Lentia

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Motto: "Het geluk is met de stoutmoedigen" Fortune favours the bold
Capital	Kirchenburg
Official languages	Lentian (Lents)
Demonym	Lentians (Lenten)
Government
• Monarch	Queen Emiliana II
• Prime Minister	TBD
Legislature	Council of Lentia
• Upper house	Lentian Senate
• Lower house	General People's Assembly
Area
• Total	61.589 km2
Population
• Estimate (2020)	21.345.100
• Density	368/km2
HDI (2020)	0.926 very high
Timezone	WUT+2 (DST: +3)
Drives on the	right

Lentia (Lentian: Lentië) is a country located in northwestern Uletha. The capital of Lentia is Kirchenburg (Occasionally Lentian: Kerkenburg), which is located in the east of the country. The country's official language is Lentian (Lents), and its inhabitants are called Lentians (Lenten). Lentia borders Tircambry (Tircambrië) to the west, Kalm and Ventria (Venterije) to the south, and Utterland to the southeast, and is connected to Atreisia (Atreisië) and Sonnenburg with road and rail tunnels under the Firth of Hetzer.

Etymology and terminology

Lentia (Lentian: Lentië) takes its name from the archaic native name of the country, Lendeland. Lendeland comes from old Gaermanic “langat-īn” (lengthening/extension) and “land”, referring to the tidal flats on the northern coast of the country. Over time, “langat-īn land” corrupted into “Lendeland” and further corrupted into “Lentië”, or Lentia in Ingerish.

“Lendeland” developed its own language called Lentian, which spread into the areas now known as Lentia, Utterland, Sonnenburg and Atreisia.

“Langat-īn” also gave name to the Lende river and the city of Lendeburg.

History

This section is very much not finished or decisive, many segments are based on other wikis and are thus able to change if the owners of those countries change their countries' histories.

The underlined text is stuff that has no historic/wiki sources, but is still important for Lentia in an Ulethan or global context.

Early history (1000 - 1326)

The area now known as Lentia consisted of several small counties, duchies and ecclesiastical states that shared a common language (Lentian). The most populous regions were near the Aas, Eker, Liek, Graft and Koer rivers.

Under the foreign empire (1326 - 1714)

The foreign empire’s forces defeated an eastern army (from Franqueterre or Atreisië?) at the Battle of Hetsburg on 18 August 1326, and Lentia came to experience a relatively peaceful and free era under foreign occupation. Trade between the principalities was widespread, and cities in the Lentian areas began to develop.

After a journey of seven months, Erik Meulenaers was the first Lentian explorer to reach Archanta, he landed on the western coast of Fayaan on 29 November 1473. This is known as Meulenaers' Landing. In the following years, other journeys to all corners of Archanta were made by Lentian captains.

On 1 January 1503, the Grand Duchy of Sticht was established. It was formed from the Bishopric of Wel and the counties of Leeuwen, Plattenbergen and Vrijten under its first Grand Duke Audulf de Oudere, who was seated in Kirchenburg. Although Wel was an ecclesiastical state, the new Grand Duchy of Sticht was secular, as the other three principalities were secular as well.

37 years later, on 25 December 1540, a second Grand Duchy was established in Lentia, formed from the Duchies of Drennerdalen, Marken, Keizersbergen and Spergauwen, the Bishopric of Kartuizië and the County of Mistland, with its capital being the largest city in the region, Komsburg. As Komsburg lies at the mouth of the Koer river, the Grand Duchy came to be known as Koerland.

Lentia's colonial era commenced with the creation of the Koloniale Kompagnie van Archanta Minor (KKAM) (Colonial Company of Archanta Minor) and the Koloniale Kompagnie van Nieuw Tarephia (KKNT) (Colonial Company of New Tarephia/Antarephia) on 9 July 1549 by sailor Christiaan Nukild in Ekerdam. The goal of these companies wass to set up trade between the Lentian heartland and the far continents.

On 7 March 1604, the Charter of the Wapenvliet was issued. The KKAM and KKNT were authorised the “wapenvliet” ships which carry cannons and explosives, in order to establish new colonies by force. This resulted in the creation of the colonies of Muinen (Fayaan), Neerlandia (Vega), Drull and Nieuw Wijzel (CCA).

