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The '''peerage''' is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the [[Latin Empire]], which is constituted by the ranks of Latin nobility. The term is used both collectively to refer to the entire body of noble titles, and individually to refer to a specific title. As a group, holders of a peerage are referred to as peers.
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==History==
The '''nobility of Latium''' are individuals and families, as recognized by the [[Monarchy of Latium|Latin monarch]] or other sovereign, that enjoy hereditary privileges that distinguish them from other individuals or families. Nobility originates from ancient [[wikipedia:Patrician (ancient Rome)|patricians]], gradually evolving into a more complex system of hereditary, and a system of non-hereditary court titles, offices, and functions that confer nobility upon its holder. The system of nobility is also referred to as
Peerages in [[Latium]] trace their history back to the reign of Emperor [[Constantine X of Latium|Constantine X]] in the late 10th century, and to the reign of his son, [[Felix I Nero of Latium|Felix I]], and the creation of a feudal system as the more centralized Imperial government began to decline as Latium expanded across southern Belisaria. Initially, it is speculated that the very first peerages created were dukedoms given to prominent military commanders under Constantine X, but mostly under his son Felix I as awards for loyalty in his wars of conquest and civil conflicts. It is thought that at first these command titles, called ''Dux'' were not hereditary, with only the first instance of {{wp|Letters patent|letters patent}} creating a hereditary dukedom wasn't until 1139 and the creation of The Duke of Adrianople - a royal dukedom in its creation. This became more common practice over time, with military commanders being awarded estates, titles, and various rights and privileges to better provide them with incomes.
==Forms of nobility==
 
Latin nobility is not a closed system, allowing individuals not born into nobility to be elevated into the system. There is a distinction between nobility and hereditary titles, however most nobility is non-hereditary titled. All members of nobility are considered counts ([[Standard Latin language|Latin]]: ''comes'', lit. companions of the emperor), leading to the system also being referred to as the ''comes'' system. Within this system there are five distinguished classes. Among these classes are a mix of hereditary and non-hereditary titles, and nobility afforded to holders of court titles or offices, and children of the monarch. This system of nobility can allow for individuals to be a member of multiple classes simultaneously.
At times, these early dukes would rule a certain jurisdiction granted to them from the emperor, ruling over lesser lords and so on. Later emperors would create counts and even marches to govern areas on the periphery of the empire. These feudal lords were expected to provide soldiers for the Imperial army and pay taxes to the Crown. Holders of all titles were afforded the privilege to hold a seat in the Latin senate. The breakdown of the Latin feudal system finally occurred in Abolition Edict of 1629, which officially abolished the system, and removed the military obligations of the lords, imposed taxes and led to the creation of appointed Lord-Lieutenancies to replace the military obligations of any given county in Latium. Since their inception, there have been no feudal lords or peers in major urban areas such as Alexandria and Castellum (Adrianople being the sole exception), due to the existence of urban prefects.
===Comes system===
 
*Counts First Class: Individuals serving on the [[Sacred Assembly]] are automatically afforded the rank and privilege of Counts First Class. These positions are non-hereditary court and administrative state offices appointed by the Monarch, broadly similar to Great Officers of State in other realms. This rank affords the holder the style of <nowiki>"The Illustrious"</nowiki> (''Vir illustris''). Men or women appointed to this rank continue to hold this style for life.
However, most peerages created by Latin kings and emperors are currently extinct due to the [[Social War]] and it's targeted attacks against the Crown and nobility. Prior to the war, there were over 30 extant dukes, 8 marchis, nearly 50 counts, 13 viscounts, and hundreds of lords. In practice, duchies are no longer awarded to non-Imperial family members, and even then it is the reigning monarch's sole discretion to grant a title of ducal ranking, though there is no rule barring the creation of non-Imperial duchies. Marchis and Viscount titles, are unusual in Latium and have been rarely awarded. It is said that both Marchis and Viscounts were created when it was wished that they not become dukes or counts, though marches have typically been awarded for territorial designations around Latium's periphery. The first instances of a county title being awarded was in the 13th century. Lordships are currently the only peerages that are granted, though one has not been granted since the 1972. In practice, today only life peerages of <nowiki>"Lord"</nowiki> ranking are granted by the Emperor. The sole exception to this was in the creation of the hereditary peerage of The Countess of Aarhusium for [[Zoe Verruscosi]] by her son [[Constantine XX of Latium|Emperor Constantine XX]] on 13 March 2017; however her titles will revert back to to the crown after the first Countess's death.
*Counts Second Class: Individuals appointed to the role of [[Count Palatine (Latium)|Count Palatine]], consist of the second class counts. This class of count confers the style of <nowiki>"The Glorious"</nowiki> (''vir gloriosus''/''gloriosissimus'').
 
