Principality of Ledilia
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Principality of Ledilia | |
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Motto: Ad maiorem gloriam patriae. | |
Anthem: Stand still, great Ledilia | |
Rome, Castel Gandolfo, Italy | |
Capital and largest city | Warren |
Official languages | Italian, English, French |
Demonym(s) | Ledilian |
Government | Totalitarian Monarchy |
• Principe | Manuel Maria I° di Ledilia |
• Segretario Generale | Giovanni C. |
Legislature | Totalitarian Principality |
Establishment | 14 February 2019 |
Population | |
• 7 residents census | 14 citizens, |
Currency | Euro |
Time zone | CEST, CET |
The Principality of Ledilia, commonly known as Ledilia (/ˈLedilia/ Leh-dee-lee-ah) was a self-declared independent state, or more commonly known as a micronation to foreign observers that was based in Italy, Ledilia ceased existence the 31 December 2020 after a governmentcoup.
Etymology
The Principality of Ledilia, commonly known as Ledilia (/ˈLedilia/ Leh-dee-lee-ah) was a self-declared independent state, or more commonly known as a micronation to foreign observers which based in Italy, the name Ledilia come from the Royal Palace; which is high, Ledilia from Italian it's construction, name also of the political party Costrutione (which is no more a registered party).
Flag Origin
The green and white means prosperity, life, flora and neutrality, white means trasparency and the badge it's from Manuel's surname which belonged to the noble family which lived in Tuscany, he has no connections with it overall.
On 22 March 2020 the new official flag for Ledilia was published, The sand colour reminds the actual sand of Turtle Coast, the white reminds the neutrality and the older flag, the navy blue reminds the ocean colour and the Naval force of Ledilia.
Around June, the flag was changed multiple times due to appeals from members of the Royal Council.
On 22 June 2020 the flag was changed into its final form.
On 30 August 2020, the flag was changed again, and currently it's the one being used.
Formal Names
- 20 September 2018 - 23 October 2018: Empire of Ledilia
- 3 November 2018 - 1 December: Principality of Ledlia
- 1 December 2018 - 29 Jenuary 2019: Ledilian Imperial Federation
- 14 February 2019 - 30 December2020: Principality of Ledilia
History
The Empire of Ledilia and the war risks (2018)
The Empire of Ledilia was the first micronation made by Manuel I° in September 2018, it was successful and also really confusionary, the government wasn't the best and the emperor had all the power he wanted with everyone around doing the slave, the empire had bad selections and also unliked by many micronations.
The First Tomeonean War (2018)
Tomeone, the first micronation known by the emperor, where most part of the nation was copied, it made most part of the tomeonean government mad, especially the general secretary, this made many conflits, first due the ally with North Tomeone, the rebel part of Tomeone, then due the threats of war, after a weak peace and a ceasefire was established it was already broke as Ledilia was taking part to communications with North Tomeone and a war was established and conflicts where made, the lenton battle was the first one but also the last.
The "Principality of Ledlia" (2018-19)
Ledlia, was the microstate as predecessor of Ledilia, the Principality of Ledlia was considered as an "united principality", the project failed due to low funds and the inactive state of the Prince.
The Foundation of Ledilia (2018-19)
The real foundation of Ledilia was totally casual, there's a surreal story and the real one, the surreal it's the most common. Ledilia started to be thought randomly during February 2019 but already some thoughts came from December after the Ledilian Imperial Federation death, Ledilia was officially made the 14 February 2019 when Manuel Maria I° started to search about micronations, all of this research was in favor of Manuel M. which programmed a success for this micronation, all of the backstory and the assets needed were supplied by the dad's friend, which helped with ideas. The same day 4 citizens was part of the micronation and a government plan was already made. However, Manuel Maria I° is sketchy and decided to use fake names. The names Ledilinski, Romanov, Svyatopolk are all Manuel Maria I° Alias that he used on a game called Roblox and on Discord to game, the real name is obviously Manuel Maria S..
The Indipendence Day (2019)
The government declared Independence on the 13 September 2019, the principality government, the Prince and its family sent the official independence notice to the Italian government, this letter is not for public demain yet, this act is really important and underlines the Ledilian Sovereignty.
The Reform Acts (2020)
The Reform Acts were all writted during the lockdown in Italy, the task of this acts were to Reform Ledilia and bring new and original content and laws to the Principality, the acts reformed from the ground Ledilia.
First Reform Act
On 22 March 2020, the Prince approved the First Reform Act, a 6 Articles Act which would renovate Ledilia entirely. The first acts included the new Flag with the new custom palette of colours that were adopted. The act also included the new Coat of Arms and the new government structure, the introduction of the Royal Council of Ledilia and the new reform of the Ledilian United Forces, the foundation of the new branches known as the Ledilian Rangers and the Ledilian Marines.
