In the Yulan continent, only an Emperor of an Empire had the authority to give his siblings the title of ‘Prince’.
The status of a ‘Prince’ of an Empire was roughly equivalent to that of a ‘King’ in one of the kingdoms. At most, a King could confer the title of ‘Duke’ upon his siblings. That was the limit.
The ‘Grand Dukes’ ruling over the Duchies were in fact nothing more than Dukes as well.
Empire. Kingdom. Duchy. The ranks progressively went down at each level.
Duke Patterson?
The younger brother of the King of Fenlai?
Linley knew very well that the Boleyn clan, the royal clan of the kingdom of Fenlai, was an extremely powerful clan. Both of the Boleyn brothers were extremely powerful warriors. King Clayde was known as the pride of Fenlai, precisely because he was also a warrior of the ninth rank.
As for Patterson, although he couldn’t match up to his older brother, he too was a warrior of the seventh rank. At the very least, he was considered a powerful person.