Duke of Spooks

The Duke of Spooks was a meaningless title created in 1412 by King Charles VI of France and tossed haphazardly upon the House of Gastonbrux, where it remained until it was abolished in 1725.

History
In 1412, King Charles VI (aka Charles the Mad) created the title Duke of Spooks and gave it to a random butcher named Bumfungler Gastonbrux. Mistakingly believing the title meant something, Bumfungler immediately took out a huge loan to buy land. It was not long until he realized he would never be able to pay this loan back so he took it up with the king, who mistook him for a witch and personally murdered him. Bumfungler's son, Dirt Gastonbrux, took on the title and the debt only to be ridiculed by every noble in the kingdom.

The title was passed on for centuries from Gastonbrux to Gastonbrux, despite the family's consistent state of abject poverty, partially due to the increasing debt from the land (which had been seized by Charles VI in 1418 and turned into a duck museum). This debt was increased as time went on due to everyone hating the House of Gastonbrux, which led to increasing insanity in the family.

All of this came to a head in 1719 when Lucius IV of the House of Gastonbrux formed an alliance with the Earl of Dung (another title created by Charles VI) and attempted to claim the throne of France, resulting in the Creepy War. This turned out to be a failure and the title was abolished in 1725.