Duke

The highest ranking one of not royal blood can achieve. A Duke is the leaders of a Great Houses in Iron, of which there are only five. Beneath only emperors and kings, Dukes rule areas of high value to the Empire, deemed as Dukedoms/Duchies. These have traditionally been the large cities of the Empire, such as the Stone Labyrinth and Radiant Lance. The land of that city is a Dukedom, ruled by a Duke, which sit above a Lord, and a Dukedom can contain different areas ruled by different Lords. The title of Duke is the ultimate hereditary title that can be earned. Any Duke or Duchess of the empire is given a seat on the Emperor’s Council to serve as his hands and mouth as they are seen as the emperor’s will. The title for a Duke goes: Duke of Stone Labyrinth/Duke Sentel. Also the lordships of House Skelsmith and Isdemor are within the Dukedom of House Glore. Addressed as ‘Your Grace’.