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Monarchy of Poliania

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Emperor of All Polianians
Ⰲⰾⰰⰴⰻⰽⰰ ⱀⰰ ⰲⱄⰻⱌⰽⰻ Ⱂⱁⰾⰵⱀⰻ
Vladika na vsički Poljéni
Imperial
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Incumbent
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Vizimir II
since 16 May, 1946
Details
StyleHis Imperial Majesty
Heir presumptiveGrand Princess Aleksandra
First monarchVladislav I (as King)
Alexander IV (as Emperor)
Formation30 November, 1855
ResidenceImperial Palace of Tretogor
Websitewww.imperial.po

The monarchy of Poliania (Volynian: ⰿⱁⱀⰰⱃⰽⰻⱑ ⱀⰰ Ⱂⱁⰾⰵⱀⰻⱑ tr. monárhija na Poljénija), constitutionally referred to as The Crown (Volynian: Ⰽⱁⱃⱁⱀⰰⱅⰰ tr. Korónata), is the constituional monarchy of Poliania. The monarchy comprises the reigning monarch, his/her immediate family, and the household organization which supports the monarch in the exercise of their duties. The current reigning monarch is Vizimir II, who also serves as the nation's head of state.

The Polianian monarchy traces its origins back to the princely states comprising Great Vesemir, specifically the eponymous Grand Principality of Vesemir. Over the course of several centuries, the various principalities consolidated into the Kingdom of Poliania, with former Grand Prince Vladislav I crowned as its first king. From there, Vladislav would expand Poliania eastwards into the former lands of the Empire of Arciluco. As the state consolidated its newly acquired territory, the monarchy would also consolidate, evolving into one of the most important institutions in the realm alongside the Polianian Apostolic Episemialist Church. From 1583, the royal house Atanasov usurped the thrown following a period of general unrest and peasant revolts. The Atanasovs would rule until 1801 when the last Atanasov monarch, Apostol III, abdicated. The monarchy would be restored in 1804 when Ivan Stefanov Pramatarov, a general in the Revolutionary Army seized control and crowned himself as monarch as Ivan V and founding the Stefanov dynasty. This dynasty would be short-lived, and following the marriage of Ivan's only child, the future Anastasia I, to Leopoldo, Prince of Etruria, Poliania would be ruled by members of the Etrurian-based House of Caltarini. Two weeks before the conclusion of the War of the Triple Alliance, Alexander IV would be made emperor, starting the Imperial period. Following the Great War, a constitutional referendum seeking to abolish the monarchy was defeated 52.7% in favor of retaining to 47.3% in favor of abolishing.

The monarch and their immediate family undertake various official, ceremonious, diplomatic, and representational duties. As of the 1936 constitution, the monarch is the seen as the living embodiment and personification of the Polianian State. The constitution codifies the royal styles and titulary, hereditary succession of the crown through male-preference primogeniture, compensation, and a regency contingency plan in the case of the monarch's incapacitation or minority. Because the monarchy is constitutional, the monarch has a limited role in the national government, performing functions such as bestowing honors, and appointing the minister-president. The constraints of convention and precedent significantly reduces the power able to be wielded by the monarch, making the . The Government of Poliania is referred to as His (Her) Majesty's Government.

As of 2020, the budget for the Polianian monarchy was €10.4 million (₽14.56 million).

History

Main article: List of Polianian monarchs

Grand Prince of Vesemir

Early Kingdom

Absolutism

  • Under George II, Poliania would launch unsuccessful colonial efforts in the Eastern Asterias
  • Political dormancy following defeat at the Battle of Lakamore, consolidation of political power by the Crown
  • Power of nobility (Boyars) is largely curbed under the reigns of Ivan III and Ivan IV
  • This was done by requiring nobles who were in the upper house of the Veche to stay in the capital of Tretogor
  • Last Skenderlij King, George III, died in 1601; Grand Prince Krasimir Vasilov succeeded George III
  • Royal policies eventually led to large disconnect between the peasantry and the crown, culminating in three major peasant revolts in 1606, 1619, and 1623
  • Poliania's defeat in the Ten Years' War saw the abdication of Alexander III
  • Republican revolt, inspired by the Etrurian First Republic, occurred in 1801, overthrowing the last Vasilov King Boris II