The third Grand Duchy in Lentia was the Grand Duchy of Koeterland, on 11 December 1619. It was formed from the former counties of Goer, Karolingen, Wijzel and Woldingen, and the duchies of Akringen, Erfland and Zwartland and unites western Lentia under one Grand Duke. Named after the Koeter river, its capital is Ekerdam.

Struggle for independence (1625 - 1830)

A peaceful protest for Lentian autonomy in Kirchenburg is fired upon by foreign forces on 5 April 1625. As a response, Childebert III of Abdijen, Grand Duke of Sticht, decides to rebel against the foreign empire. The northern Lentian principalities joined Sticht against the foreign empire, starting Lentian Rebellion.

Ekerdam, a city held by the foreign empire, was liberated on 25 July 1651, under the lead of Marshal Johannes Roodzwaard after a year-long siege. The capture of the capital of Lentian colonial trade gave a great boost in morale for the Lentian Rebels and allowed Lentian explorers to increase trade and profit, which could be used in the war effort. Three years later, Glazenappen was liberated, the last foreign stronghold in western Lentia. Negotiations between the foreign empire and officials from Koerland, Koeterland and Sticht began to create an independent Lentian state. This resulted in the Treaty of Kruisburg of 10 January 1667. In this treaty, the foreign empire ceded Sticht, Koeterland and Koerland to the newly formed Kingdom of Lentia. Godfried the Great, the son of Childebert III, was crowned as the first King of Lentia.

In the Battle of La Selva in 1692, after an Ingerish invasion of the Fayaan colony, the KKAM suffered a devastating loss, resulting in the loss control of the colony. The soldiers of Ingerland quickly took over the colony, showing the Lentian colonial empire was not all-powerful.

Somewhere between 1780 and 1820:

Second War of Independence (sub conflict of a greater continental war) – During this conflict, Lentian forces might have collaborated in the battles of Cervonograd/Lentse Scheur/Zwartrif/Porto Real/Tarott? In this conflict, Lentia also obtains Westrijk.

Democratic Lentia (1830 - present)

After popular protests and advice from Hendrik Lewijk and Anna Basingen, two of the King’s advisors, to amend the constitution, King Frederik the Great allows the formation of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Lentia (Parlement van het Koninkrijk Lentië) consisting of the Algemene Volksvergadering (General People’s Assembly) and the Lentische Senaat (Lentian Senate) on 1 January 1830. In the same amendment, the many principalities of the country are reorganised into provinces with elected councils. The powers of the Lentian nobility are greatly reduced, but the noble families are allowed to retain their titles.

After the Atreisian transition to democracy in 1838, Lentia and Atreisia start to become close allies. The ties between the countries becomes formalised in the Treaty of Halmyde of 1840, allowing for free trade and good relations between the two countries on the Hetzer. 15 April is now considered a holiday where people celebrate the friendship between Lentia and Atreisia.

In 1885, general suffrage was introduced, after countrywide outrage about the lack of influence on parliament by the people of Lentia.

Somewhere in the 1880s?

Establishment of the Firth of Hetzer Council - With the independence of Sonnenburg and Utterland, more Lentian-speaking countries emerge on the Firth of Hetzer. To protect themselves, the two countries send official requests to join the Hetzer alliance to the King of Atreisia and King of Lentia. The legislatures of the two countries approve the requests, and Utterland and Sonnenburg join the alliance on XX X 188X.

During the 1920s:

Most of Lentia’s colonies become independent in this decade, as the General Assembly is strongly anticolonial. Drull, Neerlandia and Nieuw Wijzel obtain their freedom, while the atolls of Verbruggen and Mokelulu remain under Lentian protectorates. The Hayley Islands are transferred to the Kingdom of Pasalia.

1966:

Member of the Assembly of Nations – After joining general negotiations to form a global cooperative organisation in 1965, Lentia becomes a founding member of the Assembly of Nations in 1966. Ties with countries all over the world are created.

