Re: Fw: Principality

[david.a.montuori@adn.alcatel.com (Dave Montuori)]

Poster: david.a.montuori@adn.alcatel.com (Dave Montuori)

> Forwarding to the PR_list for Findlaech mac Alasdair, who posted this to the
> Atlantian List...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Rettie <tom@his.com>
> To: atlantia@atlantia.sca.org <atlantia@atlantia.sca.org>
> >
> >I think it would be most helpful in framing this discussion to have some
> >more specifics on the reality of a Principality.  For many of the newer
> >folks, or even older folks such as myself who have not lived in a
> >Principality, there are probably many questions about what being a
> >Principality means.  Putting the political/cultural/social/etc. issues
> >aside, what are the nuts-and-bolts of it?  A few questions that come to
> >mind are:
> >
> >1.  What is the relationship between the Crowns (?) of a Principality and
> >the Crowns of the parent kingdom?  Is it analagous to a royal/baronial
> >relationship, or something different?

Different, but just how different varies from one P. to the next.

> >2.  Does a Principality have separate orders (e.g., Pearl, Golden Dolphin,
> >etc.)?  If so, how do these relate/interact with kingdom level orders (or
> >do they)?  What about the peerages?

A P. may have its own orders, but they do not supplant the kingdom orders.
The peerage orders are not affected.

> >3.  Does a Principality have separate independent officers, officers who
> >serve under kingdom officers, or something else?

Principality officers are deputies of their respective kingdom GOOfS.

Evan
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