*Counts Third Class: At his or her discretion, the Monarch may confer the title of <nowiki>"Duke"</nowiki> upon an individual. The title of duke may be hereditary or non-hereditary depending on the warrant of grant issued by the Monarch. This rank confers the style of <nowiki>"The Magnificent"</nowiki> (''vir magnificus''). This class typically does not include sons of the Monarch.
==Peerages==
*Counts Fourth Class: Also known as the Senatorial class, is the oldest class of count. Individuals are afforded style of <nowiki>"The Most Admirable"</nowiki> (''vir spectabilis'') and the title of Senator. This class of nobility is required in order to serve on the [[Council of Magistrates]].
The Monarch cannot hold a peerage himself as he or she is considered the fount of honor and, as <nowiki>"source of all dignities cannot hold a dignity from himself."</nowiki> If an individual is neither the Emperor, a peer nor a citizen of patrician rank, he or she is a commoner. Nobility in Latium is based on bloodline, which affords nobility to entire families, more specifically to the immediate family of the Emperor or a peer. Members of the peerage carry the titles of Duke, Marchis, Count, Viscount and Lord. Peers ranked from Viscount to Lord are frequently referred to generically as Lords. Titles may only be derived from the Emperor's person. Should a peer die without an heir lawfully eligible to succeed them within the confides of their remainder, the title will revert to and merge into the Crown. In situations similar to this in the past, occasionally the monarch would recreate the peerage and grant it to a member of the same family. This has occurred with the Lordships of Capua and County of Utica, etc. The selling of titles, or granting of titles from persons other than the monarch, is illegal by national law, and constitutes fraud, with a maximum penalty of fifty years in prison and the possibility of a fine for £250,000. This does not include when a peer disclaims themselves by presenting an instrument of disclaimer to Lord High Chancellor.
*Counts Fifth Class: This is considered the entry class of nobility, and the rank that hereditary nobles are automatically afforded at birth. It is considered the equivalent to the ancient status of patrician, often resulting in the firth class being referred to as patrician rank. All children of a member of any class of nobility are also afforded this rank. It affords the style of <nowiki>"The Most Renowned"</nowiki> (''vir clarissimus'').
 
==Privileges==
In modern practice, generally only members of the Imperial Family are granted new hereditary peerages. However, one does not need to be a peer in order to be a member of Latin nobility, as families holding Patrician standing are still considered at minimum members of lesser nobility. Where all peers are patricians, not all patricians are peers. Certain personal privileges are afforded to all peers and peeresses, such as a hereditary seat in the [[Senate of the Latin Empire|Senate]]. The claim to an existing hereditary peerage is regulated by the Imperial Offices and through it's Senatorial counterpart, the Committee for Privileges and Conduct, which is composed solely of [[Senate of the Latin Empire#Life Senators|Life Senators]].
==Duties==
===Order of precedence===
The general order of precedence is set according to the age of the peerage itself. By the Grace of the Emperor, a newer peerage may be granted higher preference than an older one, however this rarely occurs. Imperial duchies, while the holder is afforded the title of ''His Imperial Highness'' and being of a closer relationship to the Emperor, are typically newer peerages and usually rank lower unless otherwise stipulated. The Prince of Youth holds precedence above all dukes and other peers, royal and non-royal and is the Duke of Galata and Duke of Alba.
 
