Olympia PBEM

17.8: Status

The number of provinces a noble controls determines his status or rank:

provinces       rank
---------       ----
   1-3          lord
   4-7          knight
   8-11         baron
  12-15         count
  16-19         earl
  20-22         marquess
   23+          duke

In addition, if a character has control over every province in a region, and the region contains at least 15 provinces, then the character is given the rank of king.

Provinces may be directly owned, if the noble is the owner of a castle, or indirectly, through other pledged nobles.