Unified system of nobility, assembled by Susano to unify all the claims to nobility scattered throughout various NPC and Chat threads. Paying homage to the widespread Anglophilia on the board it is loosely based on the system in the United Kingdom, with different peerages of different standing in the Order of precedence.
Although suspended by IAN like the rest of AH.com politics, elements of the Sandbox Republic (such as “Wolfpaw, Duke of Chicago”) support a reestablishment under the new regime.
This can be found here. Should any Gentleman or Lady of AH.com think to have a credible claim to a noble title, they can register that claim there.
The Order of Precedence is a concept of some importance in matters of nobility and diplomacy, and is rigidly structured in the AH.com peerages. The first distinction is by title, hence dukes will always stand above the level shared by Landgraves, Margraves and Marquis', and those will always stand above counts and earls. For precedence within a title, the at the moment three peerages are ordered, with the British AH.com peerage ranking first, and the American AH.com peerage ranking second. Within titles and peerages, the various nobles are ordered according to the creation of their title, as listed here.
Also note the title of “Prince”, which actually has two meanings: The leader of a principality, or member of a royal family. In English the two meanings have a bit fused: Hence the Prince of Wales is Prince of the Principality of Wales, but leads the peerage because he is a royal prince. However, on the AH.com peerages, only the former meaning applies, and hence Princes rank lower than Dukes, and even lower than Marquis'.
In the grand AH.com precedence, though, of course not only nobility is included. Also included are the holders of the Great Offices of AH.com, the Ministers of the AH.com government and the Heads of Administration of the AH.com territories. At top of the AH.com Order of Precedence are the Supreme Leaders, Ian and the Overlord, followed by Archbishop of Evil. Then follow the Holders of the Great Offices (except for the Lowest Common Denominator and the Bearer of the Mantle of Eternal Noobishness), together with the Prime Minister and the leaders of the three peerages. The leaders of the AH.com Armed Forces and the Chancellor of the Exchequer rank below the Duke of Kent, who, together with the Duke of Mercia has the privilege of ranking higher as the only Dukes. The Heads of Administration of the AH.com territories rank below the British Dukes in order of creation of their territory, but above the other Dukes. The regular ministers rank just below the Dukes in general in order of their appearance on the government site, whereas the Ex-Presidents (in order of distance of their period, with the newest ex-president highest) and below them the courtesy ministers rank below the Princes and above the Counts. The Lowest Common Denominator and the Bearer of the Mantle of Eternal Noobishness rank below the Counts.
To be revamped