silver 2039
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Is stalin really quitting?
NES2 VI - Last Semblance of Order.
- Thread starter das
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I can't believe it. Is he convinced he'll lose, or just out of time?
Because my bets were on Krakow for the war.
Yes, carved out of the nation who Osman IV held together.
Nevertheless, peace is in our intests. It would be foolish to fight over an issue that has been decided and is enforced by foreign powers.
Because my bets were on Krakow for the war.
Yes, carved out of the nation who Osman IV held together.
Nevertheless, peace is in our intests. It would be foolish to fight over an issue that has been decided and is enforced by foreign powers.
Insane_Panda
Deity
Do note that all French allies which seek to betray the French Kingdom will be treated as nothing less than enemies to the crown, and shall be dealt with in a manner most fitting those who think they can challange the power of the world's foremost power.
Insane_Panda
Deity
Nice one.
Insane_Panda
Deity
OOC: We repropose our offer to the Spanish crown, unless they still maintain their deathwish.
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TO: His Royal Majesty, King Rodequiz I of Spain
FROM: His Royal Highness, Julien-François I, King of the French
CC: The International Community
Spain has been humbled with defeat on all fronts, from Mexico to Spain, and even to the Phillipines. Your nation is no longer a world power, and you cannot hope to continue along your path of ruin. We ask that you humbly step down, and sign a proper peace before it is too late for your nation and your people. To allow you to do so, we propose the following peace, the Treaty of Paris (1745). We remind you that if you wish to continue the war, then you shall find your military completely destroyed, and the terms below shall be made even more harsh when you can fight no longer.
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TO: His Royal Majesty, King Rodequiz I of Spain
FROM: His Royal Highness, Julien-François I, King of the French
CC: The International Community
Spain has been humbled with defeat on all fronts, from Mexico to Spain, and even to the Phillipines. Your nation is no longer a world power, and you cannot hope to continue along your path of ruin. We ask that you humbly step down, and sign a proper peace before it is too late for your nation and your people. To allow you to do so, we propose the following peace, the Treaty of Paris (1745). We remind you that if you wish to continue the war, then you shall find your military completely destroyed, and the terms below shall be made even more harsh when you can fight no longer.
THE TREATY OF PARIS:
As Written In the Year of Our Lord 1745 Anno Domini
The nations of France and Spain, recognizing a French victory and a Spanish defeat in the Great Western War, set about to create a fair, equitable peace to restore a semblance of order to the Western European Continent. Therefore, to achieve such aims, both nations shall agree to the following terms, in order that there be peace:
ARTICLE I:
The Kingdom of Spain, having shown itself ineffectual in both war and the in the governing of its' subjects, shall be disbanded. King Rodequiz I of Spain is to abdicate his position as Spain's sole monarch, and shall not name a royal successor. The King and his family shall be allowed to retain their titles, but shall not be allowed to remain in Spain. Residencies shall be erected in the French Colony of Morrocco, and the Kingdom of France shall agree to pay the royal family an annual pension. The power of the throne shall transfer unto the Congress as a provisional government under French Military Authority, for a period of 1 year, until elections determining the new leadership of Spain can be held.
ARTICLE II:
After the results of said elections as described in Article I, the Kingdom of Spain shall henceforth be known as the Republic of Spain, or La Republica de Espana. The government of this new nation, as its name implies, shall be a Federal Republic, governed by a Parliament and it's Prime Minister. Its leaders are to be chosen by proportional representation in elections conducted every 4 years.
ARTICLE III:
The Kingdom of Spain, and thus, the Republic of Spain, shall cease to recognize its leadership over the colonies of Spanish Morrocco, Algeria, West Africa, Nigeria, and the Spanish Ivory Coast. All Spanish colonies in Africa are to be turned over to the Kingdom of France for administration and integration into France's colonial territories.
ARTICLE IV:
The Kingdom of Spain, and thus, the Republic of Spain, shall recognize the government of the Continental Congress which are currently in rebellion within Spanish Mexico.
