La Cour
La Cour is the administrative branch of the Luisant Empire under the authority of the Empereur, and paralleled in authority with the branches of the Imperial Army and Arcanum Imperium.
La Cour is a broad hierarchy of governing figures across the empire, encompassing all tiers of authority, ranging from empire-wide to local.
Structure
Each rank and position within the hierarchy has authority over someone with a lower rank, either directly over those within their designated realm, or indirectly in matters of dispute.
Dauphin
As the designated heir to the Empereur, the Dauphin is entrusted with empire-wide authority over all things, second only to the Empereur, the Général Règle in military matters, and the Arcanist Suprême in magic matters. In presiding over the administrative matters of the Empire, the Dauphin hopes to prove themselves capable of ruling, and thus worthy of succession.
Duc/Duc Béni
The highest authority of La Cour in regional matters, each duc is assigned a territory to govern. The size of this territory can vary greatly, but will at a minimum contain at least one major city and numerous surrounding holdings. The majority of a duc's time is spent in the capital, or in the Empereur's retinue.
The duc béni are the major exception to this, as they make up the ruling council of Phareac, each responsible for a distinct region of the capital city.
Comte
The local authority within a region, typically with multiple comte governing different regions of a duc's given territory. A comte will most commonly preside over a single settlement and its surrounds, or a small collection of lesser holdings.
Vicomte
Most commonly a deputy to a comte, but they will sometimes be given their own smaller holdings to govern much as a comte would, but without the broader authority. Not all holdings will have a vicomte under their comte.
Baron
An increasingly uncommon title due to the dispersal of previously established holdings across generations, barons are titled land-holders whose holdings house and/or support multiple unrelated households and/or industries within a region, and thus grant authority over those people and uses.
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