The list not only contained the information of every aristocrat, but also the detailed introduction of the kingdom's titles, the "Title Regulations". Liszt read it very carefully.
The titles of the Fire Kingdom were officially named as eight classes.
The highest class was the King, the second class was the Prince or Grand Duke, and the third class was the Duke. These three classes belonged to the upper nobles. The King was inherited by the eldest son and was the only title. All the Knight of the kingdom must follow the King unconditionally or conditionally and obey the King's orders.
The Prince and Grand Duke had the same title. The Prince needed to have the royal bloodline, the Fire Family's bloodline, and become a Dragon Knight. The Grand Duke had no bloodline restriction, but must ride a dragon that was not owned by the kingdom. In other words, the Dragon Knight trained by the royal family could not obtain the title of Grand Duke.
In other words, without a dragon that completely belonged to one's own, one could not become a Grand Duke and establish a new country.
The title of Duke was a bit more complicated. There were three main sources.
The first source was that if the son of the Grand Duke failed to ride a dragon, he would be demoted to the title of Duke and continue to manage his own country. The second source was that the Dragon Knight trained by the royal family could obtain the title of Duke after making military exploits. The third source was that the Domain Knight repeatedly made military exploits and could also be promoted to the title of Duke.
However, except for the son of the Grand Duke, as a Dragon Raising Family, any aptitude could inherit the title of Duke.
As for the other two types of Duke titles, the son must become a Domain Knight in order to smoothly inherit it. In order to prevent the Duke from accidentally dying and the son's young and insufficient training, it was relaxed for one generation. In other words, the son of the Duke would still be a Duke, but if he could not become a Domain Knight, the grandson could only be a Marquis.
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On the list.
There was no Prince, no Grand Duke.
There were only three candidates for the title of Duke.
Among them, Sapphire Duke Anthony Sapphire was just a name and was not included in the list of titles. There was no need for titles. Sapphire Duchy was an independent vassal state.
The other two.
Lee William Tulip, Duke of Tulip Island, was the second largest island of the Fire Archipelago with an area of 450,000 square kilometers. Piero Greyiron, Duke of Parasol Island, was the seventh largest island of the Fire Archipelago with an area of 170,000 square kilometers.
The Tulip family and the Grayiron family both had the [Domain Knight Manual]. As long as the descendants weren't too useless, it wouldn't be difficult for them to become a Domain Knight, and they could inherit the title of Duke.
"Father, promote Marquis Marquis Bru Boxi to the Duke of Mermaid City. His fief will be Mermaid City." Liszt thought for a moment and added.
"According to the Nobility Conferring Regulations of the Kingdom, the title of nobility in a city can only go up to the rank of Marquis. The title of Duke of Mermaid City doesn't comply with the regulations," Leewilliam said.
The Title of Nobility Regulations was the system of nobility that Liszt had previously reviewed and approved. Although he was often fickle and did whatever he wanted, it was not good for him to slap himself in the face too often. Therefore, after pondering for a moment, he said, "Then Blue Boxi will be the Duke of the Mermaid Territory."
"But the Mermaid Territory belongs to the Blazing Island. Didn't you say that the Blazing Island will not bestow nobles other than the Burning Legion?"
"Hmm …" Liszt hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Mermaid Territory will be an exception and added to the Title of Nobility Regulations. Anyway, it hasn't been officially published yet, so there's still room for amendments. From now on, the Mermaid Territory will be the sea around the Blazing Islands. "
After pausing for a moment, he continued, "Blue Boxi will be the Marquis of the Saltwater Sea. As for the Saltwater Sea, there's no need to ask where it is. She can choose Mermaid City as her fief."
Therefore, after talking for a long time, he still rejected the previous Title of Nobility Regulations.
Leewilliam was probably used to his second son's way of doing things, so he didn't mind that he wanted to amend the Title of Nobility Regulations.
Instead, he asked, "If Blue Boxi is made a Duke, do you want to bestow the other six mermaid marquises as well?"
"No need. Blue Boxi will stay in the Blazing Kingdom and manage Mermaid City seriously. The other six mermaids have already gone to travel around the world. How can they be bestowed the title of Duke if they don't do their proper work? They're still living in the ancient times and must understand that they can only obtain status and resources if they integrate into the Blazing Kingdom. "
The mermaids traveled around the sea for almost a year.
Although they had the task of surveying and mapping the coastline of the Legendary continent, it was obvious that they were having too much fun outside and had only completed a little of the surveying and mapping of the coastline.
Liszt was very dissatisfied with this. He had already urged them a few times, but they weren't able to change their minds.
Therefore.
He was rather resentful and only bestow the mermaid, Blue Boxi.
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The fourth rank of the Blazing Kingdom was the Marquis, and the fifth rank was the Earl. These two ranks belonged to the middle nobles.
