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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. | ||