Billopeshian monarchy
- This article is about the sovereignty of Billopesha. For information on the reigning sovereign, see Richard VI.
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| Style | His Majesty | ||
| History - Formation |
- 4 October 1644 | ||
| First Sovereign | Maximilian I | ||
| Billopesha |
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The Billopeshian sovereignty is a system of government in which a semi-hereditary and semi-elected sovereign is the constitutional head of state of Billopesha. The sovereign hold the title 'Grand Lord/Lady of Billopesha' and this position is currently held by Richard VI, who was elected from the Billopec Family on August 23, 2007. He is mainly a ceremonial, official state representative figure who exercises limited power on the advice of the Chancellor and Constitutional Council.
The sovereign is also:
- Leader of the Constitutional Council
- Chief Justice
- Commander-in-Chief of the Billopeshian State Forces
- Minister for the Silvereye Confederacy
- Minister for Regional Affairs
The sovereign of Billopesha is not theoretically a monarch and, although the candidacy is hereditary, the acting sovereign is elected in by the [[Billopeshian Senate] from one of the two royal families. Following this system, there are currently three heir candidates that form an order of succession; Prince Ivan of the Billopec Family and Princess Anne and Princess Teresa of the Billopeshus Family. Another irregularity is that the sovereign has a fixed retirement age that stands at 65 and also that the sovereign can be deposed by a a replacement vote made by the Senate, favouring another candidate.
The old absolute constitutional monarchy that had existed since the unification of Billopesha in 1644 was abolished after the Political War of 2005 and replaced by a republican parliamentary democracy. This altered again after the Imperial Revolution when sovereign power shifted back to the monarch. The chaos caused the government to collapse and it was replaced with the current institution which was a compromise between the two opposing systems.
