The dukes of the Walter ,Carmine and Vargas duchies control the Army, Navy and the Air force respectively. The three dukes are non-humans each responsible for one of the three duchies which are given self-rule for swearing fealty to the kingdom. The three dukes stand apart from the rest of the lords with significant powers as well as control over the military. Nobles can also be demoted to being commoners or even slaves and in certain cases entire houses be destroyed if they were found to have committed grievous crimes. Further it is also possible to marry into nobility.
There titles and lands are mostly hereditary but distinguished commoners can be elevated as nobles or knights by the kingdom based on accomplishments in administration or warfare respectively. The lords consisting of nobles and knights who owned lands had a number of rights within their lands as well as various responsibilities to the kingdom.
The commoners paid taxes to their lords who are in turn responsible for protecting their lives and property while the lords paid taxes to the king and serves in the military in times of crisis in return for protection from the king. The political hierarchy of the kingdom follows a feudal system. While an elected body known as the Congress of the People consisting of representatives elected by the vote of citizens exists it has no power other than to draft suggestions which would be presented to the king by the prime minister. The Elfrieden Kingdom was an absolute monarchy ruled by a king. Unable to pay the demanded tribute the Kingdom attempted the hero summoning ritual and succeeded in summoning Kazuya Souma. The Empire demanded either funds or a hero in case of the Kingdom succeeded in a hero summoning ritual. While the Kingdom did not sign the Mankind Declaration the Gran Chaos Empire demanded tribute to support the war effort against the Demon forces. In addition the appearance of the Demon Lord's Domain caused an influx of refugees from northern regions that were taken over by armies of demons. Under his reign nobles became more corrupt and the kingdom was facing a massive food crisis. King Albert was loved by the people but he was also indecisive. Thus Elisha's husband Albert Elfrieden became the 13th king.
The bloody conflict resulted in the royal bloodline being nearly wiped out with Elisha Elfrieden being the only survivor with a claim on the throne. The sudden death of the 12th king sparked a succession crisis and the three dukes which controlled the Army ,Navy and the Airforce avoided involvement in the crisis fearing a possible civil war. However the rapid expansion exhausted the kingdom and the 12th king was assassinated by those unhappy with the situation. As a result Amidonia which became a principality after the war became bitter enemies with Elfrieden for decades. This era saw the Elfrieden Kingdom annexing almost half of the territories of the Kingdom of Amidonia including the main grain producing regions. The first king would be one of the few outside the Nothung Dragon Knight Kingdom to become a dragon rider.īy the time of the 12th king the Gran Chaos Empire's expansionism caused concern in the kingdom which also adopted expansionist policies. The Elfrieden Kingdom was founded more than 500 years ago after the founding war with both humans and non-humans participating in its founding under its first king who was also the first hero to be summoned from another world.
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