[Ansteorra] Principality?

[Paul DeLisle]

Good my lord...
You are preaching to the wrong people... or, at the very least, preaching
the wrong sermon (*s*)
This situation is nowhere near as self-evident as you make it out, or we
would already *have* Principalities.
I think you mis-understand the concept of what, exactly, a Principality
is...it isn't just a big Barony...or a Region by another name.
A Principality (a healthy one, at any rate) does not start as a Political
entity, and then become Social...it works the other way around.
Principalities start as a *social* division... and move from there.
A Principality is *separate*. Separate from it's parent Kingdom in all but
the highest (political and legal) functions...separate in attitude, and
proud of their distiction.

As I have pointed out before...there does not seem to (currently) be enough
of a "distinctive attitude" here to form a Principality.
People here are still all Ansteorrans. When they want to be something
different, they will be so.

So, if you want to convince a group of people that there should be a
Principality...you must first convince them that they are not Ansteorrans.

I wish you good luck.

In Service, I remain
Alden Pharamond
Tir Medoin, Ansteorra



> Weren't all Kingdoms, except West, East and Middle, all Principalities at
> one time? How else would the Society grow? I understand not
> wanting to split
> the Kingdom. I like it here. But I think using the possibility, years down
> the road, that a Principality could become a Kingdom is a bad
> reason not to
> form one. Just because we CAN do a thing, doesn't necessarily
> follow that we
> MUST do that thing.
>
> Of course, then there's Ansteorra. We already have Principalities, five of
> them, we just call them regions, don't give them Royals, and
> apparently many
> are in denial.
>
> I've heard the argument put forth that people don't want to deal with the
> added beuracracy and paperwork. I don't understand where this is coming
> from. If a region became a Principality, all that would change is titles
> (Regional Seneschal becomes Principality Seneschal) and nothing would
> change, including his job. He would still report to Kingdom, and
> the locals
> would report to him. This is what happens now.
>
> The advantage is that we DO take some of the pressure off the King. Front
> what I've been able to glean, it really is hard to handle our vast realm.
> I'm sure He would welcome some help. A landed Prince can do that.
>
> Faelan