With the death of Queen Elizabeth , the elderly prince successfully inherited the throne and also inherited the Duke's throne.
British is one of the few countries in the world that still retain the title system. This title system also had similar existences in the feudal dynasties in ancient China, and even seemed to be consistent in the name. Although
is even divided into five levels in terms of name, the connotation and meaning they represent are not much the same, and also reflects different cultural characteristics.
The ancient Central Plains title appeared
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, The title was a manifestation of determining the special social status and hierarchy of a person or a family. It not only symbolizes its political status, but also has economic interests. The system of inheritance of titles such as
was deeply recognized and valued by ancient people. As the most important point of the Central Plains title system is the continuation of titles, that is, the transmission of political and economic status.
However, this kind of inheritance is not a complete inheritance. is based on the original basis, and 20% is reduced. In ancient times, the inheritance of the title was more of an inheritance of status.
This status can often achieve economic benefits far beyond the central government. 's similarity of reducing land and acquiesce to the existence of other underground interests has become the "unspoken rule" among the emperor and the lords.
This method of inheriting titles has consolidated the centralization. It has become the most direct way of income for founding heroes through through the method of awarding titles and awarding titles. The idea of enthroning a wife and a son is to start from now on.
This kind of title system is promulgated through government laws and guaranteed by power politics . The distribution of title hierarchy is issued by the government, so the central government has the highest right to interpret and execute the owner.
For this reason, in the struggle for princes and titles, the related problems that occurred in are coordinated and dealt with through the central government. This measure also ensures the relative stability of society from the side and plays an important role in the consolidation of the regime.
. Under normal circumstances, the inheritance of this title is also the system of inheritance of the eldest son. Then, is encrypted according to the elders and young people, and the scope is expanded to a larger extent.
The option to list the next generation of successors and even adopters as successors of the titles. You can see the importance of the title system. also reflects the gradual opening and progress of the feudal dynasty of the ancient Central Plains to social moral concepts.
However, such encapsulation, although in the early stage, was the inheritance of the first or even the second generation, it still had a very large centripetal force on 's authority in the central government.
As time goes by, especially with the decline of the central royal politics and the title of title, the strength of local princes gradually grew and developed, so the constraints on paper are easily broken.
Therefore, the rewards and divisions of titles for ancient Chinese feudal dynasties were mainly to consolidate the central government, and some ranks of titles were determined by the central government.
The same title showed characteristics in the later period, mainly based on the symbol of status and salary judgment standards, relatively lost partial rights of land , , all under the world is the kingdom , which was established in China.
Foreign title system
However, the British title system is different from the Central Plains. Although the level of the title is the same as the amount of land, it has a linear relationship.
However, their evaluation criteria are that they are in contrast to the enfeoffment system of the Central Plains, which is a highland to determine the title based on the land possession. The emergence of this system is closely related to the special enfeoffment system of the European .
The current situation of barren land in Europe, and the maritime environment is extremely vicious, the occupation of available land resources often represents a person's identity and status.
Although he is also the supreme leader, he will be rewarded to the heroes or those who submit, and such honor also means expressing surrender to the king and obeying the king's instructions. Rewards like
are the highest right of the owner on his own land, and he can even make arbitrary rewards without being restricted by the king.
even though it has the same requirement as the weekly feudal system, it has given very large autonomy and even only a considerable amount of armed forces as support.
The difference is that in the Central Plains, the duke can be awarded to scholars and officials, but in the West, the duke's largest rank has a greater meaning.
has huge power in the Western Duke. Such rights often represent equal responsibility, usually representing the responsibility of expanding territory.
Therefore, the status and award of the duke are very strict in the West. It is basically difficult for only the queen and other royal relatives and nobles besides the prince to obtain such a title.
, and the Marquis is the second largest rank, and is equivalent to a prince of one side. With the development of royal power, its status gradually rose after many years and became almost a duke.
where viscount is equivalent to the princess of the Central Plains, and viscount is often the right-hand man of the earl. In the place of establishment, it is to help the earl handle daily affairs.
However, with the development of economic production, Viscount slowly grasped the land resources, became a political body independent of one side, and began to exist without the earl.
has a detailed difference for Baron . has a size difference, and it also depends on the degree of closeness to the royal family and the amount of land it controls, and the status of the baron.
The smallest one is the baron. The male also has another very familiar title, that is the knight, but the status of the knight is not established by land.
A knight title often requires you to complete basic and arduous training when you are young and go through professional knight assessment to become a real knight.
Conclusion
There is still a difference between the jazz system in Europe and the title of the Central Plains. not only shows political and economic status, but also shows family blood and becomes a symbol of the family.
Balzac was still looking forward to becoming a jazz and envious of having such honorable titles.
This is enough to witness the influence and importance of the Western jazz system. It is true that such a jazz system is a product of feudal legacy, but such aristocratic system still plays an important role in reducing unrest in British society and allowing a smooth transition.
The jazz system in the Central Plains is to maintain the centralized , while the Western jazz system is to ensure the abilities and resources of its individual possession. They each represent different meanings and are worthy of our in-depth exploration.
