Kingdom of Cecillo

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Kingdom of Cecillo
Anthem: N/A
CapitalNagusi
Largest cityErraldoia
Official languagesFilipino, English
Demonym(s)Cecillic
GovernmentSemi-feudal
• Rex Cecillum
Victoriano Benitez I, Victorianus Unus
EstablishmentNovember 10, 2020
Population
• ,counting only residents in the territories census
36
GDP (nominal)estimate
• Total
$26.95
CurrencyPhilippine Peso
Time zoneUTC+8

The Kingdom of Cecillo is a micronation located in the Philippines. It is surrounded by Philippine territory and the land is absurdly separated thus creating this country an "Archipelago of Enclaves". The current king is His Majesty Victoriano I of House Benitez and the heir apparent is Prince Julius of Nagusi. Because of this absurd territorial division, it will be hard to govern the country centrally from the government at Nagusi so 3 days after coronation, His Majesty decided to turn the country into a semi-feudal state. The heir apparent (also called the Crown Prince or Prince of Vortani) is Prince Julius of Vortani who currently resides in Bahrain working for a motor and generator company called Fuji Electric. De facto it has seceded from the Philippines for 2 years however it is not recognized by the UN thus being de jure a Philippine territory.

History

This micronation is the fourth incarnation of the same micronation which has fallen into some issues due to lack of governing skills by former rulers. The Republic of Flario (Feb 2018) transitioned into a grand duchy which was governed by 4 separate grand dukes and duchesses: Jerard I, Carlos I, and Zara and Uno I. The country was then transferred to the rulership of Max I of Hilltop from the Nottingham-Stinocolun Empire (later Kingdom of Woodshire Hill). Soon independence came with the short lived Republic of Eltino under the newly elected consul Eric Espiritu but it fell during the first months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Then in November 2020, the Kingdom of Cecillo came (the naming coming from a mispelling of the name of His Majesty's late father) to be the micronation it is now.

It's joined the Reformed Intermicronational Confederation or RIC, which is the new and improved version of the now defunct LoMN, as an observer state. His Majesty however has requested Prince Jerard Benitez to request a change in status to membership.This failed however, and the RIC was also dissolved.

White Masks Attack

The White Masks are a terrorist group made up of some students from the school of Princeps Secundud Jerard Benitez. Their first major attack was an attack on Vortani on December 4, 2021. Conscription was ordered a month prior to bolster the number of soldiers in the Errege Army of Cecillo as a response to a threat from the White Masks. The Errege Army was able to muster up about 4 soldiers to defend the country.

Battle of Vortani

The city of Vortani was attacked by the White Masks terrorist group. The intel prior to the attack was given by White Mask turncoat who has been recently pardoned. He mentioned that the city would be attacked at 1400 and Princeps Secundus Jerard Benitez, assigned Cohortarch of the Vortani Cohort, ordered the soldiers to mobilize in Vortani. Only one made it to the city and the number of soldiers was 2.

The city was taken by the terrorists at 1410 after an intense firefight and the defenders retreated to Nagusi and evaded capture. A counterattack was ordered at 1450 and the terrorists were defeated and left the city. His Majesty declared war on the White Masks group, however offered to pardon and provide citizenship to any in the group who turned themselves in to the Cecillic government.

Plebeian Council Elections 2022

The Plebeian Council, a legislative council made up of democratically elected representatives, was to have its first elections in 2022. A royal bill from His Majesty was passed which as of June 17, 2022 is to be signed in a petition by at least five non-aristocrats of Cecillo. This was combatted by a few nobles for being "unconstitutional" however it was to continue either way.

