The Grand Duchy of Erobia

  The nobility of Erobia, pt 2 The parliament of Erobia consists of two houses:     House of Lords and the Council of Erobia.     The council of Erobia is the elected lower house, 100 strong, chosen by optional preferential voting (minimum of 3 choices marked to count a ballot) from districts corresponding to the districts of the former US state of Iowa.     The House of Lords is the upper appointed and hereditary house, 27 strong, consisting of the most senior 9 members of each rank of the peerage (Count, Viscount, Baron).     In the absence of 9 members of a rank, an Erobian citizen is appointed to that rank and to a seat in the House of Lords until the 9 member limit is reached.     The Grand Duke may at any time elevate as many citizens to the peerage as he wishes, however, according to custom there is a limit of 25 of each rank at any one time.     Privileges of the Peerage. The primary privilege of peers is the right...

  Nobility of Erobia The Grand Duke/Duchess is the fount of honor, from him/her all patents of nobility and princely status originate.     Originally, there existed 3 princely titles in the Grand Duchy of Erobia:  the Prince of Viele, styled Eminent Highness, who is the heir apparent to the Grand Duke, the Princes of Iowa, styled Serene Highness, who are the other children of the Grand Duke, in addition to the children of the Duke of Leigh, the heir to the Prince of Viele, the Princes of Moser, styled Highness, who are the children of Princes of Iowa.  On New Years Day, 2024, His Eminence created the dignity of “Prince (general),” also styled Highness,  who is/will be a linear descendent of the niblings of the first Grand Duke, heritable only by the children of the firstborn of each family .  At that time, the princely family names were:  Wilder, Laugle, Gove, and Mosier.  As future princesses (general) marry, more names will be elevated...

  The Grand Duchy of Erobia, Introduction   January 7, 2024 The Grand Duchy of Erobia, is a landlocked country in the Midwest region of North America.  It consists of the former counties of Lee, Des Moines, Van Buren, Henry counties of the former State of Iowa.    Erobia is a grand duchy governed under a form of  constitutional monarchy , with Grand Duke Dmitri I as  head of state . Although Grand Duke Dmitri is a constitutional monarch, he wields immense political power. Erobia has no official language, however, English is a de facto national language, with the form used in government documents being particularly Erobian in form.  Government support of services is also available in Pennsylvania German  among the Old Order Amish, and also Spanish among Latin American immigrants.     Despite Erobia's independence and separate foreign policy, its defense is the responsibility of the United States. Erobia's borders ...