==List Extant of Peerages in the Latin Empire==
===List of Extant Dukes===
{| class="wikitable" width=95%
! witdh=1% | !! width=19% | Title !! width=4%| Year !! width=3% | Arms !! width28% | Current holder !! width=20% | Subsidiary titles !! width=20% | Heir - and notes
|-
|<center>1. ||[[Prince of Youth#Subsidiary titles|The Duke of Galata]]||(1139)|| <center><imgur w=25>EQ7RIxs.png</imgur>||[[Diana, Princess of Youth|HIH The Princess Diana, 27th Duchess of Galata]]||None
|| Title granted to the heir apparent
|-
|<center> ||''[[Prince of Youth#Subsidiary titles|The Duke of Alba]]''||(1230)|| <center><imgur w=25>EQ7RIxs.png</imgur>||''[[Diana, Princess of Youth|HIH The Princess Diana, 24th Duchess of Alba]]''|| None
|| Title granted to the heir apparent
|-
|<center>2.||The Duke of Rhenus || (1477) ||<center><imgur w=25>k2G1Rna.png</imgur>||Michael Tullius-Junius, 23rd Duke of Rhenus||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Pollentia|2=Count of Mevania |3=Count of Rhenus |4=Lord of Rhenus|5=Lord of Venetia}}
|| Gregorius Tullius-Junius
|-
|<center>3.||The Duke of Florentia || (1489) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur> || [[Theophilius Pollius, 19th Duke of Florentia]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Marchis of Brennia |2=Marchis of Feroniae |3=Count of Ausona|4=Count of Ad Rotas|5= Lord of Florentia}}
|| Jason Pollius, Marchis of Brennia
|-
|<center>4.||The Duke of Vindobona || (1500) ||<center><imgur w=25>qrDGWnu.png</imgur> ||[[Justin Ulpius, 20th Duke of Vindóbona]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Marchis of Volaterrae|2=Count of Iolcantina|3=Count of Centumcellae|4=Lord of Carmona|5= Lord of Loius}}
||[[Adrian Ulpius-Tarepius, 4th Duke of Haenna]]
|-
|<center>5.||The Duke of Utica || (1505) ||<center><imgur w=25>WLI0tGm.png</imgur>||John Sulpicius, 13th Duke of Utica||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Cosa|2=Lord of Utica}}
||Michael Sulpicius, Count of Cosa
|-
|<center>6.||The Duke of Lugdunum || (1539) ||<center> <imgur w=25>rjfGzw8.png</imgur>||Constantine Anistius, 17th Duke of Lugdunum ||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Chalcis|2= Lord of Entella|3=Lord of Ilba}}
||Leo Anistius, Count of Chalcis
|-
|<center>7.||The Duke of Capena || (1588) ||<center><imgur w=25>6RaLqhv.png</imgur>||[[Michael Pinarius, 15th Duke of Capena]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Osca|2=Lord of Pinaria|3=Lord of Rhaetia |4=Lord of Trecona}}
|| Michael Pinarius, Count of Osca
|-
|<center>8.||The Duke of Vanrum || (1629) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>||Asbadus Canerahtius, 18th Duke of Vanrum||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Asturum|2=Count of Palma|3=Count of Misena |4=Lord of Feroniae}}
|| Felix Canerahtius, Count of Asturum
|-
|<center>9.||The Duke of Orontes || (1683) ||<center><imgur w=25>72TqnXd.png</imgur>||Petrus Caetronius-Orontes, 18th Duke of Orontes ||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Caenina|2=Lord of Entella|3=Lord of Orontes}}
||Theofanes Caetronius-Orontes, Count of Caenina
|-
|<center>10.||The Duke of Adrobricam || (1683) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>||Constantine Perpernus, 10th Duke of Adrobricam ||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Daedalium|2=Lord of Adrobricam|3=Lord of Daedalium}}
|| Georgius Perpernus, Count of Daedalium
|-
|<center>11.||The Duke of Acropolites || (1683) || <center><imgur w=25>xXK1uyV.png</imgur>||Thomas Acropolites, 12th Duke of Acropolites||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Turres|3=Viscount of Bevagna|3=Lord of Acropolites}}
|| Nicetas Acropolites, Count of Naxos
|-
|<center> ||''The Duke of Feronia''||(1729)|| <center><imgur w=25>qrDGWnu.png</imgur>||''[[Justin Ulpius, 20th Duke of Vindóbona|Justin Ulpius, 13th Duke of Feronia]]''|| None
||
|-
|<center>12.||The Count of Bonna || (1745) ||<center><imgur w=25>abGdRdF.png</imgur>  ||Constantine Aboa, 8th Duke of Bonna||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Bonna|2=Lord of Aboa}}
||Adrian Aboa, Lord Aboa
|-
|<center>13.||The Duke of Ardea || (1751) ||<center><imgur w=25>QbPYuoW.png</imgur>||Euphemia Tullia, 11th Duchess of Dertona||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Dertona |2=Viscount of Tropaeum |3=Lord of Dion |4=Lord of Pons Saravi}}
|| Jason Tullius, Count of Dertona
|-
|<center>14.||The Duke of Aricia || (1777) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>||{{wp|Abeyance|Title in Abeyance}}||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Aricia |2=Lord of Alassorum}}
||
|-
|<center>15.||The Duke of Cassada || (1777) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>||Florentinus Cayugus, 10th Duke of Cassada||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Trecona |2=Count of Sabellia |3=Viscount of Balonis}}
|| Maria Cayuga
|-
|<center>16.||The Duke of Narona || (1788) || <center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>||[[Flavius Aemilius, 7th Duke of Narona]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Salassorum|2=Lord of Panormus}}
|| Alexius Aemilius, Count of Salassorum
|-
|<center> ||''The Duke of Valentia''||(1729)|| <center><imgur w=25>6RaLqhv.png</imgur>||''[[Michael Pinarius, 16th Duke of Capena|Michael Pinarius, 8th Duke of Valentia]]''|| None
||
|-
|<center>17.||The Duke of Carreum || (1830) || <center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>||Alexius Flaminius, 5th Duke of Carreum|||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Lorium|2=Count of Caesaromagus|3=Lord of Flaminius}}
|| Domitius Flaminius, Count of Lorium
|-
|<center>18.||The Duke of Callatis || (1884) || <center><imgur w=25>LNV4OdQ.png</imgur>||[[George Anicius, 4th Duke of Callatis]]|||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Dierna|2=Lord of Segesta}}
|| Theophylactus Anicius, Count of Dierna
|-
|<center>19.||[[Duke of Ravenna|The Duke of Ravenna]] || (1901) ||<center> <imgur w=25>voh0m8B.png</imgur>||[[Victor Gentry-Ravenna 3rd Duke of Ravenna]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Eporedia|2=Lord of Terracina}}
||Michael Gentry-Ravenna, Count of Eporedia
|-
|<center>20.||The Duke of Paterculum || (1922) ||<center> <imgur w=25>xYT9gzT.png</imgur>||[[Prince Wilhelm of Liothidia|Prince Wilhelm of Liothidia, 5th Duke of Paterculum]]||None
|[[Prince Reinhardt of Liothidia]]
|-
|<center>21.||The Duke of Ossonoba || (1941) ||<center> <imgur w=25>gmR89Pu.png</imgur>||[[Nicephorus Anicius, 3rd Duke of Ossonoba]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Mediolanum|2=Lord of Vipitenum}}
||[[Thomas Anicius|Thomas Anicius, Count of Mediolanum]]
|-
|<center>22.||The Duke of Haenna || (1951) ||<center> <imgur w=25>c0gBD2l.png</imgur>||[[Adrian Ulpius-Tarpeius, 4th Duke of Haenna]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Rutupiae|2=Lord of Venta Silurum}}
||Theodora Ulpia
|-
|<center>23.||The Duke of Beroea || (1994) ||<center><imgur w=25>T8SExG5.png</imgur> ||[[Prince Theodosius, Duke of Beroea|HIH The Prince Theodosius, 1st Duke of Beroea]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Ratiara |2=Lord of Coriallum}}
||[[Prince Theophylactus of Beroea]]
|-
|<center>24.||The Duke of Perusia || (2005) || <center><imgur w=25>IwbbtSA.png</imgur>||[[John Verrucosus, 1st Duke of Perusia]] |||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Sausa|2=Lord of Istropolis}}
|| [[Laurentius Verrucosus|Laurentius Verrucosus, Count of Sausa]]
|-
|<center>25.||The Duke of Samnium || (2017) || <center><imgur w=25>pPky1sq.png</imgur>||[[Isidorus Claudius, 1st Duke of Samnium]] |||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Durolipons|2=Lord of Aarhusium}}
|| [[Philip Claudius, Lord of Aarhusium|Philip Claudius, Count of Durolipons]]
|}
 
