Fonteveille Factbook

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Table of Contents

Factbook of the Kingdom of Fonteveille

• General Overview
• Large Cities
• Government
• Government Buildings
• Royal Bureaucracy
• The Nobility
• The Royal Family
• Royal Household Ministry
• ICIC Participation
• Royal Vehicles
• Orders of Chivalry of the Kingdom
• Symbols of Fonteveille
• Royal Regalia
• Green Policies
• The Royal Armed Forces
• Law Enforcement Agencies
• The Combined Fontégasque Mercantiles Company
• Parliamentary Composition
• His Majesty's Government
• History
• Diplomatic Relations
• The Bediyan
• Sports

General Overview

Synopsis of Fonteveille
Fonteveille is a blend of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. It's political and legal institutions guarantee property rights and the enforceability of contracts. It was a pioneer in developing foreign exchange and credit markets, banking and accountancy. It created what was effectively a government bond market, starting with compulsory loans on which interest was paid regularly. Its fiscal system is efficient and favorable to merchant profits and the accumulation of capital. The revenues comes from excise levies and property taxes. It is a tolerant and fairly secular state where foreign merchants can operate as freely as locals. Fontégasque diplomacy is highly professional, pragmatic, opportunistic and dedicated to the pursuit of its commercial interests. It adjusts amazingly well to political changes.

Geography & Territory

The city stretches across many small islands in the marshy Fontégasque Lagoon. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Neno (south) and the Biave (north) Rivers. The population estimate of 10,300,000 inhabitants includes the population of the whole Comune of Fonteveille, the mainland holdings, and the island holdings. Fonteveille is built on an archipelago of 132 islands formed by 176 canals in a shallow lagoon, connected by 405 bridges. In the old center, the canals serve the function of roads, and almost every form of transport is on water or on foot. In the 19th century a causeway to the mainland brought a railway station to Fonteveille. Beyond these land entrances at the northern edge of the city, transportation within the city remains, as it was in centuries past, entirely on water or on foot. Fonteveille also compromises large holdings on the mainland around the Fontégasque Lagoon.

Area
301,338 km2
116,346 sq mi

Climate
Near the coast, Fonteveille has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, which is influenced by the oceanic climate and the humid subtropical climate. As a result, this area has warm, dry summers and mild, rainy winters. Cool and rainy interludes can interrupt the dry summer season, the average length of which is also shorter. Further in the climate transitions to semi-arid, and further to desert. The great Fontégasque Desert makes up the interior of the country, and compromises about 50% of the total land area. However, through the Kingdom run the Biave and Neno rivers, in the north and south. The banks of these rives create an extended lush oasis throughout their entire course, and provide relief from the glaring desert sun.

Fontégasque Desert


Biave River


Economy

Fonteveille uses a mixed system, the government retains several monopolies, however in other fields the free market reigns. One of Fonteveille's main sources of income is tourism; each year many are attracted to its casino and pleasant climate. Fonteveille's own citizens are not allowed to gamble in the casino. A major new construction project extended the pier used by cruise ships in the main harbor. The principality has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, non-polluting industries. The state retains monopolies in numerous sectors, including cotton and the postal service. The telephone network used to be fully owned by the state; it now owns only 45%, while the remaining 55% is owned by private businesses. Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous metropolitan areas. Fonteveille levies no income tax on individuals. The absence of a personal income tax in the principality has attracted to it a considerable number of wealthy "tax refugee" residents from countries who derive the majority of their income from activity outside Fonteveille; celebrities such as Formula One drivers attract most of the attention, but the vast majority of them are less well-known business people. This applies to all residents of Fonteveille of any nationality


The famous Trialto Bridge

GDP
Total - ∫1,757,400,000,000
Per capita - ∫29,290

Government Expenditure
Healthcare: 19%
Education: 19%
Welfare: 19%
Law & Order: 12%
Administration: 31%

Industries
tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products


Government & Political Structure

Country Name
Long Form- The Kingdom of Fonteveille
Common Reference- Fonteveille

Government Form
Constitutional Monarchy/Parliamentary Democracy

Administrative Divisions
104 Fiefs

National Holidays
Fonteveille Day

Legal System
Common Law/Adversarial System

Suffrage
Universal

Branches of Government
Executive- HM the King

Legislative- Parliament of Fonteveille

Judicial- High Court of the Justiciary

International Organization Participation
Member of-

People & Population

Total Population
60,605,053

Official Languages
Italian
English
Arabic

Religion
Deism- 40%
Eastern Orthodox- 20%
Buddhism- 18%
Islam- 17%
Judaism- 3%
Other- 2%

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Large Cities

Area
- Total 414.57 km2 (160.1 sq mi)
Elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
Population
- Total 270,660
- Density 652.9/km2 (1,690.9/sq mi)

Area
- Total 102.41 km² (39.5 sq mi)
Elevation
- 50 m (164 ft)
Population
- Total 370,702
- Density 3,619.8/km² (9,375.2/sq mi)

Area
- Total 183.77 km² (71 sq mi)
Elevation
- 120 m (394 ft)
Population
- Total 1,324,110
- Density 7,205.3/km² (18,661.5/sq mi)

Area
- Total 117.27 km² (45.3 sq mi)
Elevation
- 17 m (56 ft)
Population
- Total 963,357
- Density 8,214.9/km² (21,276.4/sq mi)

Area
- Total 243.60 km² (94.1 sq mi)
Elevation
- 20 m (66 ft)
Population
- Total 607,771
- Density 2,495/km2 (6,461.9/sq mi)

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Government

Below is the Constitution of Fonteveille, it provides for a form of constitutional monarchy based on the Prussian model, in which the King of Fonteveille is an active ruler and wields considerable political power which is shared with an elected Diet. The Diet primarily dictates domestic policy matters.

Branches of Government

Executive- The King, and the Ministers of State

Legislative- The Parliament of Fonteveille, Chamber of Peers (upper) and the Chamber of Representatives (lower)

Judicial- High Court of the Justiciary

Constitution of the Kingdom of Fonteveille

Royal Oath Sworn in the Royal Palace

We, the Successor to the Regal Throne of Our Predecessors, do solemnly swear to the Founder of Our House and to Our other Ancestors that, We shall maintain and secure from decline the ancient form of government.

In consideration of the progressive tendency of the course of human affairs and in parallel with the advance of civilization, We deem it expedient, to establish fundamental laws formulated into express provisions of law, so that, Our Royal posterity may possess an express guide for the course they are to follow, and that Our subjects shall be enabled to enjoy a wider range of action in giving Us their support, and that the observance of Our laws shall continue to the remotest ages of time. We will thereby to give greater firmness to the stability of Our country and to promote the welfare of all the people within the boundaries of Our dominions; and We now establish the Royal House Law and the Constitution.

We now reverently take a solemn oath never at this time nor in the future to fail to be an example to our subjects in the observance of the Laws hereby established.

CHAPTER I. THE KING

Article 1
The Kingdom of Fonteveille shall be reigned over and governed by a line of Sovereigns descended from the first King Alexandre I, of the House of Savoy-Lusignan.
Article 2
The Royal Throne shall be succeeded to by Royal descendants, according to the provisions of the Royal House Law.
Article 3
The King is sacrosanct and inviolable.
Article 4
The King is the head of the Kingdom, combining in Himself the rights of sovereignty, and exercises them, according to the provisions of the present Constitution.
Article 5
The King exercises the legislative power with the consent of the Royal Diet.
Article 6
The King gives sanction to laws, and orders them to be promulgated and executed.
Article 7
The King convokes Parliament, opens, closes, and prorogues it, and dissolves the House of Representatives.
Article 8
1. The King, in consequence of an urgent necessity to maintain public safety or to avert public calamities, issues, when the National Diet is not sitting, Royal Decrees in the place of law.
2. Such Royal Decrees are to be laid before Parliament at its next session, and if Parliament does not approve the said Decrees, the Government shall declare them to be invalid for the future.
Article 9
The King issues or causes to be issued, the Decrees necessary for the carrying out of the laws, or for the maintenance of the public peace and order, and for the promotion of the welfare of the subjects. But no Decree shall in any way alter any of the existing laws.
Article 10
The King determines the organization of the different branches of the administration, and salaries of all civil and military officers, and appoints and dismisses the same. Exceptions especially provided for in the present Constitution or in other laws, shall be in accordance with the respective provisions (bearing thereon).
Article 11
The King has the supreme command of the Army and Navy.
Article 12
The King determines the organization and peace standing of the Army and Navy.
Article 13
1.The King declares war, makes peace, and concludes treaties, with the advice and consent of Parliament.
2. Parliament shall be considered to consent to a declaration of war, peace, or a treaty, by a two-thirds vote in favor of the same.
Article 14
1. The King declares a state of emergency, with the consent of the Government.
2. The conditions and effects of a state of emergency shall be determined by law.
Article 15
The King confers titles of nobility, rank, orders and other marks of honor.
Article 16
The King orders amnesty, pardon, and commutation of punishments and rehabilitation.
Article 17
1. A Regency shall be instituted in conformity with the provisions of the Royal House Law.
2. The Regent shall exercise the powers appertaining to the King in His name.