ARTICLE V:
The Kingdom of Spain, and thus, the Republic of Spain, shall cease to recognize its leadership over the viceroyalties of New Spain and Peru, and all the colonies therein (Columbia, California, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and the Platine States) once the treaty determining their fate is signed by both France and the former Kingdom of Spain. Such a Treaty shall be proposed under the name of the Treaty of New Amsterdam, or Nouveau Amsterdam, and shall be submitted for review in less than a year of this treaty.
ARTICLE VI:
The Former Kingdom of Spain, now Republic, shall cease to recognize all claims on the Fort of Gibraltar, and shall thusly turn over the fort to the French government. The fort is to remain under the administration of the French Royal Navy.
ARTICLE VII:
The Former Kingdom of Spain, now Republic, shall cease to recognize its claims on the region of Catalonia, and shall turn over said region to the local government, and the Kingdom of France. The region of Catalonia shall be renamed into the Principality of Aragon and Catalonia, or the Principauté d'Aragon et Catalogne, a separate autonomous enclave within the Kingdom of France. The head of state for the Principality shall be the Prince of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, or, in French, the Prince d'Aragon, Comte de Barcelone. The Prince of Aragon is to be a bourbon directly related to the King of France. The head of government, meanwhile, shall be the Chancellor of Barcelona, or the Chancelier de Barcelone, and shall head the Catalonian congress, the representative body of the Catalonian people and government. The Chancellor is to be chosen by joint approval by the Prince and the Congress. The Congress and its constituents shall be able to decide their own domestic affairs to a degree, but are suzerain to Paris and are still considered apart of the French Kingdom.
ARTICLE VIII:
The Former Kingdom of Spain, now Republic, shall cease to recognize it's claims over the regions of Sardinia, Corsica, The Baelearic Islands Spanish Piedmont, Malta, Sicily and Tuscany. Thusly, Spain shall turn over these regions to be administered by France. The Baelearic Islands shall be annexed directly into the French Kingdom, alongside Sardinia and Corsica. Such regions shall then be turned into French provinces. Former Spanish Piedmont and Tuscany shall be arranged into the Italian Autonomous Region, a province with additional autonomy within the French Kingdom. Malta shall be incorporated directly into the Kingdom. Sicily, meanwhile, shall be turned into a free and independent nation with a government of its chosing. The type of such government shall be decided by a plebiscate to be held under the supervision of the French Military. Once the plebiscate determines the type of government, either a monarch will be appointed or elections shall be carried out.
ARTICLE IX:
The Former Kingdom of Spain, now Republic, shall cease to recognize its claims over the islands of Crete and Cyprus, aswell as any other island territories in the Aegean. Such territories are to then be turned over to the Byzantine Empire, for their administration.
ARTICLE X:
The Former Kingdom of Spain, now Republic, shall cease all claims upon its colonies in the Pacific, namely the colonies of the Phillipines and Spanish Brunei. The Phillipines and the Spanish pacific islands shall be turned over to the Japanese for administration, whilst Spanish Brunei will be incorporated into French borneo.
ARTICLE XI:
The Former Kingdom of Spain, now Republic, shall cease all claims upon the Basque majority regions of Spain, primarily in the north in the region of what is called Euskadi. The region of Euskadi shall become a free and independent nation for the Basque people, and its government shall be chosen in a plebiscate. After such plebiscate decides the type of government, an election shall be held or a monarch appointed.
ARTICLE XII:
Finally, both the Former Kingdom of Spain, now Republic, and the Kingdom of France agree to end hostilities with one another. All of Spain's previous diplomatic agreements are declared void under the new republic, and the Republic Spain shall agree to a defensive pact with the Kingdom of France as well as agreeing to never expand its fleet beyond 30 squadrons. Both nations shall also sign 10 year NAPs effective immediately following the signing of this treaty by both parties.
Map of the Treaty
Signed,
___________________
Julien-François I, King of the French and upon the signing of this treaty, King of Aragon and Catalonia
___________________
Ernest Daudet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of France and of the Parlements of France
Awaiting the signatures of:
___________________
Rodezquiz I, King of Spain
Symphony D.
