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A '''lideri,''' literally ‘leader, | A '''lideri,''' literally ‘leader,’ was a {{wp|Georgian|Vedmedi}} noble in [[Vedmed]] and later during the [[Narozalic Empire]]. Lideri were wealthy landowners who served underneath a [[Mepe]]. Lideri would not only advise the Mepe on important matters of state but they would also serve as military leaders and would typically provide the bulk of the early Vedmed Military. By the 19th century Lideri would be used to refer to Vedmedi cavalryman in service with Narozalica. | ||
[[File:G. Gagarin. Georgian prince from Imeretia.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Portrait of an unknown Vedmed Lideri by Pyotr Tanas Sergeyevich 1841-1842]] | [[File:G. Gagarin. Georgian prince from Imeretia.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Portrait of an unknown Vedmed Lideri by Pyotr Tanas Sergeyevich 1841-1842]] | ||
Lideri would play a major role in shaping the early Vedmed Kingdom but by the end of the 16th century they were in decline as they were being replaced more and more by civil and military administrators. During the [[Naro-Vedmedi War]] many Lideri would defect to Narozalica, securing their once lost position within | Lideri would play a major role in shaping the early Vedmed Kingdom but by the end of the 16th century they were in decline as they were being replaced more and more by civil and military administrators. During the [[Naro-Vedmedi War]] many Lideri would defect to Narozalica, securing their once lost position within Vedmed and would go on to serve in the Narodyn military. Overtime with the growing need for more cavalrymen the term Lideri was expanded to include all Vedmedi cavalryman in service with Narodzalica, the offical title of nobility was abolished on 1861 with the rise of the Narodyn Republic but the term would remain in use till the end of the [[Great War(Kylaris)|Great War]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[List of Vedmedi Lideri]] | [[List of Vedmedi Lideri]] | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 31 October 2020
A lideri, literally ‘leader,’ was a Vedmedi noble in Vedmed and later during the Narozalic Empire. Lideri were wealthy landowners who served underneath a Mepe. Lideri would not only advise the Mepe on important matters of state but they would also serve as military leaders and would typically provide the bulk of the early Vedmed Military. By the 19th century Lideri would be used to refer to Vedmedi cavalryman in service with Narozalica.
Lideri would play a major role in shaping the early Vedmed Kingdom but by the end of the 16th century they were in decline as they were being replaced more and more by civil and military administrators. During the Naro-Vedmedi War many Lideri would defect to Narozalica, securing their once lost position within Vedmed and would go on to serve in the Narodyn military. Overtime with the growing need for more cavalrymen the term Lideri was expanded to include all Vedmedi cavalryman in service with Narodzalica, the offical title of nobility was abolished on 1861 with the rise of the Narodyn Republic but the term would remain in use till the end of the Great War