On 18 March 1998, two revolutionary Royal Decrees were signed into law by Queen Emiliana II. The first decree legalised same-sex marriage, making Lentia one of the first countries in the world to do so, while the second decree officially created the League for the Protection of the Lentian People (Bond ter Bescherming van het Lentische Volk), which became the main advisory council for the government, giving advice on the country's every aspect, like transport, the Lentian culture, foreign relations, the economy and environmental issues.

Administrative divisions

Lentia consists of four regions (gewesten) and is further divided into 25 provinces.

Gewesten

Gewest	Provinces	Capital	Largest city	Population	Area (km²)	Density (km²)
Koeterland	7	Ekerdam	Ekerdam		18,145
Westrijk	8	Sternem	Sternem		19,130
Sticht	4	Kirchenburg	Kirchenburg	5,490,000	9,644	569
Koerland	6	Komsburg	Komsburg	5,350,000	14,849	365
Lentia	25				61,589

Provinces in Koeterland

Province	Capital	Largest city	Population*	Area (km²)	Density (km²)
Akringen	Ekerdam	Ekerdam		2,107
Erfland	Ramond	Ramond	1015,000	2,674	380
Goer	Zielenheil	Zielenheil	682,000	1,567	435
Karolingen	Kwaadieper	Kwaadieper	799,000	2,917	274
Wijzel	Hertenkamp	Hertenkamp	783,000	4,033	194
Woldingen	Glazenappen	Weurt	556,000	3,327	167
Zwartland	Kaaphaven	Kaaphaven	702,000	1,344	522
Koeterland	Ekerdam	Ekerdam		18,145

Provinces in Westrijk

Province	Capital	Largest city	Population*	Area (km²)	Density (km²)
Ermgauw	Koelm	Koelm		2,054
Grensland	Grensburg	Grensburg		2,056
Lansbergen	Heul	Heul		3,886
Meurrijk	Zwier	Zwier		1,591
Sternië	Sternem	Sternem		1,725
Teisterbant	Lichtenbosch	Lichtenbosch		2,533
Wetten	Spiers	Spiers		2,018
Zilverije	Krottingen	Krottingen		3,267
Westrijk	Sternem	Sternem		19,130

Provinces in Sticht

Province	Capital	Largest city	Population*	Area (km²)	Density (km²)
Leeuwen	Leeuwenkrans	Leeuwenkrans	2,076,000	3,264	636
Plattenbergen	Parelbosch	Parelbosch	1,291,000	2,458	525
Vrijten	Waver	Waver	1,011,000	2,726	371
Wel	Abdijen	Kirchenburg	1,112,000	1,196	930
Sticht	Kirchenburg	Kirchenburg	5,490,000	9,644	569

Provinces in Koerland

Province	Capital	Largest city	Population*	Area (km²)	Density (km²)
Drennerdalen	Waardenburg	Waardenburg	378,000	4,174	91
Marken	Nadrauwen	Komsburg	2,512,000	2,722	923
Mistland	-	-	16,000	1,616	10
Kartuizië	Kruisburg	Kruisburg	532,000	2,422	220
Keizersbergen	Sperburg	Sperburg	632,000	2,375	266
Spergauwen	Ridderburg	Ridderburg	1,280,000	1,540	831
Koerland	Komsburg	Komsburg	5,350,000	14,849	365

*Population calculation based on 4800 inhabitants per km² of residential terrain + 100 inhabitants per km² of fertile terrain.

Government and politics

Governance and institutions

National governmental structure and politics

Since 1830, the Constitution of Lentia describes Lentia as a constitutional parliamentary monarchy which follows the ideals of the trias politica. The Lentian state is divided into three branches of power, which keep each other in check. These three branches are the legislative, executive and judicial branches. The monarch of Lentia is designated as the head of state and has great power de jure, but none de facto.

Legislative power is in hands of the bicameral Lentian parliament, which is called the Council of Lentia (Raad van Lentië). The Council's lower house is the General People's Assembly (Algemene Volksvergadering), and is directly elected by Lentian citizens every four years since 1885. The 200 members of the GPA propose new laws, based on Lentian norms and values, international law and the Lentian Constitution, after which the GPA votes in favour or against. If a majority of members is in favour of a proposed law, the law goes to the upper house, the Lentian Senate (Lentische Senaat). The Senate consists of 33 academics and 42 directly elected politicians, who test the proposals on feasability, applicability and acceptance of civilians. If the proposal is deemed to be fit for purpose by the Senate, it is signed into law by the monarch in a Royal Decree (Koninklijk Besluit).

