Cecil's idea was what I was about to propose regarding yo-yoing. The number requires could be say 2 larger (at GD level) if they are all baronets and 1 larger if there is nothing else above a baron to balance it out and create incentive to have higher nobles in your lands. It would also eliminate the problem with the broken chain: one noble in the middle breaks, the rest are still sworn to the higher lord but can of course choose to break away as well instead of having to break and rewear to the higher.
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