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The six Dukes Spiritual are the Berethnet queen’s closest advisors, each one descended from one of Galian Berethnet’s six attending knights (also known as his Holy Retinue). Men and women can serve equally as dukes or duchesses of their given virtue.
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The Dukes Spiritual Term Timeline in The Priory of the Orange Tree
The timeline below shows where the term The Dukes Spiritual appears in The Priory of the Orange Tree. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4
...Combe sent them away. He also insists that Loth was banished because Sabran’s advisors, the Dukes Spiritual , worry his close friendship with Sabran will harm her marriage prospects. As such, Loth...
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Chapter 34
...have multiple children—if she fails to bear this baby, all hope is lost. Additionally, the Dukes Spiritual bring constant bad news. Igrain Crest announces that Yscalin is building a fleet clearly designed...
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Chapter 36
...expert has declared that Sabran won’t bear another child. For now, only Dr. Bourn, the Dukes Spiritual , and the Ladies of the Bedchamber know what happened, though everyone is talking about...
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...isn’t her fault, but Sabran insists this will bring about the end of Virtudom. The Dukes Spiritual will fight over the throne after she dies, if they don’t try to replace her...
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Chapter 37
...to her and will need to be here to protect her soon from the other Dukes Spiritual . He calls a guard inside—and tells him to kill Ead. On instinct, Ead calls...
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Chapter 39
...that Inys now faces. The mysterious Cupbearer, Ead says, wants to murder Sabran, and the Dukes Spiritual could bring about a civil war. Mita says she knew this would happen, but the...
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Chapter 49
...this point in her pregnancy. Ead insists that Sabran is still in danger from the Dukes Spiritual and the people (should they discover she’s not pregnant). Loth, for his part, fixates on...
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Chapter 50
...only lady allowed to wait on Sabran right now. Igrain’s men guard Sabran, and several Dukes Spiritual , including Seyton Combe, have left court. Loth reveals to Margret that Sabran miscarried when...
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Chapter 52
...His job now, she says, will be to find out if Combe and the other Dukes Spiritual who left court are on her side.
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Chapter 53
...everything, missed the entire conspiracy. Combe observes that he simply didn’t suspect any of the Dukes Spiritual would be disloyal. Combe then says that he, Lady Nelda, and Lord Lemand decided it...
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Chapter 74
...she plans to abdicate in a decade, once she finds someone else to rule. A Duke Spiritual will probably rule first, but Sabran believes that this country doesn’t need to get new...
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