Duke of Brandenburg

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Coat of arms of the Duke of Brandenburg

The Duke of Brandenburg (known as Duchess of Brandenburg if held by a woman) is a Shirerithian noble title in the imperial peerage that Kaiser Ayreon IV, in 1670 through Imperial Decree 1193, created for Arkadius IV of Batavia (later known as Mahmud bin Alsalam after his departure from Benacia and conversion to Craitism).

The main text of the decree stated: We bestow upon His Majesty Arkadius Frederik Gustavus des Vinandy, the King of the Batavians, the title, degree and dignity of Duke of Brandenburg, of Brandenburg Manor in the Domain of Oleslääd. Upon his death or removal from the title, it shall pass to his legitimate issue, with preference to the elder and their descendants over the younger and their descendants, until the line is extinguished. Under Shirerithian law thereafter, legitimate descendants are, unless otherwise indicated, ordered by the matrimonial status of their parents, with children from an equal union ranking higher than children from a concubine.

At the outbreak of the Second Amokolian War in 1678, in which the Duke of Brandenburg waged war against the Kaiseress, the title was suppressed under Shirerithian law. As such, Arkadius IV was not, under Shirerithian law, allowed to use the title. He continued to do so nevertheless under Frankish law until his renunciation of his Benacian titles in 1685. This renunciation was not recognized by Shireroth. Arkadius IV, then known as Mahmud bin Alsalam, died in 1703. His fourth child, and eldest legitimate child, Hakim bin Alsalam, became the pretender to the title until 1711. In 1711, the title rehabilitated in Shirerithian law following the Treaty of Raynor's Keep, restoring the descendants of Mahmud to the nobility of Shireroth.

Following the death of Hakim bin Alsalam in 1727, the ducal succession of Brandenburg descended into repeated disqualification as successive heirs contracted marriages without the required imperial approval. Aurangzeb Hakimi bin Alsalam, who succeeded his father as third Duke, was removed from the title in 1730 after marrying Lucy Myksos without sanction from the Kaiser. His sister Meera briefly held the title before also being removed for marrying without consent, as were her siblings Daniyal, Samira and Rafi, in turn. As imperial law excluded both the individual and their issue from succession in such cases, the title passed rapidly between siblings, stripping each branch of the family of its rights and producing a fractured and unstable succession.

In 1747, the longstanding breach between the House of Alsalam and the Imperial Throne was healed through an act of reconciliation held at the Dar al Baraka in Khanabad. By Imperial Decree, Kaiser Ayreon V retroactively legitimised the marriages previously contracted without approval by members of the Alsalam line, restoring all lawful issue to the peerage and the Imperial Order of Succession. With the consent of Rafi Hakimi bin Alsalam, the title of Duke of Brandenburg was restored to Aurangzeb Hakimi bin Alsalam. Though Meera, Daniyal, Samira, and Rafi had each held the title and were removed for marrying unlawfully, the Decree clarified that neither they nor their descendants are excluded from future succession should Aurangzeb die without issue. In recognition of Rafi's loyalty and observance of Imperial law, the newly created Duchy of Vidarstadt was bestowed upon him and his heirs in perpetuity.

Order of succession

(only the first ten in the order of succession are indicated with a number)
  • Mahmud bin Alsalam (1642– 1703; 1st Duke, 1670–1678; suppressed 1678–1703) m. 1681 Fatima of Arbor (1638– 1703)
    • Elisabeth Asara des Vinandy (1674– ) (illegitimate)
    • Karel Kyle des Vinandy (1676– ) (illegitimate)
    • Gustavus Nathan des Vinandy (1678–) (illegitimate)
    • Hakim bin Alsalam (1682–1727, 2nd Duke, 1711–1727) m. 1709 Zahra al-Osman (1688– ) c. 1710 Delara Khatun (1690–1728) c. 1711 Timna Khatun (1693–1728) c. 1713 Ceyda Khatun (1692–1728)
      • Aurangzeb Hakimi bin Alsalam (1711– ; 3rd Duke, 1727–1730; 8th Duke, 1747–present) m. 1730 Lucy Myksos (♀, 1711– ) (marriage legitimated 1747)
      • Mahmud Hakimi bin Alsalam (1712–1728)
      • (4) Meera Hakimi bint Alsalam (1713– , 4th Duchess 1730–1733) m. 1733 Aqdas Kambarzahi (♂, 1699– ) (marriage legitimated 1747)
      • Akbar Hakimi bin Alsalam (1712–1728)
      • Fatima Hakimi bint Alsalam (1715–1728)
      • (5) Daniyal Hakimi bin Alsalam (1716– ; 5th Duke, 1733–1740) m. 1740 Sumati Wasli (♀, 1716- ) (marriage legitimated 1747)
        • (6) Mira Daniyali bint Alsalam (1743– )
      • Bahadur Hakimi bin Alsalam (1717–1728)
      • Shahid Hakimi bin Alsalam (1717–1728)
      • (7) Samira Hakimi bint Alsalam (1718– ; 6th Duchess, 1740–1742) m. 1742 Pranav Turbati (♂, 1712– ) (marriage legitimated 1747)
        • (8) Mihrimah Turbati (1744– )
      • Azam Hakimi bin Alsalam (1718–1728)
      • Setare Hakimi bint Alsalam (1719–1728)
      • (9) Rafi Hakimi bin Alsalam (1720– ; 7th Duke, 1742–1747) m. 1746 Shitala Darwish (1718– )
    • (10) Atiya bint Alsalam (1682– ; ) m. 1711 Hiroto (1680- )
    • Aisha bint Alsalam (1684– ) m. 1713 Ayub Hotak (1678- )
      • Anwar Hotak (1715– )
      • Firoze Hotak (1719– )
    • Nur bint Alsalam (1684– ) m. 1713 Kazimir Ranković (1679- )
      • Bolesław Ranković (1714– ) m. 1737 Shanti Wasli (1713- ) (marriage legitimated 1747)
        • David Ranković (1740– )
        • Patricia Ranković (1742– )
      • Kaya Ranković (1718– )
      • Alexander Ranković (1718– )
    • Farhan bin Alsalam (1686– ) m. 1714 Parvin Farrah (1689– )
      • Rashid Farhani bin Alsalam (1716– ) m. 1741 Ruqaiya Wasli (1717- ) (marriage legitimated 1747)
        • Lia Rashidi bint Alsalam (1742- )
      • Fatima Farhani bint Alsalam (1718– ) m. 1742 Hassan Rushan (1716– ) (marriage legitimated 1747)
        • Manisha Rushan (1743– )
    • Astīr bint Alsalam (1686– ) m. 1714 Dervish Çelebi (1663–1737)
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