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.

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	Title	Holder	Established
1.00	The Kaiseress	Kaiseress Salome	79
1.20	Imperial Mother	Isidora IV of Octavius-Teleni	1650
1.50	Imperial Consort Dowager	Nathan II	1588	Dignity of emperor in his own right
2.01	Imperial Princess of Shireroth Emira of Sathrati	Salome Ylva Octavia	1662
2.07	Prince of Shireroth	Ari Kaukainen	1504
2.08	Prince of Shireroth	Raynor Jacobus Loki	1633
2.09	Prince of Shireroth	Zahir al Din	1648
2.10	Prince of Shireroth	Lord David	1657
2.11	Princess of Shireroth	Lady Abigail	1662
2.12	Prince of Shireroth	Kir Azariah Vidar	1667
2.13	Princess of Shireroth	Kian Aiomide Shahnaz	1667
2.14	Prince of Shireroth	Rubin Leonid Orientalis	1672
2.15	Prince of Shireroth	Utas Enrique Naian	1683
2.16	Prophet of Cedrism	Brrapa Lu'Eraro	1465	princely rank (service)
3.01	Duchess of Brookshire	Salome Ylva Octavia	1451
3.02	Duchess of Goldshire	Anna Nur Pinito Caprici	1451
3.03	Duke of Calezi	Extinct 1667	1661	Last held by Hartmut Aldric
3.04	Duke of Modan and Malarboria	Nathan Aharsi	1668
3.05	Duke of Demonsfall	Nathan III	1670
3.06	Duke of Brandenburg	Suppressed 1678	1671	Last held by Arkadius IV of Batavia Suppressed 1678 due to waging war against Shireroth
4.00	Marquess of Shirekeep	Vacant	1557	created by Duke of Brookshire for Steward of Brookshire, transferred by Kaiser to Steward, fallen out of use
4.01	Marchioness of Zy-Rodun	Kaiseress Salome	1620
4.01	Marchioness of Musica	Suppressed 1663	1661	Last held by Altea Lomax
4.03	Marquess of Sentratera	Zahir al Din	1661
4.04	Marchioness of Sentratera	Li Naomiai Avon-El	1661
5.01	Count Palatine of Kezan	Soraya II Octavius-Parini	1606	chosen from and by House Octavius highest rank among the counts
5.02	Count of Yardistan	Kir Azariah Vidar	1451
5.03	King-Count of Hawshire-Dura	William Payne	1559	comital rank
5.04	Steward-Count of Hawshire	William Grant	1592
5.05	Count of Furniture	Ari Kaukainen	1594
5.05	Count of the Skyla Isles	Extinct 1661	1608	Last held by Margana Win'Eth
5.06	Count Bukolos	Extinct 1648	1622	Last held by Shyriath Bukolos
5.07	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.
5.08	Count of Kaltor	Extinct 1671	1645	Last held by Kaiser Ayreon IV
5.09	Countess of Cimmeria and Illumination	Suppressed 1672	1651	Title originally created by King Noah in Elwynn Imperialized in 1668 Suppressed in 1672 due to Elwynnese objections. Last held by Eki Verion
5.10	Countess of Shirekeep	Mira (III) Octavius-Aryani	1661
5.11	Count of Erudition	Daniyal ibn Daniyal	1661
5.12	Count of Machinaria	Tinker Sprocket	1661
5.13	Count of Fieldburg	Suppressed 1672	1669	Suppressed during the Kalirion Fracture, last held by Stephen Lewis
5.14	Countess of Elsenar	Suppressed 1672	1669	Suppressed during the Kalirion Fracture, last held by Regina Verion
5.15	Count Pasdaran	Mahmood Sadri	1670
5.16	Countess of Iserdia	Suppressed 1672	1671	Suppressed in 1672 due to Elwynnese objections over the title. Last held by Vadoma Rowena Waffel-Paine
5.17	Countess of Amity	Kian Aiomide Shahnaz	1673
5.17	Count of Mirioth	Rubin Leonid Orientalis	1673
6.00	Viscount Verion	Extinct	1622	Life peerage, last held by Jacob Verion
6.00	Viscount Redquill	Suppressed 1672	1639	Last held by Ryker Everstone. Suppressed for title-holder's secessionism
6.02	Viscount Myn	Tanilo Nakita Nur Pinito	1645
6.03	Viscount Kern	Benjamin Kern	1649
6.04	Viscount Vigeland	Marcus Myksos	1654
6.05	Viscountess Dragonmoor	Extinct 1661	1655	Last held by Juana Beazcoetxea
6.06	Viscount Sprocket of Machinaria	Tinker Sprocket	1659
6.07	Viscountess Montrano	Soraya Octavius-Parini	1661
6.08	Viscount Belledin	Suppressed 1663	1661	Last held by Heath Belledin
6.09	Viscount Verion of Cherokee	Suppressed 1672	1661	Suppressed during the Kalirion Fracture, last held by Michael Verion
