Peerages in Mesogeia
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The peerage system in Mesogeia refers to the legal system of hereditary and non-hereditary titles of Mesogeian nobility. As a whole members of the Mesogeian nobility are referred to as Peers. Their are six ranks in the Mesogeian peerage, King, Duke, Marquis, Count, Viscount, and Lord. The Empress of Mesogeia in the position of the fount of honour is the grantor of all peerages and titles. Being the fount of honour and legal grantor of all peerages the sovereign cannot be a member of the peerage, despite this fact the current Empress as inherited several titles that would be considered peerages if they were held by anyone other then the monarch.
History
The peerage system in Mesogeia traces its origins to the reign of Alexander IX in the 4th century BC when he awarded his trusted generals and closest companions the titles of King. Since then the peerage system in Mesogeia has evolved over thousands of years. It has its origins in the ancient kingdoms, principalities and states of ancient Mesogeia.
The Mesogeian peerage system is unique in the fact that its highest rank is that of King and not Duke. The rank of Duke is instead the second highest rank of Mesogeian nobility. Ever since the 4th century BC creation of the title of King of Macedon for Antigonus by Emperor Alexander IX, various titles have been added to the Mesogeian peerage system including Duke, Marquis, Count, Viscount, and Lord, the lowest member of the Mesogeian peerage system.
While the Mesogeian nobility largely adhere to the Mesogeian Orthodox faith there are a number of exceptions to the rule, most notably there are several Roman Catholic noble families, and there are even a few members of the Muslim faith in the Mesogeian nobility. For instance the King or Malik (as he is known) of Hyrcania is the highest ranking Muslim in the nation.
List Extant of Peerages in the Mesogeian Empire
List of Extant Kings in the Mesogeian Empire
Title | Year | Arms | Current holder | Subsidiary titles | Heir - and notes | |
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The King of Macedon | (335 BC) | Demetrius Antigonidis, 81st King of Macedon | List of titles
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Philip Antigonidis, Duke of Apella | ||
The King of Isauris | (333 BC) | Antiochus Seleukidis, 75th King of Isauris | List of titles
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Seleucus Seleukidis, Duke of Antioch | ||
The King of Pharosia | (332 BC) | Ptolemy Ptolemaides, 78th King of Pharosia | List of titles
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Ptolemy Ptolemaides, Duke of Pharopoli | ||
The King of Aratiana | (321 BC) | Bagrat Orontidis-Bagratunidis, 72nd King of Aratiana | List of titles
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George-Henri Orontidis-Bagratunidis, Prince of Tigranocerta | ||
The King of Cappadocia | (320 BC) | Ariamnes Ariarathidis, 74th King of Cappadocia | List of titles
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Louis Archelaus Ariarathidis, Marquis of Mazaca | ||
The King of Hyrcania | (312 BC) | Cyrus Arsacides, 77th King of Hyrcania | List of titles
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Adam Louis Arsacides, Marquis of Gorgan | ||
The King of Karchidona | (308 BC) | Alexander-Hamilcar Magonidis-Lysimachidis 72nd King of Karchidona | List of titles
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Alexander Hamilcar Magonidis-Lysimachidis, Count of Bolitana | ||
The King of Pontus | (285 BC) | Pharnacus Mithridatididis, 75th King of Pontus | List of titles
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Cleopatra Mithridatidia, Duchess of Amaseia |
List of Extant Dukes in the Mesogeian Empire
Title | Year | Arms | Current holder | Subsidiary titles | Heir - and notes | |
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The Duke of Mesaia | (874 AD) | Vopsicus Julius Andreas Manuel George Daras-Doukas, 39th Duke of Mesaia | List of titles
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Constantine Daras-Doukas, Marquis of Magnesia | ||
The Duke of Tyrrhenia | (883 AD) | John Tzoulisarios, 43rd Duke of Tyrrhenia | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Heracleopolis | (979 AD) | Titus Antonius Alexander-Louis Apion, 43rd Duke of Heracleopolis | List of titles
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Marcus Apion | ||