CHAPTER II. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF SUBJECTS

Article 18
The conditions necessary for being a Fontégasque subject shall be determined by law.
Article 19
Fontégasque subjects may, according to qualifications determined in laws or decrees, be appointed to civil or military or any other public offices equally.
Article 20
Fontégasque subjects are amenable to service in the Army or Navy, according to the provisions of law.
Article 21
Fontégasque subjects are amenable to the duty of paying taxes, according to the provisions of law.
Article 22
Fontégasque subjects shall have the liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits of the law.
Article 23
No Fontégasque subject shall be arrested, detained, tried or punished, unless according to law.
Article 24
No Fontégasque subject shall be deprived of his right of being tried by the judges determined by law.
Article 25
Except in the cases provided for in the law, the home of no Fontégasque subject shall be entered or searched without his consent.
Article 26
Except in the cases mentioned in the law, the secrecy of the letters of every Fontégasque subject shall remain inviolate.
Article 27
1. The right of property of every Fontégasque subject shall remain inviolate.
2. Measures necessary to be taken for the public benefit shall be any provided for by law.
Article 28
Fontégasque subjects shall, within limits not prejudicial to peace and order, and not antagonistic to their duties as subjects, enjoy freedom of religious belief.
Article 29
Fontégasque subjects shall, within limits not prejudicial to peace and order, enjoy the liberty of speech, writing, publication, public meetings and associations.
Article 30
Fontégasque subjects may present petitions, by observing the proper forms of respect, and by complying with the rules specially provided for the same.
Article 31
The provisions contained in the present Chapter shall not affect the exercises of the powers appertaining to the King, in times of war or in cases of a national emergency.
Article 32
Each and every one of the provisions contained in the preceding Articles of the present Chapter, that are not in conflict with the laws or the rules and discipline of the Army and Navy, shall apply to the officers, men, and women of the Army and of the Navy.

CHAPTER III. PARLIAMENT

Article 33
Parliament shall consist of two Houses, a Chamber of Peers and a Chamber of Representatives.
Article 34
The Chamber of Peers shall, in accordance with the decree concerning the Chamber of Peers, be composed of the members of the Royal Family, of the orders of nobility, and of those who have been nominated thereto by the King.
Article 35
The Chamber of Representatives shall be composed of members elected by the people, according to the provisions of the law of Election.
Article 36
No one can at one and the same time be a Member of both Chambers.
Article 37
1. Every bill requires the consent of Parliament to become law.
2. Every law requires the Royal Assent of the King to become law.
Article 38
Both Chambers may submit projects of law on any subject, and shall vote upon the same.
Article 39
A Bill, which has been rejected by either the one or the other of the two Chambers, shall not be brought in again during the same session.
Article 40
Both Chambers can make representations to the Government, as to laws or upon any other subject. When, however, such representations are not accepted, they cannot be made a second time during the same session.
Article 41
Parliament shall be convoked every year.
Article 42
A session of Parliament shall last during nine months. In case of necessity, the duration of a session may be prolonged by Royal Decree.
Article 43
1. When urgent necessity arises, an extraordinary session may be convoked in addition to the ordinary one.
2. The duration of an extraordinary session shall be determined by Royal Decree.
Article 44
1. The opening, closing, prolongation of session and prorogation of Parliament, shall be effected simultaneously for both Chambers.
2. In case the Chamber of Representatives has been ordered to dissolve, the Chamber of Peers shall at the same time be prorogued.
Article 45
Parliament may, by a majority vote, pass a vote of no confidence in the Government. If a vote of no confidence is passed, Parliament shall be dissolved and a general election shall be held within thirty days.
When the Chamber of Representatives has been ordered to dissolve, Members shall be caused, by Royal Decree, to be newly elected, and the new Chamber shall be convoked within forty days from the day of dissolution.
Article 46
No debate can be opened and no vote can be taken in either Chamber of Parliament, unless not less than one-third of the whole number of Members thereof is present.
Article 47
Votes shall be taken in both Chambers by absolute majority. In the case of a tie vote, the Speaker shall have the casting vote.
Article 48
The deliberations of both Chambers shall be held in public. The deliberations may, however, upon demand of the Government or by resolution of the Chamber, be held in secret sitting.
Article 49
Both Chambers of Parliament may respectively present addresses to the King.
Article 50
Both Chambers may receive petitions presented by subjects.
Article 51
Both Chambers may enact, besides what is provided for in the present Constitution and in the Law of the Chambers, rules necessary for the management of their internal affairs.
Article 52
No Member of either Chamber shall be held responsible outside the respective Chambers, for any opinion uttered or for any vote given in the Chamber. When, however, a Member himself has given publicity to his opinions by public speech, by documents in print or in writing, or by any other similar means, he shall, in the matter, be amenable to the general law.
Article 53
The Members of both Chambers shall, during the session, be free from arrest, unless with the consent of the Chamber, except in cases of flagrant delicts, or of offenses connected with a state of internal commotion or with a foreign trouble.
Article 54
The Ministers of State and the Delegates of the Government may, at any time, take seats and speak in either Chamber.

CHAPTER IV. THE MINISTERS OF STATE AND THE HAUTE COUR

Article 55
1. The respective Ministers of State shall give their advice to the King, and be responsible for it.
2. All Laws, Royal Decrees, and Royal Rescripts of whatever kind, that relate to the affairs of the state, require the countersignature of a Minister of State.
Article 56
The members of the Haute Cour shall, in accordance with the provisions for the organization of the Haute Cour, deliberate upon important matters of State when they have been consulted by the King.

CHAPTER V. THE JUDICATURE

Article 57
1. The Judicature shall be exercised by the Courts of Law according to law, in the name of the King.
2. The organization of the Courts of Law shall be determined by law.
Article 58
1. The judges shall be appointed from among those, who possess proper qualifications according to law.
2. No judge shall be deprived of his position, unless by way of criminal sentence or disciplinary punishment.
3. Rules for disciplinary punishment shall be determined by law.
Article 59
Trials and judgments of a Court shall be conducted publicly. When, however, there exists any fear, that such publicity may be prejudicial to peace and order, or to the maintenance of public morality, the public trial may be suspended by provisions of law or by the decision of the Court of Law.
Article 60
All matters that fall within the competency of a special Court, shall be specially provided for by law.
Article 61
No suit at law, which relates to rights alleged to have been infringed by the illegal measures of the administrative authorities, and which shall come within the competency of the Court of Administrative Litigation specially established by law, shall be taken cognizance of by a Court of Law.
Article 62
1. The High Court of the Justiciary shall be created.
2. The High Court of the Justiciary shall be composed of eight Justices appointed thereto by the King, with the advice and consent of Parliament.
3. The King shall be the head of the High Court of the Justiciary, and shall only have a vote in case of a tie.
4. The High Court of the Justiciary shall be the court of last appeal in all cases, and shall have the power of judicial review over all laws passed by Parliaments, and all Royal Decrees made by the King. They shall determine the constitutionality of such laws and Royal Decrees and any such laws or Royal Decrees they deem unconstitutional shall be null and void.

CHAPTER VI. FINANCE

Article 62
1. The imposition of a new tax or the modification of the rates (of an existing one) shall be determined by law.
2. However, all such administrative fees or other revenue having the nature of compensation shall not fall within the category of the above clause.
3. The raising of national loans and the contracting of other liabilities to the charge of the National Treasury, except those that are provided in the Budget, shall require the consent of Parliament.
Article 63
The taxes levied at present shall, in so far as they are not remodeled by a new law, be collected according to the old system.
Article 64
1. The expenditure and revenue of the State require the consent of Parliament by means of an annual Budget.
2. Any and all expenditures over-passing the appropriations set forth in the Titles and Paragraphs of the Budget, or that are not provided for in the Budget, shall subsequently require the approbation of Parliament.
Article 65
The Budget shall be first laid before the Chamber of Representatives.
Article 66
The expenditures of the Royal Household shall be defrayed every year out of the National Treasury, according to the present fixed amount for the same, and shall not require the consent thereto of Parliament, except in case an increase thereof is found necessary.
Article 67
Those already fixed expenditures based by the Constitution upon the powers appertaining to the King, and such expenditures as may have arisen by the effect of law, or that appertain to the legal obligations of the Government, shall be neither rejected nor reduced by the National Diet, without the concurrence of the Government.
Article 68
In order to meet special requirements, the Government may ask the consent of Parliament to a certain amount as a Continuing Expenditure Fund, for a previously fixed number of years.
Article 69
In order to supply deficiencies, which are unavoidable, in the Budget, and to meet requirements unprovided for in the same, a Reserve Fund shall be provided in the Budget.
Article 70
1. When Parliament cannot be convoked, owing to the external or internal condition of the country, in case of urgent need for the maintenance of public safety, the Government may take all necessary financial measures, by means of an Royal Decree.
2. In the case mentioned in the preceding clause, the matter shall be submitted to Parliament at its next session, and its approbation shall be obtained thereto.
Article 71
When Parliament has not voted on the Budget, or when the Budget has not been brought into actual existence, the Government shall be considered to have lost the confidence of Parliament, and Parliament shall be dissolved.
Article 72
1. The final account of the expenditures and revenues of the State shall be verified and confirmed by the Board of Audit, and it shall be submitted by the Government to Parliament, together with the report of verification of the said board.
2. The organization and competency of the Board of Audit shall of determined by law separately.

