Ranks and Titles

There are many different ranks and titles used within the Lux Germaniae wiki. This list is first ordered by country, jurisdiction or sphere of influence, then divided into military or political ranks and titles, to then be ordered from highest to lowest.

# Yugoslavia

For the sake of this list all Yugoslavian countries are grouped together, these are:

* Republic of Serbia (and its legal predecessors)
* Serbian Occupation of Montenegro
* **error: undefined** Serbian Occupation of Bosnia
* Kingdom of Montenegro
* **error: undefined** Bosnian Sovjet Republic
* Confederation of Gurize

## Political Titles

### Kralj

**Kralj** is a South Slavic title. It literally means "king" and, according to Petar Skok, is derived from Charles the Great (Karolus) in the same sense as Tsar is to Caesar. It was the title of the head of State of the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Montenegro. The emperor of Germania was also unoficially referred to as Kralj in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

### Patriarch of Serbia

The **Patriarch of Serbia** is the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church. He is elected by a special convocation of the Bishops' Council and serves as the chairman of the Holy Synod. The Patriarch of Serbia was the head of state and effectively absolute ruler over the Serbian Occupation of Montenegro and the Serbian Occupation of Bosnia from its reestablishment in 1920 to the death of Varnava I. in 1936.

### President of the Ministerial Council

The **President of the Ministerial Council** is the head of the government of Montenegro. While he holds only marginal powers in the Serbian Occupation of Montenegro, he holds a few more powers in the Kingdom of Montenegro, albeit only de jure. The office was nearly replaced by a Vojni Guverner like in Bosnia in 1913, but remained in place at the behest of Janko Vukotić. The office in the Serbian Occupation of Montengro was held by:

* Janko Vukotić (1913-1927)
* Milo Matanović (1927)
* Andrija Radović (1917-1936)

### Vojni Guverner

**Vojni Guverner** (lit. 'military governer') from old Serbian was a political title given to members of the military who led the occupation of Bosnia after the Balkan Wars of 1913 and the subsequent Treaty of Bucharest up until the death of Varnava I. Notable holders of the title include:

* Milan Nedić (1923-1936)

## Military Ranks

### Vojvoda

**Vojvoda** (Војвода, lit. 'war-leader') from old Serbian was the highest rank in the army of the Kingdom of Serbia from 1901 onwards. It has roots from the medieval term Voivode used during medieval Kingdom, Empire and Principality of Serbia. Vojvoda in medieval and later principality of Serbia had similar meaning as Duke title in other feudal states as it was military and noble title. In modern military terms the rank of Vojvoda is comparable with Field marshal and Generalfeldmarschall but since it can be an honorable title it is not always a military rank of a commissioned military officer.

In the Balkan War and the Balkan Wars of 1913 this title was used to designate the highest military rank in Serbian Army. The first Vojvoda was promoted by the *Great military decree* of the Kingdom of Serbia on October 20, 1912. Only five people ever officially held that rank: Radomir Putnik (in 1912), Stepa Stepanović (middle 1914), Živojin Mišić (late 1914) and Petar Bojović (1918) and most notably Draža Mihailović.
Before this rank was introduced, the highest rank in the Kingdom of Serbia was Army general.

In addition to being a military rank, the head of the Republic of Serbia was also called Vojvoda.