===List of Extant Marchis===
{| class="wikitable" width=95%
! witdh=3% | !! width=19% | Title !! width=4%| Year !! width=3% | Arms !! width28% | Current holder !! width=20% | Subsidiary titles !! width=20% | Heir - and notes
|-
|<center>1.||The Marchis of Alisca || (1703) ||<center><imgur w=25>CsWSd9V.png</imgur>||Eustathius Claudius-Veturius, 13th Marchis of Alisca||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Tenedo|2=Lord of Sopianae}}
||Anastasius, Count Tenedo
|-
|<center>#.||The Marchis of Espo || (1788) ||<center><imgur w=25>GfYEaYM.png</imgur> ||[[Honoria Caprenia, 6th Marchioness of Espo]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Vinovium|2=Lord of Iluro|3=Lord of Lentie}}
||[[Constantia Caprenia|Constantia Caprenia, Countess of Vinovium]]
|-
|<center>#.||The Marchis of Arrotrebae || (1861) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur> ||Belado Seznec, 5th Marchis of Arrotrebae||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Autuna|2=Lord of Arrotrebae}}
||Konstantine Sezec, Count of Autuna
|-
|<center>#.||The Marchis of Venetula || (1875) ||<center><imgur w=25>1eITyVF.png</imgur> ||Eutychianus Aurelius, 7th Marchis of Ventula||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Beneventum|2=Lord of Marsonia}}
||John Aurelius, Count of Beneventum
|-
|<center>#.||The Marchis of Vatriae || (1902) ||<center><imgur w=25>uz3DVo2.png</imgur> ||Gregorius Herennius, 4th Marchis of Vatriae||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Vatriae |2=Lord of Concangis}}
||Michael, Count of Vatriae
|-
|<center>20. ||The Marchis of Antium ||(1951)|| <center><imgur w=25>PIptCkd.png</imgur>||Thomas Vitruvius, 3rd Marchis of Antium|| {{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Count of Antium|2=Lord of Bulla Regia}}
||Romanus, Count of Antium
|-
|}
 
