Prince William of New Zealand (Fourteen Updates)

Since Arthur had already determined that William would be the next king, he naturally did not hesitate regarding the crown prince's status.

The most crucial step right now was to grant William his due rank and titles, lest a contest for the throne create internal discord among the royal family members.

This was not mere speculation on Arthur's part, but the result and experience handed down by a long history.

William and the others might appear harmonious at present, but who could guarantee that no one would set their heart on the throne?

Only by determining the royal heir as quickly as possible and resolving this trouble before the little ones began fighting among themselves could the royal family be stabilized.

Only when the royal family was stable would the government and the country be stable. For a monarchical nation, what might kill a ruler was often not an external enemy, but rather internal problems that usually went unnoticed.

On April 30, 1928, after brief preparations, Arthur held an enfeoffment ceremony at Saint Arthur's Fort and officially announced several new titles to the public.

First was William, the heir to the throne, whom Arthur enfeoffed as Prince of New Zealand and Duke of Auckland.

Auckland was the second-largest city in the North New Zealand State and also a quite important port city in the New Zealand region.

The title of Duke of Auckland was definitely on the higher end within the entire Australasian Noble System, to say nothing of the added weight of the Prince of New Zealand.

However, compared to the Duke of Auckland, the Prince of New Zealand was largely a nominal title.

According to the provisions in the constitution amended by Arthur, the Prince of New Zealand was an honorary title carrying no legal fiefs whatsoever and