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==Regional administration== | ==Regional administration== | ||
When the Star Kingdom was founded, the highest ranking peer in each of the former Manticore Colony administrative districts | When the Star Kingdom was founded, the highest ranking peer in each of the former Manticore Colony administrative districts became the hereditary governor. In most cases these districts corresponded to duchies, so with few exceptions those holding a ducal title have regional executive powers and appoint Shareholders Court judges, subject to the confirmation of the regional legislature. | ||
Many regional government functions reside with the duchy government and laws can vary by duchy, all subject to the Crown law, in the same way that U.S. state law cannot contradict Federal law. | |||
For the most part, a ducal title is synonymous with a regional governorship. However, in exceptional cases an earl/countess, or even more rarely, a baron/baroness may be the highest ranking peer in an administrative district. In such cases, that peer has the same regional governor responsibities as a duke/duchess. A peer who holds such a regional governorship is referred to as a '''magister''', regardless of their peerage rank.<ref>''House of Steel'', page 253.</ref> | |||
==Use in TRMN== | ==Use in TRMN== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Peerage]]: list of TRMN peers | * [[Peerage]]: list of TRMN peers | ||
* [[Wall of Peerage]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||