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The '''United Angle States''', also called '''Anglei''', is a country in [[Levantia]], located north of the Ionian Mountains and south of the [[Vandarch]]. It is a member of the [[Levantine Union]]. Ænglish people permanently settled the territory of modern Anglei during the 7th century, establishing a border {{wp|March (territory)|march}} under the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. The March, later elevated to the Kingdom of Angla, enjoyed a place of prominence in central [[Levantia]] during the 13th through 15th centuries, but entered a period of instability and religious upheaval during [[The Anarchy]] along with the establishment of [[Yonderre]]. Becoming one of the first Protestant states following the {{wp|Protestant Reformation}}, Angla's mounting tensions with the [[Emperor of the Levantines]] lead to the [[Nordmontaine War]], when the Kingdom of Angla was partitioned into its constituent duchies and divided into the [[Imperial Kingdom of Urcea]] and [[Kingdom of Dericania]]. Following the war and subsequent [[Great Confessional War]], Anglei was depopulated as many Protestant Ænglish people were deported abroad by the end of the 1500s while war-induced famine further reduced the population. The divided country spent much of the next three centuries rebuilding and growing, only surpassing its pre-war population in 1780. The five independent duchies which previously made up the core region of Angla retained its strong [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]] identity and were eventually the home of Ænglish nationalism in the 19th century. The unification of the duchies were permitted by the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] in part due to rising sentiments of [[Burgophobia]], as many [[Derian people]] and Ænglish people alike believed a potential invasion of the duchies by [[Yonderre]] was imminent. The five duchies became the United Angle States in 1884 by the [[Concordat of Donnebourg]], which was affirmed by the [[Imperial Diet]]. The same year, Anglei became a free state within the Holy Levantine Empire. Anglei later joined the [[Levantine Union]] after the [[Second Great War]]. | The '''United Angle States''', also called '''Anglei''', is a country in [[Levantia]], located north of the Ionian Mountains and south of the [[Vandarch]]. It is a member of the [[Levantine Union]]. Ænglish people permanently settled the territory of modern Anglei during the 7th century, establishing a border {{wp|March (territory)|march}} under the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. The March, later elevated to the Kingdom of Angla, enjoyed a place of prominence in central [[Levantia]] during the 13th through 15th centuries, but entered a period of instability and religious upheaval during [[The Anarchy]] along with the establishment of [[Yonderre]]. Becoming one of the first Protestant states following the {{wp|Protestant Reformation}}, Angla's mounting tensions with the [[Emperor of the Levantines]] lead to the [[Nordmontaine War]], when the Kingdom of Angla was partitioned into its constituent duchies and divided into the [[Imperial Kingdom of Urcea]] and [[Kingdom of Dericania]]. Following the war and subsequent [[Great Confessional War]], Anglei was depopulated as many Protestant Ænglish people were deported abroad by the end of the 1500s while war-induced famine further reduced the population. The divided country spent much of the next three centuries rebuilding and growing, only surpassing its pre-war population in 1780. The five independent duchies which previously made up the core region of Angla retained its strong [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]] identity and were eventually the home of Ænglish nationalism in the 19th century. The unification of the duchies were permitted by the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] in part due to rising sentiments of [[Burgophobia]], as many [[Derian people]] and Ænglish people alike believed a potential invasion of the duchies by [[Yonderre]] was imminent. The five duchies became the United Angle States in 1884 by the [[Concordat of Donnebourg]], which was affirmed by the [[Imperial Diet]]. The same year, Anglei became a free state within the Holy Levantine Empire. Anglei later joined the [[Levantine Union]] after the [[Second Great War]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Over the course of its history, the territory today known as Anglei was given various official and unofficial names including Angla, Ænglaland, Ænglia, and Ænglasmarch/Ænglishmarch, the