Peerage of Istria

The Peerage of the Kingdom of Istria comprises most peerages created in the Kingdom of Istria after the Act of Royalty in 1934, when it replaced the Peerage of Romania.

The House of Judges Act 1959 reformed the House of Judges. Until then, all peers of the Kingdom of Istria were automatically members of the House of Judges. However, from that date, most of the hereditary peers ceased to be members, whereas the life peers retained their seats. All hereditary peers of the first creation (i.e. those for whom a peerage was originally created, as opposed to those who inherited a peerage), and all surviving hereditary peers who had served as Leader of the House of Judges(Lord Judge), were offered a life peerage to allow them to sit in the House should they wish. Some holders of the Peerage of Kingdom of Istria was created for peers in the Peerage of Garda and Peerage of Vacaresti as they did not have an automatic seat in the House of Judges until the Peerage Act 1978 which gave Garda Peers an automatic right to sit in the Judges.

Ranks and awarding

The official ranks approved by Her Majesties Office by 'The official peerage act of 2019' presented the following ranks of peerage for post-communist istria:

Duke/Duchess
Marquess/Marchioness
Earl/Countess
Viscount/Viscountess
Baron/Baroness
Lord Familial/Lady Familiasse

The types of peerage are the following:

The Hereditary peers are the peers that enherit and can give on a paternal line the name of peer. The life peer are the peers whos title can not be enherited. Representative peers/ Judge peers are the peers that are members of the House of Judges.

Awarding

The awarding of the titles of dukes are done by HM the Queen thru a Royal Decree and granting of a personal coats of arms. Her Majesty can include the family on the official list of royals. The majority of the representative peers are not included. The hereditary peers are rare and have a set number of rules to follow when awarding.

Duke/Duchess

Must be member of the royal family or imediate royal family but it has to have at least 3 generations of royal interactions.
All the princes become a Duke.
The crown prince or princess becomes countries duke (Duke of Istresky).
The awarding of the duke title is done in a ceremony and after is done a Crown Council.

Marquess/Marchioness

Must be a member of the royal family of imediate royal family.
The second generation after the queen becomes Marquess.
The royal title is granted upon 16th birthday toghether with a royal title of "Prince of".
The awarding of the marquess/marchioness title is done in a ceremony in the throne room.

Earl/Countess

Must be a member of the high society or have special social acievements.
The awarding of the title is done in a ceremony in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen.

Viscount/Viscountess

Must be a member of the high society of have special social achievements.
Can be awarded to members of the House of Princes only.
Must be followed by the last name of the recipient.
The awarding of the title is done in a ceremony in the House of Judges Chamber.

Baron/Baroness

Must be a member of the high society of have special social achievements.
Can be awarded to members of the House of Judges.
It is a hereditary title only.
Must be followed by a territory of dominance. Symbolic one.
The awarding of the title is done in a ceremony in the House of Judges Chamber.

Lord Familial/Lady Familiesse

It is the single title that can be awarded to foreign recipients.
Introduced in 2020 thru Royal Decree.
Can be awarded to members of the House of Judges.
It is a hereditary title only.
The awarding of the title is done by HM thru a symbolic letter and a knighting in HM Royal Chamber.

Coronets of Istria

Monarch
Duke of Istria
Istrian Marquess Coronet
Earl/Countess Coronet
Viscount/Viscountess Coronet
Baron/Baroness Coronet
Lord/Lady Familial Coronet

Curent titles