CHAPTER VII. SUPPLEMENTARY RULES

Article 73
1. When it becomes necessary in the future to amend the provisions of the present Constitution, a project to the effect shall be submitted to Parliament by either the Government, Royal Decree, or by a Member of Parliament.
2. In the above case, neither Chamber can open the debate, unless not less than two-thirds of the whole number of Members are present, and no amendment can be passed, unless a majority of the Members present is obtained.
Article 74
1. No modification of the Royal House Law shall be required to be submitted to the deliberation of Parliament.
2. No provision of the present Constitution can be modified by the Royal House Law.
Article 75
No modification can be introduced into the Constitution, or into the Royal House Law, during the time of a Regency.
Article 76
1. Existing legal enactments, such as laws, regulations, Decrees, or by whatever names they may be called, shall, so far as they do not conflict with the present Constitution, continue in force.
Article 77
1. His Majesty the King of Fonteveille shall also be the King of the Bediyan.
2. The Sheikhs of the Bediyan tribes shall be personal vassals of His Majesty, and shall swear allegiance to the King at his coronation.
2. The Bediyan people shall enjoy all the rights and privileges of Fontégasque subjects.
3. The Bediyan tribes possess the right to form their own governments, to enforce laws (both civil and criminal), to tax, to establish requirements for membership, to license and regulate activities, to zone and to exclude persons from tribal territories.
4. The Bediyan tribes shall not have the right to make war, engage in foreign relations (without the permission of His Majesty's Government), or coin money (this includes paper currency).
5. The Bediyan people shall have the same rights to elect representatives to the House of Representatives as all Fontégasque subjects.

CHAPTER VIII. AMENDMENTS

Article 78
Fontégasque subjects shall be entitled to a free elementary and secondary education within the limits of the law.

To become law or bill, a constitutional amendment has to have the assent of both the Diet and the King. This means that while the King can no longer legislate by decree he still has a veto over the Diet. The King also has complete freedom in choosing the Prime Minister and the half of the Cabinet, and so, Prime Ministers need not be chosen from and need not enjoy the confidence of the Diet. Half of the Cabinet must be appointed from the party with the majority of seats in the Chamber of Representatives. The National Diet is also limited in its control over the budget. While the Diet can veto the annual budget, if no budget is approved the budget of the previous year continues in force.

The proportional representation system for the Royal Diet, is the first major electoral reform under the new constitution. Instead of choosing national constituency candidates as individuals, as had previously been the case, voters cast ballots for parties. Individual MP's, listed officially by the parties before the election, are selected on the basis of the parties' proportions of the total national constituency vote. The system was introduced to reduce the excessive money spent by candidates for the national constituencies.

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Government Buildings

The Castello di Savoy is the traditional home of the Savoy-Lusignan noble family, and the Dukes of Savoy.

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Royal Bureaucracy

The bureaucracy of Fonteveille is an enormous institution, and greatly respected. The Royal Ministry Hall is the bureaucratic center of Fonteveille. It is home to the offices of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, the Grand Secretariat, the Royal Bureaucratic Academy, and the general bureaucracy of the Kingdom. It handles all the paperwork and administrative duties of the Kingdom.

Grand Secretariat
Due to the massive amount of letter, requests, decrees, and rescripts, that pass through the Royal Palace daily, the six Grand Secretaries are essential to the King. They screen documents submitted to the King from all governmental agencies, and have the power of drafting suggested rescripts for the emperor. They reply to letters from subjects and generally assist the King in all bureaucratic matters.

Grand Secretaries
HRH Elisabetta, Princess of Asteria
HL Baroness Libertini
GS Manuel Espluca
GS Lorenzo Grano d'Orzo
GS Ezio Monterosso
GS Vittorio Delfino

Royal Examinations
The Royal Examinations are a series of tests whereby one gains entry into the Royal bureaucracy. The tests allow anyone, irrespective of social status, to rise up the ranks of the bureaucracy solely on their merits and skills. These tests are administered for free in the last year of secondary school to all students, those performing well are offered jobs. However, anyone may take the tests again at any time for a small fee. To move up in the ranks one must perform better on more difficult and specialized tests.

Royal Bureaucratic Academy
The RBA is an academic and administrative institution founded in 1780 by Prince Orlando III. Membership in the academy is confined to an elite group of scholars, who perform secretarial and literary tasks for the court. One of its main duties is to write, manage, and administer the Royal Examinations. Painters working for the court are also attached to the academy.

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The Nobility

Noble Rank
Masculine/Feminine : Italian--English

Re/Regina--King/Queen
Principe/Principessa--Prince/Princess
Arciduca/Arciduchessa--Archduke/Archduchess
Granduca/Granduchessa--Grand Duke/Grand Duchess
Duca/Duchessa--Duke/Duchess
Marchese/Marchesa--Marquess/Marchioness
Conte/Contessa--Count/Countess
Visconte/Viscontessa--Viscount/Viscountess
Barone/Baronessa--Baron/Baroness

Types of nobility

• Hereditary nobility— routinely inherited by heirs
• Personal nobility—granted for the personal merits of the recipient, not inherited by heirs.
• Unpropertied nobility—was obtained without the allotment and securing of a landed estate.

A newly designated noble is usually entitled to landownership. A loss of land does not automatically mean loss of nobility.

Hereditary nobility is transferred to spouse, children, and further direct legal descendants along the male line. In exceptional cases, the King can transfer nobility along indirect or female lines, e.g., to preserve a notable family name.

Personal nobility is transferable only to the spouse and is of much lower prestige.

Unpropertied nobility is nobility gained by state service, but which was not entitled to land ownership.

Fonteveille's nobility does employ a nobiliary particle "di" (as von in German or de in French) before a surname, and Fontégasque noblemen are accorded an official salutation that varied by their ranks: your Grace (Duke), your Highness (ваше высокоблагородие), your Nobleness (Baron), etc.

In the feudal style nobility of the Kingdom, these are the nobles directly in vassalage to the King (higher nobles), all other nobles are vassals of the Great Houses, and thereby indirectly vassals of the King. Only the heads of the Great Houses have the right to sit in the King's Haute Cour, though the theoretically represent all their vassals as well.

House	Symbol	Banner Colors	Rank
House Aldigieri	Wolf	Black & Blue	Duke
House Azzaro	Bear	Green & White	Count
House Belmonte	Portcullis	Green & Silver	Duke
House Biverio	Estoile	Black & White	Duke
House Cafono	Boar	Red & Blue	Duke
House Curlando	Keys	Black & Silver	Duke
House D'Aquila	Eagle	Yellow & White	Marquess
House Delfino	Dolphin	Sky Blue & Indigo	Count
House Drago	Dragon	Red & Green	Baron
House Espluca	Fleur-de-lis	Purple & Yellow	Duke
House Fiorenza	Red Rose	Red & Gold	Baron
House Grano d'Orzo	Crescent Moon	Silver & White	Baron
House Henrico	Lion	Red & Black	Duke
House Jurato	Salamander	Black & Silver	Count
House Libertini	Unicorn	Sky Blue & White	Marquess
House Monterosso	Castle	Grey & White	Duke
House Ormani	Horse	Green & Yellow	Duke
House Savoy-Lusignan	Double Headed Eagle	Gold & Black	King
House Tuzzolino	Seahorse	Blue & Yellow	Duke

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The Royal Family

The Royal Family of Fonteveille is the members of the House of Savoy-Lusignan. Through their connections with the Lusignan dynasty the Fontégasque royal house is a theoretical claimant to the now defunct Kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus and those titles are added to the King's list of titles.

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HM King Alexandre I (Alexandre Ranieri Carlo Emanuele di Savoy-Lusignan), King of Fonteveille, Jerusalem, and Cyprus, Duke of Savoy, etc. etc.
(Born Jan. 1st 196, ascended to the throne 1986, 44 yrs of age in the 25th year of his reign)

HM Queen Maria (Maria Yolanda Margherita Elisabetta di Savoy-Lusignan)(Born Mar. 11th 1971, age 38 yrs)

HRH Benedict (Benedict Umberto Nicola Tommaso di Savoy-Lusignan) Prince of Asteria (Born March 17th 1968, age 43 yrs)
and his wife
HRH Elisabetta (Elisabetta Marguerite di Savoy-Lusignan, maiden name Ormani) Princess of Asteria (Born May 14th 1970, age 40 yrs)

HRH Tommaso (Tommaso Nicola Giovanni di Savoy-Lusignan) Prince of Oristano (Born July 6th 1972, age 40 yrs)

The Heir Apparent, HRH Isabella (Isabella Giovanna Elisabetta di Savoy-Lusignan) Crown Princess (Born June 2nd 1993, age 18 yrs)

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Royal Household Ministry

The Royal Household Law

Chapter I. Succession to the Royal Throne

Chapter II. Ascension and Enthronement

Chapter III. Majority, Institution of the Queen and the Heir-Apparent

Chapter IV. Styles of Address

Chapter V. Regency

Chapter VI. The Royal Governor

Chapter VII. The Royal Family

Chapter VIII. Royal Hereditary Estates

Chapter IX. Expenditures of the Royal House

Chapter X. Litigation and Disciplinary Matters

Chapter XI. Royal Family Council

Chapter XII. Supplementary Provisions


Chapter I. Succession to the Royal Throne

Article I.
The Royal Throne of Fonteveille shall be succeeded to by descendants in the male line of Royal Ancestors.

Article II
The Royal Throne shall be passed to the members of the Royal Family according to the following order:

1. The eldest son of the King
2. The eldest son of the King's eldest son
3. Other descendants of the eldest son of the King
4. The second son of the King and his descendants
5. The other sons of the King, in order of seniority, and their descendants
6. The eldest daughter of the King, if she have no living brothers, and there are no living descendants of those brothers
7. Brothers of the King and their descendants
8. Uncles of the King and their descendants

In the case that there are no members of the Royal Family as under the numbers of the preceding paragraph, the Throne shall be passed to the member of the Royal family next nearest in lineage. In cases of the two preceding paragraphs, precedence shall be given to the senior line, and in the same degree, to the senior member.