===List of Extant Counts===
{| class="wikitable" width=95%
! witdh=3% | !! width=19% | Title !! width=4%| Year !! width=3% | Arms !! width28% | Current holder !! width=20% | Subsidiary titles !! width=20% | Heir - and notes
|-
|<center>1. ||The Count of Frusina ||(1539)|| <center><imgur w=25>MHRlhpC.png</imgur>||Faustus Pompeius, 23rd Count of Frusina|| {{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Viscount of Colonia Antona|2=Lord of Frusina}}
|| Marcus Pompeius, Viscount Colonia Antona
|-
|<center>2.||The Count of Antiochia || (1541) ||<center><imgur w=25>EfD8OXS.png</imgur>||Andreas Volumnius, 20th Count of Antiochia ||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Viscount of Isurium|2=Lord of Nursia}}
|| Isaacius Volumnius, Viscount of Isurium
|-
|<center>3.||The Count of Asti || (1541) || <center><imgur w=25>ZTSBLtn.png</imgur>||Adrian Potitius, 20th Count of Asti|||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Bonisana}}
|| Anastasius Potitius, Lord of Bonisana
|-
|<center>4.||The Count of Carnuti || (1569) ||<center><imgur w=25>MzcJiCz.png</imgur> ||Menas Duronius-Fundanius, 12th Count of Carnuti||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Duronius}}
||Paul Duronius-Fundanius, Lord of Duronius
|-
|<center>5.||The Count of Samnia || (1567) ||<center><imgur w=25>WhdPeM5.png</imgur> ||Vitalius Aurelius, 20th Count of Samnia||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Scalabis}}
||Michael Aurelius, Lord of Scalabis
|-
|<center>6.||The Count of Ausona || (1572) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur> ||Jason Sariolenus, 20th Count of Ausona||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Albanianis}}
||Felix Sariolenus, Lord of Albanianis
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Falacrine || (1622) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>  || Alexander Cloelius, 16th Count of Falacrine ||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Viscount of Falacrine|2=Lord of Pons Drusi}}
||Constantine Cloelius, Lord of Falacrine
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Dertona || (1642) ||<center><imgur w=25>QbPYuoW.png</imgur> ||[[Euphemia Tullia, 11th Countess of Dertona]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Dion|2=Lord of Pons Saravi}}
||Jason Tullius, Lord of Dion
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Bonnensia || (1655) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur> ||Aaron Tullus, 12th Count of Bonnensia||None
||PLACEHOLDER
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Volubilis || (1660) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur> ||Andreas Cornelius, 12th Count of Volubilis||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Ascrivium}}
||Sergius Cornelius, Lord of Ascrivium
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Claternae || (1697) ||<center><imgur w=25>LFFXC2q.png</imgur> ||Philip Saturius, 13th Count of Claternae ||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Lopodunum}}
||Eusebius Saturinus, Lord of Lopodunum
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Varia || (1711) ||<center><imgur w=25>uvTyEkh.png</imgur> ||Faustus Ovinius-Belator, 18th Count of Varia||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Faventia}}
||Damianus Ovinius-Belator, Lord of Faventia
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Ancona || (1733) ||<center><imgur w=25>2O1LRBM.png</imgur> ||Theophilius Aurelius-Sempronius, 9th Count of Ancona||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Ovilava}}
||Domitius Aurelius-Sempronius, Lord of Ovilava
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Acerrae || (1733) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur> ||Marianus Metilius, 13th Count of Acerrae||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Glevum}}
||Florentinus Metilius, Lord of Glevum
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Bonna || (1745) ||<center><imgur w=25>abGdRdF.png</imgur>  ||Constantine Aboa, 8th Count of Bonna||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Viscount of Aboa|2=Lord of Aboa}}
||Adrian Aboa, Viscount Aboa
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Ariminum || (1745) ||<center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>  ||Constantine Maevius, 8th Count of Arminium||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Viscount of Barcino}}
||Felix Maevius, Lord of Barcino
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Sora || (1788) ||<center>[[File:Arms of Isabella of Angoulême.svg|25px]]||Euthymius Iasitus, 8th Count of Sora||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Viscount of Itanos|2=Lord of Itanos}}
||Demetrius Iasitus, Lord of Itanos
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Bagiennorum || (1799) ||<center>||Gregorius Tremellius, 7th Count of Bagiennorum ||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Tarvisium}}
||Leo Tremellius, Lord of Tarvisium
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Croson || (1839) ||<center><imgur w=25>MRItLlc.png</imgur> ||Siorious Guegani, 8th Count of Croson||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Croson|2=Lord of Roazhon}}
||Michael Guegani, Lord of Roazhon
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Sablonia || (1870) ||<center><imgur w=25>bgsGwye.png</imgur>||John Insteius, 6th Count of Sablonia||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Herdonia}}
||Gregory Insteius, Lord of Herdonia
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Miobri || (1879) ||<center><imgur w=25>2x2wmqc.png</imgur> ||Andreas Laorans, 7th Count of Miobri||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Arousa}}
||Isaac Laorans, Lord of Arousa
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Pisaura || (1888) ||<center><imgur w=25>4e9dh7G.png</imgur> ||Avienus Cosconius, 5th Count of Pisaura||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Rodigium}}
||Avienus, Lord of Rodigium
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Utica || (1928) ||<center><imgur w=25>WLI0tGm.png</imgur>||John Sulpicius, 4th Count of Utica||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Utica}}
||Michael Sulpicius, Lord of Utica
|-
|<center>#.||The Count of Lucentum || (1929) ||<center><imgur w=25>YdFJjGf.png</imgur>  || Eutychianus Plautius, 4th Count of Lucentum||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Ratae}}
|| Orestes Plautius, Lord of Ratae
|-
|<center>160.||The Count of Durolipons || (1969) ||<center><imgur w=25>pPky1sq.png</imgur>  || [[Isidorus Claudius, 1st Count of Durolipons]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Aarhusium}}
||[[Philip Claudius, Lord of Aarhusium]]
|-
|<center>166.||The Count of Aarhusium || (2017) ||<center> <imgur w=25>mDq9a1i.png</imgur>||[[Zoe Verruscosi|Empress Zoe, The Empress Mother]]||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Florentia}}
||Merge into Crown
|-
|<center>167.||The Count of Perusia || (2018) || <center><imgur w=25>IwbbtSA.png</imgur>||[[John Verruscosi|John Verruscosi, 1st Count of Perusia]] |||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Istropolis}}
|| [[Laurentius Verruscosi|Laurentius Verruscosi, Lord of Istropolis]]
|}
 
