Monarchy of Belhavia
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| Aaron III of Belhavia | |||||
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| File:His Majesty Aaron III of NB.jpg His Imperial Majesty, still Crown Prince, at his Imperial coronation ceremony on January 1st, 2002. | |||||
| Emperor of Belhavia and the territories of the Empire
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| Reign | 1 January 2002 -present (22 years, 353 days) | ||||
| Coronation | January 1st, 2002 | ||||
| Predecessor | Aaron II | ||||
| Heir Apparent | Elazar I | ||||
| Grand Duke | Jacob Solomon of Aviv | ||||
| Born | 15 July 1970 Imperial Palace, Provisa, Belhavia | ||||
| Spouse | Sarah of Dakos (formerly Aurelia Rivlin of Rodarion) (m. June 1995) | ||||
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| House | House Solomon | ||||
| Father | Aaron II of Belhavia | ||||
| Mother | Rachel of Shelvoy | ||||
| Religion | Modern Orthodox Judaism | ||||
The Empire of Belhavia is a constitutional monarchy with the Emperor serving as a largely ceremonial head of state with some limited prerogative powers. The current monarch is Emperor Aaron III, who was crowned in 2002. The Belhavian monarchy is among the oldest in the world, comparable to the Prestonian and Tarsan monarchies.
Owing to the unique historical experience of the Jewish people, the monarchy of Belhavia traces its lineage to David, King of the Jews, and his father-in-law and predecessor, Saul, King of the Jews in antiquity. This line was broken during the Great Exile, and the monarchy traces its more recent historical issue to the last King of the Exilic Era, Samuel IV, who led the somewhat-folkloric Landing of the Jewish Settlers around 1300 in current-day Taveria. The monarchy was discontinued during the Century of Troubles, and it was claimed by a line of Grand Dukes until a proper restoration of the Jewish kingdom emerged in the aftermath of the War of Grand Ducal Succession (1641 - 1649), after which the victor, Eliezer of Dakos crowned himself King Eliezer I in 1650.
The Kingdom of Belhavia lasted only until 1715, when in the aftermath of Belhavia's victory in the Great Southern War, King Moshe I was crowned Emperor to popular acclaim, initiating the current line of Belhavian monarchs until this day.
While the original 1812 Constitution granted the monarch broad and wide powers as head of state, these powers were reined in the 1945 constitutional reforms during the Provisional Government regime of the early post-Galarian era.