Wölfterèk Titles

Wölfterè has a complex and deeply historal system of titles. There are lots of **Wölfterèk Titles**, but unlike those of many other countries, each title has only one meaning. All titles also only have one name, rather than one male, and one female. This is because if you marry someone with a title, you normally get the title *below* that of your partner.

How close someone is to another person with a title is denoted as +[name] the amount of people including that person inbetween. Someone's partner is =[name], their parents, children and siblings are +1 [name], their grandparents, grandchildren and 1st cousins are +2 [name] etc.

The genitive form means that [title] of [place] becomes [title](e)s [place], e.g. Kröntes Tre (The Grand Prince/Princess of Tre) or Tötes Etseste (Duke/Duchess of Etse City). A title without a place is simply [title] name. If married to someone with a higher title of a place, you can also take that place e.g. [title] of [more senior partner's place].

There are three types of title: S.J; S.M; and S.N

## Current Titles

### Royal Titles

The titles attributed to **only** royal family members are as follows:

#### *Risxe* (King/Queen)

Unlike many monarchies, King and Queen are of equal rank, and can only be obtained by inheritance. There is only ever one Risxe at once, the only title under this rule. The partner of a King/Queen is a Krönte. Rex is the current *Risxe.* A Risxe who abdicates is given the special Risxet title, but not if they are deposed.

#### *Krönte* (Grand Prince/Princess)

There are only two ways of being a Krönte:

* Being the partner of the current *Risxe;*
* Being the partner of a *Risxe*, who you then outlive.

There are currently two Kröntetü - Anna (Rsx Rex's wife) and Esmé (Rsx Stele II's Wife)

#### *Kröle* (Prince/Princess)

The title of Kröle is given to all those +1 Risxe who maintain a personal relationship with the Risxe. This means the Risxe can remove their title if they fall out in any way. Partners of those +1 Risxe are not given the Kröle title.

#### *Töxte* (Grand Duke/Duchess)

The Töxte is given to those +2 Risxe. However, most Töxtetü are not Töxtes [duchy], as they are simply partners of a Kröle.

### Peerages

These titles can be given to those not related to the Risxe, and are proportional to the amount of land they cover

#### *Länkse* (Landgrave/Landgravine)

Land = An estate stretching multiple villages

#### *Calte* (Count/Countess)

Land = A small estate, including a village

### Lesser Titles

Given to those who've made a contribution to society, culture, and its preservation

#### *Löte* (Lord/Lady)

Historically mainly from lower branches of titled families, where the title has been passed by primogeniture, and families on "the right" of family trees (i.e. youngest child after youngest child etc.) have been reduced to simply a *Löte,* recognising their connections. *Löte* has survived very well across the years, as it can be passed and duplicated (more than one child can receive it simultaneously)

#### *Näte* (Knight/Dame)

While historically given to those high up in the army, today given to the most influential people in society, and also still high-ranking military officials. It is the only title that is never hereditary. You also cannot marry into the title, so partners of *Lötetin* become *Litnetin*.

#### *Litne* (Untitled Aristocrat)

Litne is simply given to the upper class. In fact, people often use the title without ever actually being appointed it, simply to show off their connections. Like *Löte*, it is passed and duplicated, and therefore the large majority of those in the upper class have it. However, it is passed by request, so the Rixse has to allow it to do so. Often families slipping out of the upper class have been denied the right to pass and duplicate, or sometimes only to pass through primogeniture.

## Types

### S.J.

From latin *"suo jure"* (en: in his own right). A title inherited upon the death of the predecessor.

### S.M.

From latin *"suo matrimonio"* (en: in his own marriage)

### S.N.

From Latin *"a sua nativitate"* (en: by his own birth). A title given to a child of a person (e.g. Kröles Wölfte being given to the heir of the throne by birth)