[quote=@Dinh AaronMk]
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As a passing note in German imperial administration: the German Empire recognized the rule of internal kings up into and through the First World War up until the Empire's dissolution and transformation into the Weimar Republic. So if you want to somehow manage to claim that Hurt finangled his way into being called "King in Africa" in much the same way the Kaiser was at the same time "Emperor of Germany" and "King in Prussia" to make him distinctive from "the King in Bavaria" it'd be possible.

I say this because frankly the land claims are fairly large, notably larger than most major kingdoms. But it's up to Shyri.
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If they declared it during the Civil War, Germany would've accepted it, if only to keep yet another group from revolting and separating from the state. Then after Wilhelm IV took over, he probably wouldn't have disputed it because there's no point to after 20-30 years of them holding the title. Though, to mainland Germans, it'd probably be seen as more of on honorary title than an actual one.