===List of Extant Viscounts===
{| class="wikitable" width=95%
! witdh=3% | !! width=19% | Title !! width=4%| Year !! width=3% | Arms !! width28% | Current holder !! width=20% | Subsidiary titles !! width=20% | Heir - and notes
|-
|<center>1. ||The Viscount of Campona ||(1539)|| <center><imgur w=25>SvzhwHU.png</imgur>||Olybrius Stertinius, 11th Viscount of Ceratinus|| {{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Niba}}
||Justin Stertinius, Lord of Nida
|-
|<center>2. ||The Viscount of Campona ||(1688)|| <center><imgur w=25>LFPFAT9.png</imgur>||John Fabius, 16th Viscount of Campona|| {{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Bulla Regia|2=Lord of Barduli}}
||Constantine Fabius, Lord of Bulla Regia
|-
|<center>3.||The Viscount of Turonum || (1703) ||<center>[[File:Arms of Pomerania.svg|25px]]||Constantine Poppaeus, 12th Viscount of Turonum||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Napoca}}
||Victor Poppaeus, Lord of Napoca
|-
|<center>4.||The Viscount of Heraea || (1703) ||<center>||Valentinus Pontilius, 11th Viscount of Heraea||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Emona}}
||Arcadius Pontilius, Lord of Emona
|-
|<center>5.||The Viscount of Lussonia || (1831) ||<center><imgur w=25>ezMV1Fo.png</imgur> ||John Ambustus-Lafrenius, 7th Viscount of Lussonia||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Metapontum}}
||Felix Ambustus-Lafrenius, Lord of Metapontum
|-
|<center>6.||The Viscount of Giessae || (1951) ||<center> <imgur w=25>mRA7ehL.png</imgur> ||Andreas Didius, 2nd Viscount of Giessae||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Giessae}}
||Thomas Didius, Lord of Giessae
|}
 
