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| − | '''Santa Berllium''' is a theocratic nation in the interior of [[Rendorlin]], ruled since 1892 by the Patriarch-Sovereign of the [[Church of Mark]]. Its present ruler, [[Mark]], is both head of state and head of the Church. With a population of about 9.4 million, mostly in the highland valleys around its capital, Montespera, it is a small state with large ambitions: its constitution names as its first purpose the recovery of the Hallowed Coast, the shoreline lost to the [[Ulmarkan Empire]] in 2041.[1] | + | '''Santa Berllium''' (called by its critics "the Markian Empire") is a theocratic nation in the interior of [[Rendorlin]], ruled since 1892 by the Patriarch-Sovereign of the [[Church of Mark]]. Its present ruler, [[Mark]], is both head of state and head of the Church. With a population of about 9.4 million, mostly in the highland valleys around its capital, Montespera, it is a small state with large ambitions: its constitution names as its first purpose the recovery of the Hallowed Coast, the shoreline lost to the [[Ulmarkan Empire]] in 2041.[1] |
| == History == Santa Berllium was founded in 1892 when the first Mark's volunteers, after twenty years of campaigning, extracted a Concordat from the princes of the highland valleys, creating a state governed by the Church. In the twentieth century it was a quiet pilgrim state, supported by the pilgrim trade to Anselmar. In the [[Protectorate Wars]] (2035 to 2041) it joined the coalition of Rendorlin states and sent the ███████████████ to defend the Coast; the Brigades were defeated and Anselmar fell, after which the Empire established the Ulmarkan Protectorates along the shore.[1] | == History == Santa Berllium was founded in 1892 when the first Mark's volunteers, after twenty years of campaigning, extracted a Concordat from the princes of the highland valleys, creating a state governed by the Church. In the twentieth century it was a quiet pilgrim state, supported by the pilgrim trade to Anselmar. In the [[Protectorate Wars]] (2035 to 2041) it joined the coalition of Rendorlin states and sent the ███████████████ to defend the Coast; the Brigades were defeated and Anselmar fell, after which the Empire established the Ulmarkan Protectorates along the shore.[1] | ||
| == Government == The Patriarch-Sovereign holds all executive power. A College of Bishops advises him and a council of five hundred, the Chorus, composed of his spouses, sits as an upper chamber with the power to approve, but not to amend, his decrees. The Ministry of Households, which arranges clerical marriages, is the most powerful ministry after the Treasury of the Banner. | == Government == The Patriarch-Sovereign holds all executive power. A College of Bishops advises him and a council of five hundred, the Chorus, composed of his spouses, sits as an upper chamber with the power to approve, but not to amend, his decrees. The Ministry of Households, which arranges clerical marriages, is the most powerful ministry after the Treasury of the Banner. | ||
| − | == Economy ==
Santa Berllium has little industry and the nation's revenue depends on the Church: the sale of Letters of Remission, the dowries paid on clerical marriages and a pilgrim levy charged at the frontier. In 2060 the state's debts were reported to be larger than its annual product, most of them incurred in the construction of the | + | == Economy == Santa Berllium has little industry and the nation's revenue depends on the Church: the sale of Letters of Remission, the dowries paid on clerical marriages and a pilgrim levy charged at the frontier. In 2060 the state's debts were reported to be larger than its annual product, most of them incurred in the construction of the [[Marcodome]] and in payments, in cash and in Letters of Remission, under the [[███████████████████]]. |
| == Places and institutions == The capital, [[Montespera]], lies in the highlands at the foot of the unfinished [[Marcodome]]. The state's founding document is the [[███████████████████████]]; its army, the [[███████████████]], is maintained by a conscription of one son in five. The lost shrine-city of [[Anselmar]] remains on the state's coat of arms and on its stamps, outlined in black. | == Places and institutions == The capital, [[Montespera]], lies in the highlands at the foot of the unfinished [[Marcodome]]. The state's founding document is the [[███████████████████████]]; its army, the [[███████████████]], is maintained by a conscription of one son in five. The lost shrine-city of [[Anselmar]] remains on the state's coat of arms and on its stamps, outlined in black. | ||
| == Foreign relations == Santa Berllium has no embassies. It regards the Ulmarkan Empire as an occupier and the [[Cult of Landon]] as a heresy, and has banned both from its territory; pilgrims to Anselmar, who must pass through Imperial checkpoints and pay the Empire for a permit, are required by the Church to make a contribution for the privilege of paying twice. | == Foreign relations == Santa Berllium has no embassies. It regards the Ulmarkan Empire as an occupier and the [[Cult of Landon]] as a heresy, and has banned both from its territory; pilgrims to Anselmar, who must pass through Imperial checkpoints and pay the Empire for a permit, are required by the Church to make a contribution for the privilege of paying twice. | ||
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 Montespera and the unfinished Marcodome, 2060 | |
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| Capital | Montespera |
| Government | Theocratic patriarchate |
| Head of state | Mark, Patriarch-Sovereign |
| Formation | 1892 (the ███████████████████████) |
| Population | 9.4 million (2061 est.) |
| Religion | Church of Mark (state church) |
| Location | Interior of Rendorlin |
Santa Berllium (called by its critics "the Markian Empire") is a theocratic nation in the interior of Rendorlin, ruled since 1892 by the Patriarch-Sovereign of the Church of Mark. Its present ruler, Mark, is both head of state and head of the Church. With a population of about 9.4 million, mostly in the highland valleys around its capital, Montespera, it is a small state with large ambitions: its constitution names as its first purpose the recovery of the Hallowed Coast, the shoreline lost to the Ulmarkan Empire in 2041.[1]
History
[edit]Santa Berllium was founded in 1892 when the first Mark's volunteers, after twenty years of campaigning, extracted a Concordat from the princes of the highland valleys, creating a state governed by the Church. In the twentieth century it was a quiet pilgrim state, supported by the pilgrim trade to Anselmar. In the Protectorate Wars (2035 to 2041) it joined the coalition of Rendorlin states and sent the ███████████████ to defend the Coast; the Brigades were defeated and Anselmar fell, after which the Empire established the Ulmarkan Protectorates along the shore.[1]
Government
[edit]The Patriarch-Sovereign holds all executive power. A College of Bishops advises him and a council of five hundred, the Chorus, composed of his spouses, sits as an upper chamber with the power to approve, but not to amend, his decrees. The Ministry of Households, which arranges clerical marriages, is the most powerful ministry after the Treasury of the Banner.
Economy
[edit]Santa Berllium has little industry and the nation's revenue depends on the Church: the sale of Letters of Remission, the dowries paid on clerical marriages and a pilgrim levy charged at the frontier. In 2060 the state's debts were reported to be larger than its annual product, most of them incurred in the construction of the Marcodome and in payments, in cash and in Letters of Remission, under the ███████████████████.
Places and institutions
[edit]The capital, Montespera, lies in the highlands at the foot of the unfinished Marcodome. The state's founding document is the ███████████████████████; its army, the ███████████████, is maintained by a conscription of one son in five. The lost shrine-city of Anselmar remains on the state's coat of arms and on its stamps, outlined in black.
Foreign relations
[edit]Santa Berllium has no embassies. It regards the Ulmarkan Empire as an occupier and the Cult of Landon as a heresy, and has banned both from its territory; pilgrims to Anselmar, who must pass through Imperial checkpoints and pay the Empire for a permit, are required by the Church to make a contribution for the privilege of paying twice.
See also
References
- ^ Brandt, H. (2055). The Highland Theocracy: Santa Berllium, 1892 to the Present. Novara Academic Press.
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