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Nobiltà Cristina
The nobility of Cristina (Cristinese: Nobiltà Cristina) comprised individuals and their families of the city of Cristina, and the regions historically linked with it, recognized by sovereigns, such as the
Hemus emperors, the Holy Synod, the kings of Cristina, and certain other Cristinese sovereigns, as members of a class of persons officially enjoying hereditary privileges which distinguished them from other persons and families. They often held lands as fiefs and were sometimes endowed with hereditary titles or nobiliary particles. From the Middle Ages until 1714, Cristina was not an independent country but an autonomous city of Mantella named Saint Christ. The various Mantellan Noble houses were often related through marriage to each other and to other Europan royal families. Some of those Mantellan families contested for the control of the city of Saint Christ, which ended in the Korvini's hands in 1182. With the Korvini and it's cadet branches came many other vassal families. Official recognition of the nobility ceased in Mantella with the creation of the Second Republic of Mantella in 1990, however titles of nobility are still used as courtesy titles in the country and are fully recognized in Cristina.
As was customary in the old Kingdom of Mantella the Korvinis organised their family ties within a corporation called albergo. In the political reform led by King Danic II of Mantella, the Korvini became one of the 18 alberghi of the Kingdom of Mantella, which included the Valentini and Pomarola families, and to which other families were formally invited to join.
At last four of the seven members of the Crown Council of Cristina are to be members of the Nobilità.
The official ranks under the Kingdom of Cristina are:
• Re/Regina (King/Queen)
• Principe/Principessa (Prince/Princess)
• Duca/Duchessa (Duke/Duchess)
• Marchese/Marchesa (Marquis/Marquise)
• Conte/Contessa (Count, Earl/Countess)
• Visconte/Viscontessa (Viscount/Viscountess)
• Barone/Baronessa (Baron/Baroness)
• Nobiluomo/Nobilidonna (Nobleman/Noblewoman)
• Cavaliere ereditario/Dama (Baronet, hereditary knight/Dame
• Patrizio/Patrizia (Patrice)
Extant Cristinese noble houses
Coat of Arms | Name | Founded | Founder | Current Head | Titles | Branches |
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1010 (Cristina) | Korvino Valdo | Kings of Cristina (1714–present), dukes of Aline (2005–present), princes of Carini (1937–present), counts of Modena (1920-1937), counts of Roca (1764–2005), counts of Cristina (1182–1714), dukes of Corolla (1559–1588), dukes of Modena (1182–1588), prince of Skrovja (1229–1267), lords of Corolla (1222–1253), lords of Matovia (1181–1253), lords of Carini (1177–1253), vicars of Louisagna (1132–1150), various viscounts, barons, baronets and patrices through Europan History | House of Cecilia, House of Tatiani, House of Mantegni (until 1780), House of Diadora (extinct 1990), House of Korvini-Giordi (extinct 1937), House of Korvini-Moncalieri (Corolla, extinct 1889), House Korvini-Fiazzi (Modena, extinct 1825), House of Marea (Carini, extinct 1788), Korvini-Cavalleri (extinct 1764) | ||
| House of Mantegni | 1780 (Mantella) | Vittorio Mantegni | Umberto Mantegni | Dukes of Cristina (1937-present), dukes of Aline (1780-present), counts of Corolla (1900-1990), various viscounts, barons, baronets and patrices through Europan History | House of Salmonica (Corolla), House of Martinala (Cristina), House of Mantegni-Rivoli (Carini, extinct 1990) |
| House of Cecilia | 1668 (Cristina) | Carlo di Cecilia | Paolo di Cecilia | Dukes of Feliccia (1990-present), dukes of Corolla (1668-1900), various viscounts, barons, baronets and patrices through Europan History | - |
| House of Tatiani | 1670 (Cristina) | Gianluca Tatiani | HelenaTatiani | Dukes of Verdemare (1801-present), lords of Matovia (1670-1990), various viscounts, barons, baronets and patrices through Europan History | - |
House of Alexandre | 1715 (Cristina) | Giordano Alexandre | Garibaldi Alexandre | Counts of Cristina (2001-present), counts of Doriana (1715-1990), various viscounts, barons, baronets and patrices through Europan History | - | |
| House Dellamare | 1764 (Cristina) | Amadeo Dellamare | Leonardo Dellamare | Counts of Sabatini (1764-present), various viscounts, barons, baronets and patrices through Europan History | House of Pugliesi (Modena, extinct 1982) |
| House of Campesini | 1766 (Mantella) | Tulio Campesini | Dani Campesini | Counts of Corolla (1768-present), various viscounts, barons, baronets and patrices through Europan History | - |
| House of Datena | 1790 (Cristina) | Gianmarco Datena | Valdo Datena | Marquises of Bizantina (1803-present), various viscounts, barons, baronets and patrices through Europan History | - |
| House of Martinala | 1791 (Cristina) | Fernando Martinala | Paolo Martinala | Counts of Feliccia (1791-present), various viscounts, barons, baronets and patrices through Europan History | - |
OOC: all coat of arms above are from real world heraldry (European noble houses and cities). I never claimed to have created them.
