History
The Kingdom of Florenia was founded on 22 April 2011 by The Prince Nathan. There had been a former nation of the same territory also founded by the Prince a few months before, known as the Republic of the Floren Lands, but this is unrecognized by the current Kingdom.
Pre-Kingdom
The Electorate of Ashany was originally part of the United States, specifically the State of Connecticut. During the mid 1900's, the land was owned by the Floren Family. It was a large farm and encompassed far more land than Florenia does today. The Florens divided their land into many properties and turned a large marsh into a 17 acre pond by redirecting a small stream, and kept the property of about 8 acres which held their barn and house, and the pond as their property, which Florenia constitutes at present. After a few different owners, the Floren's property was bought by the Florenian Royal Family in late 1998.
Early Kingdom
Prince Nathan had no knowledge of micronations when he founded the original Republic of Florenia around April 22 2011 (this date is used for the official foundation, but was found to be possibly incorrect after investigation). The Prince forgot about the new nation for some time, then changed the name when he realised that with a King, Florenia must be a Kingdom. He then discovered that other small countries like Florenia existed, a finding which helped to inspire him further. He declared himself Prime Minister around 17 August 2011, and uses this date as the official date for beginning of his Premiership, however uses the original date of foundation, April 22, as the beginning of the reign of Eran I.
Post-Constitution
There was no official foundation of the Kingdom until the signing of the Constitution, which began by declaring Florenia an independent nation, separate from the United States, on September 5, 2011. The Constitution laid out many government functions, but was largely improvised and not entirely thought over by Prince Nathan. After the signing of the Constitution, many acts were passed in the one-man unofficial Parliament, although all Acts were following the Constitution. Many of the ideas and functions laid out in the Constitution have been changed officially, and the Constitution is thought of not as a basis of Law but a starting point for the nation to be guided by. Since the only member of Parliament is currently the Prime Minister, all of the Laws are written and automatically approved by him, then given to the King to grant Royal Assent.
Prince Nathan announced that, under the mandate of Act 6, the first election for Prime Minister was to take place from 22-31 December 2011. The candidates were HRH Prince Nathan and HRH Prince Henry. Since there were only two candidates, the Primary Elections were skipped and the election went directly into the General Election. Prince Henry dropped out of the election before voting commenced, so Prince Nathan won by default. He was never officially sworn in.
The official foundation of Parliament in an Act of the unofficial Parliament brought forth many new Acts and Laws. This includes the foundations of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the College of Arms. All Acts passed under the previous unofficial Parliament still stand. Under the Parliament Act 2012, Prince Nathan was given powers of a Member of Parliament until an election in late July. He won this election, and became Member of Parliament for the Electorate of Ashany. Elections that were supposed to take place in December 2012 were skipped due to logistical flaw on behalf of the government. No citizen of Florenia has been upset by the mistake, and the government is still deciding which course of action it should take regarding rescheduling.
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Pre-Kingdom
The Electorate of Ashany was originally part of the United States, specifically the State of Connecticut. During the mid 1900's, the land was owned by the Floren Family. It was a large farm and encompassed far more land than Florenia does today. The Florens divided their land into many properties and turned a large marsh into a 17 acre pond by redirecting a small stream, and kept the property of about 8 acres which held their barn and house, and the pond as their property, which Florenia constitutes at present. After a few different owners, the Floren's property was bought by the Florenian Royal Family in late 1998.
Early Kingdom
Prince Nathan had no knowledge of micronations when he founded the original Republic of Florenia around April 22 2011 (this date is used for the official foundation, but was found to be possibly incorrect after investigation). The Prince forgot about the new nation for some time, then changed the name when he realised that with a King, Florenia must be a Kingdom. He then discovered that other small countries like Florenia existed, a finding which helped to inspire him further. He declared himself Prime Minister around 17 August 2011, and uses this date as the official date for beginning of his Premiership, however uses the original date of foundation, April 22, as the beginning of the reign of Eran I.
Post-Constitution
There was no official foundation of the Kingdom until the signing of the Constitution, which began by declaring Florenia an independent nation, separate from the United States, on September 5, 2011. The Constitution laid out many government functions, but was largely improvised and not entirely thought over by Prince Nathan. After the signing of the Constitution, many acts were passed in the one-man unofficial Parliament, although all Acts were following the Constitution. Many of the ideas and functions laid out in the Constitution have been changed officially, and the Constitution is thought of not as a basis of Law but a starting point for the nation to be guided by. Since the only member of Parliament is currently the Prime Minister, all of the Laws are written and automatically approved by him, then given to the King to grant Royal Assent.
Prince Nathan announced that, under the mandate of Act 6, the first election for Prime Minister was to take place from 22-31 December 2011. The candidates were HRH Prince Nathan and HRH Prince Henry. Since there were only two candidates, the Primary Elections were skipped and the election went directly into the General Election. Prince Henry dropped out of the election before voting commenced, so Prince Nathan won by default. He was never officially sworn in.
The official foundation of Parliament in an Act of the unofficial Parliament brought forth many new Acts and Laws. This includes the foundations of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the College of Arms. All Acts passed under the previous unofficial Parliament still stand. Under the Parliament Act 2012, Prince Nathan was given powers of a Member of Parliament until an election in late July. He won this election, and became Member of Parliament for the Electorate of Ashany. Elections that were supposed to take place in December 2012 were skipped due to logistical flaw on behalf of the government. No citizen of Florenia has been upset by the mistake, and the government is still deciding which course of action it should take regarding rescheduling.
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