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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tratyn Runewind" data-source="post: 307867" data-attributes="member: 685">Hello!Dracula came from the area of Hungary, and his title was Voivode of Wallachia.  Presumably that would correspond at least roughly with the Western Count.  The Russians used their version of the title (Voevody) to refer to provincial governors.Russia's old, aristocratic nobility were referred to as the Boyars.  Kniaz or Knyaz were rulers regarded as loosely equivalent to Western Princes or Dukes.  Vyeliky Knyaz were Great Princes or Grand Dukes, including sovereigns such as the rulers of Kiev.  The Dvoriane (singular:  Dvorianin) were "court lords", a class of lesser nobles than the Boyars; they often had their titles through service rather than bloodline, and performed as officers and functionaries in the military and bureaucracy.  Though sometimes counted as gentry, the Dvoriane had most priveliges of nobility, and were often granted estates or other landholdings appropriate to nobility.  An even lower noble class, the deti boyarski, (literally "children of boyars") served in the lowest of positions, and are often regarded as little more than hangers-on and "flunkies".The Polish noble class of medieval times was known as the Szlachta.  They were very different from most other medieval nobility, electing their king and functioning in many ways as modern legislators do.  In some areas they were also much more numerous than typical nobility, comprising up to 30% of the population.<a href="http://www.hostkingdom.net/glossary.html" target="_blank">Here</a>'s a page with a nice assortment of titles to play with; there are origins and explanations, and a bit of history as well.  Some of the non-European stuff there looks like it could use some work, though.  Anyway, have fun with them!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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