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Between the Napoleonic Wars and World War I there were several grand duchies in Europe. A considerable number of grand duchies were created in the Napoleonic era, and later following the Congress of Vienna and the foundation of the German Confederation.

  • The Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1569-1860, part of Italy afterwards)
  • The Grand Duchy of Berg (1806-1813, part of Prussia afterwards)
  • The Grand Duchy of Würzburg (1806-1814, part of Bavaria afterwards)
  • The Grand Duchy of Baden (1806-1918, part of the German Empire since 1871)
  • The Grand Duchy of Hesse (1806-1918, part of the German Empire since 1871)
  • The Grand Duchy of Fulda (1816-1866) part of the Electorate of Hesse
  • The Grand Duchy of Finland (correctly translated as Grand Principality, 1809-1917 in Personal Union with Russia, Republic since 1917)
  • The Grand Duchy of Frankfurt (1810-1813, part of several German states afterwards)
  • The Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine (1815-1822 as part of Prussia)
  • The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (since 1815, in Personal Union with the Netherlands until 1890)
  • The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1815-1918, part of the German Empire since 1871)
  • The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1815-1918, part of the German Empire since 1871)
  • The Grand Duchy of Posen (1815-1848 as part of Prussia, "Großherzogtum Posen")
  • The Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1815-1918, part of the German Empire since 1871)
  • The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (1829-1918, part of the German Empire since 1871)
  • The Grand Duchy of Cracow (1846-1918 in Personal Union with Austria, part of Poland, "Großherzogtum Krakau")

The term "grand duchy" is often, but incorrectly, used in reference to the Duchy of Warsaw (1807-1813), which was in fact a duchy and not a grand duchy.

Two others jurisdictions often incorrectly labelled "grand duchy" are:

  • Grand Duchy of Lithuania (correctly a grand principality, ruth.: "Великое князство Литовского")
  • Grand Duchy of Moscow (correctly a grand principality, russ.: "Великое Княжество Московское")
  • Grand Duchy of Kiev (correctly a grand principality, russ.: "Великое Княжество Киевское")
  • Grand Duchy of Ryazan (correctly a grand principality, russ.: "Великое Княжество Рязанское")
  • Grand Duchy of Rus (correctly a grand principality, russ.: "Великое Княжество Русское")

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