===List of Extant Lordships===
 
{| class="wikitable" width=95%
! witdh=3% | !! width=19% | Title !! width=4%| Year !! width=3% | Arms !! width28% | Current holder !! width=18% | Subsidiary titles !! width=20% | Heir - and notes
|-
|<center>1.||The Lord of Pola || (1313) ||<center><imgur w=25>h3MYTZ9.png</imgur> ||Leo Selicius, 29th Lord of Pola||None
||Pelagius Selicius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Causennae || (1544) || <center> <imgur w=25>EJUFre4.png</imgur>||Alexius Metochites, 18th Lord of Causennae|||None
||Constans Metochites
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Stipum || (1563) || <center><imgur w=25>ci7PrfN.png</imgur>||Adrian Mamilius, 17th Lord of Stipum|||None
||Desiderius Mamilius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Cularo || (1623) || <center><imgur w=25>6RaLqhv.png</imgur>||John Pinarius, 15th Lord of Cularo|||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Pinaria}}
|| Samuel Pinarius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Norba || (1651) || <center><imgur w=25>o8TgYpS.png</imgur>||Valerius Egilius, 13th Lord of Norba|||None
|| Valerius Egilius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Puteoli || (1685) ||<center>[[File:Blason_de_Vincenzo_Valentini.svg|25px]] ||Felix Foslius, 13th Lord of Puteoli||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Hippo Regius}}
||Theodorus Foslius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Portus Namnetus || (1693) || <center><imgur w=25>LQ4kAzz.png</imgur>||Thomas Cestius, 13th Lord of Portus Namnetus|||None
|| Tryphon Cestius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Onuba || (1720) || <center><imgur w=25>QcWh1BR.png</imgur>||Jason Terentius, 10th Lord of Onuba|||None
|| Leo Terentius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Kepetta || (1729) || <center><imgur w=25>p5nYrh9.png</imgur>||Alexander Euforbenos, 10th Lord of Kepetta|||None
|| Manuel Euforbenos
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Tridentini || (1729) || <center><imgur w=25>ZOQnRNQ.png</imgur>||Elar Abgralla, 11th Lord of Tridentini|||None
||John Abgralla
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Adrobricam || (1729) || <center><imgur w=25>Mq91CFp.png</imgur>||Conbriti Calvec, 10th Lord of Adrobricam |||None
|| Gallmau Calvec
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Lorica || (1734) || <center><imgur w=25>0seyDQw.png</imgur>||Dionysius Gavius, 14th Lord of Lorica|||None
||Thomas Gavius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Carrhae || (1771) || <center><imgur w=25>ksGbWRV.png</imgur>||Jordan Fulcini, 9th Lord of Carrhae|||None
|| Procopius Fulcini
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Trecona || (1799) || <center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>||Michael Antipridos, 7th Lord of Trecona|||None
|| PLACEHOLDER
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Icosium || (1830) || <center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>||Alexandros Gretkos, 6th Lord of Icosium|||None
|| PLACEHOLDER
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Uria || (1838) || <center><imgur w=25>jdbKGTH.png</imgur>||Anna Marcovicia, 9th Lady of Uria|||None
|| Victor Marcovicia
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Arduenna || (1839) || <center><imgur w=25>2IGuAIl.png</imgur>||Thomas Rauseo, 8th Lord of Arduenna |||None
|| Maria Rauseo
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Mons Bellona || (1839) || <center><imgur w=25>Ex19ufV.png</imgur>||Paul Lucceia, 7th Lord of Mons Bellona|||None
|| Elias Lucceia
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Balsa || (1865) || <center><imgur w=25>oxZGhm1.png</imgur>||Faustus Claudius-Sabinius, 5th Lord of Caralis||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Sabinius}}
||Maria Claudia-Sabinia
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Euracini || (1865) || <center><imgur w=25>feeQXIF.png</imgur>||Thomas Vipsanius-Claudius, 4th Lord of Euracini|||{{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Avennio}}
|| Peter Vipsanius-Claudius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Dodonia || (1867) ||<center><imgur w=25>boJZwHH.png</imgur> ||Stephanus Remmius, 5th Lord of Dodonia||None
||Nicetas Remmius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Bredenia || (1867) ||<center><imgur w=25>boJZwHH.png</imgur> ||Lana Bredenia, 5th Lady Bredenia||None
||PLACEHOLDER
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Lascuta || (1871) || <center>[[File:Arms of the House of Courtenay, earls of Devon (quarterly).svg|25px]] ||Michael Amafinius, 4th Lord of Lascuta|||None
||  Michael Amafinius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Durotrige || (1892) || <center><imgur w=25>NAdAXmb.png</imgur>|| Rhydius Driscoli, 8th Lord of Durotrige|||None
||  Emyrius Driscoli
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Sufetula || (1901) || <center><imgur w=25>lKmxMCC.png</imgur>||Maria Otacilia, 5th Lady of Sufetula|||None
|| John Sufetula-Otacilius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Caralis || (1901) ||<center><imgur w=25>HdeanGi.png</imgur> ||Justin Priscus-Sulpicius, 4th Lord of Caralis||None
||Justin Priscus-Sulpicius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Philippi || (1901) || <center><imgur w=25>Z81gOnc.png</imgur>||Faustus Salonius, 5th Lord of Philippi|||None
||Flavius Salonius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Durocortorum || (1933) || <center><imgur w=25>DgTq5ON.png</imgur>|| Constantine Bellienus, 4th Lord of Durocortorum|||None
|| Stephen Bellienus
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Fauentiae || (1934) || <center><imgur w=25>E37uHyK.png</imgur>||Anastasius Iccius-Norbanus, 5th Lord of Fauentiae|||None
|| Constantine Iccius-Norbanus
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Nola || (1935) || <center><imgur w=25>EF97Ikh.png</imgur>||Theodosius Eppius-Claudius, 5th Lord of Nola|||None
|| Peter Claudius-Eppius - 5th creation since original creation in 1313.
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Rusellae || (1945) || <center><imgur w=25>4SmSVYg.png</imgur>||Eugenius Baebius, 4th Lord of Rusellae|||None
|| Theodosius Baebius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Acci || (1945) || <center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>||Laurentius Minatius, 2th Lord of Acci|||None
|| Adrian Minatius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Orola || (1952) ||<center>[[file:Arms of the House of Mortimer.svg|25px]] ||Apollinarius Plotius-Laelius, 2nd Lord of Orola||None
|| Justus Plotius-Laelius
|-
|<center>#.||The Lord of Vesunna || (1952) || <center><imgur w=25>ZGsXU4E.png</imgur>||Felix Aufidius-Caelius, 3rd Lord of Vesunna |||None
|| Jason Aufidius-Caelius
|-
|<center>#. ||The Lord of Capua ||(1953)||<center><imgur w=25>YXv3sLG.png</imgur> ||Justin Vispasius-Potaissi, 2nd Lord of Capua|| {{collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;|title=''List of titles''|1=Lord of Melta}}
|| Leo Vispasius-Potaissi
|-
|<center>623.||The Lord of Isca|| (1959) || <center><imgur w=25>.png</imgur>||Theodotus Claudius, 3rd Lord of Isca |||None
|| Merge into Crown
|-
|}
 
==Styles and titles==
Dukes and Marchis are styled as ''His Grace'', Counts and Lords use ''His Lordship'' and other peers, including life peers, may utilize The Right Honorable. Peeresses (whether they hold peerages in their own right or are wives of peers) use equivalent styles. In speech, any peer or peeress except a Duke or Duchess may be referred to as Lord X or Lady X. A peer is referred to by his peerage even if it is the same as his surname, thus Doux Palaiologi is "Doux Palaiologi" not "Doux Konstantinos Palaiologi", though these incorrect forms are commonly used. Lordships differ in this respect from most other peerages, and follow as Lord X of peerage. For example the Lord of Capua is referred to as Lord Vispasius of Capua or The Lord Vispasius. Some peers, particularly life peers who were well known before their ennoblement, do not use their peerage titles in everyday life.
 
