Chapter 1055: Chapter 1052: Eighth-Rank Noble Chapter 1055: Chapter 1052: Eighth-Rank Noble The list contained not only the information of every noble ennobled but also the detailed “Ennoblent Regulations” that introduced the noble ranks of the kingdom, which Liszt read with great seriousness.
The noble ranks of the Fla Kingdom were formally designated as eight grades.
The highest rank was King, followed by Prince or Grand Duke as the second rank, and Duke as the third rank; these three ranks belonged to the senior nobility. The King followed a primogeniture system and was the only rank; all knights of the kingdom must follow the King, conditioned or unconditioned, and obey the King’s dispatch.
Princes and Grand Dukes were of the sa rank; Princes needed to possess the royal bloodline, specifically the Fla Family bloodline, and beco a Dragon Knight. Grand Dukes had no bloodline restriction but had to ride a dragon not owned by the kingdom—that is, a dragon knight trained by the royal family could not obtain the rank of Grand Duke.
In other words, without a dragon of one’s own, one could not aspire to beco a Grand Duke and establish a new nation.
The rank of Duke was sowhat more complicated, with three main sources.
First, if a Grand Duke’s offspring could not beco a dragon rider, they would be demoted to the rank of Duke and continue to manage their nation; second, a dragon knight trained by the royal family could attain the rank of Duke after distinguished military service; third, Domain Knights who repeatedly earned military accolades could also be considered for promotion to Duke.
However, aside from the offspring of Grand Dukes, as Dragon Rearing Families, any qualification could be inherited unchallenged for the Duke rank.
For the other two types of Dukedoms, the offspring must beco Domain Knights to smoothly succeed the title—to prevent the situation where the Duke dies unexpectedly and the offspring are too young and not sufficiently trained, a relaxation is allowed for one generation. That ans the son of a Duke remains a Duke, but if he fails to beco a Domain Knight, the grandson will only be a Marquis.
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On the list,
There were no Princes, no Grand Dukes.
There were only three proposed candidates for Duke.
Among them, Duke Anthony Sapphire was rely listed by na and was not included in this enfeoffnt—as an independent vassal state, the Sapphire Duchy required no enfeoffnt.
The other two,
Duke Li Weiliam Tulip of Tulip Island, with the fief Tulip Island, the second-largest island of the Fla Islands, an area of 450,000 square kiloters; Duke Piero Grey Iron of Phoenix Tree Island, with the fief Phoenix Tree Island, the seventh-largest island of the Fla Islands, an area of 170,000 square kiloters.
The Tulip Family and Grey Iron Family both had the “Domain Knight Manual.” As long as the descendants weren’t too incompetent, it wasn’t difficult to train to beco a Domain Knight, and the Duke rank could be inherited unchallenged.
“Father, promote Bruposy the Marquis of Salty Sea to Duke of rmaid City, and let the fief be rmaid City,” Liszt pondered and added a content.
“According to the Kingdom’s ‘Ennoblent Regulations,’ city ennoblent only goes up to Marquis; Duke of rmaid City does not comply with the ‘Ennoblent Regulations,'” Li Weiliam said.
The “Ennoblent Regulations” had been previously reviewed and approved by Liszt. Although he was frequently fickle and acted on whims, it was not good to contradict himself too often. Therefore, after a mont of contemplation, he said, “Then, let’s enfeoff Bruposy as the rmaid Territory Duke.”
“But the rmaid Territory belongs to Fla Island, didn’t you say that Fla Island would not enfeoff nobles outside of the Burning Legion?”
“Um…” Liszt hesitated for a mont, then continued, “The enfeoffnt of the rmaids can be added as an exception to the ‘Ennoblent Regulations.’ Since it’s not yet officially printed, there’s room for modification. In the future, the enfeoffnt of rmaid territories will just nominally encompass the surrounding seas of the Fla Islands.”
After a pause, he continued, “Bruposy’s title will be the Salty Sea Duke, and as for the Salty Sea, there’s no need to inquire where it is; his fief revenue can be chosen from rmaid City.”
So after all this talk, he was still negating the previous “Ennoblent Regulations.”
Li Weiliam, the younger son, had probably grown accustod to his brother’s way of doing things and didn’t mind the need to and the “Ennoblent Regulations” again.
Instead, he asked, “Bruposy is ennobled as a Duke, should the other six rmaid Marquises be enfeoffed as well?”
“There’s no need, Bruposy stays in the Fla Kingdom, managing rmaid City diligently and contributing to the nation. The other six rmaids have gone to travel the world; how can such irresponsible people be enfeoffed with dukedoms… Their mindset is still living in ancient tis; they must understand that only by integrating into the Fla Kingdom can they obtain status and resources.”
The rmaids were touring the seas, and once gone, they would be away for nearly a year.
Although charged with the task of mapping the coastline of the Legendary Continent, it was obvious they enjoyed themselves outside, no longer longing for ho, and the cartographic work was barely touched.
Liszt was very dissatisfied with this and urged them several tis, but he couldn’t get them to focus.
