Monarchy of Greater Antillia
The monarchy of Greater Antillia (Creole-Antillian: Monarchie de la Grande Antille), commonly referred to as The Crown (Coventrian: a coroa) is an established institution dating back over two thousand years. A common metonym for the monarchy is The Golden Stool, the traditional seat of power for monarchs on the Greater Antillia archipelago. The Antillian monarchy is comprised of the reigning monarch, King Guilherme IV, his family, and the royal household which supports the monarch in his duties.
History
The Crown, royal prerogatives, and constitutional role
Under the constitution of Coventrey certain prerogatives and powers are vested in the monarch as sovereign of the kingdom; with the constitution specifying that the monarch is the head of state serving as a symbol of the country and acting as a moderator of the countries institutions.
The powers of the King directly prescribed in the constitution are:
- The sanction and promulgate the laws
- To summon and dissolve the Gbara Gerais
- To appoint and or remove the Prime Minister
- To appoint and dismiss members of the government, at the advice of the Prime Minister
- To issue royal decrees, approved by the State Council
- To confer civil, military, and royal court offices, honours and distinctions at his discretion.
- To preside over meetings of the State Council, the Council of Ministers whenever he sees fit.
- To command the armed forces
- To exercise the right of clemency and royal mercy at his discretion.
- To exercise the royal patronage of institutions at his discretion.
Styles, titles and the Fount of Honour
The constitution of Greater Antillia defines the monarch's official title as King of United Kingdom of Greater Antillia, but the King has historically used other titles in addition to their primary title.
The monarch's full style has monarch is:
- His Most Faithful Majesty [Name], By the Grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Greater Antillia and Taino; King beyond the pillers; King of Coventrey, Caraïbes, Kongo, Angola, Benguela, Matamba, Ndongo, Anizco, Cacongo, Loango, Akan, and Dahomey; Prince of Saint-Domingue and Hispaniola; Duke of Powhatan, Manitoba, and Senaca, Marquess of Iroquois, Ontario, and Newfoundland, Hereditary Count of Coventria; Count of Pilkington, Girona, Viana, Oneida, and Cayuga; Lord of the Alcacer, Lord of the Seven cities, Lord of the Yaraba and Mauri, and so forth, and so forth, and so forth.
In his position as fount of hounor, the monarch of Greater Antillia is the granter of civil, military, royal court offices, and all other honours decorations. In this role the monarch his grand master of the following Coventrian orders Order of Tower, Order of the Stewards, Order of Saint Francis, Order of the Restoration Cross, Order of Pedro III, and the Order of the Rose,
Inviolability and lèse majesté
Under the constitution and by royal tradition the Antillian monarch possess sovereign immunity and is personally immune from persecution for acts committed in his name, he therefore is not responsible to the Cortes Gerais nor is he held accountable for any action taken in his name . As a result his acts are not valid unless countersigned by a minister of the government
As a result of his sacred role, special laws exist in Greater Antillia that make it lèse majesté, or an offence to defame or insult the King, the Queen, their ancestors and or their descendants of the royal house; extending to the Prime Minister as the Sovereign's appointed officer. Such offences refers to insults or defamations deemed harmful to the monarch's role as sovereign of the nation Historically such offenses carried with it charges of treason.
Succession rules
Contemporary monarchy
Popularity
The monarchy has traditionally enjoyed wide support and popularity with Antillian citizens favoring the institution above other institutions and believing it paramount in the maintenance of democracy in the country. As of 2020 the Coventrian monarchy enjoys an approval rating of over 81%.
Royal Household of the King
The Royal Household and by extension the Royal Court is the organization responsible for supporting and facilitating the monarch and members of the royal family in the fulfillment of their duties and responsibilities.
The Royal household is overseen by the TBA.
Residences
There are a number of royal residences that are at the disposal of the sovereign as monarch of the Kingdom of Coventrey, they include the official residence at TBA.