Article IV.
For succession to the Royal Throne by a Royal descendant, the one of full blood shall have precedence over descendants of half blood. They succession to the Royal Throne by the latter shall be limited to those cases only in which there is no Royal descendant of full blood.

Article V.
If the Royal heir is suffering from an incurable disease of mind or body, or when any other weighty cause exists, the order of succession may be changed in accordance with foregoing provisions, with the advice of the Royal Family Council with that of the Haute Cour.

Chapter II. Ascension and Enthronement

Article I.
Upon the demise of the King the Royal heir shall ascend to the throne and shall acquire the Treasures of the Royal Ancestors.

Article II.
The ceremonies of Enthronement shall be performed and a Great Enthronement Banquet shall be held at Fonteveille.

Chapter III. Majority, Institution of the Queen and the Heir Apparent

Article I.
The King, the Crown Prince, and the Prince of Savona shall attain their majority at eighteen full years of age.

Article II.
Members of the Royal Family, other than those mentioned in the preceding article, shall attain their majority at twenty full years of age.

Article III.
The child of the King who is heir apparent shall be called the Crown Prince. In case there is no Crown Prince, the Royal grandson who is heir apparent shall be called Prince of Savona.

Article IV.
The title of Prince of Asteria shall be given to the member of the Royal Family next in line to the throne after the Crown Prince and the Prince of Savona.

Article XV.
The Institution of the Queen, of the Crown Prince, of the Prince of Savona, and of the Prince of Asteria shall be proclaimed by Imperial Rescript.

Chapter IV. Styles of Address

Article I.
The style of address for the King, the Grand Queen Dowager, the Queen Dowager, and the Queen shall be "His," "Her" or "Your Majesty."

Article II.
The Crown Prince and his consort, the Prince of Savona and his consort, the Prince of Asteria and his consort,the Princes and their consorts, and the Archdukes and their consorts, shall be styled "His," "Her," "Their," or "Your Royal Highness" or "Royal Highnesses."

Article III.
The Grand Dukes and their consorts shall be styled "His," "Her," "Their," or "Your Highness" or "Highnesses."

Chapter V. Regency

Article I.
When the King is a minor, a Regency shall be instituted. When the King is prevented by some permanent cause from personally governing, a Regency shall be instituted, with the advice of the Royal Family Council and with that of the Haute Cour.

Article II.
The Regency shall be assumed by the Crown Prince or the Prince of Savona being of full age of majority.

Article III.
When there is neither Crown Prince nor Prince of Savona or when the Crown Prince or Prince of Savona has not arrived as his majority, the Regency shall be assumed in the following order:

1. The Queen

2. The Prince of Asteria

2. The Queen Dowager

3. The Grand Queen Dowager

4. A Prince

5. An Archduke

Article IV.
In case the Regency shall be assumed from among the members of the Royal Family, it shall be done in agreement with the order of succession to the Royal Throne.

Article V.
A female member of the Royal Family chosen to assume the Regency shall exclusively be one who has no consort, excepting the Queen Dowager or Grand Queen Dowager.

Article VI.
If, on account of the minority of the nearest member of the Royal Family, or for some other cause, another member has to assume the Regency, the latter shall not, upon the arrival at the majority of the above-mentioned nearest related member, or upon the disappearance of the aforesaid cause, resign his or her post in favor of any person other than of the Crown Prince or of the Prince of Savona.

Article VII.
If a Regent, or one who should become such, is suffering from an incurable disease of mind or body, or when any other weighty cause exists therefore, the order of the Regency may be changed, with the advice of the Royal Family Council and that of the Haute Cour.

Chapter VI. The Royal Governor

Article I.
When the King is a minor, a Royal Governor shall be appointed to take charge of his upbringing and of his education.

Article II.
In case no Royal Governor has been nominated in the will of the preceding King, the Regent shall appoint one, with the advice of the Royal Family Council and that with of the Haute Cour.

Article III.
Neither the Regent nor any of his descendants can be appointed Royal Governor.

Article IV.
The Royal Governor cannot be removed from his post by the Regent, unless upon the advice of the Royal Family Council and upon that of the Haute Cour.

Chapter VII. The Royal Family

Article I.
The term "Royal Family" shall include the Grand Queen Dowager, the Queen Dowager, the Queen, the Crown Prince and his consort, the Prince of Savona and his consort, the Princes and their consorts, and the Archdukes and their consorts.

Article II.
Royal children (other than the Crown Prince) shall have the title of Prince. Royal grandchildren (other than the Prince of Savona) shall have the title of Archduke, Royal Great-Grandchildren. Other members of the Royal Family shall be given noble titles, to be determined by the King.

Article III.
The first child of the King shall be given the title of Crown Prince, the first child of the Crown Prince shall be given the title Prince of Savona. The member of the Royal Family next in line for the throne after the Prince of Savona shall be given the title, Prince of Asteria.

Article IV.
Births, naming, marriages and deaths in the Royal Family shall be announced by the Minister of the Royal Household.

Article V.
Genealogical and other records relating to the matters, mentioned in the preceding Article, shall be kept in the Royal Archives.

Article VI.
The members of the Royal Family shall be under the control of the King.

Article VII.
When a Regency is instituted, the Regent shall exercise the power of control referred to the preceding Article.

Article VIII.
When a member, male or female, of the Royal Family is a minor and has been bereft of his or her parents, officials of the Imperial Court shall be ordered to take charge of his or her upbringing and education. The King may either approve the guardian chosen by his or her parent, or nominate one.

Article IX.
The guardian of a member of the Royal Family must be themselves a member thereof and of age.

Article X.
Marriages of members of the Royal Family shall be restricted to the circle of royalty, or to certain noble families specially approved by Royal Decree.

Article XI.
Marriages of the members of the Royal Family shall be subject to the sanction of the King.

Article XII.
No member of the Royal Family can adopt anyone as his child.

Article XIII.
When a member of the Royal Family wishes to travel beyond the boundaries of the Kingdom, he shall first obtain the sanction of the King.

Article XIV.
A member of the Royal Family, who marries without consent of the King, shall be excluded from membership in the Royal Family. However, they may be allowed, by special grace of the King to retain their title, as the case may be.

Chapter VIII. Royal Hereditary Estates

Article I.
No land or other property that has been fixed, as Royal Hereditary Estates shall be divided up and alienated.

Article II.
The landed or other property to be included in the Royal Hereditary Estates, shall be settled by Royal writ with the advice of the Haute Cour, and shall be announced by the Minister of the Royal Household.

Chapter IX. Expenditures of the Royal House

Article I.
The expenditures of the Royal House of all kinds shall be defrayed out of the National Treasury at a certain fixed amount.

Article II.
The estimates and audit of accounts of the expenditures of the Royal House and all other rules of the kind shall be regulated by the finance regulations of the Royal House.

Chapteer X. Litigation and Disciplinary Matters

Article I.
Litigation between members of the Royal Family shall be decided by judicial functionaries specially designated by the King to the Ministry of the Royal Household, and execution issued after Royal sanction thereto has be obtained.

Article II.
Civil actions brought by private individuals against members of the Imperial Family shall be decided in the Royal High Court in Fonteveille. Members of the Royal Family shall, however, be represented by attorneys, and no personal attendance in the Court shall be required of them.

Article III.
Members of the Royal Family cannot be arrested, or summoned before a Court of Law, without the King being first informed thereto.

Article IV.
When a member of the Royal Family has committed an act derogatory to his (or her) dignity or when he has exhibited disloyalty to the Royal House, he shall by way of disciplinary punishment and by order of the King, be deprived in whole or part of the privileges belonging to him as member of the Royal Family, or shall be suspended therefrom.

Article V.
When a member of the Royal Family acts in way tending to the squandering of his (or her) property, he shall be pronounced incapable by the King, prohibited from administering his property, and a manager shall be appointed therefore.

Article VI.
The two foregoing Articles shall be enforced upon the advice of the Royal Family Council.

Chapter XI. The Royal Family Council

Article I.
The Royal Family Council shall be composed of the members of the Royal Family who have reached the age of majority. The Lord Keeper of the Royal Seal, the Lord Chancellor of the Haute Cour, and the Minister of the Royal Household shall be ordered to take part in the deliberations of the Council.

Article II.
The King personally presides over the meetings of the Royal Family Council, or directs one of the members of the Royal Family to do so.

Chapter XII. Supplementary Provisions

Article I.
Those of the present members of the Royal Family, who have already been invested with a title, shall retain the same as heretofore.

Article II.
The order of succession to the Royal Throne shall in every case be related to the descendants of the direct lineage. There shall be no admission to the line of succession of anyone, as a consequence of being an adopted Royal son.

Article III.
When in the future it shall become necessary to amend or make addition to the present law, the matter shall be decided by the King, with the advice of the Royal Family Council and with that of the Haute Cour.

Minister of the Royal Household
The Countess of Piceno

Royal Family Council
King Alexandre I
Queen Maria
Crown Princess Isabella
The Prince of Asteria
The Prince of Oristano
The Duke of Biverio
The Duke of Cafono

The Haute Cour
Lord Chancellor of the Haute Cour- The Duke of Biverio
Lord Keeper of the Royal Seal- The Duke of Cafono

The Haute Cour is an assembly of nobles that acts as an advisory and limiting body to the King. Membership follows a system of higher nobles (direct vassals of the king) and lesser nobles (indirect vassals, who owed service to the higher nobles). Only Dukes, the higher nobles, are permitted to sit in the Haute Cour. Only four votes (the king and any three vassals) is required to form a quorum. The Haute Cour is required to approve most acts of the King relating to royal succession and inter-royalty disputes, it also handles non-criminal cases dealing with nobility, and any settles disputes between the Great Houses. There tend to be two factions within the Haute Cour, a so-called "court party," consisting of the royal family and their supporters, and the "nobles' party," consisting of the other members of the nobility.

