Reikland Estates

A Reikland Estate (Classical: Status Unberii; Unberogen: Reichsstand, plural: Reichsstände) is one of the most important fiefs of the Reikland. All Reikland Estates have the grand prince of Reikland as their leigelord, and are also Prime Estates of the Empire.

Reikland is divided into a patchwork of individual provinces governed by dukes, counts, margraves, barons, high priests, abbots, and other rulers. The most important of these are collectively called the Reikland Estates. Most Reikland Estates are ruled by families who have governed for generations and are enormously influential because of this. These rulers have a significant degree of autonomy as they hold rights and privileges that are 'immediate', meaning none have authority over them except the grand prince of Reikland, and even then only in very tightly defined situations.

While there are many areas of Reikland ruled directly by Grand Prince Karl-Franz I and his representatives, at no time can he govern autonomously over any Reikland Estate ruled by another noble house. The grand prince's powers are severely restricted by the Reikland Constitution and, in turn, by the Reikland Diet. However, some select powers, all established during Magnus the Pious's Imperial Reforms, are retained by the prince, such as the right to raise and command the State Army of Reikland in war time, the right to raise emergency taxes to fund this, the right to authorise and issue new coinage, and the organisation of the High Lord Steward's Court, which is the only body that can legally judge the ruler of a Reikland Estate should a crime have been commited.

As long a Reikland Estate fulfils its, often limited, obligations to the Grand Prince of Reikland, its ruler has near absolute authority, free to parcel out fiefs to noble family and friends as preferred, though the creation of new substantive titles requires the approval of the Reikland Diet.

Currently, there are 63 accepted Reikland Estates, although the true number is likely larger. Smaller Reikland Estates of just a few miles across, the so-called Little Estates (Unberogen: Kleinestände), are in such obscure locations, or simply so easy to miss, that occasionally old estates forgotten or thought lost to Morr are rediscovered. Any such lost estate needs to be confirmed by edict and the High Lord Constable (a member of the Reikland Council) before being accepted back into the Reikland Diet.

Provinces and Reikland Estates

The Reikland Estates include two non-electoral provinces: the Princedom of Altdorf and the Archduchy of Upper Teufel.

The Reikland Constitution states that a Reikland Estate is created when liege of a Reikland fief swears fealty directly to the grand prince of Reikland. This has different implications for the two Reikland provinces.

Princedom of Altdorf

The prince of Altdorf technically swears fealty to the grand prince of Reikland. This is considered to be the case even though the holder of both titles has been the same individual for over two centuries. This makes the Principality of Altdorf a Reikland Estate, which also grants the prince of Reikland a seat on the Reikland Diet and the Imperial Diet.

As the prince of Altdorf is also the grand prince of Reikland, any liege of a fief inside the Princedom of Altdorf swears fealty directly to the grand prince of Reikland, so is also the ruler of a Reikland Estate.

Both of these technicalities were confirmed by Reikland edict in 2305IC.

Archduchy of Upper Teufel

The ruler of the Archduchy of Upper Teufel is currently also the grand prince of Reikland. However, the grand prince has for the last two centuries appointed an archduke to rule in his stead. Currently this is Archduke Viktor II of House Walfen. The archduke swears fealty to the prince of Reikland, but is only given a Courtesy Title as the archduke rules the archduchy in the grand prince's name. Nevertheless, the archduke is considered the ruler of Prime Estate, so is granted a seat on the Reikland Diet and the Imperial Diet.

The rulers of the fiefs of Upper Teufel swear fealty to the archduke. However, as the archduke rules in the grand prince of Reikland's name, this, in turn, creates Reikland Estates.

This unique situation was confirmed by Reikland edict in 2507IC.

Creation of New Reikland Estates

The creation of a new Reikland Estate requires a Reikland edict and an Imperial edict. That means an edict supported by both the prince of Reikland and the Reikland Diet, and a second edict supported by the Emperor and the Imperial Diet. It requires both as all Reikland Estates are automatically also Imperial Estates.

List of Reikland Estates

This is a list of the Reikland Estates in 2512IC, including the Reikland Estates within the provinces of Altdorf and Upper Teufel.

