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==Types of Imperial ranks== | ==Types of Imperial ranks== | ||
===Senior Imperial ranks=== | ===Senior Imperial ranks=== | ||
The senior Imperial ranks are the ranks of the Imperial Family who hold the dignity of at least an Archducal title or above. Senior Imperial dignities are always created by {{wp|letters patent}}, and are usually given as a gift to a lesser Imperial who marries. This tradition began when the younger children of [[Maximilian I of Rumahoki|Emperor Maximilian I]] got married. The younger children of the Emperor were often given just the title of Grand Prince without any attached Archducal title or accompanying Archduchy. As such, the Emperor began to gift his younger children with Archdukedoms when they married, with these new titles being allowed to pass on to the inaugural holder's descendants should the holder pass on, with each new holder requiring an investiture ceremony to confirm that the title in question officially belongs to the Imperial. Because members of the Imperial Family are not allowed to sit in either the [[Congress of the Peerage]] or the [[Congress of the Commons | The senior Imperial ranks are the ranks of the Imperial Family who hold the dignity of at least an Archducal title or above. Senior Imperial dignities are always created by {{wp|letters patent}}, and are usually given as a gift to a lesser Imperial who marries. This tradition began when the younger children of [[Maximilian I of Rumahoki|Emperor Maximilian I]] got married. The younger children of the Emperor were often given just the title of Grand Prince without any attached Archducal title or accompanying Archduchy. As such, the Emperor began to gift his younger children with Archdukedoms when they married, with these new titles being allowed to pass on to the inaugural holder's descendants should the holder pass on, with each new holder requiring an investiture ceremony to confirm that the title in question officially belongs to the Imperial. Because members of the Imperial Family are not allowed to sit in either the [[Congress of the Peerage]] or the [[Congress of the Commons]], these titles were not created by writs of summons, and thus all new Imperial titles are ''explicitly'' created rather than ''implicitly'' created. The laws of succession follow a form of absolute primogeniture in which neither gender is preferred over the other in the lines of succession. | ||
Once created, an Imperial dignity continues to exist as long as there are surviving legitimate descendants of the first holder, unless a contrary method of descent is specified in the letters patent. Once the heirs of the original holder die out, the Imperial dignity becomes extinct. Legally, Imperial dignities can be rendered ''forfeit'' on the whims of the Emperor, usually in the hypothetical case that an Imperial has been found guilt of {{wp|treason}}. However, the felonious Imperial's descendants have the right to petition the Sovereign to restore the dignity to that branch of the family, although the decision to do so is ultimately up to the Sovereign no matter what, and thus he may decide that the dignity should be considered ''forfeit'' in perpetuity, or he may decide to restore the dignity after all. An Imperial can {{wp|disclaimer of interest|disclaim}} his Imperial dignity for his own lifetime even if he has held the title for many years. | Once created, an Imperial dignity continues to exist as long as there are surviving legitimate descendants of the first holder, unless a contrary method of descent is specified in the letters patent. Once the heirs of the original holder die out, the Imperial dignity becomes extinct. Legally, Imperial dignities can be rendered ''forfeit'' on the whims of the Emperor, usually in the hypothetical case that an Imperial has been found guilt of {{wp|treason}}. However, the felonious Imperial's descendants have the right to petition the Sovereign to restore the dignity to that branch of the family, although the decision to do so is ultimately up to the Sovereign no matter what, and thus he may decide that the dignity should be considered ''forfeit'' in perpetuity, or he may decide to restore the dignity after all. An Imperial can {{wp|disclaimer of interest|disclaim}} his Imperial dignity for his own lifetime even if he has held the title for many years. | ||