Deity
"And zo, in ze final analysis, one can only conclude zat Operation Makaze was a zuccess beyond all reason," concluded Bernadotte, twirling his cigarette around in circles as he finished dictating, blowing out a smoke ring. "'ow does that sound," he asked, glancing to one side at his 'secretary' and wife, one Seras Victoria - slightly below average height, slim build, blonde hair and emerald eyes. She was a strange contrast to him, her father having been British and her mother an immigrant from Lithuania, but this simply made her every bit parculiar as him, especially given their present circumstances. She looked up from the paper as she finished penning his words, and glanced to one side at him, giving a sardonic "Once your accent is eliminated from the words, Pip, it's not half bad."
"Zometimes," countered Pip, "I wonder why I brought you along."
Seras simply smiled and picked up the paper, extending it and the ink-pot stowed pen out to put it within his grasp "Because you'd be lost without me."
He took them and set both down upon the end table which was to one side of his chair, starting to sign his signature to the bottom, deciding not to fight her over it; it was probably true. By the time he had finished it, Seras had already left, and was indeed somewhere else within the house the Shogunate had appropriated for them during their stay. "Do you want any tea," she called, apparently from the kitchen. Pip exhaled and stabbed the quill pen back into it's ink-pot. He had never understood the English fascination with tea. "Yah, and put some in ze canteen, I 'ave to go meet with Kurosaki-zan in a few hours," he called back. He glanced back down at the quill pen, and briefly considered trying to get a few of those new "fountain pens" they had in France shipped to him - quills were so damn annoying. But he had little time for such things, and so, blowing across the sheet to dry its ink, he rolled it up and placed it inside a small scroll case, slinging it over his shoulder by its strap. He made his way out of what they had turned into a den, and came to the kitchen. The kitchen had always struck him as one of the most different rooms between Europeans and the Japanese, but Seras, for her part, did not seem to particularly mind. As he entered she had just finished pouring some of the tea into a canteen, and setting the kettle back down upon the hotplate in the center of the low table, she rose to her feet and handed it to him, leaning over and kissing his cheek, giving a final shot of "Now don't do anything to irritate them, like being yourself."
He let out a snort and kissed her cheek, attaching the canteen to his belt and making for the door, turning back and flashing a grin, giving his own parting shot of "I'll try an' be somebody elz' zen."
And with that he was gone, making for the door to collect his hat and boots before going off to his daily meeting with rōjū Kurosaki.
Kurosaki Isshin was having what might be termed a good run of things. He had managed to get enough support around the initiatives he had worked out with Monsieur Bernadotte's help to get the military reforms passed by the Shōgun. The Japanese Empire now, as a result, possessed a military which could be compared favorably with many powers in Europe, though perhaps not of the world-class status of its greater powers. And finally, they had a great military victory over a European power and a new empire which spanned half the Pacific. Needless to say following such successes he had gained something of the favor of the Shōgun. And today, he was meeting once more with that curious European, Monsieur "Pip" Bernadotte. Isshin had often found that name to be odd, for it certainly couldn't be his real name. Not even the Europeans were that strange. In many ways, Pip was equally as responsible as Isshin himself in Japan's newfound ascendancy - Isshin had conceived the basic idea, but it was Pip who had proposed making it so audacious. Isshin, was, for all the prejudice against the gaijin, willing to recognize this; in fact, in many ways he now found himself thinking of his dealings with the Frenchman as being rather like a team. And so by now he found himself somewhat looking forward to their meetings. There was a single rap on the door that shook Isshin from his thoughts. He cleared his throat and replied with "Send him in."
A neatly dressed attendant opened the door with one arm, otherwise as immobile as a statue, and in strode Pip with his casual flair. The room, as always, amused him with its strange concessions to western habit, namely the desk and chairs. Isshin barely noticed the seeming arrogance, having grown used to it. Pip seated himself opposite the desk of his counterpart and, setting his canteen to one side of the chair, unshouldered the scroll case, opening it and setting the paper on the desk between himself and Isshin. Isshin took it and glanced over it quietly for some moments, before looking up at Pip "Your report, Monsieur Bernadotte?"