On July 10, 2022, the bill gained 5 signatures all from non-aristocratic citizens of Cecillo. Come July 15, the campaign period began with the following candidates having run for office:

ERREGE
Name Party Result
Neo Othmar Galpito Cecillic Democratic Party 2 votes, LOSE
Jan Jenver Ilumin Feudalist Party 7 votes, WIN
Vincent Martinez Merto Feudalist Party 5 votes, WIN
Zion Andrada Cecillic Democratic Party 2 votes, LOSE
JM Gero Agaran Cecillic Democratic Party 4 votes, WIN
Trisha Maniquis Independent 2 votes, LOSE
Fredentor Tamayo Benitez Feudalist Party 8 votes, WIN
EGURRA
Name Party Result
CT John Eric Espiritu Cecillic Democratic Party 5 votes, LOSE
CHC Raul Espiritu Feudalist Party 7 votes, WIN
Urrun
Name Party Result
Boyie Cruz Feudalist Party 2 votes, WIN
Alex Policarpio CDP 5 votes, LOSE
Katua
Name Party Result
Joy Espiritu Bustos Independent WIN (default due to

lack of eligible candidates)

Legend: Purple Feudalist, blue CDP, grey Independent

The campaign period lasted 10 days, ending in July 25, 2022. The voting phase began the next day at 8:00 AM GMT+8 and ending at 12:00 PM on July 28. According to the vote counts, the results returned with most of the Feudalist Party candidates having the most votes.

The official results soon returned with a majority of the Plebeian Council dominated by the Feudalist Party.

Her Highness, The Queen Consort Catalina delivered the Induction Speech at 3:00 PM on July 31, 2022. This was due to His Majesty feeling unwell at the time and thus unfit to give the speech. During the induction, the representatives voted on who would be the Council Speaker to the Royal Cabinet, upon which the Honorable Jan Jenver Ilumin was chosen as the Speaker, with a vote of 5 of 6 in the council.








Territory

The King's Lands

The King's Lands are lands directly under the jurisdiction of the Nagusi Govt. namely the Rex Cecillum and his direct family. The current King's Lands are immensely huge with over 10,000 hectares of land according to estimates. This makes it the biggest land area out of all Cecillic baronies combined.

Baronies

These are lands owned by lords, people who've gained the king's confidence and /or are related to him by marriage that have grants of fiefdom. They govern themselves autonomously and are even allowed to have their own militaries albeit they still fall under the Cecillic Armed Forces.

Name of Territory Ruling House Type
Errege House Benitez King's Lands
Egurra House Espiritu Barony
Urrun House Cruz Barony
Katua House Rosales Barony

Cities and Towns

Errege has four cities:

  • Nagusi, the capital. Despite its size, it is considered so due to it being the residence of the Rex Cecilli.
  • Gertu, the residence of His Majesty's brother Prince Mariano.
    The capital Nagusi and the city of Gertu, the Philippine-Cecillic Transit Road in between the two where Philippine people and vehicles walk freely as to not cause traffic.
  • Vortani, the historic home of the grand duke and is the residence of the Crown Prince's family.
  • Erraldoia, the largest city which was formerly known as Luxidor. It's currently the agricultural sector of the country. It may however be divided into different cities and towns and separated from Errege since this is the place where the 10,000 hectares are present.

In Egurra, there is one city and one town:

  • Birexe, which houses the residence of Lord William Espiritu and his family. It also includes a furniture factory owned by the Montilla family in the city. Also houses the Egurra Armory and Barracks.
  • Makaan, a small town with some rough borders that still need to be drawn.

Katua is its own city. There are no other territories except this one city.

Diplomatic Relations

Diplomatic relations and foreign matters are the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as stated by Article II, Section 3, Paragraph 4 of the Constitution of Cecillo. The current minister is Princeps Secundus, Jerard Benitez.

Everyone in the now dissolved Reformed Intermicronational Confederation is recognized by the Cecillic Noble Houses. There has also been an attempt in the 17th of March, 2020 to contact the Empire of Atlantium to an informal meeting with a delegate or even Emperor George II of Atlantium through Zoom or Google Meet although no response has been given.

The micronation has also signed a diplomatic treaty with the Kingdom of Blazdonia, thus recognizing the micronation and becoming an ally.

The Kingdom of Cecillo has also joined the Grand Unified Micronational (GUM), having ratified the GUM Charter on November 14, 2021 however has as of yet not renewed its observership. According to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jerard Benitez P.S., there were plans to apply for observership in the GUM however this application was rejected. The MFA is currently looking into this and seeing as to why the application was rejected and why it was listed as a "membership application" in the GUM's Discord server's log. As of August 1, 2022, His Highness has sent an inquiry to the current chairman of the GUM about the application's rejection upon which things were clarified. The ministry plans to reapply at some point in the future.