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ICIC Participation

Representative of the Kingdom of Fonteveille to the Imperial Commonwealth League of Crowns

Military Representative of the Kingdom of Fonteveille to the Imperial Commonwealth League of Crowns

D.P.A., Count of Collona, Lord Speaker of the Council, Knight of the Commonwealth

Popularly Elected Member of Fontégasque Delegation to the ICLC

Representative of the Bediyan Tribal Council of the Fontégasque Delegation to the ICLC

Acts & Achievements
*Granting of a Commonwealth Knighthood to the Count of Collona
*Continued Opposition to the Order of Magdalene
*Election to the Office of Lord Speaker
*Creation of the Commonwealth Council Docket

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Royal Vehicles

Royal Flight

Only used for international travel.

Used for domestic air travel.

Used for domestic land transportation, a less elaborate model is brought by plane for international visits.

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Orders of Chivalry of the Kingdom

The Order of the Royal Eagle is the highest military and civilian order of Fonteveille. It is awarded for "exceptional services leading to the prosperity and glory of the Kingdom". For the military division of the Order, crossed swords are added below the crown above the two eagles' heads. On the reverse of the eagle on a white ribbon is the motto of the Order inscribed in gold letters "For Honor and Loyalty".

The Order of Royal Star is awarded for exceptional service to a member of the Royal Family.

The Order Of Alexandre is the supreme purely military order of Fonteveille, awarded to officers for brilliant military operations. It has four degrees (I through IV, the first being the highest) awarded successively.

The Royal Order of Merit is a mixed civilian and military order created in four classes. It is awarded for outstanding contributions to the state associated with the defense of Fonteveille's honor, advances in culture, peace, friendship and cooperation between nations, or for significant contributions to the defense of the Kingdom.

Awarded to citizens for their dedication, bravery and courage demonstrated during rescue operations, the protection of public order and in combating crime, in times of natural disasters, fires and other emergencies, as well as for bold and decisive actions taken in fulfillment of military or civil duty under conditions involving a risk to life.

Awarded to military personnel for exemplary performance in military duties, for high combat readiness in ensuring Fonteveille's defense; for high personal performance in service, for bravery and courage shown in the performance of military duties; for merit in strengthening military cooperation with friendly nations.

Awarded to citizens for achievements in research and development in the field of maritime defense, in helping to ensure national security, socio-economic and cultural development, as well as for outstanding contribution in strengthening the naval capabilities of Fonteveille.

Awarded to citizens for high achievements in state, industrial, scientific, social, cultural, social or charitable activities that significantly improved the living conditions of people; or, for high achievements in the training of highly qualified personnel, in educating the younger generations or in maintaining law and order.

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Symbols of Fonteveille

The National Flag is composed of a golden crown composed of stars on a field of white. The crown represents the monarchy, the stars the Fontégasque and Bediyan peoples, and the white represents virtue, peace, and nobility.

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Royal Regalia

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Green Policies

The Kingdom is at the forefront of environmentalism, led by the most ardent environmentalists of Fonteveille, the Royal Family. To keep Fonteveille green several policies have been enacted.

Green Energy
As of 2005 the Kingdom has gone entirely renewable in energy. Uses such sources as wind, solar, geothermal, wave, and nuclear, the Kingdom no longer relies on fossil fuels. And is also carbon neutral.

Transport
As per the "Internal Combustion Act of 2011", all forms of internal combustion engines are banned in Fonteveille, when not being used for international travel. This means that all domestic automobiles and all domestic airplanes are to be destroyed or sold out of country. Thus, only vehicles that use electric motors (or no motors) may be used for domestic travel. Thus, dirigibles are used for domestic air travel. For land travel, there are high-speed maglev trains between all major population centers. Other than that there are stagecoach routes which run on schedules, and most middle and upper class families own personal carriages.

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The Royal Armed Forces

Banner of the Royal Armed Forces

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the Ministry of Defense who advise the Minster of Defense, HM the King, and the government on military matters. The composition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is defined by Royal Decree and consists of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS), and the senior officer of each branch of the armed forces (the Royal Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and the Carabinieri Corps) all appointed by HM the King following Royal Diet confirmation.

The headquarters of the JCS is located in the Castel dei Cavalieri, composed of personnel from all the four services, that assists the Chairman and the Vice Chairman in discharging their responsibilities and is managed by the Director of the Joint Staff (DJS) who is a Lieutenant General or Vice Admiral.

Minster of Defense- Giovanni Battista Tommasi

Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff- Giovanni Battista Ceschi
* Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff- Philippe di Colloredo-Mels
* Grand Admiral- Innico Maria Guevara-Suardo
* Field Marshal- André Di Giovanni
* Marshal of the Airforce- Antoine Busca
* Commandant General- Carlo Candida

Basic Information
Branches:

The Royal Army (Regio Esercito) is the ground defense force of the Royal Armed Forces. It is all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel, numbering 108,355. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank, and among its aircraft the Mangusta attack helicopter.

Dardo Infantry Fighting Vehicle


Centauro Tank Destroyer


Ariete Tank


Mangusta Attack Helicopter


Multiple Launch Rocket System


Soldiers on Parade

Fleet composition (excluding Auxiliaries) of the Regia Marina

Aircraft carriers (2)

* HMS Alexandre I (550). 244 m, 27,100 - 30,000 tons.

* HMS Orlando II (551). 180.2 m, 13,830 tons.


Battleships (3)
*HMS Castello
*HMS Trialto
*HMS Veneto


Destroyers (4)

* Ormani class 152.87 m, 7,050 tons
o HMS Andrea Doria
o HMS Caio Duilio
* Orizzonte class 147.7 m, 5,400 tons
o HMS Luigi Durand de la Penne
o HMS Francesco Mimbelli


Frigates (8)

* Maestrale class 122.7 m, 3,040 tons
o HMS Maestrale
o HMS Grecale
o HMS Libeccio
o HMS Scirocco
o HMS Aliseo
o HMS Fiorenza
o HMS Espero
o HMS Zeffiro

Light Patrol Frigates (4)

* Artigliere class 113.5 m, 2,525 tons
o HMS Artigliere
o HMS Aviere
o HMS Bersagliere
o HMS Granatiere

Corvettes (8)

* Minerva class 87 m, 1,285 tons
o HMS Minerva
o HMS Danaide
o HMS Urania
o HMS Sfinge
o HMS Driade
o HMS Chimera
o HMS Fenice
o HMS Sibilla


OPV & Patrol boats (13)

* Cassiopea class 79.8 m, 1,475 tons
o HMS Cassiopea
o HMS Libra
o HMS Spica
o HMS Vega

* Esploratore'' class 32.16 m, 164.5 tons
o HMS Esploratore
o HMS Sentinella
o HMS Staffetta

* Cassiopea 2' class 88.6 m, 1,518 tons
o HMS Sirio
o HMS Orione

Patrol Boats (4)

* Comandanti class 88.6 m, 1,512 tons
o HMS Cigala Fulgosi
o HMS Borsini
o HMS Bettica
o HMS Foscari


Mine Counter-Measure Vessels (3)

* Lerici class - 1st series 49.9 m, 503 tons
o HMS Lerici
o HMS Sapri
o HMS Milazzo

Submarines (6)

* Todaro class 55.9 m, 1,830 tons
o Salvatore Todaro (S 526)
o Sciré (S 527)

* Sauro IV class 66.36 m, 1,862 tons
o HMS Primo Longobardo
o HMS Gianfranco Gazzana
* Sauro III class 64.6 m, 1,662 tons
o HMS Salvatore Pelosi
o HMS Giuliano Prini

Aircraft
The Royal Air Force operates a total active fleet of 245 aircraft. Below are a few sample aircraft.

F-22 Raptor


The Panavia Tornado


Alenia C-27J Spartan


Fonte-Fighter Typhoon


Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King


RQ1 Predator


AMX International AMX


C-130J Super Hercules


CH-46 Sea Knight
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The Corps of Carabineers (Arma dei carabinieri) is the national gendarmerie of Fonteveille, policing both military and civilian populations. The Carabinieri is now a branch of the armed forces.

Carabinieri Alfa Romeo 159

Active personnel
293,202

Reserve personnel
41,867

Military service age and obligation:
18-27 year of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; 10-month service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 45

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 13,865,688
females age 16-49: 14,003,755 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 11,247,446
females age 16-49: 11,348,695

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 288,188
female: 281,671

Military expenditures:
1.8% of GDP

Royal Navy	Royal Army	Royal Air Force
Grand Admiral	Field Marshal	Marshal of the Air Force
Admiral	General	Air Marshal
Commodore	Brigadier	Air Commodore
Captain	Colonel	Group Captain
Commander	Lieutenant Colonel	Wing Commander
LieutenantCommander	Commandant	Squadron Leader
Lieutenant	Captain	Flight Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Flying Officer
Ensign	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer
Midshipman	Officer Cadet	Officer Cadet
Warrant Officer	Sergeant Major	Warrant Officer
Petty Officer	Sergeant	Sergeant
Leading Seaman	Corporal	Corporal
Seaman	Private	Aircraftman

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Law Enforcement Agencies

Reale Guardia Svizzera

The Reale Guardia Svizzera (Royal Swiss Guard) has been the traditional guard of the Royal Family for hundreds of years.

