Draft:Grand Duchy of the Burgundians

Grand Duchy of the Burgundians
Grand Duchy of the Burgundians
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: "Burgundiae aeternum in cordibus nostris" "Burgundy is forever in our hearts"
Status	Active
Location	Western Europe
Capital	Valburg
Demonym(s)	Burgundians
Government	Absolute monarchy
• Grand Duke	Michael of Burgundy
Independence
• Establishment	13 February 2024
• Declaration of Sovereignty	13 February 2024
Membership	3
	Website; http://burgundymicronation.tilda.ws/

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Historical Burgundy is a state entity that has existed in Western Europe for many centuries. At first it was one of the so-called "barbarian kingdoms", which was called Kingdom of the Burgundians, then a Kingdom of Burgundy within the Frankish state. After the partition of Charlemagne's empire, part of the Burgundian lands became part of the West Frankish Kingdom and later became the Duchy of Burgundy. The other part entered the kingdom of Emperor Lothar I, and later divided into Upper and Lower Burgundy. Then these states reunited into the Kingdom of Burgundy (Kingdom of Arles), which eventually gradually lost its independence and was subordinated to foreign monarchies: France and the Holy Roman Empire. In various historical epochs, the borders of Burgundy were constantly changing and it included various lands on the territory of modern France, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and other countries. The most successful and striking in history was the Duchy of Burgundy which, although formally considered a vassal of the French king, but during the reign of the Valois-Burgundy dynasty became a de facto independent state, competing with France. The Duchy of Burgundy at the peak of its power included vast territories in Western Europe, including the so-called Burgundian Netherlands. History did not allow Burgundy to survive to the present day, and for various political reasons and factors, Burgundy disappeared from the political map of Europe.

The Grand Duchy of Burgundians was founded on February 13, 2024. The aim of the project is to restore memory and draw attention to the history of medieval Burgundy. The micronation was created in memory of a distant historical era, and is intended for fans of the history of medieval Europe, chivalry, heraldry. A micronation is a non-state sovereign entity with a status determined by the Declaration of Sovereignty. The Grand Duchy of Burgundians is a micronation without a physical territory and exists in a virtual space, renouncing any territorial claims to the historical lands of Burgundy. The idea of creating a micronation belongs to His Royal Highness Grand Duke Michael, in memory of medieval Burgundy. Interestingly, according to the founder of micronation, several relatives of the Grand Duke have an amazing portrait resemblance to representatives of the House of Valois-Burgundy.

Etymology

The name of the micronation comes from medieval Burgundy. Important: the name does not sound "Grand Duchy of Burgundy", but "Grand Duchy of the Burgundians". This demonstrates, firstly, the spiritual connection of the micronation with historical Burgundy, and secondly, emphasizes the status of the Grand Duchy: a micronation without the physical territory of Burgundy.

History

The Grand Duchy of the Burgundians was founded on February 13, 2024. The aim of the project is to restore memory and draw attention to the history of medieval Burgundy. The micronation was created in memory of a distant historical era, and is intended for fans of the history of medieval Europe, chivalry, and heraldry. A micronation is a non-state sovereign entity with a status determined by the Declaration of Sovereignty. The Grand Duchy of the Burgundians is a micronation without a physical territory and exists in a virtual space, renouncing any territorial claims to the historical lands of Burgundy. The idea of creating a micronation belongs to His Royal Highness Grand Duke Michael, in memory of medieval Burgundy. Interestingly, some of the Grand Duke's relatives have an amazing portrait resemblance to representatives of the House of Valois-Burgundy.

Politics and government

The Grand Duchy of the Burgundians is an absolute monarchy ruled by His Royal Highness Grand Duke Michael. Currently, due to the small number of micronations, there is no need to create a government and ministries. These functions are performed by the monarch (sovereign).

Grand Duke

The head of State is the sovereign: Grand Duke Michael. He governs the Grand Duchy on the basis of the sovereign right of the monarch, guided by the principles proclaimed by the Declaration of Sovereignty.

Law and order

Micronation exists in a virtual space, therefore, outside the micronational community, all citizens comply with the legislation of the country of residence.

Foreign relations

The foreign policy of the Grand Duchy of the Burgundians seeks to establish diplomatic relations or informal friendly relations with other micronations. The Grand Duchy is open to friendly contacts with other microstates. As of March 7, 2024, the Grand Duchy of the Burgundians has established diplomatic relations or informal friendly contacts with 7 micronations:

Republic of Molossia
Empire of Austenasia
Principality of Sancratosia
Democratic Republic of Satoshi
Parliamentary Monarchy of Duckionary
Republic of Todia
Republic of Ceneda

Nobility

Awards

Holidays

Date	Name	Remarks
13 February	The founding Day of the Grand Duchy of the Burgundians	The day of the adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty and the birthday of Mary of Burgundy

References

External links

[Government website]