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Ducal Serene Highness

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His/Her Ducal Serene Highness(abbreviation:HDSH) was a style used by members of certainducalfamilies, such as those ofNassau,Braganza,and theErnestine duchies(until 1844). This treatment is superior toSerene Highnessbecause it takes the adjective ducal (relative at duke).

TheSaxon duchiesof Meiningen, Gotha and Altenburg dropped the style in favor ofHighnessin 1844.[1]

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  1. ^Memoirs of Ernest II(1888), p.137