Arma dei Carabinieri

The Carabinieri is the common name for the Arma dei Carabinieri, a Gendarmerie-like military corps with police duties. They also serve as the Royal Armed Force's military police.

Guardia di Finanza

The Guardia di Finanza, (English: Financial Guard) is a under the authority of the His Majesty's Treasury, with a role as police force. The Corps is in charge of financial, economic, judiciary and public safety: tax evasion, financial crimes, smuggling, money laundering, international illegal drug trafficking, illegal immigration, customs and borders checks, copyright violations, anti-Mafia operations, credit card fraud, cybercrime, counterfeiting, terrorist financing, maintaining public order, and safety, political and military defense of the Italian borders.

Polizia di Stato

The Polizia di Stato (State Police) is the civil national police of Fonteveille. Along with patrolling, investigative and law enforcement duties, it patrols the Autostrada (Fonteveille's Express Highway network), and oversees the security of railways, bridges and waterways.

It is a civilian police force, while the Carabinieri are military. While its internal organization and mindset is somewhat military, its personnel is composed of civilians. Its headquarters are in Fonteveille City, and there are Regional and Provincial divisions throughout Fontégasques territory.

Polizia Penitenziaria

The Polizia Penitenziaria (Prison Guards, literally Penitentiary Police) operate the Fontégasque prison system and handle the transportation of inmates.

Corpo Forestale dello Stato

The Corpo Forestale dello Stato (National Forestry Department) is responsible for law enforcement in Fontégasque national parks and forests. Their duties include enforcing poaching laws, safeguarding protected animal species and preventing forest fires.

Polizia Fuedo

Each fief has its own Polizia Feudo (Feudatory Police) whose main duty is to enforce local regulations and control traffic, but who also deal with petty crime and anti-social behaviour. These forces are under the administration of the ruling House of a fief.

All law enforcement agencies have at their disposal color coded Audi Q7 SUV's and Audi A5's.

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The Combined Fontégasque Mercantiles Company

The CFMC is a gigantic (in fact the largest) corporation in Fonteveille that operates in nearly all sectors. From farming and the fish industry, to construction and banking. However, by far the most profitable venture of the CFMC is mining, specifically the gold mines of mainland Fonteveille. The corporation mines everything from coal to iron, however the gold mining is the most carefully attended to. The corporation's management and board of directors are controlled by the King and the League of Noble Houses. Because of its dominance of commerce, CFMC is the largest single source of wealth in the Kingdom; as such, influence in CFMC (through partisans within it and control of directorships) is the central goal of political maneuvering, both to receive dividends and also (it is alleged) to skim off profits.

Board of Directors

• HM King Alexandre I (House Savoy-Lusignan)
• House Ormani
• House Belmonte
• House Fiorenza
• House Celano
• House Henrico
• House Monterosso
• House Nizza

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Parliamentary Composition

Chamber of Representatives (650 seats)

HM Government

◼Liberal Democratic Party (306 seats)- center-left party who strongly support the current third way economic system, the National Health Service, social progress, and tend to be supportive of international organizations especially the ICLC. The party covers a wide range of center-left beliefs. They support the monarchy and nobility.

◼Social Democrat Party (57 seats)- center-left on the political spectrum, seeks to reform capitalism to align it with the ethical ideals of social justice while maintaining the capitalist mode of production, as opposed to creating an alternative socialist economic system. Policies include the promotion of a welfare state, weakening of the monarch, promotion of civil rights, and the creation of economic democracy as a means to secure workers' rights.

HM Most Loyal Opposition

◼National Party (257 seats)- center-right, made up of various conservative and centrist factions. They support a free market, ending the NHS, privatization, and tend to be skeptic of international organizations.

Other Opposition

◼Royalist Party (8 seats)- center-right, Neutral on social and economic issues, supports the monarchy and the strengthening of the nobility.

◼Green Party (8 seats)- center-left, Environmentalist party, taking a neutral stance on economic issues, but socially liberal.

◼Bediyan Peoples Party (6 seats)- generally having no discernible overall policy, and usually abstaining in matters not pertaining to the Bediyan people.

◼Peace Party (3 seats)- Left, Supports the disarmament of Fonteveille, and the installment of a policy of neutrality and pacifism.

◼Communist Party (1 seat)- Extreme-left, Supports the establishment of a Communist state in Fonteveille

◼Fonteveille First Party (1 seat)- Extreme-right, supports the closing of immigration, aggressive deportation of illegal immigrants, and an aggressive foreign policy

◼Independent (2 seats)

▢Speaker (1 seat made vacant)

Chamber of Peers (350 seats)

The Chamber of Peers does not have elections, therefore it's members to not belong to political parties.

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His Majesty's Government

HM Government

Liberal Democrat
Social Democrat

Prime Minister- The Rt Hon. Vittorio Ormani MP

Lieutenant Prime Minister- The Rt Hon. Emilio Vernengo MP

Attorney-General- The Rt Hon. Flavio Belmonte MP

Cabinet Secretary- The Rt Hon. Claudia Mangione MP

Minister of Business- The Rt Hon. Rosa Cornaro MP

Minister of Local Government- The Rt Hon. Ranieri Puglisi MP

Minister of Culture- The Rt Hon. Giovanni Vazzoler MP

Minister of Education- The Rt Hon. Clemente Fiorenza MP

Minister of Energy- The Rt Hon. Niccolo Storace MP

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs- The Rt Hon. Paolo Bortolotti MP

Minister of Transport- The Rt Hon. Andrea Toregrossa MP

Minister of Labor and Pensions- The Rt Hon. Gianfranco Curlando MP

Minster of Health- The Rt Hon. Berenice Perin MP

Foreign Secretary- The Rt Hon. Gaspare Henrico MP

Chancellor of the Exchequer- The Rt Hon. Felice Monterosso MP

Home Secretary- The Rt Hon. Giosue D'Aquila MP

Minister of Justice- The Rt Hon. Evangelista Zoccarato MP

Attorney General's Office- responsible for the legal affairs of the government
Cabinet Office- responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet. It is composed of various units that support Cabinet committees and which co-ordinate the delivery of government objectives via other departments.
Ministry of Business- responsible for business regulation and support
Ministry of Local Governments- responsible for coordination and support of local governements
Ministry of Culture- responsible for culture and sport and some aspects of the media throughout the nation, such as broadcasting and internet.
Ministry of Education- responsible for management of state schools
Ministry of Energy- responsible for the regulation and support of energy resources in the nation
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs- responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities
Ministry of Transport- responsible for the Fontégasque transport network
Ministry of Labor and Pensions- responsible for welfare and pension policy
Ministry of Health- responsible for government policy for health and social care matters and for the National Health Service (NHS)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office- responsible for promoting the interests of Fonteveille overseas, especially with the ICLC
His Majesty's Treasury- responsible for developing and executing the government's public finance policy and economic policy
Home Office- responsible for immigration control, security, and order
Ministry of Justice- responsible for the management of the justice system
Ministry of Defense- responsible for the management of the armed forces

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History

The land that now makes up the Kingdom of Fonteveille was originally split into many realms. The political entity that would become the Kingdom of Fonteveille began as the city-state known as the Principality of Fonteveille. In 1191 the Eastern Roman Emperor Isaac II Angelos granted the city of Fonteveille, then a modest trading port in the Levant, to one of his nephew's. This Imperial nephew became the first ruler of Fonteveille, Andronikos Angelos, was granted the title of Despotēs or "Lord" to show his realm to be a client state of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Andronikos Angelos : Emperor Isaac II Angelos : The Imperial Emblem

Andronikos and his descendants ruled the city-state of Fonteveille until 1287. In this year, the founder of the Savoy Dynasty, Francesco Duke of Savoy, and his men captured the Castello di Fonteveille by gaining entry while dressed as Franciscan monks. They took the then reigning Despotēs and his family hostage. A marriage was arranged between the Duke of Savoy and the eldest daughter, and heir, Theodora. The power transfer was made possible by the extreme instability of the Eastern Roman Empire at the time. The Duke of Savoy and his marriage was confirmed by Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos, in return for the Dukes continued loyalty to the Emperor. In addition the Emperor elevated Fonteveille to a Principality and Francesco became the first Prince of Fonteveille.

A Statue of Francesco Depicting His Famous Takeover : An Image of the Marriage of Francesco and Theodora

The ruler's of Fonteveille became close friends with the Kings of Jerusalem, as the Kingdom of Jerusalem was a close neighbor, and the two nations had a sort of Executive Agreement between rulers to assist each other. Fonteveille however, had ties of loyalty to the Eastern Roman Emperor, keeping military intervention to a minimum. When the Savoy Dynasty came to power in 1287 the friendship remained intact. When the Kingdom of Jerusalem fell in 1291, Henry II of Jerusalem became de facto King of Cyprus, though still de jure King of Jerusalem. A marriage was arranged between Henry II's daughter Isabella, and Francesco's son Orlando. This is the origin of the today's King of Fonteveille's claim to the throne of Jerusalem and Cyprus, and the carry-over of the Haute Cour from the court of the Jerusalem Kings.