origin of the modern state of [[Ænglasmarch]] in [[Urcea]]. All of these names were used in official titles during the Kingdom period, with the simplified ''Angla'' being the most common. For historiographical purposes, "Ænglishmarch" became the common term to refer to the march period and "Angla" to refer to the Kingdom period, but these historical conventions largely began in the mid-20th century. The term ''Anglei'', the [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] term for the area, entered common use following the partition of the unified Ænglish state in the [[Nordmontaine War]]. The term, originating in neighboring [[Yonderre]], became the conventional name for the area due to both local acceptance as well as common map appellation by the mid-1700s. Although the official name of the country is the "United Angle States", in part not to indicate greater territorial claims to Ænglish irredenta, the term "Anglei" remains the common shorthand name of the country and has been increasingly used in official correspondence since the end of the [[Second Great War]]. | Over the course of its history, the territory today known as Anglei was given various official and unofficial names including Angla, Ænglaland, Ænglia, and Ænglasmarch/Ænglishmarch, the origin of the modern state of [[Ænglasmarch]] in [[Urcea]]. All of these names were used in official titles during the Kingdom period, with the simplified ''Angla'' being the most common. For historiographical purposes, "Ænglishmarch" became the common term to refer to the march period and "Angla" to refer to the Kingdom period, but these historical conventions largely began in the mid-20th century. The term ''Anglei'', the [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] term for the area, entered common use following the partition of the unified Ænglish state in the [[Nordmontaine War]]. The term, originating in neighboring [[Yonderre]], became the conventional name for the area due to both local acceptance as well as common map appellation by the mid-1700s. Although the official name of the country is the "United Angle States", in part not to indicate greater territorial claims to Ænglish irredenta, the term "Anglei" remains the common shorthand name of the country and has been increasingly used in official correspondence since the end of the [[Second Great War]]. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Anglei occupies a roughly "L"-shaped position between [[Urcea]], [[Yonderre]], and [[Hollona and Diorisia]] and has two primary sections, one of which running approximately north to south between Yonderre and the Vandarch Republic and one of which running east to west between Urcea and Yonderre. The predominant geographical feature of the country is [[Carolina-Grand_Canal#Lake_Roseney|Lake Roseney]], which bisects northern and western Anglei and historically served as a major commercial center as well as the southern terminus of the | Anglei occupies a roughly "L"-shaped position between [[Urcea]], [[Yonderre]], and [[Hollona and Diorisia]] and has two primary sections, one of which running approximately north to south between Yonderre and the Vandarch Republic and one of which running east to west between Urcea and Yonderre. The predominant geographical feature of the country is [[Carolina-Grand_Canal#Lake_Roseney|Lake Roseney]], which bisects northern and western Anglei and historically served as a major commercial center as well as the southern terminus of the [[Anglasweorc]]. The nation's borders are primarily riverine and is bounded by the [[Carolina-Grand Canal]] and its associated rivers to the west. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Establishment and migration=== | ===Establishment and migration=== | ||
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By the end of the 12th century, the [[Anglasweorc]] had been expanded into a series of castles and adaptations of old [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] border defenses. The strength of the Anglasweorc allowed the March to begin charging large tolls to Gothic traders seeking to do business within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], and also eventually allowed the Ænglish to begin exacting tribute from neighboring [[Gothic people|Gothic]] tribes and enforcing peaceful movement of peoples along the border. The influx of tolls and tribute - along with the end of the raiding threat - lead to the March becoming prosperous and prestigious, with the Margrave's court becoming a center of art, fashion, and science. Accordingly, 1200 is traditionally established as