Monarchy of Ebenthal

King of Ebenthal
Coat of arms of Ebenthal
Incumbent
Arthur II since 29 December 2019
Details
Style	His Majesty
Heir apparent	Hector, Prince Royal
First monarch	Arthur I
Formation	11 August 2014
Residence	Bubbington Palace, Saxenfurt
Appointer	Hereditary

The monarchy of Ebenthal is the political institution at the core of Ebenthal's unitary mixed structure. It is a hereditary semi-constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary system, on which the monarch is both Head of State and co-Head of Government. As per the Ebenthaler constitution, the Monarch is Sovereign in his own right and is titled King of Ebenthal. All powers of the state derive from the Monarch who is, therefore, the embodiment of the state. The Royal Household Law governs the line of succession which takes place following semi-salic law. The current Monarch is King Arthur II, who ascended the throne on 29 December 2019, ending the interregnum which followed the deposition of the House of Beato.

The Monarch and their immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial, diplomatic and representational duties. As the monarchy is semi-constitutional, the monarch retains some executive political functions such as appoint the Archchancellor, grant assent or veto bills, dissolve the parliament, appoint members of the upper chamber, the judiciary and the municipal Chiefs Executive, and to bestow honors and titles. In addition, the Monarch is the commander-in-chief of the Royal Cybernautics and all eventual military. Ultimate executive authority formally lies with the Monarch, although from the enactment of the Ebenthaler Constitution of 2024 it has been exercised on the government's advice.

The Ebenthaler monarchy traces its origins from the Kingdom of Roschfallen, an unrecognized microstate (micronation) established in January 2014. The first rulers of modern-day Ebenthal were hereditary dukes and high commissioners of the historical Roschfallenian department of Gros Morne. By August 2014, amidst a political crisis centered around the King of Roschfallen, Arthur Beato, 1st Duke of Gallar and High Commissioner of the Roschfallenian Deparment of Gros Morne declared its independence and merged it with the lands of other separatist nobles, founding the Kingdom of Ebenthal and establishing the Ebenthaler monarchy of which he was the first monarch.

History

Formation

On his 16th birthday, 28 January 2014, Brazilian micronationalist Arthur van der Bruyn founded the Kingdom of Roschfallen, proclaiming his family's holdings in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Magé and Saquarema as independent from the Federative Republic of Brazil and incorporating them into his new sovereign state, of which he was King. Immediately after doing so, Arthur began establishing a network of friends and allies so that he could form a government. In some cases, by becoming part of the first functional government of Roschfallen, and being ennobled in the process, these nobles ceded sovereignty over their estates—or those of their families—to the Roschfallenian monarchy and, in turn, received from the Monarch the right to administer them in perpetuity as fiefs. Thus expanding the borders of Roschfallen, the new country was subdivided into departments, and the landed nobles were made High Commissioners over the departments of which their estates were part.

Not much later, however, on 16 July 2014, a political crisis erupted when King Arthur I, in defiance of the decision of the Council of Fools, the parliament of Roschfallen, issued a decree curtailing much of the autonomy of the High Commissioners and concentrating power in the monarchy. Arthur Beato, 1st Duke of Gallar, then Chairman of the Council of Fools, promptly organized a parliamentary opposition to the Sovereign's actions. However, rather than receive the council delegation's call for dialogue, the Monarch dissolved parliament and threatened to remove the noble parliamentarians involved in the opposition. Ousted from power, as a countermeasure, the Duke of Gallar proclaimed the separation of his family's possessions from Roschfallen and founded, on 11 August 2014, the Republic of Gallar. He was followed in doing so by Mark Paul, 1st Prince of Iriland, and Thiago Walker, 1st Duke of Grünewald, who then joined their own properties to Gallar's. Two days later, on 13 August 2014, the three united nobles formally proclaimed the founding of the Kingdom of Ebenthal and acclaimed the Duke of Gallar as King Arthur I of Ebenthal.

Reform

Upon his accession in 2014, Arthur I reigned for almost five years until his abrupt abdication on 24 June 2019 to pursue his studies in Europe. He was succeeded by his younger brother Matthew I, who reigned briefly until his deposition on 27 September 2019, the result of a deep political crisis in which the Monarch attempted to transform the country into an absolute monarchy. This culminated in the 2019 Ebenthaler interregnum. Following the deposition of King Matthew I, a regency was established under Raphael, Prince of Soussen, who after himself rejecting the crown of Ebenthal, was tasked with finding someone to accept it. On 15 December 2019 Raphael offered the Ebenthaler crown to the King of Roschfallen, who had previously ruled over the national territory when it was part of Roschfallen. Abiding by the condition that the kingdoms of Roschfallen and Ebenthal could not be reunited, on 29 December 2019 the Roschfallenian monarch accepted the crown and became King of Ebenthal with the regnal name Arthur II.