Government

Kingdom of Cecillo, government organizational chart

The government of Cecillo consists of three branches: executive, legislative, and feudal, the judicial duties performed by each lord or His Majesty himself with more serious cases.

Executive Branch, The Royal Cabinet

The Royal Cabinet, composed of five ministers and the Council Speaker, takes care of the executive part of government with the King as its members' appointer with the exception of the Speaker who is a member also of the Plebeian Council. Each minister is appointed by His Majesty with the Council's approval. The King is also part of the executive branch. The current members of the cabinet are:

  • Minister of the Interior, (to be appointed)
  • Minister of Justice, Neo Othmar Galpito
  • Minister of Defense, HH Jerard Benitez, Princeps Secundus
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs, HH Jerard Benitez, Princeps Secundus
  • Minister of Economy and Finance, Menchie Lyn E. Benitez
  • Council Speaker, Hon. Jan Jenver Ilumin


Legislative Branch, The Plebeian Council

The Plebeian Council is the kingdom's unicameral legislature composed of representatives from each independent barony and earldom. The King's Lands contributes 3 representatives, an independent barony contributes 1-2 representatives depending on its size and earldoms contribute 2 representatives. Each are all unable to inherit baronies or earldoms due to their status as Plebeians as to ensure the council fulfills its purpose which is to represent the common people in the government. That means none of them are 1st or 2nd in line to inherit any titles.

The powers of the Plebeian Council varies, including writing bills to be assented by His Majesty (or feudal lords whom the bill concerns), approving His Majesty's appointees to the Plebeian Council, removing troublesome feudal lords, and consenting to His Majesty's requests to declare offensive wars and martial law.

Currently there are 6 representatives, 3 from Errege, 1 from Egurra, 1 from Urrun, and 1 from Katua. These representatives are inducted after the election by His Majesty at which point they elect their Council Speaker.

The current members of the Plebeian Council are:

  • Hon. Jan Jenver Ilumin, Representative from the King's Lands of Errege and Council Speaker
  • Hon. Fredentor Tamayo Benitez, Representative from the King's Lands of Errege
  • Hon. Vincent Kaede Martinez Merto, Representative from the King's Lands of Errege
  • Hon. Raul C. Espiritu, Representative from the Barony of Egurra
  • Hon. Alexander Policarpio, Representative from the Barony of Urrun
  • Hon. Budjoy Espiritu Bustos, Representative from the Barony of Katua

Feudal Branch, the Feudal Lords

Each feudal lord is almost like a king in his own right. Due to the fragmented nature of Cecillic territory, it seemed best that each region govern themselves autonomously, from governance to military autonomy. As such, each independent baron and earl is to swear fealty to His Majesty, thus bringing their fiefdom within Cecillic borders, however keeping their autonomy. Each feudal lord has full control over their own territories, with only the Plebeian Council providing check. This power not only includes executive and legislative powers, but also judicial and military powers.

Military Powers

All independent fiefdoms (meaning independent baronies and earldoms) have their own Underminister of Defense who reports to the country's Minister of Defense in the Royal Cabinet. Their appointee is approved either by His Majesty or the Minister of Defense. The Underministers oversee their own fiefdom's military independent of the Minister of Defense, thus each independent fiefdom will have varying strength.

Fealty and Vassalage

An earl can have their own vassals, their own barons. These barons only have civil power and no military powers within their smaller fiefdom. Earls can grant land on their own, independent of the Plebeian Council and His Majesty. They will have to log this in a document however which is sent to His Majesty and the Plebeian Council in order for them to officially log this territory as its own barony under its overlord, the earl who in turn is under the King.