Bernadotte gave a shade of a smile and a simple "Oui," in response. Isshin set it to one side for future note, before continuing on to other matters. "Monsieur Bernadotte," he began, "where do you think we go from here?"
Pip leaned back in the chair and placed his hands behind his head, putting his boots on one corner of the desk, seeming to ruminate about the question. Isshin twitched one eyebrow a fraction at the impudence, but said nothing, raising his own thoughts in an effort to stimulate the conversation: "It would seem to me, Monsieur, that our chief concern would now be the completion of our modernization process."
Pip glanced at him, nodding somewhat half-heartedly before reaching down and taking up the canteen, undoing its cap and taking a long swig of the still warm tea. He sat the canteen down and wiped off his mouth with his sleeve, sitting up fully in the chair "'at will 'ave to be accomplished before we can move on to more zerious matterz, oui."
He then snapped his fingers and smiled "But before I get to zat, I 'ave zomething to show you, Kurosaki-zan."
He leaned over one side of the chair and nodded to the door "If you will?"
Isshin quirked up one eyebrow but decided to oblige his counterpart, saying "Enter," curtly. Again the door opened, and this time another man, of clearly European decent, entered, much more cautious in his body language than the Frenchman. He looked somewhat haggard and nervous. Isshin gave Pip a curious glance. Pip flashed a grin and stood, offering his seat to the man before looking back to Isshin "Zis is one of ze men we encountered on Guam.
"It may interezt you, Kurosaki-zan," he continued, "to know 'ou he workz for and what he was doing zere - and 'ow it may be of some use to us."
Isshin glanced at the man, back at Pip, and then to the man again, who by now had seated himself where Pip had been sitting. "Proceed," intoned Isshin, and the man began to tell his story in a somewhat broken French which often blurred into Spanish, which Pip readily translated.
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OOC: das, my Defensive Pact with France is still not on the Alliances list. Please add it.
Also, damn quitters.
I get the feeling some of these are riffs on Dachspmg's "quitting" during ITNES for surprise...
"Zometimes," countered Pip, "I wonder why I brought you along."
Seras simply smiled and picked up the paper, extending it and the ink-pot stowed pen out to put it within his grasp "Because you'd be lost without me."
He took them and set both down upon the end table which was to one side of his chair, starting to sign his signature to the bottom, deciding not to fight her over it; it was probably true. By the time he had finished it, Seras had already left, and was indeed somewhere else within the house the Shogunate had appropriated for them during their stay. "Do you want any tea," she called, apparently from the kitchen. Pip exhaled and stabbed the quill pen back into it's ink-pot. He had never understood the English fascination with tea. "Yah, and put some in ze canteen, I 'ave to go meet with Kurosaki-zan in a few hours," he called back. He glanced back down at the quill pen, and briefly considered trying to get a few of those new "fountain pens" they had in France shipped to him - quills were so damn annoying. But he had little time for such things, and so, blowing across the sheet to dry its ink, he rolled it up and placed it inside a small scroll case, slinging it over his shoulder by its strap. He made his way out of what they had turned into a den, and came to the kitchen. The kitchen had always struck him as one of the most different rooms between Europeans and the Japanese, but Seras, for her part, did not seem to particularly mind. As he entered she had just finished pouring some of the tea into a canteen, and setting the kettle back down upon the hotplate in the center of the low table, she rose to her feet and handed it to him, leaning over and kissing his cheek, giving a final shot of "Now don't do anything to irritate them, like being yourself."
He let out a snort and kissed her cheek, attaching the canteen to his belt and making for the door, turning back and flashing a grin, giving his own parting shot of "I'll try an' be somebody elz' zen."
And with that he was gone, making for the door to collect his hat and boots before going off to his daily meeting with rōjū Kurosaki.