The Duke of Patras | (1050 AD) | Manius Valerius Constantine-Alexius Bryennios, 35th Duke of Patras | List of titles
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Theodore Alexius Bryennios | ||
The Duke of Lycaonia | (1080 AD) | Tiberius Aemilius Niketas Manuel Rhadenos, 27th Duke of Lycaonia | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Charsianon | (1120 AD) | Gaius Sulpicius Leo Manuel Argyros, 24th Duke of Charsianon | List of titles
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none | ||
The Duke of Mysia | (1135 AD) | Quintus Cloelius Michael Melissenos, 40th Duke of Mysia | List of titles
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Henri Melissenos, Marquis of Gordion | ||
The Duke of Aratiana Minor | (1147 AD) | Gnaeus Servilius Bardas Skleros, 27th Duke of Aratiana Minor | List of titles
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Andreas Skleros, Marquis of Melitene | ||
The Duke of Bithynia | (1166 AD) | Appius Claudius Leo Constantine Maleinos, 24th Duke of Bithynia | List of titles
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Leonidas Maleinos, Marquis of Malagina | ||
The Duke of Cilicia | (1172 AD) | Numerius Fabius Manuel-Louis Phokas, 26th Duke of Cilicia | List of titles
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Constantine Phokas, Marquis of Tarsus | ||
The Duke of Thrinacia | (1221 AD) | Publius Sulpicius Manuel Argiropoulos-Monomachos, 27th Duke of Thrinacia | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Edessa | (1223 AD) | Aulus Sempronius Gregory Kourkouas, 20th Duke of Edessa | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Calabria | (1226 AD) | Marcus Sergius Marius Batatzes, 22nd Duke of Calabria | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Ionia | (1234 AD) | Manius Aquilius Damian Dalassenos, 24th Duke of Ionia | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Paphlagonia | (1255 AD) | Gaius Mucius Alexius Komnenos, 25th Duke of Paphlagonia | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Candia and Kerkyra | (1286 AD) | Agrippa Menenius Stephen Kontostephanos, 24th Duke of Candia & Kerkyra | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Corinth | (1296 AD) | Lucius Tarquinius Basil Apokaukos, 20th Duke of Corinth | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Anion | (1300 AD) | Spurius Tarpeius John Bagration, 28th Duke of Anion | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Ephesus | (1302 AD) | Servius Tullius Nikephoros Botanieates, 20th Duke of Ephesus | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Lydia | (1306 AD) | Aulus Verginius John Synadenos, 25th Duke of Lydia | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Durres | (1314 AD) | Mettius Curtius Romanos Diogenes, 24th Duke of Durres | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Apulia | (1338 AD) | Quintus Furius Louis-Henri Frankopoulos, 26th Duke of Apulia | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Nicaea | (1359 AD) | Lucius Pinarius John Laskaris, 24th Duke of Nicaea | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Thessalonica | (1380 AD) | Gaius Romulius Michael Palaiologos, 23rd Duke of Thessalonica | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Pampylia | (1387 AD) | Gnaeus Manlius Alexius Axouch, 24th Duke of Pampylia | List of titles
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Manuel Axouch | ||
The Duke of Philadelphia | (1393 AD) | Marcus Horatius Thomas Angelos, 27th Duke of Philadelphia | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Smyrna | (1401 AD) | Spurius Lucretius Giannis Kantakouzenos, 24th Duke of Smyrna | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Umbria | (1438 AD) | WIP | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Tusculum | (1504 AD) | WIP | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Campania | (1561 AD) | WIP | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Messapia | (1576 AD) | WIP | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Phaeacia | (1602 AD) | WIP | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Catina | (1672 AD) | WIP | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Erythra, | (1712 AD) | WIP | List of titles
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WIP | ||
The Duke of Volscia, | (1794 AD) | WIP | List of titles
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WIP |