the beginning of the "Ænglish golden age". | By the end of the 12th century, the [[Anglasweorc]] had been expanded into a series of castles and adaptations of old [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] border defenses. The strength of the Anglasweorc allowed the March to begin charging large tolls to Gothic traders seeking to do business within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], and also eventually allowed the Ænglish to begin exacting tribute from neighboring [[Gothic people|Gothic]] tribes and enforcing peaceful movement of peoples along the border. The influx of tolls and tribute - along with the end of the raiding threat - lead to the March becoming prosperous and prestigious, with the Margrave's court becoming a center of art, fashion, and science. Accordingly, 1200 is traditionally established as the beginning of the "Ænglish golden age". | ||
===Kingdom period=== | ===Kingdom period=== | ||
In 1278, the power and prestige of the expanded March was such that the Emperor of the Levantines elevated the Margrave of the Ænglish to royal dignity, creating the Kingdom of Angla, also sometimes referred to as "Anglia", "Ænglia", or "Ænglaland" and typically referred to internally as the "Kingdom of the Ænglish". Wilfred I was crowned as first King of the Ænglish that year. During this period, the [[Anglasweorc]] was continually improved upon in multiple phases. The wealth of the Ænglish allowed them to focus more on the internal politics of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and expand further south and east. | In 1278, the power and prestige of the expanded March was such that the Emperor of the Levantines elevated the Margrave of the Ænglish to royal dignity, creating the Kingdom of Angla, also sometimes referred to as "Anglia", "Ænglia", or "Ænglaland" and typically referred to internally as the "Kingdom of the Ænglish". Wilfred I was crowned as first King of the Ænglish that year. During this period, the [[Anglasweorc]] was continually improved upon in multiple phases. The wealth of the Ænglish allowed them to focus more on the internal politics of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and expand further south and east. | ||
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Religious upheaval and disagreement dominated Angla throughout much of the 15th and 16th centuries within the greater context of [[The Anarchy]]. The Kingdom was the site of a major civil war between orthodox Catholics and utraquists from the 1460s onward. The lack of religious cohesion lead to the rise of other Catholic heresies throughout the Kingdom, creating an environment of considerable skepticism towards Catholic orthodoxy. Many novel Christian sects rose and were subsequently destroyed in the 1470s and 1480s. Although the Utraquist War ended in 1488, the religious upheaval allowed proto-Protestants and, later, early Protestant reformers to make large converts among the Ænglish population. Consequently, the Kingdom was among the first realms to convert to Protestantism, as King Godwin II embraced it in 1523. By 1530, most modern scholars estimate a full sixty percent of Ænglish within the Kingdom were Protestant, though inter-Protestant disputes soon continued the century of religious disagreements and occasional violence that plagued the Kingdom. | Religious upheaval and disagreement dominated Angla throughout much of the 15th and 16th centuries within the greater context of [[The Anarchy]]. The Kingdom was the site of a major civil war between orthodox Catholics and utraquists from the 1460s onward. The lack of religious cohesion lead to the rise of other Catholic heresies throughout the Kingdom, creating an environment of considerable skepticism towards Catholic orthodoxy. Many novel Christian sects rose and were subsequently destroyed in the 1470s and 1480s. Although the Utraquist War ended in 1488, the religious upheaval allowed proto-Protestants and, later, early Protestant reformers to make large converts among the Ænglish population. Consequently, the Kingdom was among the first realms to convert to Protestantism, as King Godwin II embraced it in 1523. By 1530, most modern scholars estimate a full sixty percent of Ænglish within the Kingdom were Protestant, though inter-Protestant disputes soon continued the century of religious disagreements and occasional violence that plagued the Kingdom. | ||
====The Ænglish Church==== | ====The Ænglish Church==== | ||
