I've had a fascination with the different titles you could aquire and was wondering if one could possibly become Jarl in, say Markarth, Solitude, or Whiterun?
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It is not possible to supplant any of the existing NPCs as Jarl in the base game. (I wouldn't put it past someone having created a mod to do so, however)
The closest you can get is to become "Thane", which you can do for each of the 9 holds, and will earn you a Housecarl (a la Lydia) and let you clear your bounty from the relevant hold guards, once.
2Vanilla-wise, there is no way to become Jarl of any city (as unfortunate as that is).
If you use mods there is a specific mod for Skyrim (not SE), that allows you to become the Jarl of Ivarstead (which isn't a major city, but allows you to simulate a Jarl-like lifestyle)
There's no way in vanilla. However, there is a mod to become High King of Skyrim. This would then force all other Jarls to report to you...the Jarl of Jarls.
(Oldrim) Become High King of Skyrim: ? (SSE) Become High King of Skyrim: ?
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