses had considerable executive authority of their own, under the central power of their kings or queens regnant. Since the reign of King Gustav III the titles have practically been nominal, with which their bearers only rarely have enjoyed any ducal authority, though often maintaining specially selected leisure residences in ''their'' provinces and some limited measure of cultural attachment to them. ==Today== In Sweden today, Duke (''hertig'') is considered a royal title, and is only given to members of the Royal House (currently Bernadotte). Unlike British duchies, for example, these Swedish titles are not hereditary. Modern Swedish duchies have always been named for the historical provinces of Sweden, which are no longer governmental entities. Currently, there are six such duchies one of which includes two of the provinces: * TRH The Duchess and Duke of Västergötland (''Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel'') * HRH The Duchess of Östergötland (''Princess Estelle'') * TRH The Duke and Duchess of Värmland (''Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia'') * HRH The Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (''Princess Madeleine'') * HRH The Duchess of Gotland (''Princess Leonore'') * HRH The Duke of Ångermanland (''Prince Nicolas'') The titles today are given to, and kept by, legitimate Swedish royals for life, except for Swedish monarchs, who do not continue to hold ducal titles after ascending the throne.〔''Burke's Royal families of the World I'' ISBN 0-85011-023-8 p 594〕 Only in connection with his ascension in 1973 has the current king occasionally been referred to as King of Sweden ''and'' Duke of Jämtland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hmkingcarlxvigustaf.4.396160511584257f218000644.html )〕 However, his wife, current Queen Silvia, whom he married in 1976, is not a duchess, and no other queen consorts have ever continued to have any such title either, after their husbands became King. Otherwise, ''royal'' spouses of ducal title holders are also created dukes and duchesses upon marriage (this would not include spouses who do not become Swedish royalty, such as those who married ''former dukes'' who had given up their titles for unapproved marriages). The first example of a man acquiring the Swedish ducal title of a woman was at the 2010 marriage of Crown Princess Victoria to Prince Daniel. Currently the prerequisite for a ducal title has been assumed by the public to be the position of Prince or Princess of Sweden, and for that being a Swedish citizen, however no definite policy has been published. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Duchies in Sweden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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