Second Reform Act
On 25 May 2020, the Prince approved the Second Reform Act, a 5 Articles Act which would progress the renovation of Ledilia which was started with the first act. The new act included again a change of flag, the new palette and the two styles of the Flag, along with the new Coat of Arms which was adopted in June 2020. The act also included the new sub-division for the Ledilian Rangers known as the Volkspolizei with function as Police Service for Ledilia. The Third Reform Act is scheduled to be approved after the current elections.
Third Reform Act
On 3 September 2020, the Prince announced a third reform act which was being discussed with the Prime Minister, an act that was partially placed in effect during the Prince's totalitarian government. On 29 September 2020, the first act of the newly established government will be finishing to publish the Last Reform Act, which will include the following things:
- National Anthem
- Ledilian Security Forces
- New Constitution and Base Values
- New Discord Server
- New Government Communication Gateways
- And other 4 articles..
On 7 October 2020, the new government has decided to push forward the new constitution, making it one of the first things to end.
On 8 October 2020, the new government has published the new constitution on all the government handles.
Government and Politics
Law and order
Ledilia uses a Civil Law System where laws are created and amended in Parliament and the system regulated through the Ministry of Royal Justice and the Prince. It consists of the Supreme Judge and a Supreme Judge of the Ledilian Court which is a title for the prince. The Prince has a final say on all laws that are voted on in parliament. The law is enforced by the Volkspolizei.
Crime has is low but some memorable crimes are still in the Ledilian database, the Ledilian government already a prison which is in the Gandolfo Barracks instalment, this prison has only 2 prisons and crimes are punished with hours of cells, for now, the majority are punished with unpaid community service and fines, overall now that Ledilia has a capital punishment it will be applied to major crimes, the Prison can be considered a military prison with the highest bail of 6 hours.
Royal Council High Command
Role | Name |
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[RC] Prince of Ledilia | Manuel Maria I° di Ledilia |
[SG] Segretario Generale | Giovanni C. |
[SGE] Segretario Generale D'emergenza | N/A |
[SC] Supreme Judge | Manuel Maria I° di Ledilia |
Ministries
Ministry | Minister | Italian name |
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[MIA] Ministry for Internal Affairs | Rocco S. Marte | [MAI] Ministero per gli Affari Interni |
[MPD] Ministry of Defense | Giovanni C. | [MD] Ministero della Difesa |
[MIS] Ministry for Internal Security | Manuel M. I° | [MSI] Ministero per la Sicurezza Interna |
[MPI] Ministry of Public Information | Manuel M. I° | [MIP] Ministero per l'Informazione popolare |
[MEF] Ministry of Economy and Finance | HRS Deborah D. | [MEF] Ministero per l'economia e finanza |
[MCBP] Ministry for Customs | Position left un-occupied | [MDPF] Ministero per la Dogana |
[MPT] Ministry of Infrastructures | Manuel M. I° | [MPI] Ministero per le Infastrutture |
[MGJ] Ministry of Grace and Justice | Rocco S. Marte | [MG] Ministero per la Grazia e Giustizia |
[MFA] Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Manuel M. I° | [MAE] Ministero per gli Affari Esteri |
[MLD] Ministry of Labour and Agriculture | Arcangelo Von Linz | [MLA] Ministero per il Lavoro e l'Agricoltura |
[MPW] Ministry for People's Welfare | Giovanni C. | [MMS] Ministero per il Benessere Cittadino |
Political Parties
Ledilia is composed of a unicameral parliament which has political parties members representing their party, this political parties are different and follow different Ideologies, they are all administrated by an individual which can take part to micronations affairs or not, the political parties follow a defined criterion which is most used by real life.
Party Name | Party Flag | Party Leader | Ideologies | Council Seats | ||
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Avanti Patria! | AVP | Prince Father HRS Manlio | Authoritarian | 2 / 2
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Forza Ledilia | FLE | Manuel M. I° | Liberalism | 1 / 2
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Partito Democristiano Ledile | PDL | State-owned | Democristian (Ideology) | 0 / 2
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Partito Centro Sinistra Ledile | PDL | Rocco S. Marte | Socialism | 2 / 2
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Foreign Relations
Ledilian is a micronation open to diplomatic relations, Ledilia itself and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working to take contact with other micronations.
