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− | |+ | + | |+ style="font-size:11pt; font-weight:bold;"|Grand Duchy of Isselmere<br>''Grand Duchrie o Islamere''<br>Mór-redhráith an tUislíamór<br>''Stórhertogadæmi Isslamærr'' |
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− | + | |'''[[:Category:Administrative divisions of Isselmere-Nieland|Administrative division]]''' | |
|[[Wikipedia:Autonomous_entity|Autonomous region]] | |[[Wikipedia:Autonomous_entity|Autonomous region]] | ||
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− | + | |'''[[Wikipedia:State|State]]''' | |
|[[Isselmere-Nieland]] | |[[Isselmere-Nieland]] | ||
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− | + | |'''[[Wikipedia:Capital|Capital]]''' | |
|[[Daurmont (Isselmere)|Daurmont]] | |[[Daurmont (Isselmere)|Daurmont]] | ||
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− | + | |'''[[Wikipedia:Viceroy|Viceroy]]''' | |
|HRH Emma Caitwuil-Houmbertis-Sigurdsson-Alvarsson, Duchess of Huise, [[Lord_High_Commissioner_(Isselmere-Nieland)|Lady High Commissioner]] | |HRH Emma Caitwuil-Houmbertis-Sigurdsson-Alvarsson, Duchess of Huise, [[Lord_High_Commissioner_(Isselmere-Nieland)|Lady High Commissioner]] | ||
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− | + | |'''[[Wikipedia:Head_of_government|Head of Government]]''' | |
|Rupert Anderson, [[Wikipedia:First Minister|First Minister]] | |Rupert Anderson, [[Wikipedia:First Minister|First Minister]] | ||
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− | + | |'''Unification''' | |
|[[Wikipedia:October_27|27 October]] [[Wikipedia:863|863]] | |[[Wikipedia:October_27|27 October]] [[Wikipedia:863|863]] | ||
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− | | | + | |style="vertical-align:top;"|'''Holidays'''<br>- Coronation Day<br>- Union Day<br>- Constitution Day |
|style="vertical-align:top;"|<br>[[Wikipedia:May_19|19 May]] [[Wikipedia:985|(985)]]<br>[[Wikipedia:June_25|25 June]] [[Wikipedia:1562|(1562)]]<br>[[Wikipedia:March_24|24 March]] [[Wikipedia:1986|(1986)]] | |style="vertical-align:top;"|<br>[[Wikipedia:May_19|19 May]] [[Wikipedia:985|(985)]]<br>[[Wikipedia:June_25|25 June]] [[Wikipedia:1562|(1562)]]<br>[[Wikipedia:March_24|24 March]] [[Wikipedia:1986|(1986)]] | ||
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− | + | |'''Legislature'''<br>- [[English]]<br>- [[Anguistian_language|Anguistian]]<br>- [[Nielander_language|Nielandic]] | |
− | |[[Wikipedia:Unicameralism|Unicameral]] [[Wikipedia:Parliament|parliament]]<br>Assembly of Isselmere<br>Cúnoláed an tUislíamór<br> | + | |[[Wikipedia:Unicameralism|Unicameral]] [[Wikipedia:Parliament|parliament]]<br>Assembly of Isselmere<br>Cúnoláed an tUislíamór<br>Alþingi Isslamærar |
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− | + | |'''Legal Tradition''' | |
|Mix of [[Wikipedia:Common_law|common]] and [[Wikipedia:Civil_law_(legal_system)|civil law]] | |Mix of [[Wikipedia:Common_law|common]] and [[Wikipedia:Civil_law_(legal_system)|civil law]] | ||
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− | + | |'''Languages'''<br>- Official<br>- Unofficial | |
|<br>[[English]], [[Anguistian_language|Anguistian]], [[Nielander_language|Nielandic]]<br>[[Isselmerian_language|Isselmerian]], several | |<br>[[English]], [[Anguistian_language|Anguistian]], [[Nielander_language|Nielandic]]<br>[[Isselmerian_language|Isselmerian]], several | ||
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+ | The '''Region of (Greater) Isselmere''' is the most populous [[Wikipedia:Autonomous_entity|autonomous region]] in the [[Isselmere-Nieland|United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland]] ('''UKIN''') and the second largest in area after the [[Nieland (Region)|Kingdom of Nieland]]. The Grand Duchy emerged in [[Wikipedia:1986|1986]] from the [[Wikipedia:Devolution|devolution]] of the [[#Kingdom of Isselmere|Kingdom of Isselmere]] into three regions, the other two being the [[Anguist (Region)|Principality of Anguist]] and the [[Detmere (Region)|Grand Duchy of Detmere]]. Many older Isselmerians often refer to all three regions as simply ''Isselmere'' or ''The Kingdom''. Although the term is still constitutionally accurate, most younger Isselmere-Nielanders prefer discretion over that particular legal nicety. | ||