***
Kurosaki Isshin was having what might be termed a good run of things. He had managed to get enough support around the initiatives he had worked out with Monsieur Bernadotte's help to get the military reforms passed by the Shōgun. The Japanese Empire now, as a result, possessed a military which could be compared favorably with many powers in Europe, though perhaps not of the world-class status of its greater powers. And finally, they had a great military victory over a European power and a new empire which spanned half the Pacific. Needless to say following such successes he had gained something of the favor of the Shōgun. And today, he was meeting once more with that curious European, Monsieur "Pip" Bernadotte. Isshin had often found that name to be odd, for it certainly couldn't be his real name. Not even the Europeans were that strange. In many ways, Pip was equally as responsible as Isshin himself in Japan's newfound ascendancy - Isshin had conceived the basic idea, but it was Pip who had proposed making it so audacious. Isshin, was, for all the prejudice against the gaijin, willing to recognize this; in fact, in many ways he now found himself thinking of his dealings with the Frenchman as being rather like a team. And so by now he found himself somewhat looking forward to their meetings. There was a single rap on the door that shook Isshin from his thoughts. He cleared his throat and replied with "Send him in."
A neatly dressed attendant opened the door with one arm, otherwise as immobile as a statue, and in strode Pip with his casual flair. The room, as always, amused him with its strange concessions to western habit, namely the desk and chairs. Isshin barely noticed the seeming arrogance, having grown used to it. Pip seated himself opposite the desk of his counterpart and, setting his canteen to one side of the chair, unshouldered the scroll case, opening it and setting the paper on the desk between himself and Isshin. Isshin took it and glanced over it quietly for some moments, before looking up at Pip "Your report, Monsieur Bernadotte?"
Bernadotte gave a shade of a smile and a simple "Oui," in response. Isshin set it to one side for future note, before continuing on to other matters. "Monsieur Bernadotte," he began, "where do you think we go from here?"
Pip leaned back in the chair and placed his hands behind his head, putting his boots on one corner of the desk, seeming to ruminate about the question. Isshin twitched one eyebrow a fraction at the impudence, but said nothing, raising his own thoughts in an effort to stimulate the conversation: "It would seem to me, Monsieur, that our chief concern would now be the completion of our modernization process."
Pip glanced at him, nodding somewhat half-heartedly before reaching down and taking up the canteen, undoing its cap and taking a long swig of the still warm tea. He sat the canteen down and wiped off his mouth with his sleeve, sitting up fully in the chair "'at will 'ave to be accomplished before we can move on to more zerious matterz, oui."
He then snapped his fingers and smiled "But before I get to zat, I 'ave zomething to show you, Kurosaki-zan."
He leaned over one side of the chair and nodded to the door "If you will?"
Isshin quirked up one eyebrow but decided to oblige his counterpart, saying "Enter," curtly. Again the door opened, and this time another man, of clearly European decent, entered, much more cautious in his body language than the Frenchman. He looked somewhat haggard and nervous. Isshin gave Pip a curious glance. Pip flashed a grin and stood, offering his seat to the man before looking back to Isshin "Zis is one of ze men we encountered on Guam.
"It may interezt you, Kurosaki-zan," he continued, "to know 'ou he workz for and what he was doing zere - and 'ow it may be of some use to us."
Isshin glanced at the man, back at Pip, and then to the man again, who by now had seated himself where Pip had been sitting. "Proceed," intoned Isshin, and the man began to tell his story in a somewhat broken French which often blurred into Spanish, which Pip readily translated.
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OOC: das, my Defensive Pact with France is still not on the Alliances list. Please add it.
Also, damn quitters.
I get the feeling some of these are riffs on Dachspmg's "quitting" during ITNES for surprise...
Icmancin
WSNR Pte
Hmmm... Krakow is open.... I have got to be the most displaced World leader in this NES. Chancellor von Dunkelheit has another face... albeit an ugly face. The face of the derranged Icmancin.
Get to the point, are you taking Krakow?
Just so you know, thier embroiled in a big war right now...so that means alot of hour-long order sessions for you, unless your a big wimp and back out the war.
@PANDA, POST THE DEAL WE MADE....IM PUTTING THIS IN ALL CAPS SO YOU WILL SEE IT.
