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As of 8 April 2018, no title in the Hereditary Nobility has ever been transferred to an heir as no member of the nobility has yet passed away. | As of 8 April 2018, no title in the Hereditary Nobility has ever been transferred to an heir as no member of the nobility has yet passed away. | ||
==Names of the nobles== | ==Names of the collected nobles== | ||
During the era when Westarctica was known as the [[Achaean Territory of Westarctica]], the collected nobles were simply known as "the Nobility." In 2002, when the [[Achaean Royal Charter]] was decreed, the name was formalized as the [[Baronage]]. This name was retained in the [[Grand Ducal Charter]] of 2004. | During the era when Westarctica was known as the [[Achaean Territory of Westarctica]], the collected nobles were simply known as "the Nobility." In 2002, when the [[Achaean Royal Charter]] was decreed, the name was formalized as the [[Baronage]]. This name was retained in the [[Grand Ducal Charter]] of 2004. | ||
In September 2012, when the first [[Charter of Westarctica]] was decreed, the nobles were labeled simply "nobility," however, in the second revision of the Charter, only a month later, [[Grand Duke Travis]] first added the word "hereditary" to the article on nobility. From this time forward, the group of nobles became known as the "Hereditary Nobility." | In September 2012, when the first [[Charter of Westarctica]] was decreed, the nobles were labeled simply "nobility," however, in the second revision of the Charter, only a month later, [[Grand Duke Travis]] first added the word "hereditary" to the article on nobility. From this time forward, the group of nobles became known as the "Hereditary Nobility." | ||
===The "Old Guard"=== | |||
Starting in 2012, nobles who had received their titles prior to [[Grand Duke Travis]]' 2006 abdication from the throne became informally known as the "Old Guard" out of respect to their long service to [[Westarcica]]. | |||
==List of members of the Hereditary Nobility== | ==List of members of the Hereditary Nobility== |