6.10	Viscount of Saint Zor	Suppressed 1672	1664	Suppressed during the Kalirion Fracture, last held by Titus Morvayne
6.11	Viscount Cherokee	Marcus Marenai-Eqlarion	1664	Suppressed 1665-1669.
6.12	Viscount Drakland	Nathan II	1670	Baron Drakland (1670) automatically raised to Viscount Drakland 1675
6.13	Viscount Sadri of Pasdaran	Mahmood Sadri	1665
6.14	Viscount of Thracistan	Renounced 1678	1670	Last held by: Alperen Gazi
6.15	Viscountess Frieden	Suppressed 1672	1671	Suppressed in 1672 due to Elwynnese objections over the title. Last held by Leonora Noor Waffel-Paine
6.16	Viscount Glenfiddich	Suppressed 1672	1671	Suppressed in 1672 due to Elwynnese objections over the title. Last held by John Hilding Waffel-Paine
6.17	Viscount Holly-Wythe	Chrysostom Wythe	1671
6.18	Viscount Thalva	Łudo Thalva	1674
6.19	Viscountess of Hope	Evgeniya Sotnikova	1674
6.20	Viscount Pshevunin	Matti Pshevunin	1674
6.21	Viscountess Morgenstern	Sara bi Rathak	1674
6.22	Viscount Zelteġwebze	Selmen Dengyiqwa	1674
7.00	Lord in Shirekeep	Jeremy Archer	1646
7.01	Lady in Shirekeep	Evgeniya Sotnikova	1666
7.02	Lady in Shirekeep	Leila Mehraban	1669
8.01	Baron Froyalan	Suppressed 1651	1621	Last held by Harald of Ettlingar Freyu Suppressed during the Auspicious Occasion
8.02	Baron Mahamantotarebadum	Suppressed 1645	1621	Suppressed due to rebellion Last holder Trajan Myksos
8.03	Baron Vigeland	Marcus Myksos	1621	Suppressed 1645–1651 raised to Viscount Vigeland in 1654
8.04	Baron Mirkdale	Presumed extinct	1621	Last held by Lord Erion
8.05	Baron San Juan	Francis Joseph Carillo	1646
8.06	Baron Blakeslee of Barrowfield	George Blakeslee	1661
8.07	Baron Skuryov of Highbloom	P. N. Skuryov	1661
8.08	Baron Mondo of Lichport	Mondo Etzeterra	1661
8.09	Baron Belledin	Heath Belledin	1663
8.10	Baroness Tarkyr	Altea Lomax	1663
8.11	Baron of Inner Benacia	Pśymyde Tyiim Teźśecaq°yhemće	1667
8.12	Baroness Milharna	Áþamé Issèla Mari Vāstra	1670
8.13	Baroness Kessei	Kessei Aþame Mitēuřamae Anykylin Imar	1670
8.14	Baron Nerrolar	Mors Nerrolar	1670
8.15	Baron Ashura of Zy-Rodun	Ašúra Ilāþriái Danīel Maìaqa	1670
8.16	Baroness Drakland	Raised	1670	Automatically raised to Viscount Drakland in 1675
9.01	Untitled Nobles