Upon ascending the Ebenthaler throne, on 15 August 2020 Arthur II issued a decree changing the styles of address of the monarch from Most Gracious Majesty to Majesty, and of the Heir Prince from Gracious Highness to Royal Highness. Later on 11 April 2021, the Monarch promulgated the Royal Household Law, which regulates the titles and styles of address of members of the Royal Household, as well as who its members are and matters pertaining to the line of succession. The following year, on 5 February 2022, Arthur II adopted the semi-salic law as the governing principle of succession to the Ebenthal throne, replacing Absolute primogeniture.

Constitutional role

According to the constitution, the monarch (otherwise referred to as the sovereign or "His/Her Majesty, abbreviated H.M.) is the head of state and co-head of government (along with the Archchancellor). The King's image is used to signify Ebenthaler sovereignity and government authority. Oaths of allegiance are made to the King and his lawful successors. Compared to a traditional constitutional monarchy, the Ebenthaler monarch has broad government powers. He appoints the Archchancellor, who in turn appoints the Ministers of State. He also appoints all members of the House of Aristocrats, the parliament's upper chamber, the members of the Tribune of Truth and the Chiefs Executive, who govern the municipalities of the country, and the King's Liasons, who represent the monarch at country's principalities. It is also the exclusive prerogative of the monarch the veto power or assent to bills and to dissolve the parliament, although from the enactment of the Ebenthaler Constitution of 2024, both powers have been typically exercised on the government's advice. The power to call referendums is shared with the Archchancellor and the House of Councillors. Legislative and judicial powers are delegated from the monarch to public bodies, respectively the Konkrëse, the country's bicameral parliament, and the Tribune of Truth, and exercised by them on the monarch's behalf. The sovereign's role as a constitutional monarch also includes non-partisan functions such as granting honours

According to Ebenthaler law, the Monarch has sole prerogative over the following:

• The power to issue Royal Decrees and Royal Edicts.
• The power to appoint a Archchancellor.
• The power to call a referendum.
• The power to veto Acts of Parliament by not giving Royal Assent.
• The power to enter people into all of the Ebenthaler Orders of Chivalry.
• The power to grant peerages and titles.
• The power to appoint the members of the Tribune of Truth.
• The power to govern eventual Crown Dependencies, either directly or through the appointment of either a ruling body or a governor.
• The power to appoint and sack the municipal Chiefs Executive.
• The power to appoint the members of the House of Aristocrats.
• The right to have a inviolable person.

List of monarchs

No.	Name	Portrait	Arms	Reign		Era Reign duration	House	Title
I	Arthur I			11 August 2014	24 June 2019	First Arthurian era 4 years, 11 months, 13 days	House of Beato	King of Ebenthal
				First King of Ebenthal; abdicated to study abroad.
II	Mateus I			24 June 2019	27 September 2019	Mateusian era 2 months, 2 days	House of Beato	King of Ebenthal
				Deposed due to the Mateusian Crisis.
III	Arthur II			29 December 2019	present	Second Arthurian era 4 years, 6 months, 28 days	House of Bruyn	King of Ebenthal
				First King of Roschfallen, Socialist Soviet Emperor and current Duke of Marienbourg.

Arms and standard

The Coat of arms of Ebenthal are "Ten green and yellow stripes, crossed from top right to bottom left by a black crancelin". No supporters. Surrounding the shield is the Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Ludwig Gaston of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza, the country's proper highest order. The coat is usually represented in a jaguar-inspired golden mantle topped by the royal crown.

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  The Kingdom's Arms.

The monarch's official flag in the Kingdom of Ebenthal is the Royal Standard, which depicts the Royal Arms in banner form. It is flown only from buildings, vessels and vehicles which belongs to the sovereign. The Royal Standard is never flown at half-mast because there is always a sovereign: when one dies, his or her successor becomes the sovereign instantly. In case succession does not occur automatically, whoever takes regency emulates the powers of the crown, invested on him or her temporarily by the crown, and it is thus the sovereign.

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  Royal Standard.

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  The National Flag.

Titles and styles

Royal Titles of Ebenthal

Titles

King of Ebenthal

Prince Royal

Prince of Ebenthal

According to the Royal Household Law, all members of the royal family descended from the union of Mario, 4th Baron of Roches and Lindalva Saboia, are titled Princes of Ebenthal and are treated as Royal Highness. Except the presumptive heir to the throne of Ebenthal, who receives the title of Prince Royal and equal treatment with the others, and exceptional cases in which the monarch can assign a title and same or different style of treatment to some collateral family member. The monarch, in turn, has the title of "By Grace of God and the Popular Will, The King of All Ebenthal either side of the Mountain Range and Beyond, Defender of the Independence, Lord of the Northern Hills" and the style of treatment of Majesty.

All consorts automatically inherit the titles and styles of their partners as long as they are recognized by the monarch, regardless of their official marital status. The Royal Code includes provisions for in the case of a homosexual monarch, his or her partner will receive the title of Prince Consort or Princess Consort, the treatment of Royal Highness and the same precedence as the Prince Royal. This is because, not being a diarchy, the regnal monarchical title is private and there cannot be two bearers, that is, two kings or two queens. Royal titles of Ebenthal may co-exist with royal and noble titles of other nations that members of the Ebenthaler Royal Family may hold, provided it is with the knowledge and approval of the monarch.

