Duke or Earl, which one is a higher rank?

Question

In england modern times and back then which is a higher ran Duke or Earl? thank you.

Answer 1

Duke

Answer 2

Duke is of higher rank than Earl.

Earls and Barons are considered minor royalty.

Their purpose was leadership/governance. Kings and princes handed out Dukedoms to their allies, who, in turn, made their friends Earls and Barons, giving them smaller portions of their land.

Answer 3

Dukes are higher and I have not a clue as their official duties

Answer 4

Duke is higher.

Originally, the peerage was about feudalism and vassals.

There were lords, and Kings could confer lordships upon those who they owed a debt of gratitude to, usually for help in defending their lands.  In turn, the lords provided protection and their vassals provided help defending THEIR lands (which would have been smaller than the kingdom).  In this way, there was protection all around, and people to fight in armies all around.  There was a king, and he had his dukes, who had their land parcelled out to Earls, Barons, Marquis, etc.  The lowest of the nobles were the Lords or knights.  

The exact hierachy varies according to country.

In some countries, these titles were handed out like candy by the kings at various times in their histories, and sometimes sold, for the benefit of the crown.

Answer 5

Peerage of the United Kingdom include (highest to lowest rank)

Duke

Marquesses

Earl

Viscount

Baron

A duke is a noble person, historically of highest rank below the King or Queen, and usually controls a duchy or a Dukedom. The title comes from the Latin Dux Bellorum, which had the sense of "military commander" and was employed both by the Germanic peoples themselves and by the Roman authors covering them to refer to their war leaders. Dukes were the rulers of the provinces and the superiors of the counts in the cities and later, in the feudal monarchies, the highest-ranking peers of the king.

An Earl was an Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian title meaning "chieftain" and referring especially to chieftains set to rule a territory in a king's stead. In Anglo-Saxon England, earls had authority over their own regions and right of judgment in provincial courts, as delegated by the king. They collected fines and taxes and in return received a "third penny", one-third of the money they collected. In wartime they led the king's armies. Some shires were grouped together into larger units known as earldoms, headed by an ealdorman or earl.

Note: A Royal Duke, is a special title for royal members of the British royal family. The title is usually styled as "HRH", and are bestowed upon the male members of the royal family. In the United Kingdom, ducal titles which have been given within the royal family include Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence, Duke of York, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Bedford, Duke of Cumberland, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Albany, Duke of Ross, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Kent, Duke of Sussex, and Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.

Answer 6

Duke is a higher rank than Earl.  Dukes can sometimes be royal, the monarch's sons sometimes have titles, like the second son is traditonally the Duke of York.  But most dukes are noble, not royal.

Earls and barons are not royalty, they are nobility.

Answer 7

Duke. The order of precedence for the non-royal peerage is

duke,marquess,earl,viscount, and baron.

A duke is in charge of a duchy,land that he owns,rents out,and in olden days held political powers over.Earls held less powers,politically.