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The '''Empire-in-fact''' is a legal term describing the current state of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], and it is commonly used in political contexts to refer to the Empire as a {{wp|legal fiction}}. The term originates from the [[Treaty of Corcra]], which among many other provisions provides that the "Empire-in-fact persists in the person of the [[Emperor of the Levantines|Emperor]]." | The '''Empire-in-fact''' is a legal term describing the current state of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], and it is commonly used in political contexts to refer to the Empire as a {{wp|legal fiction}}. The term originates from the [[Treaty of Corcra]], which among many other provisions provides that the "Empire-in-fact persists in the person of the [[Emperor of the Levantines|Emperor]]." | ||
[[File:Austria-03356 - Austrian Imperial Crown (32121434203).jpg|thumb|right|200px|The continued use of the [[Julian_Throne_and_Crown_Jewels_of_Urcea# | [[File:Austria-03356 - Austrian Imperial Crown (32121434203).jpg|thumb|right|200px|The continued use of the [[Julian_Throne_and_Crown_Jewels_of_Urcea#Imperial_State_Crown|Imperial State Crown]] by the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] is one of the most prominent symbols of the theoretically continued existence of the Holy Levantine Empire.]] | ||
==Concept== | ==Concept== | ||
The Empire-in-fact, as the terms of the [[Treaty of Corcra]] suggest, refers to the fact that the Holy Levantine Empire no longer exists as a distinct geopolitical body as it did between the medieval period and the [[Second Great War]]. The discontinuation of the Empire occurred during the war as a compromise poisiton to end fighting in [[Dericania]]. The concept sets forth the {{wp|legal fiction}} for the Empire's survival beyond that conflict by providing that the Empire persists in the person of the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]; this not only sets forth the pre-existing notion that the Emperor holds the Empire's sovereignty, but also introduced the new reality that the Emperor as an individual man was the only person subject to the Empire, including its laws, customs, and traditions. As per the terms of the treaty, the title would be held by the person of the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] in perpetuity. | The Empire-in-fact, as the terms of the [[Treaty of Corcra]] suggest, refers to the fact that the Holy Levantine Empire no longer exists as a distinct geopolitical body as it did between the medieval period and the [[Second Great War]]. The discontinuation of the Empire occurred during the war as a compromise poisiton to end fighting in [[Dericania]]. The concept sets forth the {{wp|legal fiction}} for the Empire's survival beyond that conflict by providing that the Empire persists in the person of the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]; this not only sets forth the pre-existing notion that the Emperor holds the Empire's sovereignty, but also introduced the new reality that the Emperor as an individual man was the only person subject to the Empire, including its laws, customs, and traditions. As per the terms of the treaty, the title would be held by the person of the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] in perpetuity. | ||
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
The Empire-in-fact not only provided a mutually amicable way to end the [[Second Great War]] in [[Dericania]], but also had the practical legal and prestige effect of recognizing Urcea's elevation to being one of the world's {{wp|superpower}}s. It solidified the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]]'s ability to claim a kind of {{wp|universal monarchy}} and universal {{wp|defender of the faith}}, giving legitimacy to [[House de Weluta]]'s long-held pretensions of being the definitive "Catholic monarchy." While [[Sarpedon]]ic scholars have generally dismissed this argument, both Levantine and [[Coscivian]] scholars have argued since the Second Great War that this symbolic elevation implemented a fundamental change in the psyche of both the average Urcean and the Apostolic Kings themselves. | The Empire-in-fact not only provided a mutually amicable way to end the [[Second Great War]] in [[Dericania]], but also had the practical legal and prestige effect of recognizing Urcea's elevation to being one of the world's {{wp|superpower}}s. It solidified the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]]'s ability to claim a kind of {{wp|universal monarchy}} and universal {{wp|defender of the faith}}, giving legitimacy to [[House de Weluta]]'s long-held pretensions of being the definitive "Catholic monarchy." While [[Sarpedon]]ic scholars have generally dismissed this argument, both Levantine and [[Coscivian]] scholars have argued since the Second Great War that this symbolic elevation implemented a fundamental change in the psyche of both the average Urcean and the Apostolic Kings themselves. In traditional precedence, it also made the Apostolic King of Urcea the equal of the [[Imperator of Caphiria]] in dignity, a point that would later take a religious and geopoltiical aspect with the [[Eastersphere]]s. | ||
The Empire-in-fact became a relevant issue to Urcean domestic politics and global geopolitics as well during the 21st century. Much of Urcea's general national authority over some states in [[Crona]] that occurred during [[The Deluge]] originated from [[Riordan VIII]]'s particular personal authority and prestige as Emperor. This most controversially took the form of [[Telucti I]] offering homage to Riordan as Emperor rather than Apostolic King to signify [[Quetzenkel]]'s status relative to [[Urcea]]. Many socialist Levantines and especially the [[Social Labor Party (Urcea)|Social Labor Party of Urcea]] have expressed significant alarm regarding what they argue is a "renewal of Imperial prerogative." | The Empire-in-fact became a relevant issue to Urcean domestic politics and global geopolitics as well during the 21st century. Much of Urcea's general national authority over some states in [[Crona]] that occurred during [[The Deluge]] originated from [[Riordan VIII]]'s particular personal authority and prestige as Emperor. This most controversially took the form of [[Telucti I]] offering homage to Riordan as Emperor rather than Apostolic King to signify [[Quetzenkel]]'s status relative to [[Urcea]]. Many socialist Levantines and especially the [[Social Labor Party (Urcea)|Social Labor Party of Urcea]] have expressed significant alarm regarding what they argue is a "renewal of Imperial prerogative." | ||
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