The Coat-of-Arms of Jerusalem and Cyprus

Francesco and his descendants waged several wars on behalf of the Emperor, in and around Fonteveille. In addition to sending many young Fontégasque men to join the Emperor's army and fight in the Empire's defense. Fonteveille, and the Savoy Dynasty's, loyalty to the Empire in its decay became well-known, and respected even by their enemies. In 1453, after years of disintegration and civil war, through which the Savoy's always supported the rightful claimant to the throne, the Empire was about to fall. The sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade, internal fragmentation, and the rise of Islam all contributed to the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire. However, even in this most desperate of days, the Fontégasque never forgot their pledge of loyalty to the Emperor. When word reached the then Prince of Fonteveille that Constantinople was under siege by the Ottomans under Mehmet II, Prince Francesco III, rushed to Constantinople. He and five-hundred of his men arrived by Venetian fleet on May 27. Shortly after midnight on May 29 the all-out Ottoman offensive began. With the Genoese mercenary troops retreating into the city and towards the harbor, Emperor Constantine IX and Prince Francesco III and their men, kept fighting and managed to hold off the Ottomans for a while, but eventually they could not stop them from entering the city. The defenders were also being overwhelmed at several points in Constantine’s section. When Turkish flags were seen flying above the Kerkoporta, panic ensued, and the defense collapsed, as Janissary soldiers pressed forward. Emperor Constantine, throwing aside his purple regalia, led the final charge against the oncoming Ottomans, seeing his Emperor charge, Prince Francesco valiantly followed him. Both dying in the ensuing battle in the streets like their soldiers.

The Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople

Between the 14^th and 17^th centuries, Fonteveille experience what became known as the first Pax Fonteveillica. This was a period of peace and prosperity, almost devoid of conflict. The economic power of the Principality expanded exponentially due to Fonteveille's situation on several important trade routes. The naval power of the Kingdom also expanded and even rivaled the influence of the Venetian Republic. This period of Fontégasque history experienced only minor border skirmishes.

The 18^th century brought with it huge changes to Fontégasque society, indeed nearly a complete overhaul of the Fontégasque civilization. Previously, the Princes of Fonteveille had ruled by absolutely, enforced by the divine right preached by the Eastern Orthodox Church. Now however, the various revolutions and changes in the world forcefully threw the people of Fonteveille from the backwards society they had previously existed in, into a brave new world of reason and science. The people and the monarch would have undoubtedly come to blows if not for one thing. The reigning Prince, Orlando VI (later to be the Great), entirely supported the Enlightenment. He was an enlightened monarch, in the tradition of his contemporaries Josef II of Austria and Catherine the Great of Russia, he attempted to bring his Principality into the new age. This began with secularization. The Prince was an ardent deist, a religious movement that was spreading fast and would eventually encompass 70% of the population. With this new religion and new ideas, Fonteveille was changed irreversibly. As such, the absolute power of the Prince was no longer satisfactory with the people, Prince Orlando, only slightly reluctantly, gave up some of his power. In 1725 he promulgated the Bill of Rights which guaranteed many natural human rights to the subjects, and the Charta Regis which required the King to call the Estates-General (a type of legislature with binding powers) every three years. It is widely held that the monarchies cooperation in this era is a main source of the peoples love and trust in the monarchy to this day, and the reason that Prince Orlando became known as Orlando the Great.

His Royal Highness Prince Orlando VI : The First Estates-General

The Regency era in Fonteveille is the period between 1811—when Prince Vittorio IV was found unfit to rule due to insanity, his daughter Archduchess Theresa was installed as Princess Regent—and 1820 when Prince Vittorio died. She was again installed as Princess-Regent for her young son between 1820 and 1828, when he came of age and was crowned Prince Vittorio V.Though not the first regency in Fontégasque history, this was the most famous regency giving the era it's name. The Regency is noted for its elegance and achievements in the fine arts and architecture. This era encompassed a time of great social, political, and even economic change. War was waged with Napoleon and on other fronts, affecting commerce both at home and internationally as well as politics. Despite the bloodshed and warfare the Regency was also a period of great refinement and cultural achievement, shaping and altering the societal structure of Fonteveille as a whole.

One of the greatest patrons of the arts and architecture was the Princess Regent herself. Upper class society flourished in a sort of mini-Renaissance of culture and refinement. As one of the greatest patrons of the arts, the Princess Regent ordered the costly building and refurbishing of the beautiful and exotic palaces and buildings, as well as many other public works and architecture. Naturally this required dipping into the treasury and the Regent, and later, Queen's exuberance often outstripped her pocket, at the people's expense.

Not only was society marked by excessive spending on the part of the Princess Regent, it was also highly stratified, and in many ways there was a dark side to the beauty and fashion in Fonteveille at this time. In the dingier, less affluent areas of Fonteveille City, thievery, womanizing, gambling, the existence of rookeries, and constant drinking ran rampant. This combined with the massive population boom, which had leapt from just under a million in 1801 to one and a quarter million by 1820 created a wild, roiling, volatile, and vibrant scene. Indeed so vast was the difference between the levels of society that they developed nearly wholly different existences, as characterized by Roberto Schezzi who stated that,

The inhabitants of this great city seem to be divided into two distinct casts, — the Solar and the Lunar races...

Thus beneath the glamor and gloss of Regency society there existed levels of such squalor as to form an extreme contrast to that of the Princess Regent's social circle. Poverty was a major issue and one that was addressed only marginally. In many ways the retirement of Vittorio I and the formation of the Regency saw the death of a more pious and reserved society and the birth of a more frivolous, ostentatious one, largely due to the character of the Regent, herself.

The Princess Regent Theresa

The Civil War was the most destructive event in Fontégasque history. It was and is the only time that a war was fought on Fontégasque soil. In 1820, when ten year old Prince Vittorio V ascended to the throne, Fonteveille had already experienced nine years of regency due to the insanity of Prince Vittorio IV. As such the position of the throne was very weak. The Princess-Regent Theresa was much more concerned with society and fashion than ruling effectively, and the ten year old King was of course in no position to rule. There was much plotting and scheming among the nobility for the throne, the leader of these was Duke Emmanuel di Anselmo. When the Prince Vittorio V came of age in 1828, the Duke saw this as his chance to seize the throne. As the Duke of Anselmo, the second largest city in Fonteveille, the Duke had made many connections and established alliances among the Royal Army commanders in and around his region and even made a few alliances with high-ranking generals. On the day of the coronation of Vittorio V the Duke of Anselmo was not present, and no messages could be got through to Anselmo. The Duke had called out all his supporters, and was capturing all messengers to and from Fonteveille City.

The Duke of Genevois Commander of the Prince's Army and the Duke of Anselmo

A week after the coronation the Duke's army, completely unexpected, was spotted two day's march from Fonteveille City. Prince Vittorio managed to call out all the city regiments. In addition to his personal guards this force measured at most 15,000. However the Duke's army was more than thrice that size, around 50,000. Due to the small size of his army, Prince Vittorio decided to avoid open battle, instead he withdrew into his island city. He also caused the recently finished bridge between Fonteveille City and the mainland to be destroyed. The Duke's army surrounded the Fontégasque lagoon and began heavy shelling with artillery, and the Siege of Fonteveille City had begun.

The Duke's Army Besieging Fonteveille City

Though the Prince's army could never hope to defeat the Duke's in open combat, the Prince had one advantage. He had retained the loyalty of the majority of the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy surrounded the city, and bombarded the Duke's army with all the gusto that the were shelling the city. The few ships that were loyal to the Duke, steamed down the coast from the north, with the intention of breaking the Royal Navy blockade, and allowing the Duke to invade the city. Though the Royal Navy was much larger than the Duke's naval force, the Duke had managed to gain an important ally. The very new, and very powerful, ironclads which had just recently been built had been built in the town of Levorno, which was in the Duchy of Anselmo. The Duke had managed to convince the commander of the five ironclads to join him. As such, he was an even match even for the twenty-five 1^st, 2^nd, and 3r^d rate Royal Navy Ships-of-the-Line. When the ironclads arrived, a massive battle ensued. The battle raged for a whole day, night, and day before it ended in Royal Navy victory. Four ironclads were sunk and one retreated heavily damaged. Ten Royal Navy ships had been sunk and four heavily damaged. Though costly, the victory was a cause celebré for loyalists Principality-wide.

Battle of the Fontégasque Lagoon

Following this victory, Prince Vittorio gained many more supporters, especially in the south of Fonteveille. The King sent his most trusted generals to the south of Fonteveille, and to the Savoy home city of Verono to raise armies. After a siege of six months, Fonteveille City showed no signs of surrender, the city was supplied by sea and wanted for nothing. The Duke's men however, were suffering from hunger and disease, in addition to constant shelling from the Royal Navy in the lagoon. After a long war council, the Duke's generals managed to convince him to retreat back to Anselmo, due to the approach of the Prince's army from the south, a force equal to the Duke's. However by the time the Duke was reluctantly convinced to give up his prize, the Prince's army raised from Verono, a force unknown to the Duke and his men, arrived. This force, under the Baron of Asizzi, was numbered around 20,000, smaller than the Duke's. However, with assistance from the Fonteveille City regiments the Baron attacked anyway, hoping to hold the Duke until the much larger loyalist force from the south arrived.

Battle of the Plains of Tricerro

After three days of fighting, with defeat in sight for the loyalist forces, the southern army under the Count of Genevois arrived. Surrounding the Duke the Prince's men began to make headway in the battle, and soon victory was certain. The Duke taking heavy losses, saw that his defeat was inevitable. The Duke of Anselmo called for a retreat, and they managed to burst through a weak point in the Prince's men, they then flew in full retreat. The Prince's Army, the majority of which had been on heavy march from the South was now after the fighting much too tired to take up the chase. The Duke thus managed to escape with half of his army.