==The Kingdom== | ==The Kingdom== | ||
− | The present-day '''Kingdom of Isselmere''' ([[Anguistian language|Anguistian]] ''Ríogháith an tUislíamór'', [[Nielander language|Nielandic]] '' | + | The present-day '''Kingdom of Isselmere''' ([[Anguistian language|Anguistian]] ''Ríogháith an tUislíamór'', [[Nielander language|Nielandic]] ''Konungsríki Isslamærar'') emerged in [[Wikipedia:1015|1015]] with the accession of [[Kings and queens of Isselmere-Nieland#Isselmere|Joergen I]] following the two-year battle for succession after the death of Dowager-Queen Maldren in [[Wikipedia:1013|1013]]. In [[Wikipedia:985|985]], [[Kings and queens of Isselmere-Nieland#Isselmere|Forthar I]] had eliminated much of the [[Anguist (Region)|Anguist]]ian nobility who had been seeking assistance against the [[Nieland (Region)|Nieland]]ers. The death of Karl of [[Detmere (Region)|Detmere]] at the Battle of Pallisdon Moor in [[Wikipedia:1014|1014]] left that kingdom with a pregnant queen, Cloda of Isselmere, and three surviving princesses. With the three kingdoms of Isselmere, Anguist, and Detmere devastated by two years of bloody fighting, and with Isselmerian nobles encroaching deep into Detmerian territory, the Detmerian magnates aligned themselves with their Isselmerian counterparts to select a new joint king, likely believing the circumstances were temporary. |
By the sixteenth-century, Anguist and Detmere were definitively part of the Isselmerian kingdom. Anguistian resistance, which flared from time to time against heavy-handed laws and prejudice of the resident Isselmerian nobility, continued but the language itself had been pushed to the hinterland. The Detmerian elite, cultural kin to the Isselmerian magnates, assimilated easily albeit not completely. Whilst the [[Wikipedia:Reformation|Reformation]] ensured the retention of the Anguistian language with the preparation of an Anguistian Bible by the Synod of Mithesburgh, later developments threatened its survival. | By the sixteenth-century, Anguist and Detmere were definitively part of the Isselmerian kingdom. Anguistian resistance, which flared from time to time against heavy-handed laws and prejudice of the resident Isselmerian nobility, continued but the language itself had been pushed to the hinterland. The Detmerian elite, cultural kin to the Isselmerian magnates, assimilated easily albeit not completely. Whilst the [[Wikipedia:Reformation|Reformation]] ensured the retention of the Anguistian language with the preparation of an Anguistian Bible by the Synod of Mithesburgh, later developments threatened its survival. | ||
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Anguistian and Detmerian nationalists lost little time in condemning the devolution, although many would serve in their respective legislatures. By [[Wikipedia:1996|1996]] Detmerian nationalism had diminished with each local electoral success. The strength of Anguistian nationalism has remained stable over the past decades. | Anguistian and Detmerian nationalists lost little time in condemning the devolution, although many would serve in their respective legislatures. By [[Wikipedia:1996|1996]] Detmerian nationalism had diminished with each local electoral success. The strength of Anguistian nationalism has remained stable over the past decades. | ||
− | Devolution has not adversely affected the Kingdom at all. Economic ties between Isselmere and the [[Nieland_(Region)|Kingdom of Nieland]] have strengthened as the two regional governments have sought to distance themselves from radical extremists, such as the predominantly Isselmerian Loyal Monarchist Party demanding an end to the UKIN's experiment with federalism, and the '''Nielander National Party''' ([[Nielander_language|Nielandic]] '' | + | Devolution has not adversely affected the Kingdom at all. Economic ties between Isselmere and the [[Nieland_(Region)|Kingdom of Nieland]] have strengthened as the two regional governments have sought to distance themselves from radical extremists, such as the predominantly Isselmerian Loyal Monarchist Party demanding an end to the UKIN's experiment with federalism, and the '''Nielander National Party''' ([[Nielander_language|Nielandic]] ''Nylendinga Ríkisflokkurinn'') arguing for complete separation of the two Kingdoms. Increasing ties with the [[Detmere_(Region)|Grand Duchy of Detmere]], exemplified by the tight industrial links between [[Isselmere Motor Works]], the [[Royal Shipyards of Isselmere-Nieland]] and [[Detmerian Aerospace Dynamics]], as well as the strange, slow spread of [[Anguistian_language|Anguistian]] throughout the UKIN has led to a marked decline in inter-regional squabbles, contrary to expectations and nationalist desires. |
