Constitutional history of Urcea: Difference between revisions

The [[Second Great War]] brought about the end of the millennia-old [[Holy Levantine Empire]], but several political, geopolitical, and institutional reasons existed for retaining the institution in some form. The [[Treaty of Corcra]] provided that the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] was entitled to retain the title of [[Emperor of the Levantines]] and exercise some limited, largely de jure, responsibilities under that title. While the title was important to the future [[Levantine Union]] in a variety of ways, many scholars have noted that it had a significant, if understated, impact on the development of the Urcean Constitution. To that point, the Apostolic King was largely constrained in his role by the emergent Constitution as well as various precedents in [[Talionia]] in his capacity as King there. However, several kings since the Treaty and especially [[Riordan VIII]] have used their position as Emperor to act somewhat independently of the state. While it has no impact on his role within the Urcean government, analysts and historians have noted that the Julians ''as Emperor'' have shown a willignness to act as a "one man state" when not constrained by the Constitution in Urcea. This conception of the Julians has come into full public perception with [[The Deluge]], which has largely given Riordan VIII the platform to conduct independent politics and diplomacy (particularly within [[Crona]]), the first monarch since [[The Enabling]] to have such authority.