The war now became a chase. After a period of three days rest the King ordered the Count of Genevois, now elevated to Supreme Commander of the Army of Fonteveille, to pursue the Duke of Anselmo's army. The Prince's Army managed to catch up with the back of the Duke's army three days later, on the Via Anselmo twenty-five miles outside of Anselmo. Thus ensued the battle of the Via Anselmo. It was a short but bloody engagement, with the Prince's cavalry cutting down the soldiers guarding the Duke's cannons and capturing them, a crippling blow to any army during this period.

Battle of the Via Anslemo

However, the rest of the Prince's Army was unable to engage the Duke's before he reached his fortress city of Anselmo. The Prince's Army surrounded the city, and the siege of Anselmo began. Prince Vittorio V himself arrived then to oversee the siege. He was concerned about the city's regular inhabitants, and arranged to parlay with the Duke. The Prince and Duke discussed by messenger the fate of the city's inhabitants. It was arranged that the Duke would permit the evacuation of the city in return for a three day ceasefire. The Prince agreed and the civilians were evacuated during the three day ceasefire. Following this, the Prince's Army began heavy shelling of Anselmo. The Duke, whose canons had been captured in the Battle of the Via Anselmo, was unable to return fire. However, the Duke's men held the city walls for two weeks, before they were unable to hold back the King's men from the gaps blown into the walls. Now retreating to the citadel, the Duke's greatly reduced for held out for another five days before flying a white flag of truce to surrender. The Duke's men threw down their arms and were taken as prisoner's of war. The top-ranking generals were sentence to life imprisonment. However, the rank-and-file of the Duke's army were pardoned by the Prince, however many of their political and economic rights were restricted. After they Duke's men were disarmed and pacified, the Prince triumphantly rode into the citadel to arrest the Duke. The Prince's troops had refrained from entering the room which the Duke was said to be in on Vittorio's orders, however now the Prince himself ordered the doors knocked down. The Prince's blew the doors out with a small cannon before rushing in, only to find an aged servant and a cat.

The Citadel at the End of the Siege of Anselmo

The Duke was nowhere to be found. Through interrogation of his generals it was revealed he had escaped through a side gate the day the Prince's army entered the city. He was making for Parisani to catch a steamship out of the country. The five days the men had held the citadel had given him time to escape justice by self-imposed exile. To this day it has not been determined where the Duke had gone. Despite this, the Prince had ended the Civil War, he had returned peace and stability and secured his legitimate right to the throne. However he was much grieved to have participated in the bloodshed of so many of his subjects and caused the National Civil War Memorial to be erected in Fonteveille.

National Civil War Memorial

Despotēs
Andronikos Angelos
(1191-1203)
Manuel Angelos
(1203-1232)
Alexios Angelos
(1232-1286)
John Angelos
(1286-1287)

Savoy Takeover

Prince (Savoy)
Francesco I (the Founder)
(1287-1308)
Francesco II
(1308-1330)

Savoy-Lusignan Dynasty

Prince (Savoy-Lusignan)
Orlando I
(1330-1384)
Vittorio I
(1384-1421)
Francesco III (the Lionheart)
(1421-1453)

Regency (minority) - Queen Mother-Regent Anna (1453-1462)

Vittorio II
(1453-1483)
Francesco IV
(1483-1510)
Orlando II
(1510-1536)
Orlando III
(1536-1553)
Orlando IV
(1553-1600)
Orlando V (the Long-lived)
(1600-1671)

Regency (old age/sickness) - Prince-Regent Archduke Vittorio (1662-1671)

Vittorio III (the Liberator)
(1671-1699)
Orlando VI (the Great)
(1699-1737)
Tommaso I
(1737-1783)
Vittorio IV
(1783-1820)

Regency (insanity) - Princess-Regent (Archduchess) Theresa (1811-1820)

Vittorio V
(1820-1853)

Regency (minority) - Princess-Regent (Archduchess) Theresa (1820-1828)

Tommaso II
(1853-1984)
Tommaso III (the Three-year Prince)
(1894-1897)

Regency (minority) - Queen Mother-Regent Eugenia (1907-1913)

Tommaso IV
(1897-1941)
Alexandre I
(1941-1986)
Alexandre II (became King Alexandre I)
(1986-2011)

Passage of the Kingdom Act of 2011

Kings (Savoy-Lusignan)

Alexandre I
(2011-)

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Diplomatic Relations
Foreign Secretary ~ Gaspare Rosso

The Alfa Romeo 159, the preferred automobile of the government, is used as the official transport in all diplomatic missions. When purchased for the Office of the Foreign Secretary they are painted silver.

Embassies in Fonteveille
The Republic of Sterlingport
The Kingdom of Izzyshipper
The State of Minoa
The Kingdom of Yohannes
The Grand Empire of Celritannia
The Kingdom of the Islands of St Louis
The Grand Duchy of Noordeinde
Central and Eastern Visayas
The Commonwealth of Islas de la Plata

Embassies of Fonteveille
The Kingdom of The Harrowlands
The Kingdom of Izzyshipper
The Monarchical Sacredland of Rastynhaven
The Kingdom of Yohannes
The Grand Duchy of Noordeinde
Central and Eastern Visayas

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The Bediyan

The Bediyans are a are a group of ethnically Arab desert dwelling nomads. They are the indigenous inhabitants of Fonteveille, already present when Fonteveille was established in 1191. The term "Bediyan" derives from meaning desert, and literally translates as "those who live in the desert". Bediyans are traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as Asair (عَشَائِر). A widely quoted Bediyan saying is "I against my brother, my brothers and me against my cousins, then my cousins and I against strangers". This saying signifies a hierarchy of loyalties based on closeness of kinship that runs from the nuclear family through the lineage, and the tribe. Disputes are settled, interests are pursued, and justice and order are maintained by means of this organizational framework. The individual family unit (known as a tent or bayt) typically consists of three or four adults (a married couple plus siblings or parents) and any number of children.

When resources are plentiful, several tents will travel together as a goum. These groups are sometimes linked by patriarchal lineage, but are just as likely linked by marriage (new wives were especially likely to have male relatives join them), acquaintance or even no clearly defined relation but a simple shared membership in the tribe.

The next scale of interactions inside tribal groups is the ibn ʿamm (cousin, or literally "son of an aunt") or descent group, commonly of three to five generations. These are often linked to goums, but where a goum will generally consist of people all with the same herd type, descent groups are frequently split up over several economic activities, thus allowing a degree of 'risk management'; should one group of members of a descent group suffer economically, the other members of the descent group will be able to support them. Whilst the phrase "descent group" suggests purely a lineage-based arrangement, in reality these groups are fluid and adapted their genealogies to take in new members.

The largest scale of tribal interactions is of course the tribe as a whole, led by a Sheikh (Arabic: شيخ‎ šayḫ, literally, "elder"). The tribe often claims descent from one common ancestor. This appears patrimonial but in reality new groups could have genealogies invented to tie them in to this ancestor. The tribal level is the level that mediated between the Bediyan and the outside governments and organizations.

Bediyans traditionally had strong honor codes, and traditional systems of justice dispensation in Bediyan society typically revolved around such codes. The bisha'a, or ordeal by fire, is a well-known Bediyan practice of lie detection. The Bediyans are also predominantly Muslim, and that affects their culture.

The Bediyans have a great degree of self-government. They are permitted to maintain their own governments and are free from government interference in their affairs, unless they violate Article II of the Constitution "Rights and Duties of Subjects". Every three years the heads of the Sheikhs of the tribes meet to form the Tribal Council. The Sheikhs, normally nomadic, meet at the only permanent Bediyan settlement, the fortress of Ras Hadarba. This Council deliberates on matters concerning the Bediyans as a whole, and also appoints members to the Royal Diet.

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Sports of Fonteveille

Sea of Flames
The Sea of Flames Race is the most famous sport in Fonteveille. Originally a exclusively Bediyan sport, Fontégasque people began to make larger and larger inroads into the race. Nowadays, Fontégasque and Bediyans are on equal standing in the race. However, the Bediyan traditionally do much better in the race than Fontégasque. It is a mark of extreme honor in Fonteveille to have a member of your family, win the Sea of Flames. The Bediyan, and the more powerful Fontégasque nobles, keep their own herds of Arabian horses, and keep fastidious pedigree records, strategically breeding their horses to produce superb champions. By far one of the best herds is the Royal Herd, kept at the Castello di Savoy. Horses of His Majesty's line have won the race dozens of times. The Sea of Flames takes place every two years. The course of the race runs 200 miles through the inner desert on a track between Fonteveille City and Anselmo.

Noble Sports

There are several sports commonly practiced only by the nobility. The most popular and widely practiced is falconry. Equestrian sports like fox-hunting and show jumping are also popular.

Falconry
In Fontégasque falconry, it is common to use eagles rather than hawks or actual falcons. Only the Royal Family is permitted to use the national animal, the Eastern Imperial Eagle, when falconing. Other nobles normally use Golden Eagles. Though normally only nobles participate in falconry, the Bediyan people also have a strong tradition using Saker Falcons.

Equestrian Sports
Show jumping is a sport participated in by the children of most noble families. Adult nobles frequently participate in fox hunts, and have their own pedigree packs of fox hounds which they jealously guard.

Common Sports
For the common people, tennis and soccer are the most widely played and watched sports.