Like how do you even get one of those I thought oh just marry and you’ll become a noble but it’s something like becoming a citizen
In some other isekai I've read I think if you're rich enough you can buy a title. Like how rich merchants can rise from being a commoner to a barron or smth.
That’s pretty dope
But it sounds like nothing much changes what would happen if the merchant loses their source of income?
They could possibly lose their title then..
Its was quite common back in the day. You could be "adopted" into a branch noble family. Often aristocrats would inherit noble families but have the following problems: 1. no direct descendants 2. have an heir but high debts. Wealthy merchant/middle-class families would pay a hefty sum of money to gain a nobles title (often with a portion of land or a business which would continue to bring money to the destitute aristocrat). But even without it, for a Duke this would be easy. Most nobles would love to tie their family to a Dukedom, hence there would be no limit on offers of "adopting a daughter" especially when that "daughter" will become the Duchess. Of course, both male heads of families would make the decision, and then suddenly XX Baron had a sickly daughter who was kept hidden and worked as a maid for fear of her life since she was promised to the duke at a young age blah blah blah. The XX Baron family gets prestige of having a Duke as a son-in-law (and potentially a down payment & also the Duke would give them the generous Dowry that they would supply to him during the time of marriage) . Its would be a huge win for the aristocratic family and they would keep this secret with their lives as forgery of "noble" status is a serious crime.
Buying her a noble title. Wtaf