Executive power is exercised by the Queen's Cabinet (Koninginskabinet, or in case of a male monarch: King's Cabinet / Koningskabinet), which, according to the Constitution, consists of a head of government, the Prime minister (Eerste minister / Premier), and their ministers, who each have a department (ministerie) they are responsible for. The Cabinet does the day-to-day running of Lentia, using Lentian law to organise and structure Lentian daily life. The ministers of the Cabinet hold a weekly meeting (Ministeriële Zitting) that is open for the public to visit, where all governmental affairs are discussed. The Lentian Cabinet is formed from members of the ruling political party or parties, who are not part of parliament. After the parliamentary elections, new elections are held for the Cabinet, where citizens can vote for members of the ruling party or parties to become minister and prime minister. The Cabinet is theoretically directly responsible to the sitting monarch, but practically to the parliament of Lentia, and can be disbanded if majority of parliament votes in favour of a Motion of Distrust towards the Cabinet (Motie van Wantrouwen jegens het Kabinet).

The judicial branch consists of the Lentian justice system, which is de jure headed by the monarch. The monarch gives Lentian citizens who have completed a doctorate in Law studies at Lentian universities and have succesfully defended their knowledge against the Highest Court (Hoogste Hof) of Lentia the title of judge (rechter), making that person a member of the justice system. Judicial officials interpret, test, defend and apply Lentian law, give out sentences under criminal law and use law to settle disputes between Lentian citizens, organisations, governmental institutions and the State.

The Lentian monarchy

Lentia is a constitutional parliamentary monarchy, meaning the country is ran by the Lentian parliament, and the monarch only has ceremonial power and functions as the head of state of Lentia. De jure, the monarch is the highest source of power in Lentia, as it is in the monarch's power to not sign laws or dissolve a Cabinet, but no monarch to date has dared to do so.

The monarchy of Lentia is hereditary, with the title of King or Queen going to the oldest living child of the monarch after the death of the monarch. The Royal Consort (Koninklijke Gemaal) is the monarch’s spouse. They take the title of King or Queen as well, but are not considered to be the head of state. The royal family are descendants of the House of Sticht – Abdijen, a branch of the rulers of the ancient Grand Duchy of Sticht. Since 27 April 1997, the monarch of Lentia is Queen Emiliana II, with King Dennis as Royal Consort.

In 1716, Godfried II and his wife Queen Emiliana of Zoderschalen suddenly died when their ship sank off the coast of Engelenburg. In line with tradition, his son Godfried III became King, even though he was 13 years old at the time. Due to the young King’s age, Godfried II’s brother Anders became regent until Godfried III was old enough to reign the country capably. On Godfried III’s 18^th birthday on 18 August 1721, prince Anders officially transferred the power of Lentia to Godfried III.

In 1861, Frederik III, then heir apparent to the throne, married Alexandra Groen, the daughter of a lumberjack from Woldingen. This was the first time a commoner became a Royal Consort, and paved the way for the royal family to become more connected with their people. Since Frederik III and Alexandra’s marriage, four monarchs (Cathelijne, Frederik IV, Ruben and Emiliana II) have married commoners.

List of Lentian monarchs:

Timespan	Monarch	Royal consort
1667 – 1702	Godfried I the Great	Elizabeth of Blaauwenburg
1702 – 1716	Godfried II with the Beard	Emiliana of Zoderschalen
1716 – 1760	Godfried III	Victoria of Toerstadt
1716 – 1721	Regency of Prince Anders
1760 – 1781	Karel I the Desired	Maria of Kruisburg
1781 – 1800	Karel II the Cruel	Johanna of Zilverbergen
1800 – 1810	Sophia	Sebastiaan of Sperburg
1810 – 1836	Frederik I the Great	Josephine of Zwartland
1836 – 1846	Frederik II	A princess from Atreisia?
1846 – 1870	Emiliana I the Strong	Anton of Sternië
1870 – 1893	Frederik III the Simple	Alexandra Groen
1893 – 1914	Cathelijne	Johan Dekker
1914 – 1940	Karel III	A prince from Utterland?
1940 – 1961	Frederik IV the Bold	Irene de Jong
1961 – 1997	Ruben	Charlotte Nieuwendam
1997 – present	Emiliana II	Dennis Bouwman

The current royal family

The current royal family is headed by Queen Emiliana II (born on 17 January 1962 as Emiliana Charlotte Maria Aurora) with her husband King Dennis (born on 6 April 1969 as Dennis Jeroen Bouwman), who was born as a commoner.

