The grand ennoblement ceremony arrived as scheduled.
Serrano advanced another step beyond the exalted rank of Duke, becoming one of Spain's truly rare Grand Dukes.
Primo, too, was elevated from Marquis to Duke. At the very least, his title now matched his position in the military and the government.
Having successively crushed the Carlist Wars and the Cuban Rebellion, Carlo was in high spirits and showed no stinginess whatsoever in granting titles.
Besides one Grand Duke and one Duke, this ceremony also created two Counts, seven Viscounts, and more than ten Barons. Andrew and Kaman were among those named.
Though both had received the lowest rank of Baron, they had at least entered the ranks of the Spanish nobility. Their status had risen far beyond what it had been before.
Their advancement was not reflected solely in their noble titles. Because of their merits in the war against the Cuban rebels, both had been exceptionally promoted from Second Lieutenant to Major and assigned the posts of Battalion Commander.
With Carlo's trust and their own achievements, so long as nothing unexpected happened, they would be able to climb to the rank of Regiment Commander within a few years.
Had their identity as Italians not held them back, after pacifying the Cuban Rebellion, their ranks should have risen to Lieutenant Colonel or above. Becoming a Regiment Commander would not have been impossible either.
After all, compared with Italians suddenly appearing above their heads, soldiers were more willing to accept Spaniards as their immediate superiors.
If Andrew and Kaman wanted to earn the soldiers' trust, they had to expend more effort than spanish officers.
Still, this was also a good thing. Once they had endured the soldiers' tests and climbed step by step into the upper ranks of the military, their grip over