Honours of the High Kingdoms of Alaxia: Difference between revisions

== Royalty ==

=== Empherias, Grensalbourg, and the Hveden Federation ===

The royal titles are often distinct from those of the nobility even if they maintain the same names. The rules that the current thrones of Grensalbourg, and the Hveden Federation follow are directly inherited from the [[Monarchy of Empherias]]. This is because the Hveden royal family, related to the Empheri one, was restored following political strife and thus modelled itself off of Empherias. When the throne of Grensalbourg was established, it was a complete transfer from Empherias. Thus, when the two fused in the personal union, the Hveden model (which had already been very much based on the Empheri system) was abandoned in favour of the Empheri system being used currently for the Grensalbourg throne.

There are no set standards on the giving out of royal titles, and rules can often change depending on the whim of the monarch in power. Note, the use of the word ''Prince'' here is gender-neutral, with the male term being ''Prins'', and the female term being ''Princess''. The male words for the rest of the titles will be used because they are shorter, but please note that female versions do exist and are used. The current standard is thus:

* The eldest child of a reigning monarch is known as the ''Duke of Wynnoa'', as has been tradition going back a millennia for the monarch of Empherias. If the eldest child dies prematurely, the title does not move to another sibling, nor does it move to the eldest child of the eldest child.

* The heir to the throne is known as the ''Prince of the Ewynn'', a nod to the river on which multiple major cities lie, notably Wynnoa. The heir to the throne is not necessarily an eldest child, although if the position is held simultaneously with the previous title, then both are used with this title going beforehand.

* The second child has historically been given the title of ''Prince of Esthullen'', as the second most influential city in the nation.

* The second child has also sometimes been given the title of ''Prince of Norsair'', because of the more-recent annexation of the nation into Empherias.

* The third child

* The third child

* The fourth child

* The fourth child

* The fifth child

* The fifth child

* Further children are often given non-standardised titles, but referred to as princes still.

However, once titles are given out they cannot be given to another person if they are still alive. Because of this, the eldest children of Abigail I all received the traditional roles, but the children of George IV did not, with many of his brothers and sisters holding the roles still. Usually the titles given to the children of the eldest children of a monarch are totally new and aren't standardised. However,

== Nobility ==

== Clergy ==

== Honours ==