Creating a new duchy

[Velax]

I'm sure this must have been asked before, but I can't find it. If a ruler creates a new duchy, is the lord of the "Initial Region" automatically made its duke, or can the ruler choose it?

[Telrunya]

The Lord of the Region automatically becomes the Duke. It's explained at the Create a New Duchy part.

[Anaris]

If a ruler creates a new duchy, is the lord of the "Initial Region" automatically made its duke

I believe so, yes.

[Velax]

The Lord of the Region automatically becomes the Duke. It's explained at the Create a New Duchy part.

So it is. I'll blame tiredness for that one. So the only way to have a different duke is for the original one to step down or lose the position somehow?

[Indirik]

Correct. You cannot create a new "empty" duchy. The lord chosen is automatically promoted to duke, and his region automatically joins the new duchy, and is removed from the old duchy.

[Tom]

Basically "creating a duchy" is really promoting a lord to duke.