Emiliana is the oldest child of King Ruben and Queen Charlotte, and has three siblings, prince Willem Ruben Johannes (born on 29 September 1964), princess Johanna Irene Rosalie (born on 1 July 1968), and prince Joost Frederik Koenraad (born 22 April 1969). Emiliana was heir apparent to the Lentian throne since birth, as her father Ruben became King in 1961, after the death of Frederik IV, Emiliana’s grandfather. In 1988, Emiliana graduated from the University of Kirchenburg, with Master’s degrees in Law and History. She married commoner Dennis Jeroen Bouwman, an architect from Vaarnum, on 1 June 1990 in Saint Michael's Cathedral in Kirchenburg. After King Ruben abdicated due to health issues in 1997, she became the fourth Queen of Lentia, excluding royal consorts, on 27 April 1997.

Emiliana and Dennis have two children; Princess Therese Emiliana Maria (born on 15 November 1994) and Princess Catalina Fleur Elisabeth (born 31 March 1999).

Therese has been the Crown Princess of Lentia since her mother’s accession to the throne in 1997. In 2016, she obtained a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Ekerdam. She came out as lesbian in 2013, making her the first ever member of the Lentian royal family who is part of the LGBTQ+ community. She married medical specialist Iris Meijer (born on 16 November 1994, one day after Therese) in 2023.

Catalina is second in line and currently studies Law at the University of Kirchenburg. She has reportedly been dating a fellow Law student named Teun since 2021. 

Titles of the royal family

The monarch of Lentia holds a number of titles indicating their status as the ruler of several areas in Lentia. Queen Emiliana II’s official style renders her titles are as follows:

Ingerish:	Lentian:
Emiliana II of Sticht – Abdijen, Queen of Lentia, Grand Duchess of Sticht, Koerland, Koeterland and Westrijk, Duchess of Akringen, Marken, Sternië and Wel, Baroness of the Borderland, Saint Odemaars, the Waddenzee and Azen, Countess of Mistland, Marchioness of Blaansneek, Blaauwenburg, Nadrauwen & Wouw, Saint-Martin and Ziel, Lady of Ekerdam and Waardenberg.	Emiliana II van Sticht – Abdijen, Koningin van Lentië, Groothertogin van Sticht, Koerland, Koeterland en Westrijk, Hertogin van Akringen, Marken, Sternië en Wel, Barones van het Grensland, Sint Odemaars, de Waddenzee en Azen, Gravin van Mistland, Markiezin van Blaansneek, Blaauwenburg, Nadrauwen & Wouw, Sint-Martin en Ziel, Vrouwe van Ekerdam en Waardenberg.

The siblings of the current monarchs are bestowed titles as well. These titles are shown below, with the current holder next to them.

Ingerish:	Lentian:	Current holder:
Duke/Duchess of Leeuwen and Vrijten	Hertog/Hertogin van Leeuwen en Vrijten	Prince Willem (1st sibling of Queen Emiliana II)
Duke/Duchess of Zilverbergen	Hertog/Hertogin van Zilverbergen	Princess Johanna (2nd sibling of Queen Emiliana II)
Duke/Duchess of Whysel	Hertog/Hertogin van Wijzel	Prince Joost (3rd sibling of Queen Emiliana II)
Duke/Duchess of Wetten	Hertog/Hertogin van Wetten	None
Duke/Duchess of Spergauwen	Hertog/Hertogin van Spergauwen	None

The children of the monarch have the title Prince/Princess of Sticht – Abdijen (Prins/Prinses van Sticht – Abdijen), with the oldest child being the Crown Prince/Princess of Sticht – Abdijen (Kroonprins/Kroonprinses van Sticht - Abdijen).