From the conversion of King Godwin II in 1623 to the end of the Ænglish Kingdom in the 1640s, an increasing amount of Royal attention and political capital were spent on reforming the Church in the realm and spreading it among the populace. The Ænglish Church was formally established in 1623 as King Godwin II made a proclamation announcing the authority of the King over the [[Catholic Church]] in his country and a renunciation of [[Papal State|Urceopolitan]] authority, followed by a decree establishing the Ænglish Church generally while proclaiming a {{wp|Statute in Restraint of Appeals}} prohibiting the clergy from appealing to the [[Pope]] in religious matters. A | From the conversion of King Godwin II in 1623 to the end of the Ænglish Kingdom in the 1640s, an increasing amount of Royal attention and political capital were spent on reforming the Church in the realm and spreading it among the populace. The Ænglish Church was formally established in 1623 as King Godwin II made a proclamation announcing the authority of the King over the [[Catholic Church]] in his country and a renunciation of [[Papal State|Urceopolitan]] authority, followed by a decree establishing the Ænglish Church generally while proclaiming a {{wp|Statute in Restraint of Appeals}} prohibiting the clergy from appealing to the [[Pope]] in religious matters. A It was formed out of the extant clergy and Catholic Church apparatus within the country, with a majority - but not all - of the clergy deciding to follow the King into the state church. | ||
King Godwin II set to work reforming the Ænglish Church after its independence from Urceopolis was established. He replaced the Archbishop of Holchester, the highest ranking clergyman in the country, with a well known Protestant theologian named Eadwacer Fletcher. Working with Fletcher, Godwin issued sweeping religious proclamations between 1524 and 1528. The liturgy was changed from employing {{wp|Ecclesiastical Latin|Latin}} to Ænglish with a liturgical commission established to replace Catholic liturgy, the doctrine of {{wp|sola fide}} was implemented, Church authority was invested in {{wp|Synod|convocations}} approved by the Ænglish King, and a number of Catholic doctrines including {{wp|purgatory}} and {{wp|transubstantiation}} were condemned. Several elements of Catholicism were retained, including liturgical vestments, holy days, veneration of the Saints, and the use of icons, though with veneration of these prohibited. Three sacraments were explicitly upheld - {{wp|Eucharist|Communion}}, {{wp|Baptism}}, and {{wp|Penance}} - while the other four remained open questions. Godwin also seized the monasteries and abolished {{wp|clerical celibacy}}. These acts, collectively known as the ''Acts of Godwin'', were the fundamental basis of Ænglish Church doctrine and remained a key part of the beliefs of its successors until supplanted by more comprehensive works. | King Godwin II set to work reforming the Ænglish Church after its independence from Urceopolis was established. He replaced the Archbishop of Holchester, the highest ranking clergyman in the country, with a well known Protestant theologian named Eadwacer Fletcher. Working with Fletcher, Godwin issued sweeping religious proclamations between 1524 and 1528. The liturgy was changed from employing {{wp|Ecclesiastical Latin|Latin}} to Ænglish with a liturgical commission established to replace Catholic liturgy, the doctrine of {{wp|sola fide}} was implemented, Church authority was invested in {{wp|Synod|convocations}} approved by the Ænglish King, and a number of Catholic doctrines including {{wp|purgatory}} and {{wp|transubstantiation}} were condemned. Several elements of Catholicism were retained, including liturgical vestments, holy days, veneration of the Saints, and the use of icons, though with veneration of these prohibited. Three sacraments were explicitly upheld - {{wp|Eucharist|Communion}}, {{wp|Baptism}}, and {{wp|Penance}} - while the other four remained open questions. Godwin also seized the monasteries and abolished {{wp|clerical celibacy}}. These acts, collectively known as the ''Acts of Godwin'', were the fundamental basis of Ænglish Church doctrine and remained a key part of the beliefs of its successors until supplanted by more comprehensive works. | ||
King Godwin's commission, which continued following his death in 1630, issued the {{wp|Book of Common Prayer}} in 1534, and it would remain in use until the destruction of the Ænglish Church a decade later. The Book of Common Prayer would go on to be used by other successor denominations, such as the [[Chantry of Alstin]] and Ænglish Old Believers. | King Godwin's commission, which continued following his death in 1630, issued the {{wp|Book of Common Prayer}} in 1534, and it would remain in use until the destruction of the Ænglish Church a decade later. The Book of Common Prayer would go on to be used by other successor denominations, such as the [[Chantry of Alstin]] and Ænglish Old Believers. | ||
