Apostolic King of Urcea: Difference between revisions

The Julian Throne as a Royal institution was created by the [[Golden Bull of 1098]], elevating the Archduke-Grand Duke of Urceopolis and Harren respectively, both descendants of [[Saint Julius I]], to the rank of King. The development of the [[Constitution of Urcea]] throughout the second millennia brought about ebbs and flows of Royal authority. The decline of the optimate nobility and power of the [[Estates of Urcea]] increased the power of the Apostolic King to a height in the late 1600s and early 1700s. This followed by increasing constitutional prerogatives for the [[Concilium Daoni]] and various royal concessions which have created the modern Constitution and [[Government of Urcea]], in which the Apostolic King holds full sovereignty but may only exercise Royal authority in a very strict set of circumstances. Nevertheless, the Apostolic Kingship has retained the religious and moral significance it acquired during the Medieval period. [[Democratic Labor Party v. His Most Christian Majesty's Government|Case law]] has posited that the position of Apostolic King is not a public office in the traditional sense but rather is an "indelible personal characteristic" of the man on the Julian Throne.

The [[Julian dynasty|Julii]] is an Estate of Urcea traditionally considered to be the first estate among equals, and it descends from the influential Julii family of Great Levantia, from which [[Saint Julius I|St. Julius I]] descended. The Archdukes of Urceopolis, and then Apostolic Kings of Urcea, have always been the Custóir, or head, of the Julii estate, with an exception occurring during the [[Saint's War]]. Consequently, the Royal House of Urcea, currently [[House de Weluta]], is always considered to be the "great house" of the estate. During the Great Interregnum phase of the Saint's War, the leaders of the House Julio-Aleckán always held the Custóirship even when their opponents, the Cónns, ruled; this greatly delegitimized the Cónn claim to the throne according to most contemporary sources.