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The body of ''[[Baronet]]s'' and ''[[Baron]]s'' created by a particular feudal overlord constitute the "''[[Baronage]]''" of that overlord's realm of authority. ''[[Baronet]]s'', and in some instances ''[[Baron]]s'', are created by both [[Archduke]]s and the [[Emperor]] within the [[Third Imperium]]. There are thus a total of eight '''''Baronages''''': one for each of the seven [[Domain]]s associated with the [[Archduke]]s that oversee them, as well as the ''Imperial Baronage'' associated with those [[Baron]]s and [[Baronet]]s created directly by the [[Emperor]] as [[Emperor]]. | The body of ''[[Baronet]]s'' and ''[[Baron]]s'' created by a particular feudal overlord constitute the "''[[Baronage]]''" of that overlord's realm of authority. ''[[Baronet]]s'', and in some instances ''[[Baron]]s'', are created by both [[Archduke]]s and the [[Emperor]] within the [[Third Imperium]]. There are thus a total of eight '''''Baronages''''': one for each of the seven [[Domain]]s associated with the [[Archduke]]s that oversee them, as well as the ''Imperial Baronage'' associated with those [[Baron]]s and [[Baronet]]s created directly by the [[Emperor]] as [[Emperor]]. | ||
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The term Baronage as used within the Imperial Nobility refers to the collective body of all Barons and Baronets swearing allegiance to a particular feudal overlord. The Baronage generally falls between the Imperial Gentry and the Imperial Peerage in precedence, although it overlaps the latter body.
Description
The body of Baronets and Barons created by a particular feudal overlord constitute the "Baronage" of that overlord's realm of authority. Baronets, and in some instances Barons, are created by both Archdukes and the Emperor within the Third Imperium. There are thus a total of eight Baronages: one for each of the seven Domains associated with the Archdukes that oversee them, as well as the Imperial Baronage associated with those Barons and Baronets created directly by the Emperor as Emperor.
Baronet is a special form of Baron normally awarded by an Archduke of one of the Domains of the Imperium, though they may be created by the Emperor directly as well as an "Imperial Baronet". Baronets rank below Barons in seniority and precedence.
Barons can be created and assigned by either the Iridium Throne or, in some parts of the Imperium, by the Archdukes of Domains [1]. Those Barons created by an Archduke are officially ranked below those created by the Emperor, but are usually recommended for Imperial appointment. They are not normally considered to be Peers in the Imperial Moot, though they may have voting rights in more regional Domain assemblies.
Local Planetary Nobility who are world-rulers are sometimes granted a Barony associated with their world if they do not possess a higher Imperial title of their own both as a courtesy and in order to give them a stake in the ruling of the Imperium, and non-ruling Local Nobility are sometimes granted a Baronetcy in order to grant them some measure of off-world prestige. Senior Imperial Admirals and Generals are also often granted the honor title of Baron without a fief or duties if they achieve their rank without having acquired any other title, whereas lower-ranking "fighting Admirals" are often made Baronets.
See also
Imperial Nobility
- The Imperial Household:
- The High Nobility (Peerage):
- 2a. Archduke / Archduchess // Kibarad (Kharhii), "Apkallu Kibrat Arban"
- 2b. Grand Duke / Grand Duchess // Saarpuhii
- 3a. Subsector Duke / Subsector Duchess // Saarpuhii
- 3b. Duke / Duchess // Saarpuhii, (Archaic: Sarriiu)
- The Peerage:
- 4a. Count / Countess or Contessa // Shakkan(a)khu, "Shak", (Archaic: Sarriiu)
- 4b. Viscount / Viscountess // Kankhu, Sarriiu, (Archaic: Shakkankhu)
- 5a. Marquis / Marchioness or Marquesa // Sarriiu, (Archaic: Kankhu)
- The Baronage:
- 6a. Baron / Baroness // Iishakku
- 6b. Baronet / Baronetess // Iishakkunek
- The Gentry: Untitled Nobility & Genteel Commoners:
- 7 . Knight / Dame // Kiduunuuzi
- 8a. Imperial Gentry: Esquire
- 8b. Imperial Gentry: Gentlebeing (Gentleman / Gentlewoman)
Third Imperium
- Government
- Imperial Government
- Imperial Leadership
- Imperial Law
- Imperial Symbols
- Demographics
References
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- Lester Smith. Milieu 0 (Imperium Games, 1996), 47, 59.
- Loren Wiseman. Nobles (Steve Jackson Games, 2004), 16.
- Andrea Vallance, Donald McKinney, Gregory P. Lee, James Kundert, Robert Eaglestone. "Nobility in the Third Imperium (Part One)." Imperiallines 7 (2015): 4-7.
- ↑ Andrea Vallance, Donald McKinney, Gregory P. Lee, James Kundert, Robert Eaglestone. "Nobility in the Third Imperium (Part One)." Imperiallines 7 (2015): 4-7.