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His Imperial Majesty names new heads of Ducal Families
Administrative Reforms set stage for more Self Rule
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
August 14, 5627


New Kalistani Nobility Directed to form Ducal Houses (clockwise from top left): Duchess of Suldanor, Duke of Vrassa, Duchess of Odufaray, Duke of Nevaras

His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Fredrick III Ananto continued to deepen his Administrative Reforms this month when he named new Dukes and Duchesses for The Grand Duchy of Kalistan.  He instructed them all to formulate institutions and processes to ensure hereditary succession within their respective demesnes.

"His Imperial Majesty was working to bring his Realm into compliance with the initial enabling acts passed by the National Assembly," said Imperial Spokeswoman Lady Allison Stuart said.  "He has named Lady Emily Alvarez-Caballo as hereditary Duchess of Suldanor, Lord Gregory Bolton as hereditary Duke of Vrassa, Dame Flora Martinez-Bahia as Hereditary Duchess of Odufaray and Sir Johnathan Northern-Collings as hereditary Dike of Nevaras.  The hereditary duchess of Suldanor will also receive the hereditary title of Grand Duchess of Suldanor, and she serve his Imperial Majesty as Viceroy in Kalistan."

The creation of hereditary dukes and duchesses in Kalistan signals a move toward more localized governance in the Grand Duchy.  Lords and Ladies Mayor of the Free Cities were also named, however, these titles still remain discretionary and are not hereditary.  Lady Stuart reported that His Imperial Majesty has directed that each hereditary Noble set up a ducal house similar to House Ananto, which began as a ducal house.  Each House will be named after its respective Duchy, will support the local nobility, and will receive a direct line of credit with House Ananto until they are individually self-sustaining.  House Ananto will retain its various investments in Kalistan, but each Ducal House will limit its investments, businesses, and properties to its respective duchy. 

"The Hereditary Duke or Duchess will take the name of their House, starting with the first successor after the House's founding, and members of their noble family will be exclusively entitled to use that name henceforth.  Each hereditary Duke will be entitled to membership in the Ancient Order of the Gray Smoke.  As the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Kalistan, Lady Alvarez will be responsible to oversee the building of administrative institutions across Kalistan."

Some things about the new hereditary Dukes and Duchesses:

• Lady Emily Alvarez-Caballo is 32 and a member of the Alvarez Family of Lucid City.  Her Great Aunt was Countess Margaret Alvarez-Ellison, who married Duke Mark Ananto in 5547, which makes her the cousin of Queen Nicole of Egelion.  She has previously worked as an administrative director for the outgoing Duke of Suldanor, and oversaw maintenance on both RailSur and the Lucid River Dam.
  
• Lord Gregory Bolton is Count of Jah.  He is the grandson of former Chancellor of the Empire, Dame Dianne Bolton.  He is 35 years old, and was named Count of Jah due to his family's long connection with the Institutional Party apparatus in Vrassa.  Before being selected as Count of Jah, Lord Bolton earned a Masters of Public Administration from Vrassa Duchy University.
  
• Dame Flora Martinez-Bahia, 41, is an artist and a performer from Eshar.  She earned top honors from the Odufaray Stage Actors Association, for her portray of Melanie Calloway in the the Stage performance of Sunrise over Athosia.  She is a recipient of Knighthood in Letters from the Most Excellent Order of the Anantonese Empire, for her 20 year career on contribution to Kalistani Arts.  She has deep connections to the Odufaray Philanthropic Community.
  
• Sir Johnathan Northern-Collings, 45, is the Chair of Political Science at High Bong University in High Bong, Nevaras.  He has taught for 22 years, and was elected Chair of the Kalistani Political Science Association.  His primary focus of scholarship is Kalistani Institutions.  He has served as a member of the outgoing Duke's advisory council and served the Emperor in helping to work up the policies that led to this administrative reform.
  

The new Dukes and Duchesses will take up Administration on September 1.

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