Imperial Peerage

The Imperial Peerage constitutes the highest form of nobility in Shireroth and comes with a unique title of nobility. The absolute majority, more than 99%, of all nobles in Shireroth have no title of nobility, only degree and dignity of nobility.

Rules

Unless otherwise specified in the imperial decree creating the title, or in subsequent imperial decrees, succession to an imperial title of nobility is done by basis of primogeniture, where:

• only a legitimate descendant (i.e. the birth child of a married couple, or having lived with the parent in question for at least 10 years if adopted or illegitimate at birth)
• older siblings (and their descendants) have preference over younger siblings (and their descendants)
• descendants of an equal marriage have preference over descendants of an unequal marriage
• upon succession to the title, one becomes a Shirerithian citizen with all its obligations and rights; if one does not accept those, the title will pass to the next eligible person on the line of succession to that title.

Some imperial decrees specify other requirements for succession, and in those cases, those rules shall govern the succession for that particular title.

Ranks

Peers have either imperial immediacy or mediacy.

Peerages with imperial immediacy are those who have princely or ducal rank. Other peerages may be given immediacy with the suffix Palatine. Palatine nobles thus rank higher than all other mediate nobles. For example, a count palatine ranks higher than a marquess, though a marquess ranks higher than a count.

History

Historically, up and to the end of the 16th century, the earliest form of the Imperial Peerage had 4 ranks,

1. Kaiser or Kaiseress
2. Duke or Duchess (Dutch or Dutchess in the case of Kildare)
3. Baron or Baroness
4. Count or Countess

Note the unique order where baron outranked the count. The legal spouse of a title-holder was allowed to use the corresponding title as consort, for example, the wife of a count was allowed to call herself countess, and the husband of a Duchess a Duke. Legally such titles were affixed "Consort", but rarely done so outside the most formal occasions.

Since the beginning of the 17th century, movements began toward the modern system.

Until 1664, when the imperial states were destroyed, there was a parallel system of peerage in many of the imperial states. Such titles of nobility were recognized and given the equivalent laud and honour as their imperial counterparts. So a count under the peerage of Goldshire was equal in rank to the count in the imperial peerage. Upon the destruction of the imperial states, the non-imperial titles ceased to be, with a few of these becoming "imperialized", that is, legitimized as part of the Imperial Peerage.

