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'''Noble Titles''' were introduced with Release 2.5
 
'''Noble Titles''' were introduced with Release 2.5
  
Since then all administrative roles, such as Regent, Vassal, Guard Captain, Judge, etc. can assign titles of administrative roles and noble status for role play purpose to citizens. Furthermore, in order to do that equally, all Countries had been renamed to Kingdoms (i.e. Byzantine Empire became the Byzantine Kingdom). This restriction was undone again later.
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Since then all Administrative Roles, such as Regent, Vassal, Guard Captain, Judge, etc. may elige people to assign them secondary tasks or Noble privileges. Furthermore, in order to do that, all Countries have been renamed to become Kingdoms (i.e. Byzantine Empire became Byzantine Kingdom).
 
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=Noble titles=
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[[Prince]], [[Grand Duke]], [[Duke]], [[Marquis]], [[Count]], [[Viscount]], [[Baron]] (all given by Regents), [[Lord]], [[Knight]] (given by Vassals)
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and their respective female forms. These titles can be customized by the regent.
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<div class='note'>customization of titles currently disabled due to a bug, removal of titles may not work due to a bug</div>
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[[File: Nobility full.png|center]]
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=Government assignments=
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[[Chancellor]], [[Constable]], [[Seneschal]], [[Chamberlain]], [[Treasurer]], [[Ambassador]], [[Chaplain]] (assigned by Regents),
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[[Prefect]], [[Customs Officer]] (ass. by Vassals), [[Lieutenant]] (ass. by Guard Captains), [[Trainer]] (ass. by Drill Masters), [[Director Assistant]] (assigned by Academy Directors), [[Bailiff]] (ass. by Judges), [[Guardian Assistant]] (assigned by Tower Guardians)
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Listed below are a few notes about titles from a role-playing perspective. Note that neither noble titles nor gov. assignments provide any hard skill privileges or functionality over game mechanics.
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= Noble Titles in the Royal Palace =
 
= Noble Titles in the Royal Palace =
  
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The King may, in the Royal Palace, name a '''Noble'''. Such title shall be assigned with caution, as a Noble represents an influent person on the Kingdoms decisions and may as well oppose the Royalty. Each Noble Title comes with a Land, that may have one person of several levels (Barony AND Duchy) or many people (X X Baron of Land1 AND Y Y Duke of Land1) or simply one Noble Level (Barony, X X Baron of Land1)
  
The Regent may name a '''Noble''' from the Palace's interface. Such title shall be assigned with caution, as a Noble represents an influential person on the kingdom's politics and may as well oppose the Royalty. Each Noble Title comes with the name of a related fiefdom or military organization (sometimes used for Knights).
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The influence of the Nobles is given by the King themselves, those listed below are suggestion of how they should be used. '''Read your Kingdom rules to know how important a Title is there!''' (Every Kingdom shall have some laws on this subject. If none was written either they don't want nobles, either they don't give importance to titles)
  
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There are two kinds of noble a King may name, depending on the growth of the Kingdom itself.
Duke of Normandy, Baron of Ibelin, Knight of the Varangian Guard, ...
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== Primary Royal Nobility ==
  
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Each King may name only one Prince and/or Marquis.
  
The influence of the Nobles is given by the Regents themselves, those listed below are simply suggestion of how they might be used.
 
  
'''Read your Kingdom rules to know how important a title is there!'''
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The '''Prince''' follows the King.
  
There are two kinds of nobility a Regent may choose to give, depending on the growth of the Kingdom itself.
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Their power and influence are great and their will to take into consideration when starting about an important project. They may, and often do, represent the designed person who shall take power at King death or destitution.
  
== Primary Royal Nobility ==
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[[Category: General Information]]
  
Each regent may name only one Prince for his Kingdom and one Duke for each Castle built in their Kingdom.
 
  
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The '''Marquis''' follows the Duke.
  
The '''Prince''' is directly subordinate to the regent.
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Their power and influence are considerable and their will to take into consideration when starting about an important project. They are relying on the King's family and life to give power to the causes they fight for.
 
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Their power and influence are great and their will is to be taken into consideration when starting an important project. They may, and often do, represent the designed person who shall take power at the regent's death or resignation.
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The '''Duke''' is subordinate to the Regent as well.
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Their power and influence are considerable and their will is to be taken into consideration when starting an important project. The title is most commonly given to [[Vassal]]s
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== Secondary Royal Nobility ==
 
== Secondary Royal Nobility ==
  
Each King may name a Marquis, a Count, a Viscount and two Barons for each Castle built in their Kingdom.
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Each King may name a Duke, an Earl, a Viscount and two Barons for each Castle built in their Kingdom.
  
  
The '''Marquis''' follows the Prince.
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The '''Duke''' follows the Prince.
  
They are the highest position a person may ask for not straightly involved with the King's life and/or family, as they mostly rely on the Vassal of their Land.
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Their power and influence are considerable and their will to take into consideration when starting about an important project. They are the highest position a person may ask for not straightly involved with the King's life and/or family, as they mostly rely on the Vassal of their Land.
  
  
The '''Count''' (formerly named Earl) follows the Marquis.  
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The '''Earl''' follows the Marquis.
  
Their power is good, but not enough to really push decisions where their interests are, nevertheless they're powerful allies for a congregation of Nobles.
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Their power is good, but not enough to really push decisions where their interests are, nevertheless their powerful allies for a congregation of Nobles.
  
  
The '''Viscount''' follows the Count.
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The '''Viscount''' follows the Earl.
  
Their power is good, but not enough to really push decisions where their interests are. They may be more influential at the local level, than the national one.
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Their power is good, but not enough to really push decisions where their interests are. They may be more influent at local level, than national one.
  
  
The '''Baron''' follows the Viscount.
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The '''Baron''' follows the Viscout.
  
Their power to the King is almost nothing, but maybe much stronger against a Vassal's decision, as they rely on the territory they were assigned.
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Their power to the King is almost nothing, but may be much stronger against a Vassal's decision, as they rely on the territory they were assigned.
  
 
= Noble Titles in the Castle =
 
= Noble Titles in the Castle =
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The '''Lord''' follows the Baron.
 
The '''Lord''' follows the Baron.
  
The Lord is the real first step to become a Noble. They showed peculiar bravery or skill that worth a Title, but they still don't really influence decisions at any level, as they are below Vassals.
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The Lord is the real first step to become a Noble. They showed a peculiar bravery or skill that worth a Title, but they still don't really influence decisions at any level, as they are below Vassals.
  
  
 
The '''Knight''' follows the Lord
 
The '''Knight''' follows the Lord
They are the basic Nobility. They do not properly belong to the nobility, but they often are considered as Nobles. They may be named after bravery in Battle or as a reward for other out of the ordinary actions.
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They are the basic Nobility. They do not properly belong to nobility, but they often are considered as Nobles. They may be named after bravery in Battle or as a reward for other out of the ordinary actions.
 
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For titles within the religious hierarchy, see [[Religion Guide]]
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[[Category: General Information]]
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