Monarchy of Great Nortend

King of the Kingdom of Nortend, Cardoby and Hambria
Coat of Arms of Great Nortend
Incumbent
Alexander II since 30th April 2003
Details
Style	His Majesty
Heir apparent	William, Prince of Rhise
Residence	Palace of St Michael'sgate, Lendert-with-Cadell

The monarchy of Great Nortend, commonly known as the Erbonian or Nortan monarchy, is the semi-constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of Nortend, Cardoby and Hambria, as well as of its colony of St Parth and Hastia. The current monarch and and Sovereign Lord of the Kingdom is Alexander II, who acceded to the throne on the 30th of April, 2003 after the death of Catherine II.

Constitutional and legal role

The Crown is the legal embodiment of the Kingdom as a nation or state, with the Sovereign from time to time as the physical and temporal manifestation of the institution. The Sovereign's image represents the sovereignty of the Great Nortend, and is thus used on coins of the official currency of the Realm, the pound marten, appears on stamps issued by the General Post Office, and is hung and displayed in Government buildings, churches, schools and private buildings across the country.

The Sovereign wields all of the legislative, executive, military, investigative and judicial powers with regards to his dominion, and could be in theory considered an absolute monarch inasmuch as he may do any thing he likes, subject only to the judgment of God. In practice, however, he takes little direct part in the day-to-day governance of the Kingdom, but rather delegates his temporal powers to the officials of the Curia Regis: legislative powers to the High Court of the Parliament, executive powers to the Privy Council and his Ministers, military powers to his Armies and Navies, investigative powers to determine fact to his Crown Inquisitors, and judicial powers to his judges and justices.

To an extent, however, the Sovereign remains deeply involved with the operations of the country when he desires. Declining of assent to bills presented by the Parliament is not uncommon, and the Sovereign has on many previous occasions directly ordered executive action or determined particular judicial cases per se.

Liegeance is the paramount consideration under the uncodified constitutional practice of Great Nortend. The principles of liegeance form a legal and moral relationship between Sovereign and subject, which is the basis of the law of the country. Crimes are considered to be wrongs against the Crown, and thus are punishable by the Crown in the criminal courts, and on a similar basis, wrongs against fellow subjects are considered to be punishable by the Crown in the common courts.

Religious role

The Sovereign holds the title and position as Supreme Governour of the Church Mundane and Vicar of Christ, being the head of the Church of Nortend. He is not, however, considered a clergyman. The Sovereign appoints the primate of the Church, as well as the cardinals, archbishops, bishops, deans, priests, deacons, subdeacons and archdeacons of the Church of Nortend.

Origins

See also: History of Great Nortend

The origins of the Erbonian monarchy of Nortend, Cardoby and Hambria lie in the separate Kingdom of Nortend and Cardoby, and the Kingdom of Hambria, which were united in the Acts of Cleaving in the 18th century.

The former kingdom arose from the kingdoms of the Nords, Sexers and Cardes, who were Arlethic tribes from Lorecia who settled in the regions of the Isles of Erbonia in the 3rd to 4th centuries. Despite the rise of up to ten smaller kingdoms, under successive kings the Kingdom of the Nords managed to conquer and claim rule over the entire region.

The Kingdom of Hambria originated in the much older Ethlorek peoples in the modern-day region of Hambria, known as the Hoes. Though they were numerous small tribes, they grew to recognise the Cothen tribe as superior and thereby established the Kingdom of Cothen, which later became known as the Kingdom of Hambria.

List of monarchs

House of Lanort of Nortend

• Æthelbert 512–515
• Edward the Elder 516–533
• Edward the Young 534–545
• Æthelwolf 546–578
• Fredwin the Sick 579–598
• Cuthbert 599–634

House of Lanort of Nortend and Cardoby

• Fredwin Longlobes 634–712
• St. Oslac 713–733
• Egbert 734–754

Interregnum

House of Mure of Nortend and Cardoby

• Hartmold the Great 756–798
• Æthelfrey 799–823
• Erwin the Stiff 824–839
• St. Edmund the Great 840–894
• Godfrey 895–921
• Henry I 922–935
• Henry II 936–963

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• Erwin 964–970
• Edmund II 971–972

House of Barmast

• Gerolph 973–1003
• Geoffrey 1004–1019
• Jane 1020–1046
• Edward I 1047–1068
• Richard I 1069–1082
• Richard II 1083–1111
• Stephen 1112–1146
• Edmund III 1147–1179
• Henry III 1180–1201
• Harold 1203–1232
• Hartmold II 1233–1253
• Edmund IV 1254–1267

House of Dester

• Eltbold 1268–1289
• Peter I 1290–1312
• William 1313–1334
• Henry IV 1335–1378
• Peter II 1379–1403
• Charles I 1404–1425
• Charles II 1426 – 1455
• Peter III 1456–1468
• Albert 1469–1493
• Peter IV 1494–1518

House of Anthord pre–Oln

• William II 1519–1554
• George I 1555–1566
• Edmund V 1567–1593
• Charles III 1594–1603
• Alexander I 1604–1668
• William III 1669–1703
• Edmund VI 1704–1736
• Mary 1736–1777

House of Oln

• George II 1778–1782
• John of Hall 1783–1788
• Catherine II 1789–1812

House of Anthord post–Oln

• Edmund VII 1813–1867
• Henry VI 1868–1889
• Edmund VIII 1890–1903
• Edmund IX 1904–1955
• George III 1956–1963
• Catherine II 1963–2003

House of Anthord–Mere–Lucas

• Alexander II 2004–present