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
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=== Provinces === | === Provinces === | ||
− | The eight provinces of Isselmere are Apphelia, Huise | + | The eight provinces of Isselmere are Apphelia (''Land of Apples''), Glaines, Huise, Pichtland (''Land of the Picts''), Premel (''The First''), Sarpathia (''Path of Sorrows''), Tichonia (derived from the [[Anguistian language|Anguistian]] word for prince, ''tícherna''), Upper Gudrof. |
== History == | == History == | ||
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+ | #{{note|names}} In order, this is the official name in [[English]], [[Isselmerian language|Isselmerian]], [[Anguistian_language|Anguistian]], and [[Nielander_language|Nielandic]]. | ||
#{{note|Nielandic}} The [[Act of Consolidation, 1562]] confirmed [[Nielander language|Nielandic]] as a regional language of the [[Nieland (Region)|Kingdom of Nieland]]. The Nielander Language Act, 1986 established Nielandic as a regional language of the Isselmere as well. Nielandic finally became a national language with the [[Nielander Language Act, 2005]]. | #{{note|Nielandic}} The [[Act of Consolidation, 1562]] confirmed [[Nielander language|Nielandic]] as a regional language of the [[Nieland (Region)|Kingdom of Nieland]]. The Nielander Language Act, 1986 established Nielandic as a regional language of the Isselmere as well. Nielandic finally became a national language with the [[Nielander Language Act, 2005]]. | ||
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Basic Information | ||||
Administrative division | Autonomous region | |||
State | Isselmere-Nieland | |||
Capital | Daurmont | |||
Viceroy | HRH Emma Caitwuil-Houmbertis-Sigurdsson-Alvarsson, Duchess of Huise, Lady High Commissioner | |||
Head of Government | Rupert Anderson, First Minister | |||
Unification | 27 October 863 | |||
Holidays - Coronation Day - Union Day - Constitution Day |
19 May (985) 25 June (1562) 24 March (1986) | |||
Legislature - English - Anguistian - Nielandic |
Unicameral parliament Assembly of Isselmere Cúnoláed an tUislíamór Alþingi Isslamærar | |||
Legal Tradition | Mix of common and civil law | |||
Languages - Official - Unofficial |
English, Anguistian, Nielandic Isselmerian, several | |||
TLD | .islm |
The Region of (Greater) Isselmere is the most populous autonomous region in the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland (UKIN) and the second largest in area after the Kingdom of Nieland. The Grand Duchy emerged in 1986 from the devolution of the Kingdom of Isselmere into three regions, the other two being the Principality of Anguist and the Grand Duchy of Detmere. Many older Isselmerians often refer to all three regions as simply Isselmere or The Kingdom. Although the term is still constitutionally accurate, most younger Isselmere-Nielanders prefer discretion over that particular legal nicety.
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The Kingdom
The present-day Kingdom of Isselmere (Anguistian Ríogháith an tUislíamór, Nielandic Konungsríki Isslamærar) emerged in 1015 with the accession of Joergen I following the two-year battle for succession after the death of Dowager-Queen Maldren in 1013. In 985, Forthar I had eliminated much of the Anguistian nobility who had been seeking assistance against the Nielanders. The death of Karl of Detmere at the Battle of Pallisdon Moor in 1014 left that kingdom with a pregnant queen, Cloda of Isselmere, and three surviving princesses. With the three kingdoms of Isselmere, Anguist, and Detmere devastated by two years of bloody fighting, and with Isselmerian nobles encroaching deep into Detmerian territory, the Detmerian magnates aligned themselves with their Isselmerian counterparts to select a new joint king, likely believing the circumstances were temporary.
