Monarchy of Scanonia
| King of Scanonia | |
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| Skånskarnas konung | |
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| Incumbent | |
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| Frederick VIII since 21st of July 2009 | |
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| Style | His Majesty |
| Heir apparent | Charles, Crown Prince of Scanonia |
| First monarch | Gustav the Wise |
| Formation | Unknown, around 4th century AD |
| Residence | Kristianstad Palace |
| Website | kungahuset.sk |
The monarchy of Scanonia is constitutional, hereditary and popular monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Kingdom of Scanonia has been a monarchy since time immemorial, while from 17th century up until Great Astyrian War Scanonia was in a personal union with Noordenstaat. Before the Nassau Union, Scanonia was elective monarchy, where several royal families held the throne, most notably the House Gästrik, which held the throne for nearly two centuries (10-12 century AD). In 1371, King Olaf IV had a single daughter, princess Ingrid, who married Noordenstaater King Albert II, which, thanks to the agnatic primogeniture made him successor to the throne, effectively creating the real union between the two countries. During the real union from 1371 until the independence in 1921, Scanonia shared a hereditary monarch with Noordenstaat from the House Nassau. After the independence, Prince Gustav of the cadet branch House Oldenburg became Scanonian monarch.
Nowadays, Scanonia is a representative, parliamentary democracy based on popular souvereignty as described in the Basic Law of Scanonia. In 1970 amendment, monarch's role was described as representative, ceremonial and symbolic. Today, members of the Scanonian royal family perform numerous of official and unofficial representative duties within Scanonia and abroad.
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