Restoration

  • Polianian Republic exists in a near state of civil war for entirety of its existence
  • In 1806, Royalist General Ivan Stefanov Pramatarov seizes control of Tretagor, effectively ending the Republic; On 12 October, 1806, he is declared King of Poliania and takes the regnal name Ivan V
  • Ivan's only child, the future Anastasia I, marries Etrurian Prince Leopoldo, the fourth son of King Adriano Augusto I
  • Succession would pass to the House of Caltarini with the ascension of Alexander IV following the Victoria's death from tuberculosis in 1846
  • Alexander IV would align the nation with Werania and married Weranic princess/prominent noblewoman X in 1850

Imperial period

Coronation portrait of Alexander IV as Emperor of Poliania.
  • Alexander IV declared war against Narozalica alongside Werania's declaration against Sunrosia
  • Alexander IV would be proclaimed emperor in the Narozalic city of Patovatra two weeks before the conclusion of the War of the Triple Alliance
  • Failed Republican revolt, inspired in part by the First Narozalic Civil War saw Alexander adopt the 1867 constitution
  • Great Collapse saw some decrease in popularity of the monarchy under the lavish spending of Leopold I
  • Leopold appoints Functionalist Kliment Bojadžiev as Minister-President in 1920; Leopold's functionalist leanings were known at the time but not outwardly so; Leopold would continue to get more involved in the day-to-day running of Poliania
  • Great War divides royal family. Leopold effectively rules as an absolute monarch alongside Bojadžiev, and Chief of General Staff Sava Savov
  • Leopold abdicates in 1934; Konstantin VII dismisses Bojadžiev and other Functionalists from government. Managed to negotiate an armistice and later peace with Grand Alliance

Modern

  • Republican referendum occurs shortly after conclusion of Great War; Monarchy is kept after achieving 52.7% of the vote; Popularity of Konstantin due to his actions in the war are believed to be sole reason
  • Konstantin signs into law the 1936 constitution; constitution places modern limits on the role of the monarchy
  • Konstantin assassinated by the republican sympathizer in 1946; is succeeded by his 12-year-old son, Vizimir II
  • Popularity of monarchy reaches all time heights

The Crown

Role

The monarch is not considered the nominal chief executive, with executive power being explicitly given to the Minister-President and their cabinet according to the 1936 constitution. The monarch is also not the commander-in-chief of the Polianian Armed Forces; this role also being given to the Minister-President. Thus, the monarch is considered largely to be a ceremonial and representative figurehead.

The monarch has no executive powers vested in him, but has several ceremonial functions that they carry out. These roles are:

  1. Appointment of the Minister-President as designated by the Veche.
  2. Apointment of Supreme Court justices as designated by the cabinet.

These duties are stipulated by Article 3 of the constitution. Despite the monarch formally appointing the Minister-President, the monarch doesn't have the ability to deny the appointment, as the constitution explicitly states "as designated by the Veche." Other duties for the monarch are stipulated in article 4 of the constitution. These duties are specifically carried out in accordance with the instruction of the Cabinet:

  1. Promulgation of laws, amendments, cabinet orders, and treaties.
  2. Opening of inaugural session of both chambers of the Veche.
  3. Dissolution of Assembly of Envoys and Assembly of the Land.
  4. Calling for the general election of both chambers of the Veche.
  5. Attestation of the appointment and dismissal of state ministers and other government officials.
  6. Awarding of honors.
  7. Awarding noble titles.
  8. Receiving ambassadors and foreign ministers.
  9. Performance of ceremonial functions.

Ceremonies regularly performed by the monarch are the Imperial Attestation, the official inauguration ceremony of the Minister-President or a justice on the High Court, and the Speech from the throne ceremony, which opens ordinary sessions of the Veche.

Although the monarch is not considered to be the command-in-chief, the monarch is still considered to be the foremost representative of the Polianian defense establishment and holds the highest rank available in each of the service branches. The current monarch, Vizimir II, ranks as a four star admiral in the Polianian Navy and a general in the Polianian Army and Polianian Air Force.

In addition to constitutionally mandated roles, the monarch and members of the Imperial Family undertake a variety of official, unofficial and other representative duties within Poliania and abroad. The monarch and their family play an important role in state visits to Poliania, and conduct state visits to other nations on behalf of Poliania. Members of the Imperial Family may represent the monarch in lesser functions both domestically and abroad.

Inviolability and lèse majesté

The Emperor/Empress and immediate members of the Imperial Family has absolute immunity, and are protected from prosecution for acts carried out in the monarch's name. This functions similar to sovereign immunity seen in other constitutional monarchies, such as Caldia and Werania. Because of sovereign immunity, the reigning monarch cannot be charged and tried in any court in Poliania, both in criminal and civil cases. Although absolute immunity only applies to the reigning monarch and their immediate family, legislation passed in 1988, other members of the Imperial Family can only be tried by the High Court of Poliania.

