Peerage of the Oan Isles: Difference between revisions

The '''peerage of [[the Oan Isles]]''' refers to the system of ranks, titles and privileges accorded to members of the aristocratic class. Although the Oan Isles is a modern egalitarian democratic liberal nation, the system of peerages is a relic of the periods when the Oan Isles was ruled by Semi-autonomous fiefs. Because the Oan Isles has been historically isolated, it's feudal system developed independently of that of surrounding nations and became linked with [[Mauism]] in the sense that nobles had responsibility over temples and shrines within their area of competence. Thus, the Oan Isles has been able to preserve this system for hundreds of years up to the modern day. The senior-most nobles sit in the Council of Chiefs, the upper house of the Oan legislature the National Assembly. The Constitution of the Oan Isles grants the [[Emperor of PolynesiaRangitanga-a-te-Moana]] the power to bequeath, revoke, demote and promote nobles of their titles as the fount of honor. Unlike other monarchies, the Prime Minister does not have the power to advise the Emperor on noble titles. Peerages are distinct from chivalric titles and orders which are lifelong and non-hereditary awards made by the Sovereign on members of the Commoners and the Nobility alike who have contributed to the nation.