Why does the British Royal family hold such high military titles?

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Even if they do very little service ?

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Because the aristocracy is descended from the old warrior class when the king would lead his troops into battle. Prince, duke, earl, viscount, baron and count are all old military ranks.

Duke etymologically descends from the Latin ‘dux’ which translates as ‘leader’.

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