Kingdom of Constantia

This article is about the micronation. For other uses of Constantia, see Constantia (disambiguation).

Kingdom of Constantia Βασιλείου της Κωνσταντίας
Left: National Flag Right: Merchant and Vessel Flag
Anthem: Hymn to Liberty
Seals of the King and the Chancellor of Constantia
Capital	Constantia Capital Territory
Official languages	Greek English
Religion	Greek Orthodoxy Roman Catholicism (co-official)
Demonym(s)	Constantian
Government	Absolute Christian Monarchy
• King	Christos I
• Chancellor	Matthaíos P.P. Tónnas
Legislature	Royal Assembly
• Upper house	House of Burgesses
• Lower house	House of Commons
Establishment
• Founded	27 January 2023
• Proclamation III is issued	30 January 2023
Preceded by Hellenic Republic Hellenia

The Kingdom of Constantia (Greek: Βασίλειο της Κωνσταντίας), also known as Constantia and rarely called Konstantinos, is a proclaimed sovereign state in Europe, commonly known as a micronation by external observers, located in Greece in the Mediterranean Sea. It was founded on 27 January 2023 by Christos I as its King and Monarch and Matthaíos P.P. Tónnas as its Chancellor in a family estate claim of the former in the Elis regional unit of Greece.

Etymology

The name 'Constantia' is derived from the Greek name 'Konstantinos' (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος) belonging to a close relative of the King, and was the original name to be chosen for the Kingdom. However, it was later decided to have the name changed to Constantia, a more neutral word.

Government

Overview

Constantia is an absolute monarchy where the King's ordinances and writings are legally binding and is the executive head of state of Constantia. Every business in Constantia shall be permitted or revocable by the Crown, without consequence. There is no constitution in Constantia, however Royal Proclamation III signed 29 January 2023 serves as a founding document that outlines the Royal House, the Monarchy's functions, the Chancellor to the King and his roles. It also outlines the legislature of the Kingdom, a bicameral Royal Assembly consisting of a three-member House of Burgesses and a five-member House of Commons.

Executive

The executive authority of the Government of Constantia is vested to the King of Constantia and to a lesser extent the Chancellor of Constantia, making Constantia a de facto limited diarchy.

Monarchy

The Monarchy in its absoluteness is the highest source of legislation and executive power in the Kingdom. Sub-section 4 of Article 1 of Proclamation III states that "the Crown is not subject to any legislative or judicial authority as both institutions gather by its authority". This means that the Monarch, in this case the King, may not be prosecuted by the judiciary or even deposed legally by the legislature. The Monarchy is also the de facto guardian of the Laws of Constantia.

The Chancellor

The Chancellor to the Crown is an officer that is equivalent to a Prime Minister. He is appointed and dismissed at the pleasure of the Monarch and has no time or term limits, except those set by the Monarch. The Chancellor may conduct business in the King's name when the latter is absent and/or grants him a mandate of regency. Upon the untimely death of a Monarch, the Chancellor may rule interim in his capacity while ongoing elections for King amongst the Burgesses are ongoing. He is also obliged to conduct elections for a Speaker of the House of Commons when the House lacks a Speaker or intervene in the Speaker's absence.

Political Parties

There are three political parties registered in the Kingdom of Constantia. These are the Monarchist Party, the Nationalist Party and the Liberal Party, lead by Duke Quintus, Chancellor Tónnas and Danny Racovolis respectively. These parties participate in elections as an electoral bloc called the Ecumenical Alliance of Constantia. They are all in the centre-right and right-wing to the far-right of the political spectrum and share similar ideologies regarding the status of both the Crown and the Christian Religion in Constantia, however there is a variance in the latter with a small negligible difference in denomination and individual policies between the parties.

Note: Parties are listed in order of date of registration. The Chancellor, apart from his office also holds a seat in the House of Commons and observes the House of Burgesses, i.e. both chambers of the Royal Assembly. This ex-officio seat belonging to the Chancellor reduces the number of electable seats by one to a total of four seats.

Party				Ideology	Spectrum	Party Leader	Foundation	Chancellor	HoB seats	Elected HoC seats
		Monarchist Party of Constantia	MPC	Monarchism (Christian) Nationalism Conservatism	Right-wing to Far-right	Quintus De Vitaliis	30 January 2023	0 / 1	1 / 3	1 / 4
		Nationalist Party of Constantia	EPC	Christian Ecumenism Monarchism Christian Nationalism Mediterranean Solidarity		Matthaíos P.P. Tónnas		1 / 1	1 / 3	2 / 4
		Liberal Party of Constantia	LPC	Liberalism Conservatism	Center-right	Danny Racovolis	5 February 2023	0 / 1	0 / 3	1 / 4
		Constantian Democratic Movement	CDM	Progressivism Secularism Rationalism Democratic Nationalism Reformism	Centre-right to centre	Tobey Wyles	17 February 2023	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 4
		Independents	IND	Various			N/A	0 / 1	1 / 3	0 / 4
Total:

Elections

Elections are only held for four of the five seats in the Constantian House of Commons. The Chancellor holds an ex-officio seat. The first elections were held on 25 February 2023. Members of the House of Commons are elected for the whole of Constantia by party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method of seat allocation.

Administrative Divisions

Flag	Coat of arms	Name	Area	Population (2023)	Macronational Location
		Capital Territory		17	Elis, Greece
		Attica	70m2	2	Greece
		Tinella	0.07m2	0	Italy

Foreign relations

Constantia has a modest presence in both the Hellenic sector and the micronational world with two treaties signed with Græcia and Imvrassia.

Intermicronational organisations

• League of Hellenistic Micronations since 8 February 2023

Bilateral Relations

• Imvrassia
• Græcia

Religion

Constantia is a Christian Monarchy, with the Royal House being officially of Greek Orthodox and Catholic faith as established in Proclamation III. Greek Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism respectively are the most adhered religions in Constantia as well as the co-official state religions. Hellenic Mediterranean Christian culture is part and parcel of Constantian society and are a common feature in government and partisan symbols and ideals.