Just so you know, thier embroiled in a big war right now...so that means alot of hour-long order sessions for you, unless your a big wimp and back out the war.
@PANDA, POST THE DEAL WE MADE....IM PUTTING THIS IN ALL CAPS SO YOU WILL SEE IT.
Icmancin
WSNR Pte
Yes, I'm taking Krakow.
silver 2039
Deity
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The Mughal Empire declares that any revolt in India shall be promptly crushed. Any foregin nation that aids these rebels will be considered an enemy.
Oh and the Gurkahs are in Nepal if you are revolting as them which happens to be occupied by China.
Symphony D.
Deity
OOC: It could just be annihilated and totally annexed instead.
heh, he could probably do it too, what with Russia and Kracow fighting.
but my point is that spain is still reasonably powerfull and he would probably get a more positive response by proposing peace with Spain proper intact (still loses isles and so on in Med) as well as maybe african and atlantic colonies.
So maybe Panda is just pushing such an extreme proposal so he gets an excuse to annex spain
but my point is that spain is still reasonably powerfull and he would probably get a more positive response by proposing peace with Spain proper intact (still loses isles and so on in Med) as well as maybe african and atlantic colonies.
So maybe Panda is just pushing such an extreme proposal so he gets an excuse to annex spain
das
Regeneration In Process
The Spanish Congress once more rejects the French proposal...
Reno
The Studio Ghibli Fanatic
Plenty of people quitting, I see... I'll stay regardless. Orders to come today.
Excerpt from A Handy Guide to Modern Byzantine Titles
Basilissa, the Greek word for empress, is the official title of the current head of state, Irene II Palaeologus. Normally, it is only applied to the wife of the emperor, but Irene kept her title thusly and also added some honorifics to it. Among these are protosebaste (or First Majesty), pansebastehypertateia (Majesty over All), rlidzhent porphyrogenitus (or Regent for the One Born in the Purple), and eusebestati augousta (Most Pious Empress). When addressing the empress personally, one should use the terms kyria (lady) or the above-mentioned eusebestati augousta.
Megas logothete is the Highest Secretary, officially. He is essentially a chancellor, like that of Krakow, and controls the treasury as well as serving as a chief judge. The word logothete literally means "one who delights in the Word", and confirms the divine right of the Emperor or Empress to rule when initially coronated. Currently occupied by Spiridon Kyriakides, the office is primarily administrative in nature.
Megas Domestikos is the title for the official commander of the Army. It is currently held by Anastasios Papoulas. The megas domestikos begins as a soldier in the Varangian guard, then moves up through imperial promotion. He serves as an advisor to the official commander-in-chief, the empress.
Megas Doux, High Duke, was originally the head of the navy and one of those who knew the secret of Greek fire. During the first part of the Palaeologus dynasty, the position was expanded to include the entire bureaucracy, military and civilian, under this person's control. Now, the megas doux is back to commandng the navy. This position is currently held by
Strategos is a general term for a general or admiral.
Stratopedarches are commanders of field armies, and they have legal powers inside their army. They are directly subordinate to the megas domestikos.
Kentarches are corps commanders in the army, directly subordinate to their stratopedarch. The word was derived from the Latin word centurion, although the positions have little connection.
A chiliarch is a commander of an army division, called a chiliarchia. They are, of course, under their kentarch.
The merarches are cavalry commanders; they are subordinate to their chiliarches.
The akolouthos, or acolyte, is the commander of the Varangian Guard in Constantinople, the ones that are not part of an Army. He enjoys a close relationship with the ruler. Generally this person continues to become either a stratopedarch or the megas domestikos.
A Catapano is the governor of a naval thema, or province. There is only one catapan currently, the governor of the Euboean thema.
Drungarios is the term used for a naval commander of a Flotilla (five squadrons). He is directly subordinate to the strategos in command of the Fleet in which he operates.
Logothetes are the secretaries and what make up the bureaucracy. There is one for the postal system, one for the taxation organization, one to distribute pay for the military, and many more in their departments. They would be known as an apparatus of the chancellery in another nation, for instance Krakow.