====End of the Ænglish realm==== | ====End of the Ænglish realm==== | ||
The threat posed to the unity of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] by a Protestant Kingdom in the north - along with other concerns within the political context of the Anarchy - lead to the [[Emperor of the Levantines|Emperor]] [[List_of_Emperors_of_the_Levantines#Gram_Felix_Dynasty|Conchobar III]] declaring King Godwin III an outlaw in 1543 and invading the country, beginning the [[Nordmontaine War]]. Ænglish forces fought bitterly throughout the conflict but were ultimately undermined by domestic [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] rebels, with local nobility forming rebel armies with aligned with the Imperial Army during the war. Ænglish forces employed {{wp|scorched earth}} tactics that successfully delayed the conclusion of the war for more than a decade but also caused a mass humanitarian crisis as {{wp|famine}} soon covered the land. After 11 years of fighting, Holchester was sacked and King Godwin III was executed by the Emperor. The Kingdom was subsequently partitioned by the Emperor among five local Catholic nobles who would rule the former core populated area of the Kingdom. The [[Ænglasmarch#Duchy_of_Holchester|Duchy of Holchester]] was given to Aedanicus [[House de Weluta|de Weluta]], a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] royal whose family had been deposed from [[Urcea]], while the eastern portions of the Kingdom were incorporated within the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], inlcuding the [[Hollona and Diorisia|Duchy of Hollona]], which was given to the Elector of Diorisia. The total destruction of the Kingdom lead to a general uprising among the [[Protestant Union]], beginning the [[Great Confessional War]]. Anglei was totally depopulated as a result of the two wars, with famine and bloodshed in the Nordmontaine War followed by continued wartime devestation in the Great Confessional War. Following the [[Holy League]]'s victory in the conflict, the [[Dragonnades]] were heavily prosecuted in the country, creating a Catholic majority at a heavy price as many were forced to convert or deported. The deportations of large numbers of Ænglish people - both as part of the religious efforts as well as by politically motivated deportations in conquered lands - created a stock of potential colonists for Levantine nations such as [[Carna]] in relatively recently discovered [[Crona]]. These Ænglish people would be the basis of nations abroad like [[Arcerion]] and [[Alstin]] and their settlement abroad created the theory of the [[Carnish bargain]], which is a widely-held {{wp|conspiracy theory}} among | The threat posed to the unity of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] by a Protestant Kingdom in the north - along with other concerns within the political context of the Anarchy - lead to the [[Emperor of the Levantines|Emperor]] [[List_of_Emperors_of_the_Levantines#Gram_Felix_Dynasty|Conchobar III]] declaring King Godwin III an outlaw in 1543 and invading the country, beginning the [[Nordmontaine War]]. Ænglish forces fought bitterly throughout the conflict but were ultimately undermined by domestic [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] rebels, with local nobility forming rebel armies with aligned with the Imperial Army during the war. Ænglish forces employed {{wp|scorched earth}} tactics that successfully delayed the conclusion of the war for more than a decade but also caused a mass humanitarian crisis as {{wp|famine}} soon covered the land. After 11 years of fighting, Holchester was sacked and King Godwin III was executed by the Emperor. The Kingdom was subsequently partitioned by the Emperor among five local Catholic nobles who would rule the former core populated area of the Kingdom. The [[Ænglasmarch#Duchy_of_Holchester|Duchy of Holchester]] was given to Aedanicus [[House de Weluta|de Weluta]], a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] royal whose family had been deposed from [[Urcea]], while the eastern portions of the Kingdom were incorporated within the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], inlcuding the [[Hollona and Diorisia|Duchy of Hollona]], which was given to the Elector of Diorisia. The total destruction of the Kingdom lead to a general uprising among the [[Protestant Union]], beginning the [[Great