The history of the Plantagenet Kingdom is more than 5,000 years old, and the earliest Plantagenet was just a principality, canonized by the empire that unified the southern half of the continent of Rafah at that time, and the title of the monarch of the country was Duke.

Later, the empire collapsed, the princes stood side by side, and the principality of Plantagenet gradually rose, fighting for thousands of years, and finally formed the current Plantagenet Kingdom.

The king is the monarch of the country, because he has not been able to enter the sacred mountain of the island of the gods, the country cannot be called an empire, and the monarch cannot be called an emperor, but only a kingdom and a king.

The first rank of the kingdom is the "Duke".

There are two types, one is the title of prince and the other is the title of duke.

The prince is a close member of the royal family, such as the king's brother and uncle, but it is only a title that indicates the same as the duke, there is no fief and the country, and the princess also belongs to the title of the prince. The duke, on the other hand, was transformed by the small states he joined in the early days, and through continuous marriage, he basically became a member of the royal family.

The duke has his own fiefdom, called the duchy, and the territory is basically independent, and he does not have to pay taxes for the kingdom, but he will assist the kingdom in the war.

Among them, there is a Duchy of Windsor, which has become a feudal state of the crown prince of the royal family, and every prince will exercise his ability to govern the country in the Duchy of Windsor, and eventually inherit the entire Plantagenet Kingdom.

The second rank of the kingdom is the "Marquis".

There are five types, namely the Marquis, the Court Count, the Feudal Count, the Border Count, and the Liberty Count.

The marquis was first transformed from some tribes, and after joining the Plantagenet Kingdom, the chieftain was transformed into a marquis, and the tribe was divided into separate marquis. Such marquis are relatively rare, and only three have survived at present, which means that there are only three real marquis of the Plantagenet Kingdom.

The earls of the court were members of the royal family at the earliest, and because they did not have fiefs, they worked to help the king manage the palace, and most of them served as prime ministers and ministers of the kingdom. Later, these royal members gradually formed new families and received their own fiefdoms, called earls.

The Counts of the Feudal States are those nobles who have made great contributions, and because their military exploits are too high, they promote the other fiefdom to a feudal state, also known as the Earldom.

The origin of the border earl is similar to that of the court earl, the royal family members went to the frontier to serve as officials, and gradually created a new family, monopolized the border power and obtained a feudal state, which also belonged to the earldom.

There is only one Count of Liberty in the Plantagenet Kingdom, and the location of the fiefdom was first brought by a foreign queen who married into the dowry, and in order to show respect for this queen, the king specially handed over the canonization of this territory to the queen. The queen gave the title to her nephew.

Subsequently, the family founded by the queen's nephew inherited the title of Count of Liberty by hereditary succession, and the feudal country was also called the Earldom.

Because the source of the feudal state is different, the title is also different, but as a nobleman with a feudal state, the territory is highly autonomous, and they all belong to the rank of marquis.

The third rank of the kingdom is the "earl".

There are three types, which are Imperial Earls, Ordinary Earls, and Honorary Counts.

The counts directly canonized by the king are the counts of the empire, who have earl fiefs and need to pay taxes to the king and accept the faith leadership of the temple; A count canonized by a duke or marquis is an ordinary earl; Some officials, who have performed well during their tenure and have been affirmed by the king, can be awarded honorary earls, without fiefdoms and not hereditary.

In addition, if the earl and other great nobles are not dead, and the heirs are adults, they will be granted a transitional title, that is, viscount, which is only a title and is not counted in the official title of the kingdom.

The fourth rank of the kingdom is "Baron".

There are four types, which are Imperial Barons, Common Barons, Honorary Barons, and Free Lords.

The first three are similar to the classification of the earl, while the fourth type of free lord can basically be regarded as an imperial knight with a fief and can be hereditary. The realm of a free lord is only equivalent to a knight's manor fiefdom, but because it can be hereditary, it is counted in the baronial title.

The fifth-class title of the kingdom is "Knight".

There are two types, which are Imperial Knight and Ordinary Knight respectively.

Imperial knights were canonized directly by the king and had their own estates as fiefs, but the title could not be inherited and would be taken back after death. The same is true for ordinary knights, except that their allegiance is not to the king, but to other noble lords. The knightly class is very mobile, and it is basically the only way for civilians to ascend.

However, it is extremely difficult to promote from knight to a real noble title that can be replaced by hereditary succession.

In addition to knights, there is also a type of aristocracy that is not a noble, called "Junker".

Aldington's uncle, Oldem, was a Junker, and all the children of nobles who did not have a title of nobility were Junkers. Juncker can practice magic, believe in the trio, serve as an official, or simply go into business. However, most of Juncker's descendants eventually fell into civilians.

In addition, there are some commoners or Junkers, who have cultivated their fighting spirit and advanced to the rank of knight, but have not received official canonization, or have been deprived of the knighthood, such knights are called "quasi-knights". Of course, there are very few quasi-knights, knights are scarce combat power, and the lords want to have more knights under their command.

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"Father, Sir is still an elite knight, and he rides a thorn beast every day, and I haven't seen him ride the phantom beast of the Gray Iron Castle, or cultivate the phantom beast species."

In the spacious study, Aldington sat at his desk, chatting with the Baron.

Every time he returned to Butterfly Castle, Baron Aureno would talk to his son in his study, which was how the nobility raised an heir. After all, everyone gets old, and one day, the person who sits in this study and manages Red Leaf Town will be Aldington.

"Dulick should be twenty-seven years old this year, promoted to apprentice knight at the age of fourteen, knight at the age of sixteen, and elite knight at the age of twenty-one, since there is no sign of a contract with the phantom beast, this means that he will probably wait until after the age of thirty to be promoted to the phantom beast knight."

Baron Aureno mused.

The knight's practice has been inherited for tens of thousands of years, and the law of promotion has basically been explored and clarified.

Before the age of eighteen, the theoretical upper limit is all Phantom Beast Knights, but the earlier the promotion is higher, and the earlier the promotion age. After the age of eighteen, unless they desperately take drugs and become a medicine jar, they have the slightest possibility of being promoted to Phantom Beast Knight.

And the knight to be promoted to the Phantom Beast Knight, he needs to make a contract with the Phantom Beast, which is a complicated process, as short as two or three years, and as long as five or six years.

That's why Baron Aureno deduced that Viscount Dulick would only be promoted to Phantom Beast Knight after he was thirty years old.

Aldington patted a little ass: "With the financial and material resources of the Rock family, if Mr. is only promoted after the age of thirty, then his talent is still much worse than that of your father." ”

A reserved look of smugness flashed in Baron Aurenor's eyes, he had been promoted to Phantom Beast Knight at the age of twenty-nine.

But soon he said with a straight face: "No matter what the talent is, in front of Viscount Dulick, you must continue to be cautious and respectful, understand?" ”

Aldington nodded calmly: "I understand." ”

Seeing that his son no longer feared himself, Baron Aureno suddenly sighed: "You grow up, your future cultivation path will be even more difficult, sixteen-year-old apprentice knight is very good for ordinary people, but as my son of Aurenor, you should work harder." ”

If the original owner was here, the corners of his mouth would definitely be bitter, but his father was a proud son of heaven who had cultivated his fighting spirit at the age of thirteen.

But Aldington, who has a golden finger on his side, did not have the slightest frustration: "Diligence can make up for it, I believe that I will surpass your father." ”

Baron Aureno smiled: "Very good, keep this sharpness." ”