diff --git a/src/cascadia/Remoting/Monarch.cpp b/src/cascadia/Remoting/Monarch.cpp
index cfac14f3011..5aa35ca425e 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/Remoting/Monarch.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/Remoting/Monarch.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::implementation
         // Add an event listener to the peasant's WindowActivated event.
         peasant.WindowActivated({ this, &Monarch::_peasantWindowActivated });
 
+        // TODO:projects/5 Wait on the peasant's PID, and remove them from the
+        // map if they die.
+
         return newPeasantsId;
     }
 
@@ -91,24 +94,6 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::implementation
         _mostRecentPeasant = peasantID;
     }
 
-    void Monarch::SetSelfID(const uint64_t selfID)
-    {
-        this->_thisPeasantID = selfID;
-        // Right now, the monarch assumes the role of the most recent
-        // window. If the monarch dies, and a new monarch takes over, then the
-        // entire stack of MRU windows will go with it. That's not what you
-        // want!
-        //
-        // In the real app, we'll have each window also track the timestamp it
-        // was activated at, and the monarch will cache these. So a new monarch
-        // could re-query these last activated timestamps, and reconstruct the
-        // MRU stack.
-        //
-        // This is a sample though, and we're not too worried about complete
-        // correctness here.
-        _setMostRecentPeasant(_thisPeasantID);
-    }
-
     bool Monarch::ProposeCommandline(array_view<const winrt::hstring> /*args*/,
                                      winrt::hstring /*cwd*/)
     {
diff --git a/src/cascadia/Remoting/Monarch.h b/src/cascadia/Remoting/Monarch.h
index a79cd7754fd..bacea9731fd 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/Remoting/Monarch.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/Remoting/Monarch.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::implementation
 
         uint64_t AddPeasant(winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::IPeasant peasant);
 
-        void SetSelfID(const uint64_t selfID);
-
         bool ProposeCommandline(array_view<const winrt::hstring> args, winrt::hstring cwd);
 
     private:
diff --git a/src/cascadia/Remoting/Peasant.cpp b/src/cascadia/Remoting/Peasant.cpp
index cd8b98fe55a..3dbb6e36081 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/Remoting/Peasant.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/Remoting/Peasant.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ using namespace ::Microsoft::Console;
 
 namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::implementation
 {
-    Peasant::Peasant()
+    Peasant::Peasant() :
+        _ourPID{ GetCurrentProcessId() }
+    {
+    }
+    Peasant::Peasant(const uint64_t testPID) :
+        _ourPID{ testPID }
     {
     }
 
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::implementation
 
     uint64_t Peasant::GetPID()
     {
-        return GetCurrentProcessId();
+        return _ourPID;
     }
 
     bool Peasant::ExecuteCommandline(const Remoting::CommandlineArgs& args)
@@ -38,24 +43,9 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::implementation
 
         _ExecuteCommandlineRequestedHandlers(*this, args);
 
-        // auto argsProcessed = 0;
-        // std::wstring fullCmdline;
-        // for (const auto& arg : args)
-        // {
-        //     fullCmdline += argsProcessed++ == 0 ? L"sample.exe" : arg;
-        //     fullCmdline += L" ";
-        // }
-        // wprintf(L"\x1b[32mExecuted Commandline\x1b[m: \"");
-        // wprintf(fullCmdline.c_str());
-        // wprintf(L"\"\n");
         return true;
     }
 
-    void Peasant::raiseActivatedEvent()
-    {
-        _WindowActivatedHandlers(*this, nullptr);
-    }
-
     Remoting::CommandlineArgs Peasant::InitialArgs()
     {
         return _initialArgs;
diff --git a/src/cascadia/Remoting/Peasant.h b/src/cascadia/Remoting/Peasant.h
index e2181690e2b..d24d6c11656 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/Remoting/Peasant.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/Remoting/Peasant.h
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #include "Peasant.g.h"
 #include "../cascadia/inc/cppwinrt_utils.h"
 
+namespace RemotingUnitTests
+{
+    class RemotingTests;
+};
 namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::implementation
 {
     struct Peasant : public PeasantT<Peasant>
@@ -15,18 +19,19 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::implementation
 
         bool ExecuteCommandline(const winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::CommandlineArgs& args);
 
-        void raiseActivatedEvent();
         winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::CommandlineArgs InitialArgs();
         TYPED_EVENT(WindowActivated, winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable, winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable);
         TYPED_EVENT(ExecuteCommandlineRequested, winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable, winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::CommandlineArgs);
 
     private:
+        Peasant(const uint64_t testPID);
+        uint64_t _ourPID;
+
         uint64_t _id{ 0 };
 
         winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::CommandlineArgs _initialArgs{ nullptr };
 
-        // array_view<const winrt::hstring> _args;
-        // winrt::hstring _cwd;
+        friend class RemotingUnitTests::RemotingTests;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cascadia/UnitTests_Remoting/RemotingTests.cpp b/src/cascadia/UnitTests_Remoting/RemotingTests.cpp
index ac96debf541..3cf4f8d92f8 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/UnitTests_Remoting/RemotingTests.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/UnitTests_Remoting/RemotingTests.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ using namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal;
     name.attach(&_local_##name##);                            \
     auto cleanup = wil::scope_exit([&]() { name.detach(); });
 
+#define MAKE_PEASANT(name, pid)                               \
+    Remoting::implementation::Peasant _local_##name##{ pid }; \
+    com_ptr<Remoting::implementation::Peasant> name;          \
+    name.attach(&_local_##name##);                            \
+    auto cleanup = wil::scope_exit([&]() { name.detach(); });
+
 namespace RemotingUnitTests
 {
     class RemotingTests
@@ -26,6 +32,7 @@ namespace RemotingUnitTests
         END_TEST_CLASS()
 
         TEST_METHOD(CreateMonarch);
+        TEST_METHOD(CreatePeasant);
 
         TEST_CLASS_SETUP(ClassSetup)
         {
@@ -52,4 +59,23 @@ namespace RemotingUnitTests
                          L"A Monarch with an explicit PID should use the one we provided");
     }
 
+    void RemotingTests::CreatePeasant()
+    {
+        auto p1 = winrt::make_self<Remoting::implementation::Peasant>();
+        VERIFY_IS_NOT_NULL(p1);
+        VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(GetCurrentProcessId(),
+                         p1->GetPID(),
+                         L"A Peasant without an explicit PID should use the current PID");
+
+        Log::Comment(L"That's what we need for window process management, but for tests, it'll be more useful to fake the PIDs.");
+
+        auto expectedFakePID = 2345u;
+        MAKE_PEASANT(p2, expectedFakePID);
+
+        VERIFY_IS_NOT_NULL(p2);
+        VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(expectedFakePID,
+                         p2->GetPID(),
+                         L"A Peasant with an explicit PID should use the one we provided");
+    }
+
 }