Confessional War]]. Anglei was totally depopulated as a result of the two wars, with famine and bloodshed in the Nordmontaine War followed by continued wartime devestation in the Great Confessional War. Following the [[Holy League]]'s victory in the conflict, the [[Dragonnades]] were heavily prosecuted in the country, creating a Catholic majority at a heavy price as many were forced to convert or deported. The deportations of large numbers of Ænglish people - both as part of the religious efforts as well as by politically motivated deportations in conquered lands - created a stock of potential colonists for Levantine nations such as [[Carna]] in relatively recently discovered [[Crona]]. These Ænglish people would be the basis of nations abroad like [[Arcerion]] and [[Alstin]] and their settlement abroad created the theory of the [[Carnish bargain]], which is a widely-held {{wp|conspiracy theory}} among | ||
Ænglish people. | Ænglish people. | ||
===Divided states period=== | ===Divided states period=== | ||
The divided Angle duchies underwent a major population boom in the late 18th century, and by the 1780s the population of the area had recovered to its pre-[[Nordmontaine War]] levels. Long subject of [[Ænglophobia]], the Angle duchies also underwent an increase of political relevance during the late 18th and 19th centuries. They collaborated closely with [[Urcea]] on the construction of the [[Carolina-Grand Canal]], which economically rejuvenated the area, especially around [[Carolina-Grand_Canal#Lake_Roseney|Lake Roseney]], which became a main thoroughfare for the Canal. As a result of the Canal, the Lake area became the most densely populated in Anglei as early industrial cities were established and grew on its shores. | The divided Angle duchies underwent a major population boom in the late 18th century, and by the 1780s the population of the area had recovered to its pre-[[Nordmontaine War]] levels. Long subject of [[Ænglophobia]], the Angle duchies also underwent an increase of political relevance during the late 18th and 19th centuries. They collaborated closely with [[Urcea]] on the construction of the [[Carolina-Grand Canal]], which economically rejuvenated the area, especially around [[Carolina-Grand_Canal#Lake_Roseney|Lake Roseney]], which became a main thoroughfare for the Canal. As a result of the Canal, the Lake area became the most densely populated in Anglei as early industrial cities were established and grew on its shores. | ||
===Unification and modern period=== | ===Unification and modern period=== | ||
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The occupation inaugurated a short period of diplomatic isolation during the [[Second Great War]], but at the end of the conflict the country reestablished relations with its Levantine neighbors. It was a founding member of the [[Levantine Union]]. Despite its Levantine Union membership, Anglei remained largely neutral during the [[Occidental Cold War]]. It took part in the international coalition against [[Varshan]] during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], contributing forces to both the [[Quetzenkel front]], [[Cetsencalia front]] and the [[Ehemoan front]] following the [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot]]. On the Quetzenkel front, Anglei launched the controversial and ultimately disastrous [[Quetzenkel_front#Cobalt_campaign_and_relief_efforts|Cobalt campaign]], the worst military defeat by an Ænglish state since the [[Nordmontaine War]]. The enormous loss of life during the campaign lead to a national identity crisis and inaugurated a period of military reform and increased outward facing identity, as many Ænglish interpreted the loss as being attributable to an outdated military and political mindset. After the end of the war, Anglei joined the [[Levantine_Union#Global_Defense_Corollary|Global Defense Corollary]] of the Levantine Union. | The occupation inaugurated a short period of diplomatic isolation during the [[Second Great War]], but at the end of the conflict the country reestablished relations with its Levantine neighbors. It was a founding member of the [[Levantine Union]]. Despite its Levantine Union membership, Anglei remained largely neutral during the [[Occidental Cold War]]. It took part in the international coalition against [[Varshan]] during the [[Final War of the Deluge]], contributing forces to both the [[Quetzenkel front]], [[Cetsencalia front]] and the [[Ehemoan front]] following the [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot]]. On the Quetzenkel front, Anglei launched the controversial and ultimately disastrous [[Quetzenkel_front#Cobalt_campaign_and_relief_efforts|Cobalt campaign]], the worst military defeat by an Ænglish state since the [[Nordmontaine War]]. The enormous loss of life during the campaign lead to a national identity crisis and inaugurated a period of military reform and increased outward facing identity, as many Ænglish interpreted the loss as being attributable to an outdated military and political mindset. After the end of the war, Anglei joined the [[Levantine_Union#Global_Defense_Corollary|Global Defense Corollary]] of the Levantine Union. | ||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
