The Knightly Obligations Edict, 1735

[Zanthuz 1863]

THE KNIGHT OBLIGATIONS EDICT

10^th  of Wzuvar and Byvca, 288 E.S.

Issued by Ser Nikolaus Kortrevich and Confirmed by His Majesty, King Andrew III of Hanseti-Ruska
 

 

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VA BIRODEO HERZENAV E EDLERVIK,  

 

By order of the Knight Paramount and His Majesty the following is decreed:

 

• The foremost mission of all Knights and Dames within the Hansetic Realm is to serve as direct preservers of His Majesty’s reign and to defend his kingdom’s prosperous future. In order to ensure that that responsibility is prioritized, Ser Nikolaus sees fit to establish further regulations when being Knighted apart of the Order of the Crow and later when being integrated as part of the Marian Retinue.
  •  In order to be Knighted as part of the Order of the Crow, we hereby establish the following edict:
    •  No man or woman may hold any position within the Royal Government (with the only exception being common city official positions) concurrently with their sworn responsibility as a knight. This is made certain to establish that the individual who is recently Knighted upholds the oath he/she swore and prioritizes their time towards serving the denizens of Haense directly.
  •  In order to be enlisted as part of the Royal Order of the Marian Retinue, we hereby establish the following edict:
    • No man or woman may hold any titular position to ensure that their responsibilities lie directly to serving and defending their King and the Royal family with the utmost amount of chivalry and honor.
• Following this enactment, all men and women who are currently undergoing the squireship process shall pertain to the above listed regulations.
• The Knight Paramount is responsible for the execution of this reformation unless revised by further legislation from the Crown.

 

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IV JOVEO MAAN,

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, King Andrew III of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army, Prince of Kusoraev, Dules, Ulgaard, Lahy, Sorbesborg and Slesvik, Grand Duke of Vanderfell, Duke of Vidaus, Margrave of Rothswald, Count of Karikhov, Baranya, Kvasz, Kavat, Karovia, Kovachgrad, Torun, Turov, and Kaunas, Baron of Valwyk, Venzia, Esenstadt, Krepost and Kralta, , Lord of Alban, Reza, Markev, Lord of the Westfolk, Protector of the Highlanders, etcetera

THE RIGHT HONORABLE, Ser Nikolaus Kortrevich, Knight Paramount of Haense, Commandant Knight of the Marian Retinue, Meyster Knight of the Order of the Crow