Recognised macrostates; no foreign relations
- All UN Member States
- Free Republic of Liberland
- State of Palestine
- Republic of Kosovo
- Republic of Abkhazia
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Republic of Somaliland
- North American Confederation
- Republic of Molossia
- Catalonia
- Principality of Sealand
- Principality of Seborga
States refused recognition; avoided foreign relations
- Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria)
- Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
- Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh)
- Irish Republican Army
- Niue
Unrecognized microstates; avoided recogniction
Recognised microstates; no foreign relations
- Republic of Molossia
- Empire of Atlantium
- Dominion of British West Florida
- Conch Republic
- Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands
- Hutt River
- Royal Republic of Ladonia
- Empire of Iustus
- Kingdom of Ikonia
- Empire of Austenasia
- Kingdom of Baustralia
- People's Federation of Quebec
- Confederation of Mahuset
- Republic of New Arc
- Principality of Montescano
- Abeldane Empire
- Principality of Graustark
- Wegmat
- Plushunia
- Kapreburg
Recognised states; full foreign relations
- Principality of Tomeone
- Baronato di Olislelia
- Principality of New Eiffel
- Grand Republic of Cycoldia
- Kingdom of Lytera
- Commonwealth of Naveria
Organizations
Military
The military is operated and sustained by the Ledilian Security Forces (LSF) and it's composed of 1 branch, the Landguard. The Security Forces are mantained by the National Military Found, which was created in order to provide funds to the Forces via donations or a fixed taxation.
Landguard
The Landguard are Land based corps with function of Army administrated by the Defence Council of Ledilia and by the War Command of Ledilia (WARCOM) which actives in case of Micronational War.
The is no current Chief of General Staff (CGS) and there's no current Regimental Sergeant Major.
Geography and climate
Roads and Mobility
In Ledilia there are different roads that connects each part of it, they were usually used by taxi service before it was disbanded, The vehicles of the Military personnel and by Civilians usually transit these roads.
Climate
Climate data for Ledilia (Castel Gandolfo, Italy) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.9 (66) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.2 (90) |
27.2 (81) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.2 (63) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.38 (70.48) |
Average low °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.9 (48) |
10.5 (50.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.2 (63) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.1 (52) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.83 (53.29) |
Source: https://www.ilmeteo.it/portale/archivio-meteo/Castel+Gandolfo] (2019 records) |
Ledilia, like Italy is usually more stable, although the northern regions often have thunderstorms in the afternoon/night hours and some grey and rainy days. So, while south of Florence the summer is typically dry and sunny, in the north it tends to be more humid and cloudy. Spring and Autumn weather can be very changeable, with sunny and warm weeks (sometimes with Summer-like temperatures) suddenly broken off by cold spells or followed by rainy and cloudy weeks.
City and Administrative Regions
Ledilia spread around Italy and some parts in Kenya, The government then decided to divide the Main Cities and the "Colonies" with different powers and administrated in different methods, the "Colonies" which are Administrative Regions have the right to be represented in the House of Commons (or Leeds), representant of the administrative regions have the right to vote, to request and propose laws, to help in changing laws but in referendums about the constitution, about electing a new monarch or any person relative to the Ledilinski Family and the Crown will be denied.
Name | Flag | Governor | |||||
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Cities | |||||||
Warren | Manuel M. I° | ||||||
Administrative Regions | |||||||
Lenton | Rocco S. Marte | ||||||
Plymouth | Manfredi Idger | ||||||
Turtle Coast | Edward K. Kishutu |
Economy
In Ledilia there are not developed companies and factories and the GDP is currently only maintained by the Ledit and some Jobs in Italy.
Things such as company tax has been implemented in Ledilia. it compose the minimal point for the Ledilian GDP.
Population
Demographics
In Ledilia there are 32 citizens and 19 actual residents, there are 26 Males and 6 Females in Ledilia, currently there are 10 servicemen active in the Royal Ledilian United Forces, this servicemen are all residents.
The main language is spoken in Ledilia: Italian, English and for government Ledilish. The main religion: Roman Catholicism.
Religion
In Ledilia the official religion is Roman Catholicism, the most practiced one is Protestantism and the 2nd most followed it's Atheism.
Culture
Literature
In Ledilia reading books is not a common action and just a low percentage does so. The most common one is Harry Potter
Ledilian Literature is based on international knowledge and culture, Important Italian Authors, like: Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, Giovanni Verga and many other famous literature authors are studied in Ledilia.
Art
In Ledilia there's different types of art, the most develop and researched is the national one, based on expression and symbolism, Ledilian Art can be based on few lines, but has a big meaning for the citizens in Ledilia.
In Ledilia, there are many paintings related the Symbolism, this method bases on a bunch of lines but gives a different emotion.
Entertainment in Ledilia
Main article: Lists of famous films in Ledilia
Ledilian culture has been influenced by the international culture, in Ledilia movies appreciated by the population, in Ledilia commedies are famous, and also movies made in Ledilia, the most famous filming company is the state-owned Ledilian Broadcasting Service (56%), then the 3SS with music videos (12%) and then LedMusic with collaborations for music (34%).