===Prince of the United Angle States=== | ===Prince of the United Angle States=== | ||
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The Prince of the United Angle States is a lifetime position like most other monarchies, but unlike many [[Levantia|Levantine]] monarchies it is an {{wp|elective monarchy}}. Upon the death of the Prince, ten thousand citizens are chosen at random to serve in a body called the "Principal Electorate". These citizens then elect from their number 300 members who serve as the "Council for Succession and the State of the Union", who are responsible for deliberating and choosing the next Prince. There are no limitations on who may serve as Prince (or Princess) other than being an individual who is a baptized member in good standing of the [[Catholic Church]] and is at least age 25. In practice, the House of Porter has ruled Anglei since its inception, though the Council has not always chosen along the line of direct {{wp|primogeniture}}. This system of succession has sometimes been referred to as "electoral sortition". | The Prince of the United Angle States is a lifetime position like most other monarchies, but unlike many [[Levantia|Levantine]] monarchies it is an {{wp|elective monarchy}}. Upon the death of the Prince, ten thousand citizens are chosen at random to serve in a body called the "Principal Electorate". These citizens then elect from their number 300 members who serve as the "Council for Succession and the State of the Union", who are responsible for deliberating and choosing the next Prince. There are no limitations on who may serve as Prince (or Princess) other than being an individual who is a baptized member in good standing of the [[Catholic Church]] and is at least age 25. In practice, the House of Porter has ruled Anglei since its inception, though the Council has not always chosen along the line of direct {{wp|primogeniture}}. This system of succession has sometimes been referred to as "electoral sortition". | ||
===Legislature=== | ===Legislature=== | ||
===Local governance=== | ===Local governance=== | ||
Anglei is divided into five states which were originally the five constituent integral duchies of the United Angle States upon its creation. | Anglei is divided into five states which were originally the five constituent integral duchies of the United Angle States upon its creation. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
===Cuisine=== | ===Cuisine=== | ||
[[Freedom fries]] are a popular food item which originated in Anglei and is widely consumed there. | [[Freedom fries]] are a popular food item which originated in Anglei and is widely consumed there. | ||
== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
=== Linguistic Demographics === | === Linguistic Demographics === | ||
The primary language of Anglei is [[Julian Ænglish]]. | The primary language of Anglei is [[Julian Ænglish]]. | ||
Multiple attempts to "de-Urceanize" the Ænglish language have been attempted, including [[Blairian Ænglish]] which was a popular, though primarily academic, concept around the time of the [[Concordat of Donnebourg]]. It has virtually no presence in Anglei today, though small "Blairian Societies" exist throughout the country. | Multiple attempts to "de-Urceanize" the Ænglish language have been attempted, including [[Blairian Ænglish]] which was a popular, though primarily academic, concept around the time of the [[Concordat of Donnebourg]]. It has virtually no presence in Anglei today, though small "Blairian Societies" exist throughout the country. | ||
=== Religious Demographics === | === Religious Demographics === | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
==Military== | ==Military== | ||
===Army of the UAS=== | ===Army of the UAS=== | ||
The [[Army of the United Angle States]] is the land force and primary military branch of the Armed Forced of the United Angle States. | |||
===United Air Force=== | ===United Air Force=== | ||
===Navy of the UAS=== | ===Navy of the UAS=== | ||