A Letter to His Majesty's Royal Duma - On the contention of Nauherzen

[Lomiei 1488]

 

“Of what is great, one must speak greatly or remain silent”

There is no doubt among any of the King’s subjects that the institution of nobility is an important pillar of a well performing society. It is, however, held in contention by some, that the noble classes should be widely restricted from inclusion and ascension by the commoner and gentry classes to protect the dignity of their station. It is though asserted by others that the nobility is a privilege which is not harmed by the extension of its scale to those who have the wish to achieve it, and ought to be recognized for their progress. 

Further, there are those who believe this new system will herald in a new interest for the elevation of their families in service to the kingdom, regardless of the station of their birth.

On the other hand, there is an argument of danger posited by some, which sees connections between this expansion of nobility and the similar action of the Kingdom of Sutica, Principality of Savoy, and the Empire of Oren… just before their complete and total ruin.

 

Therefore, it seems as if this issue has become a point of debate, and if it is to be discussed by His Majesty’s Royal Duma, the public will ask the following questions to them;

 

 

I) Is expanding the noble class to the availability of more families harmful to the prestige of the current peerage, and the Kingdom overall?

        A) To what extent is the ruin of those aforementioned civilizations relevant to the decline of the respect of their noble classes, and in turn, its total population?

        B) What similarities and differences are there in the title ranks of the Haeseni ‘Nauherzen’ and Orenian ‘baronet’?
II) Is the title rank of ‘Nauherzen’ deserving of noble consideration, if it is necessarily founded in not yet matching even the contributions of a Baron?

III) Should the loose and forever unaddressed ‘gentry’ class be more defined, to give families who wish to attain higher station a platform from which to show their ability to the king, in hopes of one day becoming nobility?

Aurik Bishop