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Duke Energy Kentucky
Duke Energy Kentucky, formerly the Union Light, Heat and Power Company, is a regulated utility serving about 152,000 electric and 105,000 gas customers in Northern Kentucky.
Duke Energy Ohio
Duke Energy Ohio is a regulated electric and natural gas utility serving southwestern Ohio, including Cincinnati, formed from Cincinnati Gas & Electric and merged into Duke Energy in 2006.
Duke Energy Progress
Duke Energy Progress is a Duke Energy subsidiary serving about 1.6 million customers in central and eastern North Carolina, Asheville, and parts of South Carolina.
Duke Huan of Lu
Duke Huan of Lu (鲁桓公), personal name Yun, was a Spring and Autumn period ruler of Lu who killed his elder brother Duke Yin to take the throne.
Duke Huan of Qi
Duke Huan of Qi (齐桓公), personal name Xiaobai, was a ruler of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period and its first hegemon, advised by Guan Zhong.
Duke Huan of Zheng's Move Eastward
Duke Huan of Zheng's Move Eastward (鄭桓公東遷寄孥) was the transfer of Zheng's people, family, and wealth to Guo and Kuai east of the Luo River, just before Western Zhou fell.
Duke Hudson
Duke Hudson, real name Brendan Vink (born 1989, Adelaide), Australian wrestler; WWE NXT 2019-2025, one-time NXT Tag Team Champion with Andre Chase in Chase U; released January 2025, now wrestles as Duke Hanson.
Duke Jing of Jin
Duke Jing of Jin (晋景公) was a Spring and Autumn period ruler of Jin remembered for destroying and then restoring the Zhao clan at his court.
Duke Jing of Qi
Duke Jing of Qi (齐景公), personal name Chuju, was a ruler of the state of Qi in the late Spring and Autumn period, reigning about 58 years.
Duke Johnson
Duke Johnson (Duke Johnson Jr.), NFL running back 2015-2022 from Miami (FL); Browns, Texans, Dolphins, Bills; Miami's all-time leading rusher, third-round 2015 pick, receiving specialist.
Duke Kahanamoku
Duke Kahanamoku (Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, 1890-1968), Native Hawaiian Olympic swimmer with three golds and two silvers, father of modern surfing, 1925 Thelma surfboard rescue, Sheriff of Honolulu and Hawaii's Ambassador of Aloha.
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808-1888), the Zithermaxl, was a Wittelsbach duke, composer, and zither player, father of Empress Elisabeth of Austria; distinct from King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria.
Duke Mu of Qin
Duke Mu of Qin (秦穆公), a Spring and Autumn period ruler, dominated the Western Rong, adding twelve states and a thousand li of land to Qin.
Duke Mu of Shao's pacification of the Huai Yi
Duke Mu of Shao's pacification of the Huai Yi (召虎平淮夷) was a Western Zhou military campaign against the Huai Yi peoples of the Huai River valley.
Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem: video game franchise starring the wisecracking action hero Duke, from the 1991 2D shooter through 1996's Duke Nukem 3D to the record-delayed Duke Nukem Forever (2011), owned by Gearbox.
Duke Nukem 3D
Duke Nukem 3D is a 1996 first-person shooter by 3D Realms on Ken Silverman's Build engine, known for real-world destructible levels, humor, an M-rated ESRB rating, and a 2003 GPL source code release.
Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem Forever (DNF) is a 2011 first-person shooter by Gearbox Software and 2K Games, announced by 3D Realms in 1997 and released June 2011 on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 after roughly 14 years of development, earning a Metacritic score of 48/100.
Duke of Argyll
Duke of Argyll (Diùc Earra-Ghàidheil), Scottish peerage title created 23 June 1701 for Archibald Campbell and again in the UK peerage in 1892; held by the chiefs of Clan Campbell, seated at Inveraray Castle, currently Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th Duke.
Duke of Beaufort
Duke of Beaufort, English peerage title created 2 December 1682 by Charles II for Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester; held by the Somerset family, descended illegitimately from the medieval Beaufort dukes of Somerset, seated at Badminton House.
Duke of Bedford
Duke of Bedford: English peerage title created 1414 for John of Lancaster, regent of France; re-created 1485 for Jasper Tudor; held since 11 May 1694 by the Russell family, whose 15th duke succeeded on 13 June 2003.
Duke of Berry
Duke of Berry (duc de Berry), French royal title created 1360 as an apanage of the province of Berry; first held by Jean de Berry (1340–1416), great patron of the Limbourg brothers; later holders included Charles of France and Bourbon princes.
Duke of Bourbon
Duke of Bourbon (duc de Bourbon): title of the head of the House of Bourbon ruling the duché-pairie of Bourbonnais, capital Moulins, created 1327, a princely state under Louis II, ending with the constable Charles III's forfeiture in 1523 and death at the Sack of Rome in 1527.
Duke of Buccleuch
Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish dukedom created 20 April 1663 for the Duke of Monmouth and Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch; survived Monmouth's 1685 attainder, joined with Queensberry in 1810; current holder the 10th Duke.
Duke of Buckingham
Duke of Buckingham, English peerage title held by the Stafford dukes (created 1444, forfeited 1521 after two treason executions) and the Villiers dukes (1623).
Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy: ruler of the French duchy centered on Dijon, a fief of the French crown held by Robertian, Capetian, and Valois lines from the ninth century until Louis XI annexed it in 1477 after Charles the Bold's death; distinct from the County of Burgundy.
Duke of Cambridge
Duke of Cambridge: British royal title named after Cambridge, created 2011 for Prince William with Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus, after earlier Stuart, Hanoverian and 1801 creations; vacant since 2022.
Duke of Chandos
Duke of Chandos: a British peerage created 29 April 1719 for James Brydges, paymaster-general who built Cannons and patronized Handel; extinct 29 September 1789 with the third duke; revived 1822 as Buckingham and Chandos.
Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Cornwall, title of the British monarch's eldest surviving son and heir apparent, created by Edward III's 1337 charter; tied to the Duchy of Cornwall estate that funds the heir, currently Prince William since 2022.
Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by the Cavendish family, whose seat is Chatsworth House in Derbyshire despite the name's link to Devon.
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh: British peerage title created 1726 for Prince Frederick, again in 1866 and 1947; held by Prince Philip over 70 years; granted for life to Prince Edward by Charles III in March 2023.