By the sixteenth-century, Anguist and Detmere were definitively part of the Isselmerian kingdom. Anguistian resistance, which flared from time to time against heavy-handed laws and prejudice of the resident Isselmerian nobility, continued but the language itself had been pushed to the hinterland. The Detmerian elite, cultural kin to the Isselmerian magnates, assimilated easily albeit not completely. Whilst the Reformation ensured the retention of the Anguistian language with the preparation of an Anguistian Bible by the Synod of Mithesburgh, later developments threatened its survival.
The agricultural revolution, industrialisation, and mechanisation placed greater pressures on local cultures as populations shifted to find work after being displaced to make way for space-intensive cultivation. The Anguistian-speaking population was pushed even further into the hinterland, although pockets of linguistic resistance formed in the larger towns.
These Anguistian-speaking communities grew in power with nineteenth-century Romanticism. Eventually, it became almost impossible to run a factory in old Anguist without knowing a few words of Anguistian. This linguistic resurgence benefited in large part to the defence of the Nielandic language by the Nielander nobility and gentry. The ancient foes eventually reaped the rewards for their labours when the Constitution Act, 1986 made Anguistian a national language and Nielandic was recognised as one of new Grand Duchy of Isselmere's official languages with the Nielander Language Act, 1986.[1]
Devolution
The devolution of the Kingdom of Isselmere by the Constitution Act, 1986 separated the ancient realm into the Grand Duchy, the Principality of Anguist, and the Grand Duchy of Detmere.
The recreation of the regions of Anguist and Detmere enraged Isselmerian nationalists, leading to the formation of the Isselmerian Union Party (IUP). Although the IUP did poorly in the following general elections, the IUP later became an important wing of the radical right-wing Loyal Monarchist Party (LMP).
Anguistian and Detmerian nationalists lost little time in condemning the devolution, although many would serve in their respective legislatures. By 1996 Detmerian nationalism had diminished with each local electoral success. The strength of Anguistian nationalism has remained stable over the past decades.
Devolution has not adversely affected the Kingdom at all. Economic ties between Isselmere and the Kingdom of Nieland have strengthened as the two regional governments have sought to distance themselves from radical extremists, such as the predominantly Isselmerian Loyal Monarchist Party demanding an end to the UKIN's experiment with federalism, and the Nielander National Party (Nielandic Nylendinga Ríkisflokkurinn) arguing for complete separation of the two Kingdoms. Increasing ties with the Grand Duchy of Detmere, exemplified by the tight industrial links between Isselmere Motor Works, the Royal Shipyards of Isselmere-Nieland and Detmerian Aerospace Dynamics, as well as the strange, slow spread of Anguistian throughout the UKIN has led to a marked decline in inter-regional squabbles, contrary to expectations and nationalist desires.
Geography
The reduced Grand Duchy is subdivided into eight provinces comprised of (unspecified number) alderdoms and (unspecified number) burghs.
Provinces
The eight provinces of Isselmere are Apphelia (Land of Apples), Glaines, Huise, Pichtland (Land of the Picts), Premel (The First), Sarpathia (Path of Sorrows), Tichonia (derived from the Anguistian word for prince, tícherna), Upper Gudrof.
History
See History of Isselmere-Nieland
Population
The majority of people within the Kingdom of Isselmere consider themselves to be native Isselmere-Nielanders, irrespective of ethnic origin, but recent conflicts have led to a marked rise in immigration and particularly in war refugees. The Union Ministry for Social Development and Ministry of the Interior as well as the Isselmerian Ministry for Education and Skills and Ministry for Children and Family Services have adapted to these changing circumstances admirably with strident educational campaigns, effective job centres, and good social housing. Instances of legislation admitting refugees only as guest workers have been loudly declaimed by civil rights groups, politicians, and the two most recent monarchs, Robert VI and Henry V, alike.
Culture
As home to the capital, Isselmere tends to be the focus for culture within the United Kingdom.
Economy
The Isselmerian economy is dominated by three main industries: publishing, information technology, and automobile and motor manufacturing. Isselmere Motor Works is the United Kingdom's largest automobile manufacturer and a major contributor to the State's defence.
Constitutional Position
Although the Principality of Anguist and the Grand Duchy of Detmere are administratively separate regions within the United Kingdom, officially the two regions remain part of the Kingdom of Isselmere. This constitutional position continues to infuriate and frustrate Anguistian and Detmerian nationalists.
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