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<blockquote data-quote="Phlebas" data-source="post: 3671432" data-attributes="member: 23810"><p>Earls pre-date Dukes, and were the 'senior' nobles - ie the nobles who knights and barons swore service to</p><p></p><p>the council of Earls were advisers, and in some case judge / jury of the king</p><p></p><p>Dukes were later additions caused by the decimation of the senior noble families in the 100 year way. as power became more and more concentrated in fewer and fewer families, the leaders were given the title of dukes - as above</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl</a></p><p></p><p>if you want something nice and 'simple'. pre-conquest england had high kings, earls controlling large counties / ancient kingdoms with the power to elect successors, sheriffs controlling shires directly appointed by the king (think sheriff of nottingham rather than US style sheriffs), and below them both rich and poor warrior / land-owners (barons/ knights)</p><p></p><p>how many is dependant on the size of the lands you want to create - set a rough structure BUT remember that is wasn't set in stone - powers and exact titles do vary depending up on the nobles relationship with the king and other nobles so its not impossible to have a high king, with other kings paying tribute (the relationship between engalnd and scotland in the 1300's). dukes controlling some areas, sheriffs others, and earls having a title 'earl of Springfield' but no land or influence in that area.</p><p></p><p>in other words, make it up and it won't look any wierder than real life....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phlebas, post: 3671432, member: 23810"] Earls pre-date Dukes, and were the 'senior' nobles - ie the nobles who knights and barons swore service to the council of Earls were advisers, and in some case judge / jury of the king Dukes were later additions caused by the decimation of the senior noble families in the 100 year way. as power became more and more concentrated in fewer and fewer families, the leaders were given the title of dukes - as above [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl[/url] if you want something nice and 'simple'. pre-conquest england had high kings, earls controlling large counties / ancient kingdoms with the power to elect successors, sheriffs controlling shires directly appointed by the king (think sheriff of nottingham rather than US style sheriffs), and below them both rich and poor warrior / land-owners (barons/ knights) how many is dependant on the size of the lands you want to create - set a rough structure BUT remember that is wasn't set in stone - powers and exact titles do vary depending up on the nobles relationship with the king and other nobles so its not impossible to have a high king, with other kings paying tribute (the relationship between engalnd and scotland in the 1300's). dukes controlling some areas, sheriffs others, and earls having a title 'earl of Springfield' but no land or influence in that area. in other words, make it up and it won't look any wierder than real life.... [/QUOTE]
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