Ebenthali nobility

**Noble Titles of Ebenthal**
Titles
Princedoms of Ebenthal
Dukedoms of Ebenthal
Marquisates of Ebenthal
Counties of Ebenthal
Baronies of Ebenthal

The Ebenthali nobility (Portuguese: Nobreza Ebentálica) is a social class and the peerage of the Kingdom of Ebenthal. It consists of members of the immediate families of aristocrats who bear noble titlles, courtesy titles or honorifics. Proper nobles (suo jure) carry the titles of prince, duke, marquis, counts or barons. Ebenthali peers are sometimes referred to generically as lords. Noble titles are granted and revoked solely at the Monarch's discretion. All titles are personal, lifelong and non-transferable, and their inheritance depends on the Sovereign's confirmation. The Constitution of Ebenthal mandates that nobles be treated in their own right as His/Her Grace with the exception of non-royal princes, who are treated as His/Her Highness. Traditionally nobles may be addressed as Lord/Lady followed by their names or the territorial designation of their title.

The nobility of Ebenthal is registered at the Registry of Nobility and Knighthood of the Realm, an independent agency overseen by a King of Arms, who in turn is appointed by the King of Ebenthal. Historically, the Ebenthali nobility are very powerful and influential politically and enjoy some exclusive privileges such as dining rights, the right to a private audience with the Monarch and the right to serve a lifetime term in the House of Aristocrats, the upper chamber of the parliament of Ebenthal. There are currently 33 titled nobles in Ebenthal, accounting for 14.8% of the population, evidencing a 41% reduction in the noble population which previously accounted for 29.6% of the national population at 56 nobles.

History

The Ebenthali nobility dates back to the nobility of the Kingdom of Roschfallen, from which Ebenthal was created in August 2014. The first noble titles recognized in Ebenthal were those of its founders, initially Roschfallenian titles, but absorbed when the system was established of nobility and peerage Ebenthali. In October 2015, with the enactment of the Ebenthal constitution, all public offices were exclusively reserved for the nobility, as Ebenthal was declared an aristocratic state, as opposed to a democratic state. This system was in effect until 8 March 2021 when parliament passed a constitutional amendment that abolished the aristocratic state.

Also, from its establishment in 2014 until December 2019, Ebenthal's nobility hierarchy determined which public offices a person could hold, e.g., mayors had to be barons (later counts were accepted), ministers of state had to be marquises, members of the Tribune of Truth should be an earl and the Prime Minister should be a Duke. After pressure from the King Arthur II, parliament abolished this system on the second day of his reign, on 30 December 2019, as a condition for the newly enthroned monarch to remain on the throne.

In 2022, Ebenthal's nobility system underwent a simple aesthetic reform that consisted purely of changing the territorial designation of some extant titles, instigated by the Luso-Germanic Cultural Commission created by the House of Aristocrats to reshape Ebenthali culture and aesthetics in something more cohesive. This reform was followed by another in late February 2023 which saw the abolition of 23 peerages and the creation of non-royal princely titles in the form of strictly honorary honors bestowed exclusively on the country's greatest foreign allies.

Privileges

The Constitution of Ebenthalgrants titled nobility the exclusive right to sit for life in the House of Aristocrats, upper chamber of the Konkrëse, upon appointment by the Sovereign. Occupying such position, the nobility oversees the civilian politics with the powers to reject or ammend the lower chamber's bills and to propose their own, independently from the government. They are not barred from running for seats in the House of Councillors, the lower house of parliament. Nobles also have the exclusive right to request a private audience with the Monarch. They also enjoy of exclusive dining rights, i.e., the right to use the dining facilities offered to the members of certain organizations, the right to be tried by his peers in a court composed of nobles only, as opposed to a civil court, as well as be located right after the royalty on the state official order of precedence. All privileges of a noble are lost if a noble disclaims his or her noble title. A noble by marriage loses the privilege upon marrying a commoner but a noble suo jure does not. Individuals who hold courtesy titles, however, do not have such privileges by virtue of those titles.

