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This system grants titles by a combination of population, region type, fortification level and possibly other factors, in a way that only the realm bureaucrats really understand. In descending importance:
 
This system grants titles by a combination of population, region type, fortification level and possibly other factors, in a way that only the realm bureaucrats really understand. In descending importance:
* Margraves/Margravines
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* Margraves/Margravines (population >20k '''or''' city/townsland >10k '''or''' population >5k with fort at level 5+)
* Earl/Countess
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* Earl/Countess (population >10k '''or''' city/townsland >6k '''or''' population >3k with fort at level 3+ having Earl)
* Viscount/Viscountess
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* Viscount/Viscountess (population >5k '''or''' townsland '''or''' population >2k and fort at level 2+ having Viscount)
* Baron/Baroness
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* Baron/Baroness (the rest)
  
  

Revision as of 18:01, 7 September 2022

For the old system (prior to new hierarchy/estates/dukeship-lordship de-coupling of 2012), please refer to Title Systems Old.

BattleMaster offers realms several different systems by which to attribute lordship titles. Here's a short explanation:

In all systems, holders of a dukeship are Dukes/Duchesses.

Simple

The simple system is very easy:

  • Lords of Cities and Strongholds are Margraves/Margravines
  • Lords of other regions are Counts/Countesses


Classic

Significant adjustments to the old system that was used for 6 years to accommodate lordship/dukeship split.

  • City, Stronghold or Townslands: Margraves/Margravines
  • everything else: Barons/Baronesses


Size

This system grants titles by the (nominal) population of your region. In descending population size:

  • Margraves/Margravines
  • Earl/Countess
  • Viscount/Viscountess
  • Baron/Baroness


Complex

This system grants titles by a combination of population, region type, fortification level and possibly other factors, in a way that only the realm bureaucrats really understand. In descending importance:

  • Margraves/Margravines (population >20k or city/townsland >10k or population >5k with fort at level 5+)
  • Earl/Countess (population >10k or city/townsland >6k or population >3k with fort at level 3+ having Earl)
  • Viscount/Viscountess (population >5k or townsland or population >2k and fort at level 2+ having Viscount)
  • Baron/Baroness (the rest)


Republican / Democratic

These newfangled things should be avoided, as they only lead to the peasants getting ideas above their station.

Republican:

  • City or Stronghold: Governors.
  • Everything else: Senators.


Democratic:

  • City or Stronghold: Governors.
  • Everything else: Representatives.