Former Monarchy of Sarenium
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The monarchy of Sarenium, commonly referred to as the Saren Empire or Saren Monarchy, is the form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigned as head of state of the Empire of Sarenium and it's territories. The Saren Monarchy is deemed to have officially begun with the accession of Queen Sarnei, with historians placing this as having occurred in roughly 2500 to 2400 BCE. Accurate depictions and evidence of the existence of the monarchy prior to the writing of "The Line", is limited to songs, artwork and ill-translated texts and scrolls. The Monarchy is said to have evolved from a Kingdom located on the South Iberian coast, around modern day Cádiz to encompassing the bulk of the Iberian Peninsula by the 11th Century BCE, at which point surviving texts point to a concerted effort to expand into either Africa, or Aquitaine.
Over time, the Kingdom grew from Iberia to cover all of Africa, the Persian Plateau, the Caucuses, the Aegean Isles, and pockets of land in India, Sri Lanka, East Asia and South America. Beginning with the First Mongol Invasion, the Crown retreated en masse from the Persian Plateau and the Caucuses, and would lose the Aegean in the process of retreat. The monarchy itself has consisted of at least twenty-five royal or imperial houses. In 111 BCE, the Saren Senate was formed in the wake of the Firmhold Revolt, and in 559 CE, the influence of the Parrheonic Monasteries on the Monarchy was weakened by the passing of the Pluralism Doctrine.
The monarchy had always been passed by absolute primogeniture, leading to changes in royal or imperial house occurring when a Tribute to Hera acceded to the Throne.
In 220 BCE, under Alexander I, the Kingdom was proclaimed as an Empire, with the capital moved to modern-day Seira. Accordingly, Alexander Palace was constructed in the Atlas Mountains as a summer retreat, and is still in use by the Saren Government today, having been rebuilt and reconstructed multiple times in history, the original throne room of the Palace is intact as it's original version with Alexander's Throne unmoved. The more functional Capitoline Palace was built on what is now Parliament Island (then called Emperor's Isle) and was lost in the course of the Second Civil War, leading to the reconstruction of the modern Parliament Island on the island in one of the first Caesarian Acts. Florentine Palace served as the home to the heir to the throne prior to the abolition of the monarchy, and has been retrofit to serve as the home and office of the President of Sarenium.
The Imperial Jewels of Sarenium were moved from the Cádiz Vault to Alexander Palace in 1610 and have for the vast duration of their existence been used as partial collateral to strengthen the Saren currency of the time.
At the abolition of the monarchy, the Emperor was styled as Emperor or King of Kings depending on locality with the heir either the First Prince or Princess or less commonly the Crown Prince or Princess.