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Created page with "The nobility are the ruling class of the Fairweather Vale. ==Ranks== {| | Grand Duchy || Grand Duke || Grand Dux || Grand Duchess || Your Eminence |- | Duchy || Duke ||..."

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The nobility are the ruling class of the Fairweather Vale.

==Ranks==

{|
| Grand Duchy || Grand Duke || Grand Dux || Grand Duchess || Your Eminence
|-
| Duchy || Duke || Dux || Duchess || Your Grace
|-
| Marquisate || Marquess || Marquise || Marchioness || Your Grace
|-
| Lordship || Lord || Laird || Lady || Your [Lord]ship
|-
| County || Count || Comte || Countess || Your
|-
| Visounty || Viscount || Viscomte || Viscountess || Your
|-
| Barony || Baron || Baronet || Baroness || Your
|}

==Children==

Direct issue (including adoption) of the nobility are called as childes and afforded the courtesy style of “The Honorable [Name] of [Holding]” and addressed as “Your Honor”. As childe is a generic term, the more specific titles of “Young, Maid, or Page of [Holding]” may be used, but the courtesy style and address remain the same.

If their parent ceases to be a landed noble, they retain the courtesy style of “The Honorable [Name]” but the name of the holding is dropped. The children (and on) of a childe are known as childes-minor, and retain the courtesy style as long as their parent does.

Childes or childes-minor born after a title is renounced may take the courtesy styling also, but their respective issue are not given the courtesy styling.

==Inheritance==

The succession of a title is chosen by the title-holder themself. While typically it is one of their issue, in the case of a lack of issue or lack of interest by that issue (or simply by choice), a successor may be appointed. Inheritance is rarely contested, because doing so involves the Grand Duchy (who oversees the transition anyway) and is a laborious process. If the inheritor is not related, they cannot currently hold another title; however, one individual can be named as successor to multiple titles (although, should they ascend, they must designate separate successors for each title they hold).

===Heir===

If the designated inheritor is a childe, they may use the title “heir” (although it is not incorrect to refer to them as childe).

===Tanist===

If it is an appointee unrelated by blood, they may take the title “tanist”, as well as the courtesy style and address of a childe, if they do not already have a styling. If their appointment is ended, they may no longer use “tanist” or the courtesy styling and address.

==Ex-Nobles==

The courtesy title “ser” may be used by the following groups:

* a noble who has renounced their title an remains living,
* the grandchildren of a noble who are not childes-minor themselves (i.e. born after their noble grandparent passes along the title),
* the later descendants of a noble, for up to 4 generations.

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 ==Ranks==
-{|
+{| class="wikitable"
-| Holding || Male Title || Ungendered Title || Female Title || Form of Address
+! Holding || Male Title || Ungendered Title || Female Title || Form of Address
 |-
 |  Grand Duchy || Grand Duke || Grand Dux || Grand Duchess || Your Eminence

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 ! Holding || Male Title || Ungendered Title || Female Title || Form of Address
 |-
-|  Grand Duchy || Grand Duke || Grand Dux || Grand Duchess || Your Eminence
+|  [[duchy|Grand Duchy]] || Grand Duke || Grand Dux || Grand Duchess || Your Eminence
 |-
-|   Duchy || Duke || Dux || Duchess || Your Grace
+|   [[Duchy]] || Duke || Dux || Duchess || Your Grace
 |-
-|   Marquisate || Marquess || Marquise || Marchioness || Your Grace
+|   [[Marquisate]] || Marquess || Marquise || Marchioness || Your Grace
 |-
-|   Lordship || Lord || Laird || Lady || Your [Lord]ship
+|   [[Lordship]] || Lord || Laird || Lady || Your [Lord]ship
 |-
-|   County || Count || Comte || Countess || Your
+|   [[County]] || Count || Comte || Countess || Your
 |-
-|   Visounty || Viscount || Viscomte || Viscountess || Your
+|   [[Visounty]] || Viscount || Viscomte || Viscountess || Your
 |-
-|   Barony || Baron || Baronet || Baroness || Your
+|   [[Barony]] || Baron || Baronet || Baroness || Your
 |}