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Vicariates were the primary administrative division, with Vicar-Princes ruling over lands directly or through minor Counties. Some cities were declared 'crown cities', or essentially directly ruled by the Crown; however, this was usually only achieved after a coup against the local lord or with the support of other local nobility. Over the course of the Royal era, most Vicariates became powerful fiefs in their own right, racing to centralize power in the hands of the Vicar before the Crown grabbed up too much of their historic lands directly. | Vicariates were the primary administrative division, with Vicar-Princes ruling over lands directly or through minor Counties. Some cities were declared 'crown cities', or essentially directly ruled by the Crown; however, this was usually only achieved after a coup against the local lord or with the support of other local nobility. Over the course of the Royal era, most Vicariates became powerful fiefs in their own right, racing to centralize power in the hands of the Vicar before the Crown grabbed up too much of their historic lands directly. | ||
general structure: | |||
méar - mayor, ruler of a town or city. sometimes elected, appointed, or hereditary | |||
tihernann/tiherna - fief-lord/local ruler | |||
ardtiherna - larger local lords, usually with vassals | |||
dòchas/dòchann (expectants) - princes/aspiring kings, either made of ardtiherna or themselves ruling over other ardtiherna | |||
(lay out as tree) | |||
dòchas-bhiocair - vicar-prince/elector prince | |||
Rih - local king | |||
==List of Grand Vicariates and Independent Minor Vicariates== | ==List of Grand Vicariates and Independent Minor Vicariates== | ||
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