List of Imperial Peers

Rank	Style	Title	Holder	Established
1.00	Magnificence	The Kaiseress	Kaiseress Salome	79
1.20	Serenity	Imperial Mother	Isidora IV of Octavius-Teleni	1650
2.01	Serenity	Imperial Princess of Shireroth Emira of Sathrati	Salome Ylva Octavia	1662	Title-holder holds higher rank
3.01	Illustriousness	Duchess of Brookshire	Salome Ylva Octavia	11	Title-holder holds higher rank
3.02	Illustriousness	Duke of Goldshire	Mahmood Ali Caprici Maleki	1451
3.03	Illustriousness	Dutch of Kildare	Jin of San	1469	Held in pretence by Aurelia Myksos since 1707 who held the title de jure 1642–1707.
3.04	Illustriousness	Dutch of Vigeland	Marcus Avon-El Myksos	1642 (1707)	Ducal dignity bestowed upon his mother in 1642 (Dutchess of Kildare), current title since 1707 which was given to his mother then as a consolation prize for losing Kildare, but she rejected the new title, and it was passed on to her son Marcus.
3.05	Illustriousness	Duke of Calezi	Extinct 1667	1661	Last held by Hartmut Aldric
3.06	Illustriousness	Duke of Modan and Malarboria	Nathaniel Kalimatov Waffel-Paine	1668
3.07	Illustriousness	Duke of Demonsfall		1670
3.08	Illustriousness	Duke of Brandenburg	Aurangzeb Hakimi bin Alsalam	1671	Suppressed 1678 due to the holder waging war against Shireroth. Suppression lifted in 1711.
3.09	Illustriousness	Duchess of Jingdao	Xinshi Heavenly Light	1707	Title-holder holds higher rank
3.10	Illustriousness	Duchess of Jinkeai	Liu of Pei	1707
3.11	Illustriousness	Duke of Raynor's Isles	Faustus of Tullas	1707
3.12	Illustriousness	Duke of Outer Antya	Claudius of Nan	1707
3.13	Illustriousness	Duke of Qyzylqaystan	Suppressed in 1711	1707	Suppressed due to Treaty of Raynor's Keep
3.14	Illustriousness	Duke of 's Koningenwaarde	Frederik Alfons des Vinandy	1711
3.15	Illustriousness	Duke of Gascony	Willem Antonius des Vinandy	1711
4.01	Illustriousness	Count Palatine of Kezan	Soraya II Octavius-Parini	1606	chosen from and by House Octavius
4.02	Illustriousness	Count Palatine of Mirioth and Amity	Roya al-Osman	1687	Held in pretence since 1732 by her brother Ismail al-Osman
4.03	Illustriousness	Count Palatine of Draconia	John Hilding Waffel-Paine	1699
4.04	Illustriousness	Count Palatine of Highpass	Ozymandias Peet Humboolt Niit n Taag	1715
5.00	The Admirable and Illustrious	Marquess of Shirekeep	Vacant	1557	created by Duke of Brookshire for Steward of Brookshire, transferred by Kaiser to Steward, fallen out of use
5.01	The Admirable and Illustrious	Marchioness of Zy-Rodun	Kaiseress Salome	1620	Title-holder holds higher rank
5.02	The Admirable and Illustrious	Marquise of Musica	Gošenei Uarpxu	1661	First created for Altea Lomax (suppressed 1663), restored in 1688 for Gošenei Uarpxu
5.03	The Admirable and Illustrious	Marquess of Sentratera	Utas Enrique Naian	1661
5.04	The Admirable and Illustrious	Marquis of Overmark	Ahim Dźasbatyqu	1688
5.05	The Admirable and Illustrious	Marquis of the Eldars	Idar Daġededqu	1688
6.03	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Yardistan	Suppressed (1693)	1451	Held by Prince Kir until 1693
6.04	The Admirable and Illustrious	King-Count of Hawshire-Dura	Extinct	1559	comital rank
6.05	The Admirable and Illustrious	Steward-Count of Hawshire	Extinct	1592
6.05	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Furniture	Ari Kaukainen	1594	Title-holder holds higher rank
6.06	The Admirable and Illustrious	Countess of the Skyla Isles	Extinct 1661	1608	Last held by Margana Win'Eth
6.07	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count Bukolos	Shyriath Bukolos's eldest child	1622	Last held by Shyriath Bukolos, succession unconfirmed by Imperial Government due to lack of documentation of Shyriath's heirs.