Estate	Type	Population	Ruler	House	1d100
Achereik	Barony	6500	Kaia II	Achern	1
Altdorf	Principality	1200000	Karl-Franz I	Holswig-Schliestein	2–30
Adenauer	Duchy	5500	Karolina I	Holswig-Abenauer	31
Holzkrug	Duchy	27500	Liepmund XII	Holzkrug	32
Stychel	Barony	1500	Osvald II	Batz	33
Amchen-Vorbergland	Duchy	9500	Roch I	Amchen	34
Auld Uhland	Duchy	5000	Rikardt III	Uhland	35
Bögenberg	Duchy	4000	Adelbert III	Bögen	36
Böhrn	Barony	17500	Agetta III	Böhrn	37–38
Diesdorf	Barony	3500	Karl-Franz I	Holswig-Schliestein	39
Drachenberg	Duchy	5000	Wolkold II	Vorstadt	40
Drakenberg	Duchy	17500	Konstantin XVII, courtesy to Konstantin XVIII	Drakenberg	41–42
Dunkelberg	Duchy	36500	Karl-Franz I, courtesy to Wolfgang II of House Holswig-Adenauer	Holswig-Schliestein	43–44
Eilhart	Duchy	14000	Johann XVII	Hardenburg	45
Falken	March	6500	Archibald II	Lilahalle	46
Falkenhayn	March	6500	Heinrich III	Falkenhayn	46
Fielbach	Barony	5000	Nadya I	Fielbach	47
Frugelberg	Barony	7500	Helmut I	Frugelberg	48
Garmdek	Barony	7000	Olbrech II	Krausberg	49
Geetberg	March	6500	Rötger I	Geet	50
Gerlbach	Barony	7500	Sighold VI	Gerlbach	51
Gient	Barony	8500	Hagan II	Gient	52
Gorland	Duchy	6500	Khelgar II	Gormann	53
Grissen	County	10500	Bruna	Pfeifraucher	54
Grunburg	Barony	38000	Karl-Franz I, courtesy to Randolph I	Holswig-Schliestein	55–56
Helmgart	March	13500	Reinhardt I	Mackensen	57
Holthusen	Barony	5500	Bernhardt II	Leutze	58
Hopfberg	Duchy	4000	Ottokar	Hopfberg	59
Hupeberg	March	4500	Alehak	Premnov	60
Jettenstein	Duchy	9500	Talafrid XI	Jetten	61
Kemperbad	Freiburg	34000	Town Council	NA	62–63
Kotzdam	Barony	1500	Kriegsheer I	Kotzdam	64
Loder	Reikgraviate	4500	Jannich I	Loder	65
Lüssen	Duchy	3000	Randolph V	Lüssen	66
Mackenstein	Duchy	12000	Witold I	Mackensen	67
Maisberg	March	9000	Koniglas II	Stahl	68
Meller-Vorbergland	County	5500	Juraine II	Mellerfelden	69
Midwald	Duchy	6000	Gryfhilda	Siebentürme	70
Mittlevorbergland	Duchy	25000	Sigmar VIII	Kremann	71
Mordenland	Barony	9000	Allard III	Mordenland	72
Oberlüssen	March	14500	Dietfried VI	Penz	73
Oberonl	Reikgraviate	7000	Gutle I	Prester	74
Ohlster	Duchy	5500	Gebberd VIIII	Ohlster	75
Onlreik	Princedom	3500	Mette I	Visen	76
Ostervorbergland	Barony	16500	Gebahard II	Ostervorbergland	77–78
Pfront	Duchy	4500	Ucko XVIII	Silberkamph	79
Saponatheim	Duchy	29000	Wilhelm II	Saponatheim	80–81
Schnital	Duchy	13000	Gregor III	Schnital	82
Skaag	Duchy	2500	Aveza II	Skaag	83
Stirgau	County	9500	Langelfrid VI	Gau	84
Tahme	Duchy	10000	Zenechar II	Trott	85
Telland	Duchy	5500	Reichlen II	Telland	86
Uhland	Duchy	12500	Robert I	Uhland	87
Upper Teufel	Arch-duchy	82500	Karl-Franz I, courtesy to Victor II of House Walfen	Holswig-Schliestein	–
Falkenhayn	Duchy	31000	Heinrich IV	Falkenhayn	88–89
Haalstein	Duchy	5500	Basohard II	Haal	90
Stimmeswald	Duchy	6000	Emmerich I	Holgau	91
Ubersreik	Duchy	40000	Emmanuelle Nacht on behalf of Grand Prince Karl-Franz I	NA	92–94
Walfen	March	3000	Viktor V	Walfen	95
Wallenim	Duchy	8500	Hartwin IIII	Wallen	96
Wallenstein	Duchy	35500	Ferdinand II	Wallenstein	97–98
West March	County	10000	Karl-Franz I, courtesy to Wilhelm III	Holswig-Schliestein	99
Westen-Vorbergland	Barony	8500	Kathardt	Hallt	100