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The Vicariates of Fhainnlannachaeran were administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Fhainnlannachaeran (modern [[Faneria]]), based largely on the old borders of the princedoms and free cities of pre-Royal Fhainnin homelands. Each was ruled by a Vicar; nominally a prince within his own lands, each reported to the King with various levels of loyalty depending on time, distance, and the individual kings and Vicars as well as local political considerations. The power of the Vicariates waxed and waned dramatically over the course of their existences, and several were folded into each other or created from whole cloth over the centuries. | The Vicariates of Fhainnlannachaeran were administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Fhainnlannachaeran (modern [[Faneria]]), based largely on the old borders of the princedoms and free cities of pre-Royal Fhainnin homelands. Each was ruled by a Vicar; nominally a prince within his own lands, each reported to the King with various levels of loyalty depending on time, distance, and the individual kings and Vicars as well as local political considerations. The power of the Vicariates waxed and waned dramatically over the course of their existences, and several were folded into each other or created from whole cloth over the centuries. | ||
=Organization and Role= | =Organization and Role= | ||
The Vicariates were generally organized based on the existing Fhainnin feudal system. Local mayors and lords (''Méarann'' and ''Tihernann'') ruled as vassals under regional lords (''Ardtihernann''), the greatest of which claimed the title of ''Prionsa Dòchas'', or 'Aspiring Prince'. This later became shortened to just ''Dòchas''. Among these princes, the greatest were recognized as electors following the establishment of the monarchy, with the status of elector at first being tied to their respective titles. A Vicar was a prince with recognized elector status; as a result, their titles carried great power, and were coveted as rewards for expansion of the kindgom, suppression of major rebellions, and other great services. Each Vicariate's respective Prince or Lord gained the additional title of Vicar. Although some polities were recognized as being Duchies in the southern Levantine fashion, they functionally remained identical to Vicariates and are collectively included in the classification. | |||
After the Second Princes' War, Vicarial status became a title conferred on a personal basis, as the new dynasty clamped down heavily on the independence of its feudal lords. This, along with other reforms, slowly drove the aristocratic class into the business sphere rather than the military-political one, though nobility retained privileges in the military and remained powerful political players, albeit subject to the Crown in both name and practice. | |||
==Vicarial Powers== | ==Vicarial Powers== | ||
Prior to Second Prince's War: levy taxes, knight people, elect the king, effectively had power to make laws, could judge cases unilaterally (check how this ties with the election of Barheln, Wydd-Martainns, and then Suthar-Martainns, the last of which defeated the elected antiking); essentially feudal elector vassals, with the capital vicariate being the King's direct property and usually run by an appointed Vicar-Regent | Prior to Second Prince's War: levy taxes, knight people, elect the king, effectively had power to make laws, could judge cases unilaterally (check how this ties with the election of Barheln, Wydd-Martainns, and then Suthar-Martainns, the last of which defeated the elected antiking); essentially feudal elector vassals, with the capital vicariate being the King's direct property and usually run by an appointed Vicar-Regent | ||
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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. | ||
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dòchas-bhiocair - vicar-prince/elector prince | dòchas-bhiocair - vicar-prince/elector prince | ||
Rih - local king | Rih - local king | ||
==List of Grand Vicariates and Independent Minor Vicariates== | ==List of Grand Vicariates and Independent Minor Vicariates== | ||
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