Registration

New titles must be jointly registered with the Registry of Nobility and Knighthood and the Ministry of the Interior's Registry and Citizenship Department. Titles of nobility must appear on all Ebenthali official documents next to the name. Citizens can open an application at the Registry of Nobility and Knighthood for the recognition of titles of nobility of foreign origin by the Ebenthali State, so that such titles would be absorbed by the national peerage system.

Titles

The Ebenthali nobility and aristocracy works through a mixture between the Portuguese system and the British Peerage. The titles that are granted do not incumbent upon automatic heredity, which may or may not be confirmed or granted by the monarch. Likewise, the monarch can revoke any title or right of heredity at will. In the Ebenthal system of nobility there is no title of viscount.

List of titles

Princedoms

Subsidiary title.
Dormant title.

Grant No.	Title	Created	Grantee	Monarch
1	The Prince of Oldenhoff	2022	Thomas de Albuquerque-Maryen	Arthur II
2	The Prince of Andrasingen	2021	Oscar Götzö-Thomaz-Rocha
3	The Prince of Bannen	2021	Marco Antonio Rino
4	The Princess of Kheenich	2021	Maria of Sildavia

Dukedoms

Subsidiary title.
Dormant title.

Grant No.	Title	Created	Grantee	Monarch
1	The Duchess of Guterfolg	2022	Gabriela Amorim	Arthur II
2	The Duke of Nëbensee	2023	Nícollas Reis
3	The Duchess of Zerrenthin	2023	Luísa Somme
4	The Duke of Aureanburgh	2016	Raphael Sousa
-	The Duchess of Montana	2016	Larissa Sousa Santos Luísa Somme	Arthur I
-	The Duke of Zentar	2014	Adriano Moreira	Arthur I
5	The Duke of Grünewald	2019^[a]	Thiago Walker Gustavo Grünewald	Mateus I

Marquisates

Subsidiary title.
Dormant title.

Grant No.	Title	Created	Grantee	Monarch
1	The Marquis of Rozandir	2020	Jonathan Scherer-Arrais	Arthur II
2	The Marquis of Braunau	2022	Hans Scherer
3	The Marquis of Schönwallia	2022	Vinicius Dias
4	The Marquis of Gehhilfe	2023	Thiago Walker
5	The Marquis of Recceswinth	2014	Luiz Elias Vasco	Arthur I
6	The Marquis of Telesia	2019	Lucas Lira
7	The Marquis of Kalifornien	2016	Henrique Heinrich
8	The Marquis of Lüttenbühl	2017	Rodrigo Scherer-Arrais
9	The Marquis of Jännerarch	2014	Adriano Moreira
10	The Marquis of Grünhufe	2019	Allan de Pádua	Mateus I

Counties

Subsidiary title.
Dormant title.

Grant No.	Title	Created	Grantee	Monarch
1	The Count of Välenciën	2020	Bruno de Moraes	Arthur II
2	The Countess of Barcelos	2021	Beatriz Barcelos
3	The Count of Goethe	2022	Eduardo Goethe
4	The Count of Ivrea	2020	Daniel Corston
5	The Count of Maldras	2020	Ariel Silva
6	The Count of Aldringen	2019	André Marquadt
7	The Count of Grzebuła	2020	Eric Grzebuła
8	The Count of Gesetzhausen	2014	Pedro Reis
9	The Count of Nordwind	2018	Henrique Silva	Arthur I
10	The Count of Lyns	2019	Diogo Bonfim
-	The Count of Verdefort	2015	Raphael Viana

Baronies

Subsidiary title.
Dormant title.

Grant No.	Title	Created	Grantee	Monarch
1	The Baron of Koehler	2023	João Koehler	Arthur II
2	The Baron of Sommerlath	2023	Rupert Ruschel
3	The Baroness of Durchbohrterthron	2022	Marlene Viana
4	The Baron of Ristën	2016	Filipe Luco	Arthur I
5	The Baron of Linz	2014	Ruy Menezes	Arthur I