6.08	The Admirable and Illustrious	Countess of Cimmeria and Illumination	Suppressed 1672	1633	Title originally created by King Noah in Elwynn Imperialized in 1668 Suppressed in 1672 due to Elwynnese objections. Last held by Eki Verion
6.09	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count Brassica	Xantus Albedevich Zmeysyn Yastreb	1643	Estates sequestered by the Imperial Crown until Count Brassica tenders formal submission. Likely to be a very long wait.
6.10	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Kaltor	Extinct 1671	1645	Last held by Kaiser Ayreon IV
6.11	The Admirable and Illustrious	Countess of Shirekeep	Mira (III) Octavius-Aryani	1661
6.12	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Erudition	Daniyal ibn Daniyal	1661
6.13	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Machinaria	Tinker Sprocket	1661
6.14	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Fieldburg	Suppressed 1672	1669	Suppressed during the Kalirion Fracture, last held by Stephen Lewis
6.15	The Admirable and Illustrious	Countess of Elsenar	Suppressed 1672	1669	Suppressed during the Kalirion Fracture, last held by Regina Verion
6.16	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count Pasdaran	Mahmood Ali Caprici Maleki	1670
6.17	The Admirable and Illustrious	Countess of Iserdia	Suppressed 1672	1671	Suppressed in 1672 due to Elwynnese objections over the title. Last held by Vadoma Rowena Waffel-Paine
6.18	The Admirable and Illustrious	Countess of Amity	Renounced 1687	1673	Last held by Kian Aiomide Shahnaz
6.19	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Mirioth	Renounced 1687	1673	Renounced 1687, last held by Rubin Leonid Orientalis
6.20	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Woodshire	Cassian Wythe	1688
6.21	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Schwinn	Mikhail Maksimilianov-Shvinnskiy	1688
6.22	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of the Isen Hills	Matti Pshevunin	1688
6.23	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Lowbrook	Lyn Ityqu	1688
6.24	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Sentris	Selmen Dengiqu	1688
6.25	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of the Evensong	Cathal Nellisco	1688
6.26	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Eth Lune	Kyt Tḥak'ušynin	1688
6.27	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Riß and the Isles	Wadzym Gireiqu	1688
6.28	The Admirable and Illustrious	Count of Camoleo	Xuan of the Golden Tribe	1711
7.00	The Admirable	Viscount Verion	Extinct	1622	Life peerage, last held by Jacob Verion
7.01	The Admirable	Viscount Redquill	Suppressed 1672	1639	Last held by Ryker Everstone. Suppressed for title-holder's secessionism
7.02	The Admirable	Viscount Myn	Leli Nakita Nur Pinito	1645
7.03	The Admirable	Viscount Kern	Benjamin Kern	1649
7.04	The Admirable	Viscount Vigeland	Theodosius Myksos	1654	Suppressed 1689–1696
7.05	The Admirable	Viscountess Dragonmoor	Extinct 1661	1655	Last held by Juana Beazcoetxea
7.06	The Admirable	Viscount Sprocket of Machina	Tinker Sprocket	1659	Title-holder holds higher rank
7.07	The Admirable	Viscountess Montrano	Soraya Octavius-Parini	1661	Title-holder holds higher rank
7.08	The Admirable	Viscount Belledin	Suppressed 1663	1661	Last held by Heath Belledin
7.09	The Admirable	Viscount Verion of Cherokee	Suppressed 1672	1661	Suppressed during the Kalirion Fracture, last held by Michael Verion
7.10	The Admirable	Viscount of Saint Zor	Suppressed 1672	1664	Suppressed during the Kalirion Fracture, last held by Titus Morvayne
7.11	The Admirable	Viscountess Cherokee	Karmen Jovanović-Smičić	1664	Suppressed 1665–1669.
7.12	The Admirable	Viscount Drakland	Extinct 1717	1670	Baron Drakland (1670) automatically raised to Viscount Drakland 1675; title last held by Nathan II.
