Xarkly 12716 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2021 THE FAMILY DINNER EDICT KRUSAE ZWY KONGZEM Issued by the CROWN On this 12th day of Msitza and Dargund of 401ES VA BIRODEO HERZENAV AG EDLERVIK Since the infancy of Haense in its ancient cradle of Siegrad, the line of Barbanov has endured centuries, during which time the other great Descendant bloodlines have fallen to ruin or disgrace, harkened back to memory only occasionally by some wayward claimant invoking it from the grave for brief acclaim. Not the line of Barbanov, though; its persistence through these centuries of hardships poetically characterises the adamant spirit of the Haeseni people themselves, and in doing so, has maintained unsmirched prestige to stand as the greatest ancient bloodline of today. Such prestige is hard-won, not only from the trials weathered through Haeseni history, but also from simple internal maintenance. It befalls the Crown, as the Lord of the Royal House of Barbanov-Bihar, to ensure that no misguided or malicious offspring bring dishonour to the family name, and by extension, the Kongzem of Haense itself. A lack of maintenance is like a slow poison, deadly as much for its subtlety as much for its erosion, and thus, the Crown sees fit to scribe this Edict with a view to maintaining the integrity and prestige of the Royal House of Barbanov-Bihar. Thus, the following is decreed. ____________________________ I: ON THE TITLES OF PRINZEN & PRINZENAS Chief among the future issues facing the Royal House is an unanticipated increase in members, owing to the descendants of King Sigismund II and King Heinrik II siring male lines. Until now, the informal law of the Royal House was that any child, sibling, niece, and nephew of the monarch took the title of ‘Prinz’ or ‘Prinzenas’. Until the expansion of the Royal House under King Heinrik II, this law was unproblematic, but now no longer remains tenable. The Crown has determined that over a dozen members of the Royal House assuming the title of Prinz or Prinzenas is to the detriment of the prestigious nature of the station. Therefore, upon execution of this Edict, only those with immediate relation to a monarch of Hanseti-Ruska shall be entitled to the title of Prinz or Prinzenas, and the address of ‘Royal Highness’. This shall include the siblings and children of any Haeseni monarch; not just the current one. All those born outside of this category shall be entitled to the title of Lord or Lady, and the address of ‘Highness’. ____________________________ II: ON MALE OFFSPRING In generations past, it was unwritten tradition that a male son of the monarch, besides the Grand Prinz of Kusoraev, would not sire a large family of their own, for the Royal House differs from the Noble Houses in that it does not pursue constant expansion. Instead, the Crown takes the view that the Royal House should instead be an exclusive, model echelon. However, since the reigns of King Josef I and King Heinrik II, this has begun to change, with each of his male sons having sired at least one child to date. With a view to maintaining the prestige of the Royal House and control of its members as claimants to the throne of Hanseti-Ruska, the Crown espouses the policy that no male Prinz, besides the Grand Prinz of Kusoraev, should endeavour to sire more than two or three children. ____________________________ III: ON ROYAL CADETS Throughout recent history, there has typically existed a Royal Cadet House derived from the Royal House, usually sired by a sibling of a monarch. Originally, this was the House of Ludovar, before decades have distanced them too greatly from the Royal House, and then the House of Alimar prior to its incorporation back into the Royal House, and today it is the Royal Cadet House of Morovar, sired by Franz Leopold, fourthborn son of King Sigismund II. While the existence of a Royal Cadet House serves to supplement the Line of Succession, the Crown must outline the policy that the continued creation of Royal Cadet Houses, which necessitate the siring of many children - and, in other words, many claimants - is undesirable. The siring of Royal Cadet Houses is therefore prohibited without the blessings of the sitting monarch, as the patriarch of the Royal House of Barbanov-Bihar. ____________________________ IV: ON SLOTHFUL ROYALS Having read the provisions of this Edict, one might be inclined to question the exact prestige sought by the Crown. In essence, the Royal House should represent the pinnacle of Haeseni strength; while the Royal House rules through the right of their ancestors, the deeds of the past must be supplemented by the worthiness of those who rule in the present. It cannot be expected that the Haeseni people shall bow their heads to the Prinz, Prinzenas, Lords, and Ladies of the Royal House if such respect is not earned through deed. Therefore, the Crown proclaims its readiness to punish members of the Royal House who shirk the inherent duties of their esteemed station. Whether it is through service in the Brotherhood of Saint Karl, seating on the Knight’s Table, patronage of the Royal Duma, publication of scholarly works, or anything of comparable nature, the Royal House must continue to toil for the worthiness of their bloodline. ____________________________ V: ON THE APPLICATION OF THIS EDICT This Edict is penned in response to the current status of the Royal House, and the Crown thus recognises that there may come a point in the future where the number of members of the Royal House is sufficiently low so that the titles of ‘Prinzen’ and ‘Prinzenas’ may once again be extended to more distant relations of the Crown. If such a time ever comes, a subsequent Edict ought to be published. The provisions herein on Royal Cadet Houses and slothful royals, however, should remain intact forthwith. ____________________________ IV JOVEO MAAN His Royal Majesty SIGISMUND III by the Grace of Godan, King of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army, Prince of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Solvesborg, Slesvik and Ulgaard, Duke of Carnatia and Vanaheim, Margrave of Korstadt, Rothswald and Vasiland, Count of Alban, Alimar, Baranya, Graiswald, Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Kovachgrad, Kvasz, Markev, Nenzing, Torun, and Toruv, Viscount of Varna, Baron of Esenstadt, Kraken’s Watch, Kralta, Krepost, Lorentz, Rytsburg, Thurant, Venzia and Astfield, Lord of the Westfolk, Protector of the Highlanders, etcetera. 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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