Succession

The succession to the Ebenthaler throne is governed by statutes such as the Royal Household Law. Previously the rules of succession were not subject to parliament, and could only be changed by the Monarch. However, with the enactment of the Ebenthaler Constitution of 2024, the matter of succession to the throne, while still governed by Royal Household Law, became entirely subject to parliament. Changes to the rules of succession must be approved in a joint session of parliament by a supermajority of two-thirds to take effect, and are not subject to Royal Assent, having the force of law only with the assent of the Archchancellor. As per the Royal Household Law, while the Monarch is obliged to recognise the line of succession, without being able to alter it, he is solely responsible for recognising an individual's renunciation of his own succession rights. However, the Sovereign himself is only allowed to formally abdicate with the consent of parliament.

The succession rules currently applied follow the Semi-Salic Law. It is different from Salic Law in that females inheritance can be traced also through female lines. Still, female lines are ranked after male lines of the same relation. Primogeniture means that the oldest candidate inherits, in this case the oldest son (if any) or next closer relative. All heirs through male lines of the oldest son rank above those of the second oldest son in the line of inheritance, then come heirs of daughters sorted by age.

Upon the death of a Sovereign, their heir immediately and automatically succeeds (hence the phrase "The king is dead, long live the king!"), and the accession of the new Sovereign is publicly proclaimed by the Lord President of the House of Aristocrats. Upon their accession, a new sovereign is required by law to make and subscribe an oath of allegiance to the Constitution of Ebenthal. A coronation is not necessary for a Sovereign to reign.

Regency

The constitution has provisions that allow for regencies in the event of a Monarch who is a minor or who is physically or mentally incapacitated. When a regency is necessary, the next qualified individual in the line of succession automatically becomes regent, unless they themselves are a minor or incapacitated. In such a case, the monarch is free to appoint a regent to act on his behalf. In the event that there is no monarch or member of the royal family able to succeed, the House of Aristocrats appoints a regent who must fulfill the Monarch's functions and act with the central objective of finding a suitable candidate to assume the throne of the country.

During a temporary physical infirmity or an absence from the kingdom, the sovereign may temporarily delegate some of his or her functions to Counsellors of State, the monarch's spouse and the first four adults in the line of succession.

Line of succession

Line of succession to the Ebenthaler throne (Royal Family only, Royal House not included)
Armando, 5th Baron of Roches (b. 1961) Arthur II (born 1998) Princess Élida (b. 1981) (1) Hector, Prince Royal (b. 2011) (4) Princess Louise of Ebenthal (b. 1984) (2) Prince Lorenzo (b. 2017) (5) Princess Elaine (b. 1987) (3) Prince Theodore (b. 2008) (6) Princess Alice (b. 2018) (7) Princess Lara (b. 2018) (8) Princess Laura (b. 2004) (9) Princess Sophia (b. 2007)

Properties

The sovereign's official residence in Saxenfurt is the Bubbington Palace. It is the site of most state banquets, investitures, royal christenings and other ceremonies. The Palace of Rochesburg, also in Saxenfurt, formely served as the King's official residence, even though King Arthur II and the Prince Consort actually resided at the Meyer Annex, a modest apartment which is part of the Rochesburg Palace estate. Nowadays Rochesburg is the home of the King's father Armando, 5th Baron of Roches. Another royal residence is the Summer Palace in Tussen, which is mostly used as a beach retire. Other residences include the Ignatius Castle, the Sanktherese Castle and the Oranges Royal Apartment, where other members of the royal family reside, as well as the Fernandine Complex, in Erzfelsen, which serves as residence to most of King Arthur II's maternal relatives.

Historically, from 2014 to 2019, perion on which the House of Beato occupied the Ebenthaler throne, the sovereign's official residence was the Valerge Palace, at the former city of Arturia. Other former royal resicendes included the Gros Morne Palace, in modern-day Principality of New Switzerland and the Paysandú Estate in Uruguay.

Finances

The monarch's expenses for official state affairs, including those for staffing, state visits, public engagements, and official entertainment, shall be covered by the Soverein Grant, a payment which is paid to the monarch annually by the government in order to fund the monarch's official duties. Other members of the Royal Family, including the Prince Royal, are beneficiaries of the civil list. the value of both is fixed by parliament every year; any money saved was carried forward to the next year. Nevertheless, the main source of income for members of the Royal Family, including the monarch, is of a private nature and is given through the functions they fulfill ex officio, beyond their positions as members of the Royal House.

The sovereign and other members of the Royal House are exempt from taxes with regard to the amounts they receive from the civil list and sovereign grant. All capital gains and personal income of members of the Royal House are, however, subject to tax, and they are, in this capacity equal to private cititens, obliged to pay income tax.

See also

• Ebenthaler royal family