Actually, Liszt had originally planned to divide the Dukes into high-class Dukes and low-class Dukes. High-class Dukes were Dukes with a country and were classified as upper nobles. Low-class Dukes were Dukes without a country and were classified as middle-class nobles. This way, he would be able to gather three ranks of nobility, a total of nine ranks of nobility.
But in the end, he didn't do this. Instead of dividing them into high-class and low-class Dukes, it was better to create a new title.
And he had another idea — to deliberately dilute the status of vassal states to reflect the authority of the king. After all, the king of a duchy was a Duke. Most feudal lords also had Dukes. This meant that vassal states were just slightly larger fiefs. Even if you were a dragon rearing family, you were just a follower of the king.
Therefore, in the end, the middle nobles were only Marquis and Earl.
The inheritance of these two ranks required one to reach the level of a Sky Knight, which could be extended for one generation. But if a Sky Knight wasn't born after one generation, the rank had to be lowered.
In the list.
The first rank Marquis was Jade City's Marquis, Emily Flame. As a light green Sapphire Dragon Knight, Liszt had asked Emily if she wanted to become a feudal noble. However, Emily decided to join the Burning Legion and hoped to follow Liszt for life.
Therefore, Liszt gave her the surname "Flame" and made the Jade City near the Dragon Lair Jade Mountain where Ethan lived her fief.
The second rank Marquis was Pea Island's Marquis, Di Maria Rain Stone. Her fief was half of Pea Island. The Pea Island was the eighth largest island in the Fire Archipelago, with an area of 150,000 square kilometers. However, other than Di Maria, Pea Island had not been given to any other nobles.
As the earliest Marquis to rely on, Liszt had already promised Di Maria that once the Rain Stone Family had accumulated enough battle achievements, he would be promoted to the Duke of Pea Island.
The entire Pea Island would become the Rain Stone Family's fief.
The third rank Marquis was Gemstone Left Territory's Marquis, Jeffrey Furongkui. His fief was half of Gemstone Island, which was the Gemstone Left Territory. Gemstone Island was the sixth largest island in the Fire Archipelago, with an area of 220,000 square kilometers. It was divided into two territories, the Gemstone Left Territory and the Gemstone Right Territory.
Jeffrey was a perfect Sky Knight. He had been captured as a Earl in the Eagle Kingdom and performed well after surrendering.
The fourth rank Marquis was Adamantine City's Marquis, Yevich Waterpeanut. His fief was the Fire Kingdom's gateway to the Legendary Continent, Adamantine City. Surprisingly, Yevich did not choose to become a feudal noble. Instead, he chose to join the Burning Legion and become a feudal noble.
He was still pretending to be a great noble of the Eagle Kingdom and promoting internal strife in the Blizzard Mountain Duchy.
The fifth rank Marquis was Fire City's Marquis, Paris Flame. Her fief was the Fire City. Like Emily, the Light Magic Great Swordsman, Paris, had become Liszt's lover. She chose to become a feudal noble and was given the surname "Flame" by Liszt.
The sixth rank Marquis was Gem Right Territory's Marquis, Dulte Red Apricot. He was one of the nobles who had been captured by the Eagle Kingdom first to develop the Fire Island. At first, he was a Earl. In recent years, he had made many contributions and was conferred the title of Marquis.
The seventh rank Marquis was Thorn Upper Territory's Marquis, Mendez Cabbage. His fief was one-third of Jing Ji Island, which was the Thorn Upper Territory. Mendez was a former Gray Iron Duchy's Marquis, and he was a perfect Sky Knight. However, he did not perform well after joining the Fire Kingdom.
Jing Ji Island was the fourth largest island in the Fire Archipelago. It covered an area of 270,000 square kilometers and was divided into three territories, namely, Thorn Upper Territory, Thorn Left Territory, and Thorn Right Territory.
The eighth rank Marquis was Dragon Valley City's Marquis, Nicole Bellows. His fief was the Dragon Valley City next to the Dragon Pit Giant Mine. The Bellows Family was an Iron Knight family. In order to help Liszt build the country, the Sapphire Grand Duke transferred the Bellows Family to Liszt. They had worked hard all these years and deserved the title of Marquis.
The ninth rank Marquis was Thorn Left Territory's Marquis, Amat Ice Shield. He was Yevich's father-in-law and a Marquis of Snow Wind Duchy who had secretly sided with Liszt. For the time being, Amat was still a Marquis of Snow Wind Duchy and cooperated with Yevich to provoke the elder prince and the second prince.
The tenth to fifteenth rank Marquis were all mermaids.
Etnia, the Marquis of Great West, the Marquis of Fishermen, Gulvig, the Marquis of Water, Tibidas, the Marquis of the Trench, Shariwala, the Fugitive Marquis, Viswendy, the Lost Marquis, Kokorich.
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