7.13	The Admirable	Viscount Sadri of Pasdaran	Mahmood Ali Caprici Maleki	1665	Title-holder holds higher rank
7.14	The Admirable	Viscount of Thracistan	Renounced 1678	1670	Last held by: Alperen Gazi
7.15	The Admirable	Viscountess Frieden	Suppressed 1672	1671	Suppressed in 1672 due to Elwynnese objections over the title. Last held by Leonora Noor Waffel-Paine
7.16	The Admirable	Viscount Glenfiddich	Suppressed 1672	1671	Suppressed in 1672 due to Elwynnese objections over the title. Last held by John Hilding Waffel-Paine
7.17	The Admirable	Viscount Holly-Wythe	Cassian Wythe	1671
7.18	The Admirable	Viscount Thalva	Łudo Thalva	1674
7.19	The Admirable	Viscountess of Hope	Mikhail Maksimilianov-Shvinnskiy	1674
7.20	The Admirable	Viscount Pshevunin	Matti Pshevunin	1674
7.21	The Admirable	Viscountess Morgenstern	Sara bi Rathak	1674
7.22	The Admirable	Viscount Zelteġwebze	Selmen Dengiqu	1674
7.23	The Admirable	Viscountess of Irenaea	Liese Aethonia	1688
7.24	The Admirable	Viscount of Gaton	Admir bi Łestkin	1688
7.25	The Admirable	Viscount of Ankh	Daute Idarqu	1688
7.26	The Admirable	Viscount of Mesior	Aloys Serratus	1688
7.27	The Admirable	Viscountess of Lumenetra	Esmeralda al-Osman Primo de Aguilar	1688
7.28	The Admirable	Viscountess of Novosorensk	Ariane Ischyria Teleniis	1688
7.29	The Admirable	Viscountess of Kelb	Mila Tupschina	1688
7.30	The Admirable	Viscount of Solaris	Cassian Holly-Wythe	1688
7.31	The Admirable	Viscount Spleazure	Ozymandias Peet Humboolt Niit n Taag	1715	Holder holds higher rank as Count Palatine of Highpass. Title used instead as courtesy title by holder's oldest son, Ozymandias Jaas Peet Niit n Taag (b. 1704).
8.00	The Admirable	Lord in Shirekeep	Jeremy Archer	1646
8.01	The Admirable	Lord in Shirekeep	Benjamin Kern	1646	Title-holder holds higher rank
8.02	The Admirable	Lady in Shirekeep	Leila Mehraban	1669
9.01	The Admirable	Baron Froyalan	Suppressed 1651	1621	Last held by Harald of Ettlingar Freyu Suppressed during the Auspicious Occasion If not suppressed, would be held by Aurangzeb Hakimi bin Alsalam and then automatically raised to Viscount Froyalan
9.02	The Admirable	Baron Mahamantotarebadum	Suppressed 1645	1621	Suppressed due to rebellion Last holder Trajan Myksos
9.03	The Admirable	Baron Vigeland	Marcus Myksos	1621	Suppressed 1645–1651 restored to Marcus Myksos in 1651, then raised to Viscount Vigeland in 1654, then suppressed in 1689.
9.04	The Admirable	Baron Mirkdale	Presumed extinct	1621	Last held by Lord Erion
9.05	The Admirable	Baron San Juan	Edgard III	1646
9.06	The Admirable	Baron Blakeslee of Barrowfield	George Blakeslee	1661
9.07	The Admirable	Baron Skuryov of Highbloom	Petra Skuryova-Spooner	1661
9.08	The Admirable	Baron Mondo of Lichport	Mondo Etzeterra	1661
9.09	The Admirable	Baron Belledin	Unclaimed	1663	Last held by Heath Belledin (d. 1684), heirs unknown
9.10	The Admirable	Baroness Tarkyr	Âmi Lomax	1663
9.11	The Admirable	Baron of Inner Benacia	Pśymyd Tyiim Teźśecaqwhemće	1667
9.12	The Admirable	Baroness Milharna	Áþamé Issèla Mari Vāstra	1670
9.13	The Admirable	Baroness Kessei	Kessei Aþame Mitēuřamae Anykylin Imar	1670
9.14	The Admirable	Baron Nerrolar	Unclaimed	1670	Created for Mors Nerrolar, unknown if he or any of his descendants remain extant/alive
9.15	The Admirable	Baron Ashura of Zy-Rodun	Ašúra Ilâþriái Danîel Maìaqa	1670
9.16	The Admirable	Baroness Drakland	Raised	1670	Automatically raised to Viscount Drakland in 1675
9.18	The Admirable	Baron of Zijincheng	Mondo Etzeterra	1707
10	The Admirable	Lord/Lady	Untitled Nobles		Seniority within this grade is determined by how long one has held the rank; for example, a boy who was born a noble two years ago ranks lower than a woman who was ennobled three years ago, but ranks higher than someone who was recently ennobled.