The Ruling House

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A photo of His Majesty, Victoriano I, Victorianus Primus.
Name Victoriano I, Victorianus Primus
Micronation(s) Ruled The Kingdom of Cecillo
Reign Incumbent
Coronation November 12, 2020
Other Titles/Styles Rex Cecilli, His Majesty Victoriano
Personal information
Born November 22, 1943
Birthplace Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
Mother Jenoveva Mendoza Benitez nee Nariz
Father Cirilo Locquiao Benitez
Legal Name Victoriano Nariz Benitez
Royal Information
Predecessor Position Established
Heir Princeps Primus, Crown Prince and Prince of Vortani, Prince Julius Benitez
Consort Queen Consort Catalina Cruz Benitez
Royal/Imperial House Familia Regiam Benitez


The current ruling house is the House of Benitez. The head of this house is the current Rex Cecilli, Victoriano Benitez. He has two younger brothers (Mariano and Alfredo) and three sisters (Felicidad, Romana, Leonarda). This house has historically been the ruling house of every incarnation of this country, three of four of the former grand dukes and duchesses of Flario were of this Royal House.

This house rules not by divine right theory but rather historical right as one of the last two rulers of Flario were of this house. When it came to power again, it did not return full power and titles to the son of the current Princeps Primus, Prince Jerard Benitez, but instead gave it to the most senior male in the family: Victoriano Nariz Benitez. Thus, the line of succession as on now is as follows:

  1. Princeps Primus, Crown Prince and Prince of Vortani, Prince Julius Cruz Benitez.
  2. Princeps Secundus, Prince Jerard Gabriel Espiritu Benitez
  3. Prince Mariano Nariz Benitez of Gertu
  4. Alfredo Nariz Benitez (removal considered due to his residence in the United States)
  5. Princess Zara Isabelle Espiritu Benitez









Military

Under His Majesty Victoriano, the kingdom has been made semi-feudal. The governance of each region is independent of the king (unless the king issues a National Royal Decree) and so is their military albeit they all fall within the Cecillic Armed Forces. When it comes to Errege alone, the king has rapidly militarized the region and purchased PHP1,385 worth of weapons in the same year. The current personnel strength of the Errege military is 6 however looking at the entirety of the population it's about 10 soldiers, five of which are active troops.

Inventory as of June 15, 2022

Errege

Weapons
Name Type Type of rounds

and capacity

Quantity
Cobra RC-6 Nerf pistol Standard Nerf Foam Darts, 6 rounds 2
Master Tek Rifle Single-shot, Nerf-like rifle Standard Nerf Foam Darts, 1 round 1
Double Eagle BB M1911 BB pistol, pull-action BB rounds, 12 rounds 1
Double Eagle BB Uzi BB gun, pull-action BB rounds, 19 rounds 1


Egurra

Weapons
Name Type Type of rounds

and capacity

Quantity
BBP01 BB Pistol BB balls and Airsoft rounds, 20 rounds 1
AP-1 Semi-Automatic Airsoft Pistol Airsoft rounds, 20 rounds 1
DO-1 Airsoft Assualt Rifle Airsoft rounds, 30 rounds 1
SAP-1 Airsoft, bolt-action sniper rifle Airsoft rounds, 15 rounds 1

Military Organization

The Cecillic Army is organized sort of like the Roman organization. Legions are the largest unit, made up of at least two cohorts although there can be more. Legions are commanded by a Legatus and a cohort is commanded by a Cohortarch. A cohort is usually divided up by the Cohortarch as needed, these divisions being called centuries. A century is commanded by a Centurion, whose second-in-command is an Optio.

The Royal and Noble Houses

The the Royal and Noble houses of the Kingdom of Cecillo pertain to the families of His Majesty and the lords respectively. These houses are:

Name Heraldry Head of House Lord/s from House Territories Consolidated
Familia Regia Benitez
"vert, over a bend argent two eagle risings gules"
Rex Cecilli, Victoriano I N/A The King's Lands (Errege)
Familia Nobilis Cruz N/A Lord Raymond Cruz Lord Raymond Cruz, 2nd Baron of Urrun Barony of Urrun
Familia Nobilis Espiritu N/A Lord Wilfredo Espiritu Lord Wilfredo Espiritu, 1st Baron of Egurra Barony of Egurra
Familia Nobilis Rosales N/A Lord Jhiro Rosales Lord Jhiro Rosales, 1st Baron of Katua

(current regent: Lady Joannah

Bustos-Rosales)

Barony of Katua