The Duchy of Wessex, has, as of 27 June, 2007, fallen into a period of regency.
The former Duke, His Grace Robert Edward James Lancaster II, Duke of Wessex, abdicated and renounced the Duchy and title thereof on said date, and hence the title and position fell to his son, Edward James Lancaster. Upon reaching the age of eighteen, Edward will assume the title and Duchy, as Duke Edward James Lancaster VIII, the thirty-ninth Duke of Wessex since the inception of the Duchy in 1066.
Until that time Edward's mother, Her Ladyship Stepanie Dynasty-Lancaster, will assume the roles and duties until her son reaches the requisite age.
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For those seeking information on the previous Duke of Wessex, known better to some of you as Avarice and Duke Robert Goodlife II, and the present Commissioner of Old Line Wrestling, click here.