Lèse majesté exists within Poliania. The monarch is viewed to be the embodiment and personification of Poliania, and criticizing the monarch was seen as criticizing the state. The maximum punishment for cases is four months in jail and a fine of up to ₽7,000 (€5,000). Current lèse majesté laws extend to the heiress presumptive, empress consort, other immediate family members of the reigning monarch, the Minister-President, and visiting foreign dignitaries. Prosecution under lèse majasté requires the approval of the Minister-President and Cabinet. Between 2006 and 2019, a total of 13 cases were prosecuted, the latest being in April, 2017 when a woman insulted Emperor Vizimir II, calling him a "rapist, murderer and thief," and was sentenced to 14 days in jail and to pay a ₽500 (€420).

Styles, titles, and the Font of Honor

According to the 1936 constitution, the official title of the monarch is Emperor of All Polianians.

Prior to 1936, the monarch had several other titles relating to House Caltarini that could be used. These include:

Supreme Sovereign of Etruria, King of Tyrrenhus, Novalia, Carinthia, Protector of Povelia, Carvagna, Torrazza, and Ossuccio

According to Decree 237, which regulates titles, treatments, and honor of the Imperial family and regents, the monarch and their partner, the Emperor/Empress consort, would be formally addressed as "His and Her Majesty" (Their Majesty). A King consort, the husband of an empress regnant, would also be given the address "His Majesty." Widows and widowers of the monarch are allowed to retain their styles until they remarry, should they choose to do so. The heir holds the title "Grand Prince of Vesemir" from birth and other titles associated with the heir apparent. These other titles include Prince of Redania and Duke of Losniza. Other children of the monarch and the children of the heir apparent are given the title prince/princess and are addressed as His/Her Royal Highness. Children of a Prince/Princess are given the princely title Vojvoda/Vojvodiča and are addressed as "His/Her Excellency." Great grandchildren of the reigning monarch are not conferred any special titles.

The monarch's position as the Font of Honor is specified in Article 5. Nobility and other titles are created by the "grace of the Sovereign," and are inheritable. The letters patent may not be sold. Titles are passable to the Crown once a vacancy in the title is observed. Succession for these titles follow three models: Succession by Assignment (heir is designated), Succession by Distribution (titles are distributed among children, with eldest getting the highest), or by cognatic primogeniture. The Minister-President and cabinet may suggest civil servants and other people of distinction who have made a great contribution to the social, economic, political, or scientific standing of the nation.

In addition to peerages, the monarch can grant military and civil orders awards of distinction on the advice of government. These medals include the Imperial Cross of Saint Miletsa of Novigrad, the nation's most prestigious award, the Pour le Mérite, the nation's highest military award for gallantry, the Order of Military Merit, Order of Naval Merit, and the Imperial and Military Order of Saint Vladimir, among others.

Succession and regency

Grand Princess Aleksandra is the current heir presumptive of Poliania.

The Crown of Poliania is inherited through male-preference primogeniture succession, and is regulated through Decree 538. The decree states specifically:

The Crown of Poliania shall be inherited by the successors of His Majesty, Konstantin VII Premislov z Kaltarini. Succession to the throne shall follow the regular order of primogeniture, the first line having preference over subsequent lines; and within the same line, the closer over the remote, male over female, and of the same sex, eldest over the youngest.

Male-preference primogeniture has been used since the Acts of Succession in 1806, following the restoration of the monarchy by Ivan V in 1806. Following the birth of Grand Princess Aleksandra in 1965, it was briefly proposed that the succession would be amended to absolute primogeniture, but was postponed shortly after. The birth of Aleksandra's eldest child, Adelajda, in 1996, talks about amending succession were once again brought up but so far have no action has been taken. Because succession is codified in the constitution, any amendment to it would have to pass a public referendum in addition to securing 75% of the vote in both chambers of the Veche.

If the current line becomes extinct, the constitution reserves the right for the Veche to elect a new monarch based on the "needs of Poliania." The 1936 constitution disinherits members of the Imperial family that marry against the expressed prohibition of the Veche and reigning monarch. In addition, abdications and renunciations must be handled through organic acts passed by the Veche. Unlike the standard succession, these acts would be considered standard pieces of legislation that would acknowledge the abdication or renunciation.

Constitutionally, succession to the Crown of Poliania is:

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