Music and Dance
Ledilian music is branded by a major composer, the Prince, the prince itself composed the national athem and the national march along with some famous compositions, In Ledilia there are many type of Music, from classic to pop, from pop to trap, major recording studios are the CidRecordings, the 3SS and the LedMusic. In Ledilia there are many citizens that really love to use some of Fortnite's emotes and dances, that's the most famouses dances, recently a new form of dance it's taking part to ledilian's life, in Ledilia dancing is casual and it's a method of expression, dancing it's always near a song.
Sports
In Ledilia there are many sports, the national sport is Tennisbrawl, a fictional sport created by the Prince, another important sport played is football and it's played by the majority of Ledilians, Kayak and Football are the most important sports and considered national sports in Ledilia.
Fashion and Design
Prince's sister Beatrice is a fashion journalist and she is incharge of the fashion in Ledilia and of Vogue Ledilia, the Ledilian fashion is based by the current Italian teenager fashion and modern fashion, Ledilia is based off a revolutioning concept.
Cuisine
Ledilian Cuisine is influenced by Italian Cuisine for the major part, Ledilian most important chefs came from Italy, The most trending and popular plates are listed below. The Cuisine is available at the Local Bakery store or at the "Fudgy's".
- Ledilian Toast: Warm bread, salami, cheese.
- Bistecca alla cianfanara: steak, crunchy onions.
Typical drinks
In Ledilia there are type of drinks from local culture and African culture, below are the most famous ones.
- Ledilian Traditional Chocolate Milk; Made with Goat Milk and Chocolate powder.
- Blue Gatorade
- Mint Tea, Sir Winston Tea, Rooibos
- Juice Blends, Carrot Blends.
Holidays and celebrations
Ledilia follows the Gregorian Calendary. There are 11-12 fixed public holidays, The most famous are Christmas week and the Victory day. These two means and reminds how the Principality was born.
Date | Name | Type | Notes |
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1 January | New Year's Day | Public holiday | First day of the Gregorian calendar |
7 January | Firework's day | Principality Public holiday | A festivity where all workers stop to work and the night fires fireworks. |
14 February | Foundation Day | Principality Public holiday | Celebrating the foundation of the Principality of Ledilia |
21 February | Remembrance Day | Principality Public holiday | Celebrating the Royal Ledilian United Forces |
Date varies | Easter Sunday | Public holiday | Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead |
27 April | Yay Day | Principality Public holiday | Celebrating the Yay Day, when everyone is happy and does gifts to other ones. |
1 May | National workers day | Public holiday | Celebrating the National workers day |
2 June | Italian Republic's national feast | Public holiday | Celebrating the Republic's Foundation |
Date varies | Columbus Day | Public holiday | Celebrating Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World |
13 September | Victory Day | Principality Public Holiday | Celebrating the ledilian independence from Italy |
Date varies | Cheesemoon day | Principality Public Holiday | Celebrating the first full moon of September. |
1 November | All Saints Festivity | Public holiday | Celebrating all Saint in Roman Catholicism |
25 December | Christmas | Public holiday | Celebrating the birth of Jesus; festivities |
Infrastructures
Architecture
In Ledilia there are find different buildings and different themes, The main capital building and the Royal Palace. The Gandolfo Barracks which is a heart shaped pool and the Prince's stage for parades or Speeches.
Transportation
Ledilian transportation has no such big infrastructures other than air transportation, the current ministry of infrastructures and public transit it's Christopher Caruso, Ledilia has no infrastructures other than bikes, scooters and shopping carts.
Media
Ledilian main press is administrated by the Government, The main agency is the LBS (Ledilian Broadcasting Service), This service financied by the state does boradcasting messages for all friends, they also do the national journal called "The Ledilian Times". The LBS is also incharge of press service, interviews, national journal and of course Administration of the microwiki pages.
Internet
Ledilian Government is thinking to buy a TLD which will be subject to censorship, and register their domain (.led).
Fun Facts
- the Armed Forces are denominated "Ledilian Security Forces".
- Ledilia occupies a good part of the territory for a micronation.
- Ledilia has a small minigame on a game called Roblox.
- The Principality has a NationStates page.
External links
References
- Ledilia
- English-speaking micronations
- European micronations
- Micronations established in 2018
- Micronations established in 2019
- Principalities
- Micronations in Italy
- English-speaking regions
- Monarchies
- Italian-speaking micronations
- Landlocked micronations
- Constitutional monarchies
- Democracies
- Former empires
- Christian micronations
- Former Grand Unified Micronational member states