Kingdom of the Rus

The Kingdom of the Rus was created in the 1st of June 1129 during the reign of the emperors; Demetrious and Nikolaios.

The kingdom is ruled by a Korol. The name was derived from Charles the Great (Karolus Magnus in Latin). The Korol of the Rus would serve as a viceroy of the realm, in formality, but the Korol is an independent king, in practice. The title is within the king level, superior to the princely titles but it was just beneath the title of Basilieus, which is the official title for the Roman emperors during that time. Under his rule were the Grand Princes (Veliky Knyaz) and then the lesser nobilities.

The kingdom was a brainchild of Emperor Nikolaios after getting tired of letters from various Russian nobility. All wanting to swear fealty to the emperors. Not wanting to put the Russian Princedoms into the already volatile empire, the two emperor decided to clump them together into a kingdom of their own with the Grand Prince of Novgorod as the Korol.