Individuals who use the style Lord or Lady are not necessarily peers in their own right. Children of peers use special titles called courtesy titles. The heir apparent of a duke, a count, or a lord generally uses his father's next highest peerage dignity as his own. Hence, the Duke of Vindóbona's son is properly addressed as ''His Grace'' The Marquis Volaterrae. Upon the death of a peer, the children of the former holder may be addressed as ''The Right Honorable'' Lord X or Lady X and they lose all use of their courtesy title. The widow of a peer may continue to use the peerage in address and style until their child marries, upon which they are often referred to as Dowager Duchess or Countess or Lady of X.
 
===Forms of address===
 
==Succession==
Peerage succession guidelines are found in each peerage granting instrument. While it is possible in theory for no two peerages to have the same succession rules, generally the most common form of succession is {{wp|agnatic}}, meaning that succession only happens through the male line. This often appears in the granting instrument as <nowiki>"heirs male of the body lawfully begotten"</nowiki>. While agnatic is the norm, a number of peerages operate under {{wp| Primogeniture#Male-preference primogeniture|male-preference primogeniture}}, allowing for female succession that male heirs and their successors are unable to succeed to the peerage.
==Privilege of peerage==
Historically peers, and in some cases close family members, were granted a number of privileges. The most notable privilege is the right to a hereditary seat in the [[Senate of the Latin Empire|Senate]] as a Life Senator. The privilege of senators and agents of the state was historically tied to those of a peerage, however in modern times  {{wp|Parliamentary privilege|senatorial privilege}} is wholly separate. Prior to the 20th century, peers were afforded the freedom from arrest except in matters of treason. This privilege has since been provided to sitting Members of the Senate. Another privilege is access to the Monarch; this remains a privilege. Perhaps one of the largest privileges that no longer exists are laws strictly prohibiting the defamation of any peer or immediate family member, this was later revoked following the Social War and the Constitution Act. Peers and members of the nobility are allowed trial by peers, meaning that should a peer require a jury trial, the jury shall be selected from holders of a peerage or related nobility. This remains a key privilege of peerage today.
 
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Orders, decorations, and medals of Latium]]
*[[Orders, decorations, and medals of Latium]]
*[[List of dukes in Latium]]
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The nobility of Latium are individuals and families, as recognized by the Latin monarch or other sovereign, that enjoy hereditary privileges that distinguish them from other individuals or families. Nobility originates from ancient patricians, gradually evolving into a more complex system of hereditary, and a system of non-hereditary court titles, offices, and functions that confer nobility upon its holder. The system of nobility is also referred to as

Forms of nobility

Latin nobility is not a closed system, allowing individuals not born into nobility to be elevated into the system. There is a distinction between nobility and hereditary titles, however most nobility is non-hereditary titled. All members of nobility are considered counts (Latin: comes, lit. companions of the emperor), leading to the system also being referred to as the comes system. Within this system there are five distinguished classes. Among these classes are a mix of hereditary and non-hereditary titles, and nobility afforded to holders of court titles or offices, and children of the monarch. This system of nobility can allow for individuals to be a member of multiple classes simultaneously.

Comes system

  • Counts First Class: Individuals serving on the Sacred Assembly are automatically afforded the rank and privilege of Counts First Class. These positions are non-hereditary court and administrative state offices appointed by the Monarch, broadly similar to Great Officers of State in other realms. This rank affords the holder the style of "The Illustrious" (Vir illustris). Men or women appointed to this rank continue to hold this style for life.
  • Counts Second Class: Individuals appointed to the role of Count Palatine, consist of the second class counts. This class of count confers the style of "The Glorious" (vir gloriosus/gloriosissimus).
  • Counts Third Class: At his or her discretion, the Monarch may confer the title of "Duke" upon an individual. The title of duke may be hereditary or non-hereditary depending on the warrant of grant issued by the Monarch. This rank confers the style of "The Magnificent" (vir magnificus). This class typically does not include sons of the Monarch.
  • Counts Fourth Class: Also known as the Senatorial class, is the oldest class of count. Individuals are afforded style of "The Most Admirable" (vir spectabilis) and the title of Senator. This class of nobility is required in order to serve on the Council of Magistrates.
  • Counts Fifth Class: This is considered the entry class of nobility, and the rank that hereditary nobles are automatically afforded at birth. It is considered the equivalent to the ancient status of patrician, often resulting in the firth class being referred to as patrician rank. All children of a member of any class of nobility are also afforded this rank. It affords the style of "The Most Renowned" (vir clarissimus).

Privileges

Duties

See also