Five Dukes

The Five Dukes are a group of lords in Beelzenian aristocracy granted their title by the Emperor. Inherited by the eldest head of each of its families, each of the Five Dukes governed a large portion of the Empire's territory and was responsibly for the region's economic and militaristic stability.

History
Established as part of the hierarchy of the Beelzenian Empire, the Five Dukes ruled over the different regions of the expanding empire throughout the first century EC, including the Oruhari family duke in Grabia, the Venomania family duke in Asmodean, and a duke in the Lucifenia region. In late EC 135, Duke Ilotte and his family were slaughtered by their firstborn son, Cherubim. Taking up his younger brother's identity, the boy masqueraded as the real Duke while abducting numerous women throughout the Asmodean region. In EC 137, the "Duke Sateriasis Venomania" was assassinated by Count Kachess Crim of the Kingdom of Marlon.

Sometime afterward, the Conchita family were counted among the Five Dukes families due to their connection to the Beelzenian Royal Family and the title of Duke was bestowed to the family's current head. Inherited by Muzuri Conchita in the late third century EC, Duke Muzuri died of a heart attack in August, EC 321. Afterwards, Empress Juno selected his daughter, Banica, as his successor. Banica later became apostate and soon after disappeared in August of EC 325. By the EC 500s, the Oruhari family continued to inherit the title of Duke.

Curiosities

 * The surnames for three of the six families known to have been made part of the Five Dukes are unknown.
 * Each of the Five Dukes is able to bestow a title to a warrior who earned prestige on the battlefield; the title's name is derived from the Duke's family's name.