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====The Patricians==== | ====The Patricians==== | ||
A small group of lesser nobles united as a kernel of a political movement, the Patricians (Pats, or more derisively '''Hats''') move to increase provincial presence in the Senate via renewal of/creation of dukedoms for Lionel and Limberry, as well as commensurate peerage privileges and the station of a Grand Duke to have formal charge over territories in Lesalia not formally ruled or dispensated to heirs by the monarch. They face stiff opposition from most other voices in Parliament, whether it be those whose power would be diluted by a larger Senate, those who would not stand to benefit from additional provincial peerage, or those who already hold a strong peerage and doubt their chances of bettering themselves in the face of new patronages being granted. | A small group of lesser nobles united as a kernel of a political movement, the Patricians (Pats, or more derisively '''Hats''') move to increase provincial presence in the Senate via renewal of/creation of dukedoms for Lionel and Limberry, as well as commensurate peerage privileges and the station of a Grand Duke to have formal charge over territories in Lesalia not formally ruled or dispensated to heirs by the monarch. They face stiff opposition from most other voices in Parliament, whether it be those whose power would be diluted by a larger Senate, those who would not stand to benefit from additional provincial peerage, or those who already hold a strong peerage and doubt their chances of bettering themselves in the face of new patronages being granted. | ||
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| + | ====The Lords-Spiritual==== | ||
| + | The abbots, bishops and archbishops granted seats in Parliament. The divisions within the Church tend to influence the political leanings of the respective Lords-Spiritual, and as such no one bloc is entirely supported by the priesthood. The lower echelons tend not to present themselves to chambers unless Full Roll is convoked, but some bishops do dabble in the political from their own dioceses, meeting directly with the nobles of their parish to express their opinions. | ||
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| + | ====Independent Nobles==== | ||
| + | The majority of the lesser nobility attaches itself to their betters and patrons in Parliament, hence their general nonattendence in chambers. Some few of these, however, choose to skew their own way, cultivating no patronage from their immediate lord, but possibly gaining the eye of another in need of a few more votes in his corner. Certain stronger nobles also stand independent, though most have been successfully courted by one of the Dukes. The Princes are formally at liberty to select their own political allegiance, although traditionally all but a few have been either Monarchist or independent, and so far the eldest have held to this unspoken rule. | ||
==Organizations== | ==Organizations== | ||