A tribounos is responsible for road and building maintenance. He is subordinate to the logothete tou stratiotikou (OOC: with a "dotted report line" to the logothete tou oikeiakon ).
The kephaleia are mayors. Basilissa Irene II holds the title of Kephale tou Constantinopolis, or mayor of Constantinople.
Dragoman, a Turkish derivation, is given to members of the diplomatic apparatus, subordinate to the megas logothete.
A horeiarios is responsible for not only army logistics under a tribounos but also food for the palace. Originally, these horeiaries would be food distributors, but that was later taken over by the C & O Company.
Basilissa, the Greek word for empress, is the official title of the current head of state, Irene II Palaeologus. Normally, it is only applied to the wife of the emperor, but Irene kept her title thusly and also added some honorifics to it. Among these are protosebaste (or First Majesty), pansebastehypertateia (Majesty over All), rlidzhent porphyrogenitus (or Regent for the One Born in the Purple), and eusebestati augousta (Most Pious Empress). When addressing the empress personally, one should use the terms kyria (lady) or the above-mentioned eusebestati augousta.
Megas logothete is the Highest Secretary, officially. He is essentially a chancellor, like that of Krakow, and controls the treasury as well as serving as a chief judge. The word logothete literally means "one who delights in the Word", and confirms the divine right of the Emperor or Empress to rule when initially coronated. Currently occupied by Spiridon Kyriakides, the office is primarily administrative in nature.
Megas Domestikos is the title for the official commander of the Army. It is currently held by Anastasios Papoulas. The megas domestikos begins as a soldier in the Varangian guard, then moves up through imperial promotion. He serves as an advisor to the official commander-in-chief, the empress.
Megas Doux, High Duke, was originally the head of the navy and one of those who knew the secret of Greek fire. During the first part of the Palaeologus dynasty, the position was expanded to include the entire bureaucracy, military and civilian, under this person's control. Now, the megas doux is back to commandng the navy. This position is currently held by
Strategos is a general term for a general or admiral.
Stratopedarches are commanders of field armies, and they have legal powers inside their army. They are directly subordinate to the megas domestikos.
Kentarches are corps commanders in the army, directly subordinate to their stratopedarch. The word was derived from the Latin word centurion, although the positions have little connection.
A chiliarch is a commander of an army division, called a chiliarchia. They are, of course, under their kentarch.
The merarches are cavalry commanders; they are subordinate to their chiliarches.
The akolouthos, or acolyte, is the commander of the Varangian Guard in Constantinople, the ones that are not part of an Army. He enjoys a close relationship with the ruler. Generally this person continues to become either a stratopedarch or the megas domestikos.
A Catapano is the governor of a naval thema, or province. There is only one catapan currently, the governor of the Euboean thema.
Drungarios is the term used for a naval commander of a Flotilla (five squadrons). He is directly subordinate to the strategos in command of the Fleet in which he operates.
Logothetes are the secretaries and what make up the bureaucracy. There is one for the postal system, one for the taxation organization, one to distribute pay for the military, and many more in their departments. They would be known as an apparatus of the chancellery in another nation, for instance Krakow.
A tribounos is responsible for road and building maintenance. He is subordinate to the logothete tou stratiotikou (OOC: with a "dotted report line" to the logothete tou oikeiakon
).The kephaleia are mayors. Basilissa Irene II holds the title of Kephale tou Constantinopolis, or mayor of Constantinople.
Dragoman, a Turkish derivation, is given to members of the diplomatic apparatus, subordinate to the megas logothete.
A horeiarios is responsible for not only army logistics under a tribounos but also food for the palace. Originally, these horeiaries would be food distributors, but that was later taken over by the C & O Company.
Thlayli
Le Pétit Prince
Das, could you please send me a small PM describing the nature of the Qing project, and any other important information?
Disenfrancised
Beep Beep
Thlayli said:
This'll be interesting - Thlayli isn't quite the peacemonger alex is
Stormbringer
The Brick and The Rose
No, he is not, and my plans will change accordingly. Also, to the most glorious leader of Krakow, whoever it is today, do you have msn?