Therefore,
with quite a bit of resentnt, he only enfeoffed one rmaid to Bluposi.
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In the Fla Kingdom, the fourth rank of nobility was Marquis and the fifth was Earl, both of which were middle-ranked nobles.
Originally, Liszt planned to divide the rank of Duke into upper and lower grades. The upper Dukes, who hold territories, were to be the upper nobility, while the lower Dukes, without territories, were to belong to the middle nobility. This would complete a system of nine ranks of nobility, with three ranks each for the upper, middle, and lower echelons.
But in the end, he didn’t do so, because instead of distinguishing upper and lower Dukes, it was more straightforward to create a new title.
Moreover, he had another thought—to intentionally downplay the status of vassal states, emphasizing the King’s authority. After all, the rulers of Duchies were Dukes, and the landlords of many fiefs held the sa title, reducing vassal states to nothing more than larger fiefs, even if they belonged to Dragon Rearing Families and were rely followers of the King.
Thus, in the end, the middle nobility comprised only Marquises and Earls.
To inherit these two titles, one had to reach the level of a Sky Knight, with a one-generation leniency period. However, if a Sky Knight was not born in the following generation, a demotion was compulsory.
On the list,
the first-ranked Marquis was the Jade City Marquis, Emily Fla—as a Light Green Sapphire Dragon Knight, Liszt asked her if she wished to beco a Feudal Noble, but Emily decided to join the Burning Legion and hoped to follow Liszt for life.
So, Liszt granted her the surna “Fla” and enfeoffed her Jade City, located near the Dragon Nest Jade Mountain where Ethan lived.
The second-ranked Marquis was the Pea Island Marquis, Dimaria Jasper, whose territory was half of Pea Island. Pea Island was the eighth largest island in the Fla Islands, covering 150,000 square kiloters. Besides Dimaria, no other nobility were enfeoffed on Pea Island.
As one of the earliest Marquises to pledge allegiance, Liszt had already promised Dimaria that once the Jasper Family accumulated enough military achievents, he would be promoted to the Duke of Pea Island.
The entire Pea Island would beco the Jasper Family’s fiefdom.
The third-ranked Marquis was the Gemstone Left Territory Marquis, Geoffrey Begonia, with his territory being half of Gemstone Island, or the Gemstone Left Territory. Gemstone Island was the sixth largest island in the Fla Islands, spanning 220,000 square kiloters, divided into two domains—the Gemstone Left Territory and the Gemstone Right Territory.
Geoffrey was a Completion Level Sky Knight who had been captured as an Earl in the Eagle Kingdom and surrendered, performing excellently afterwards.
The fourth-ranked Marquis was Heroic Yellow City Marquis, Yevich Shuihuasheng, whose fief was the Fla Kingdom’s gateway to the Legendary Continent, Heroic Yellow City—surprisingly, Yevich chose not to beco a Feudal Noble, but to join the Burning Legion, becoming a town-serving noble instead.
He still disguised himself as a Noble from the Eagle Kingdom, stirring internal strife within the Snowstorm Mountain Duchy.
The fifth-ranked Marquis was Fla City Marquis, Paris Fla, whose fief was Fla City. Like Emily, Paris, a Great Light Magic Swordsman and one of Liszt’s lovers, chose the town-serving nobility and also received the surna “Fla” granted by Liszt.
The sixth-ranked Marquis was Gemstone Right Territory Marquis, Durt Red Apricot, one of the earliest Eagle Kingdom captives who began the developnt of Fla Island. Initially an Earl, he earned his Marquis title through repeated military achievents over the years.
The seventh-ranked Marquis was Thorn Upper Territory Marquis, ndes Cabbage, whose territory was a third of Thorn Island, also known as Thorn Upper Territory. ndes was previously a Marquis of the Grey Iron Duchy and a Completion Level Sky Knight, but after joining the Fla Kingdom, he didn’t make much of an impression.
Thorn Island was the fourth largest island in the Fla Islands, covering 270,000 square kiloters, and divided into three territories—the Thorn Upper Territory, Thorn Left Territory, and Thorn Right Territory.
The eighth-ranked Marquis was Dragon Valley City Marquis, Nickel Bellows, whose fief was Dragon Valley City, located next to the Dragon Pit Great Mine. The Bellows Family belonged to the Iron Knight Family, and originally the Sapphire Duke supported Liszt’s nation-building by transferring the Bellows Family to him; they served diligently over the years and thus deserved a Marquis title.
The ninth-ranked Marquis was Thorn Left Territory Marquis, Amat Ice Shield, who was Yevich’s father-in-law and a Marquis from Snowstorm Mountain Duchy who covertly pledged allegiance to Liszt. For the ti being, Amat continued to serve as a Marquis in the Snowstorm Mountain Duchy, colluding with Yevich to incite conflict between the First Prince and the Second Prince.
Ranked ten to fifteen were all rmaids.
Marquis Great West-Etenia, Marquis Fisherman – Gulvig, Marquis Aquamarch – Tibidais, Marquis Sea Trench – Sharivara, Marquis Fugitive – Viswinti, and Marquis Lost – Coquelix.
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