Shmeepicus 3941 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Issued by HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Alexander I, King of Balian On the 23rd of Sun's Smile 48 BA With the growing population of the Kingdom of Balian and the prosperous families which live within, it is of great importance to His Royal Majesty that the upstanding reputation and importance of the peerage and royal families to uphold their lineage while simultaneously avoiding overproduction of the noble and royal titles and claims. ON THAT OF ROYALTY The offspring of the King or Queen shall bear the titles of Prince or Princess of Balian from birth to death, regardless of their marriage unless stripped by the Sovereign of Balian. The offspring of the Crown Prince or Princess will bear the titles of Prince or Princess of Balian. Those born of a Prince or Princess of Balian who are not the Crown Prince or Princess will be referred to as Lord or Lady of Balian and will be considered nobility and no longer a part of the immediate Royal Family. Should a Prince or Princess marry into a peerage or a separate kingdom, the title of their children will be defaulted to that of the peerage or royal household they are a part of. If a Prince or Princess marries and has children with a person of nobility that is not heir to a peerage, their children shall take up the title of Lord and Lady of that peerage due to their royal parentage. The children of a Lord or Lady of Balian will then be referred to as Miss or Mister and be considered within the social class of Gentry and then eventually their children will be Miss or Mister of the Commoner class. This will be the case unless the Lord or Lady of Balian marries into a royal household or that of a mainline noble peerage. In the case of a marriage into the Royal Household, the one marrying in will take up the title of Prince or Princess Consort of Balian and their children will henceforth be known as Lord or Lady and their children will take up the title of Miss and Mister. ON THAT OF NOBILITY The children of a peer will be referred to as Lord or Lady of their peerage title. The children of the heir to a peerage will also be referred to as Lord or Lady while the children of a lord or lady who does not inherit the peerage will henceforth be known as Miss and Mister of their peerage title. These children will still be of noble blood but will not be allowed the honorific title of Lord or Lady due to their distance from the mainline of the peerage. Should the succession of the peerage be changed, so will the titles of those within the family depending on how the mainline of the family shifts. Upon marrying into a separate peerage or noble family, the noble will then take up the title of their husband or wife and their children shall bear the title suitable for their station depending on if the marriage is within the Kingdom of Balian. Should a marriage into a separate peerage and nation occur, the noble and their future children will follow the title etiquette of that particular nation. Should a member of the nobility marry into the Royal Household, they will take up the title of their spouse as Prince or Princess of Balian, save for the Crown Prince or Princess who will eventually elevate to that of King or Queen Consort. ON THAT OF GENTRY The Gentry of Balian shall be made up of those granted Knighthoods and special honorifics which have been given by the Sovereign of Balian directly. They will be addressed as Sir or Dame and will be the holder of the honorific within their family. The children of the Gentry holder will be referred to as Miss or Mister unless given an honorific like their parent. The Gentry title will not be passed down between parent to child and once the holder of the Gentry honorific passes, the family will revert back into the Commoner class. As members of the Gentry class are permitted to marry within nobility, their title will solely depend on the rank of nobility they marry into. The members of the Gentry will then bear the title of their spouse along with their knighthood or honorific bestowed upon them by the Crown. Should a member of the nobility marry into the Gentry class, they will take up the title of Miss or Mister and lose the honorific of Lord or Lady. ON THAT OF MARRIAGE To ensure the prestige of the nobility and the importance of further progress within the realm, those of the Common class are not permitted to marry a peer or mainline inheritor of a noble peerage. Commoners are permitted marrying rights to those of noble blood but who are not inheritors of a noble peerage title. Those of the Gentry class are permitted to marry member of the noble class including a peer and inheritor of a noble peerage title. Upon the publishing of this act, the restrictions and regulations will be in effect officially. Anyone born before this publication will be permitted to keep their titles as is and only those born after will be expected to follow the regulations of this missive. Should any confusion be found within this missive, the citizenry are encouraged to reach out to His Majesty the King or Her Highness the Princess Royal for further clarification. SIGNED, HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Alexander I, by the Grace of GOD, King of Balian, Count of Monteres, Viscount of Eflen, Baron of Brucca and Valens, Lord of Atrus and Monterosa, Protector of the Heartlanders and the South, etcetera. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, Princess Elena Casimira, The Princess Royal of Balian, Countess of Rosemoor 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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