Talk:Eilika Duchess of Oldenburg

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"Duchess of Oldenburg" (more precisely, Herzogin von Oldenburg) is legally not a title of nobility but a surname; this has been the case since Section 1 of Part 2 of the Weimar Constitution abolished the nobility in 1919. See Freiherr. As such, it's factually inaccurate to name her "Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg"; she is instead "Eilika Duchess of Oldenburg". The same goes for other people who didn't have titles of nobility before 1919. Hairy Dude (talk) 20:12, 8 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Not to completely burst your bubble but that grammar... doesn't make sense in English. The page should either be Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg or Eilika Herzogin von Oldenburg. And Wikipedia has had no issue with the usage of courtesy titles in page names, even if they aren't enshrined in law. CanadianPrince (talk) 06:31, 28 June 2024 (UTC)