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=== Freeman ===

In the post-Anarchy era, vested freemen and serfs were folded into a single freeman class. Without the requirement to be for a father to have been a vested freeman to become an optimate, and because of the dissolution of serfdom, the vested freeman position was no longer needed. Freemen who moved to the city as a consequence of the industrial revolution became largely subject politically and socially to privilegiata, but retained the right to vote for representation as well as the right to sit in the [[Concilium Daoni]], where they began to make up a growing number. Class resentment due to poor working conditions and social marginalization by the privilegiata lead to the growth of both socialist and ultraconservative movements. Freemen made up the vast majority of the country up through the [[Red Interregnum]], and they supported [[House de Weluta]] and the legitimist faction. Following the legitimist victory, every subject freeman - that is, a naturalized freeman - was made into a privilegiata. The distinction of Freeman still legally exists, and the title is mostly used for non-naturalized immigrants and resident aliens.

==Contemporary social class==

Since the restoration, informal class structures have taken root within Urcean society primarily based on the amount of property and income held by individuals; contemporary Urcean class has no basis in law and Urcea enjoys high degrees of socioeconomic mobility. According to 2015's Gini Index, Urcea placed with 28.6%, indicating the country experiences fairly low levels of income inequality.

===Working class===

===Middle class===

According to multiple studies conducted in the 2010s, the vast majority of people in Urcea belonged to the middle class, ranging from 52.5% to 68% depending on the definition.

===Upper class===

The Urcean upper class consists of a small number of "legacy optimates", wealthy families whose wealth has come by means of inheritance of pre-[[Red Interregnum]] fortunes. These families are no more than fifty or sixty in number and primarily constitute the households at the heads of the Estates of Urcea. The majority of upper class Urceans to begin the 2010s were either nouveau riche, heirs of those who made their fortunes after the restoration, or in a small handful of cases, descendants of wealthy privilegiata families from before the restoration.

There are also notable families in the "upper class" without considerable wealth but otherwise command prestige and influence by merit of their position. These are a handful of families at the heads of the Estates of Urcea or otherwise higher up within their particular estates. This group of people are commonly referred to by the nickname "not-timates", and according to studies conducted in 2014 these individuals are disproportionately represented within all levels of the Government of Urcea due to their popular middle class appeal in addition to their name recognition.

[[The Dispossessed]], primarily foreign-origin former nobility living largely in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], also form a small clique of economic and social elites within Urcea, although this group is largely isolated and self-contained.

===Peerage===

[[Urcea]], as a country with no formal nobility, has no formal system of peerages which can be inherited. Although widespread during the Medieval period, the practice entered a steady decline during the Renaissance and Medieval period. In Urcea today, only lifetime peerages are granted and they carry no special function beyond the title. Peerages are typically granted to Custóirs of the [[Estates of Urcea]] or to close members of the [[House de Weluta]]. The right to grant peerages is exclusively reserved to the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]], and the [[Apostolic_King_of_Urcea#Household_Office_for_Grants_of_Title|Household Office for Grants of Title]] is responsible for managing and keeping track of the peerages.

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 === Freeman ===
 In the post-Anarchy era, vested freemen and serfs were folded into a single freeman class. Without the requirement to be for a father to have been a vested freeman to become an optimate, and because of the dissolution of serfdom, the vested freeman position was no longer needed. Freemen who moved to the city as a consequence of the industrial revolution became largely subject politically and socially to privilegiata, but retained the right to vote for representation as well as the right to sit in the [[Concilium Daoni]], where they began to make up a growing number. Class resentment due to poor working conditions and social marginalization by the privilegiata lead to the growth of both socialist and ultraconservative movements. Freemen made up the vast majority of the country up through the [[Red Interregnum]], and they supported [[House de Weluta]] and the legitimist faction. Following the legitimist victory, every subject freeman - that is, a naturalized freeman - was made into a privilegiata. The distinction of Freeman still legally exists, and the title is mostly used for non-naturalized immigrants and resident aliens.
+==Contemporary social class==
+Since the restoration, informal class structures have taken root within Urcean society primarily based on the amount of property and income held by individuals; contemporary Urcean class has no basis in law and Urcea enjoys high degrees of socioeconomic mobility. According to 2015's Gini Index, Urcea placed with 28.6%, indicating the country experiences fairly low levels of income inequality.
+===Working class===
+===Middle class===
+According to multiple studies conducted in the 2010s, the vast majority of people in Urcea belonged to the middle class, ranging from 52.5% to 68% depending on the definition.
+===Upper class===
+The Urcean upper class consists of a small number of "legacy optimates", wealthy families whose wealth has come by means of inheritance of pre-[[Red Interregnum]] fortunes. These families are no more than fifty or sixty in number and primarily constitute the households at the heads of the Estates of Urcea. The majority of upper class Urceans to begin the 2010s were either nouveau riche, heirs of those who made their fortunes after the restoration, or in a small handful of cases, descendants of wealthy privilegiata families from before the restoration.
+There are also notable families in the "upper class" without considerable wealth but otherwise command prestige and influence by merit of their position. These are a handful of families at the heads of the Estates of Urcea or otherwise higher up within their particular estates. This group of people are commonly referred to by the nickname "not-timates", and according to studies conducted in 2014 these individuals are disproportionately represented within all levels of the Government of Urcea due to their popular middle class appeal in addition to their name recognition.
+[[The Dispossessed]], primarily foreign-origin former nobility living largely in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], also form a small clique of economic and social elites within Urcea, although this group is largely isolated and self-contained.
+===Peerage===
+[[Urcea]], as a country with no formal nobility, has no formal system of peerages which can be inherited. Although widespread during the Medieval period, the practice entered a steady decline during the Renaissance and Medieval period. In Urcea today, only lifetime peerages are granted and they carry no special function beyond the title. Peerages are typically granted to Custóirs of the [[Estates of Urcea]] or to close members of the [[House de Weluta]]. The right to grant peerages is exclusively reserved to the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]], and the [[Apostolic_King_of_Urcea#Household_Office_for_Grants_of_Title|Household Office for Grants of Title]] is responsible for managing and keeping track of the peerages.
 [[Category:Urcea]]
 [[Category: Culture of Urcea]]

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