Aurician Nobility

Aurician Nobility encompasses all the privileged classes recognized in Throvy and the subsequent countries conquered by the rulers of Aurice to the present day.

Duke

Dukes are typically the oldest nobles in a region. Their forebears were awarded the title typically for services rendered in war. They are also or were in the past, close relatives of the ruler of the country in which they arose to prominence. Some ducal families are over a thousand years old.

Counts

Counts are typically of the oldest aristocratic families. Their forebears were usually awarded the title for major services rendered in the war or in the military or for service in a high administrative office. Most comital families are at least three hundred years old.

Barons

Barons are sometimes of old noble families, but often not. They or their ancestors received the title for leadership rendered to the state, such as in war, wizardry, governmental service, or a major work of engineering. Baronial families are often more than two hundred years old.

Metropolitans

The office of Metropolitan was created in the twenty sixth century by Baimund Kaligär, so the title is less than two hundred years old. It was awarded for enriching the city of Aurice, typically as a merchant.

See Also

• Aurician Empire
• Aurician Social Classes