Maria I, Grand Duchess of Hochenberg
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| Maria I | |
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| Grand Duchess of Hochenberg | |
| File:Mariaofhochenberg.png | |
| Maria I, by Gabriela Lima, 2024. | |
| Reign | 18 April 2024 - present |
| Predecessor | Throne established |
| Reign | 17 February 2024 - 17 April 2024 |
| Predecessor | herself as Sovereign Princess |
| Born | 23 December 2002 Barão de Cocais, Minas Gerais, Brazil 
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| Full name | |
| Maria Alessandra von Syldavja und Bordurien zu Hochenberg | |
| House | House of Hochenberg |
| Father | Count Sebastian Flaviano |
| Mother | Countess Sonia of Muskar |
| Occupation | Student, School TI Auxiliar |
Maria I (Maria Alessandra; 23 December 2002) is a micronationalist and is the Head of State of the Grand Duchy of Hochenberg. She was the first female Head of State of the Conference of Santiago and served as the first woman to be its Secretary-General, an advocate for LGBTQIA+ movement among Brazilian micronationalists and one of the founders of the Brazilian sector, and a strong supporter of the derivatist micronationalism.
Maria is the daughter of Count Sebastian Flaviano and Countess Sonia of Muskar. She was Queen of Sildavia and Borduria during four years, and assumed the Sildavian throne in 2020 with the foundation of Sildavia as a principality. Though a constitutional monarch at the beginning of her reign, Maria attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments and finally became an absolute monarch when she became Queen on 2021. On 11 March 2023 she reorganized the country and established the personal union between the realms of Sildavia and Borduria, thus creating the United Kingdom of Sildavia and Borduria. In April 2024, she abdcated the throne, dissolving the nation and establishing the Grand Duchy of Hochenberg.
Publicly, she became an icon of the LGBTQIA+ movement within the micronational community, and a champion in defense of freedom of expression, religious freedom and democracy. She was also the author of the first two constitutions of Sildavia and one of the minds behind the Protocol of Klöw.
Early Life[edit | edit source]
Maria's father is Count Flaviano; married to Countess Sonia. Her parents had children from other relationships, but Maria was their only child in common, born on 23 December 2002 at Barão de Cocais, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Micronational life[edit | edit source]
She became involved in micronational affairs since the foundation of Sildavia, in 17 February 2020.[1] During the following months, she became also direct envolved with another projects, especially within Brazilian sector, being also a supportive member of the Nuremberg Commune, where she ascended to the office of People's Commissar for Communication and is still is one of the leading figures of the Conference of Santiago.
Sildavia[edit | edit source]
Founded by Royal Decree No. 01/2020, Maria assumed the title of Sovereign Princess. On 28 February 2020, the princess granted the first Sildavian constitution,[2] which became known as the 2020 Sildavian Constitution, or Primary Constitution, establishing the principality as a constitutional monarchy. After granting the constitution, a short-lived Regency was appointed,[3]. During what is known as the March 2020 Decrees, the princess determined the national symbols of Sildavia[4] and approved the creation of the first political parties, the neoliberal Liberal Sildavian Party and the socialist Labor Party.[5]
On 4 April 2020, she signed the Treaty of Persenburg and the Protocol of Goetha, and through this she introduced Sildavia to the derivatist movement on micronationalism, avoiding the historical-modelist simulations that claimed to be micronations, so common in the so-called Lusophone sector. Through the treaty, Sildavia became one of the first micronations of the Brazilian sector and a fierce opponent of the simulationism. She would also become one of the founding members of the Conference of Santiago with the Treaty of Santiago and developing an important role during the Santiago-Mansean Conflict, along Ebenthali and Lateran against Mansean aggressors.[6]
In May 2020, the Prime Minister resigned and the leader of the Liberal Party, Countess of Almeida-Pereira assumed the office. Under her government, Sildavia would ratify the Convention of Mauritsstad,[7] regularizing relations between the micronations of the Conference of Santiago[8] and virtualist micronations on 8 May 2020. Taking part in the promotion of the Brazilian sector abroad, by September 2020, Sildavia established the first mutual recognition with a micronation from another sector, the State of Vishwamitra.[9]
On 27 January 2021, the Sovereign Princess assumed all powers of the principality and on the following day, promulgated a new constitution[10], starting a period the national historiography calls "Marian Era". On 2 February 2021, by royal decree, the Sovereign Princess raised the principality to kingdom and started to rule as an absolute queen.[11] In February she created the Protocol of Klöw and presented it on the Conference of Santiago.[12] In April 2021 she founded the Bordurian Empire and assumed the title of Czarina of Borduria.[13]
On 7 June 2021, the Grand Duchess Gabriela of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir and the Queen began negotiations for the independence of the Mëcklewmburg-Wladir as an independent state.[14] The negotiations ended twenty days later, on 27 June, with the Treaty of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir, keeping Maria as head of state in a diarchy with Grand Duchess Gabriela, and assuming the role of head of the Sildavian Commonwealth at the same occasion. In August 2021 she became the first Secretary of Diversity of the Conference of Santiago, by appointment of the Secretary-General of the Conference, the Emperor-King of Karnia-Ruthenia. On 10 December 2021 she abdicated the throne of the Grand Duchy of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir in favor of her co-monarch, Grand Duchess Gabriela, starting the transition of the country from a diarchy to a monarchy, and received the title of Grand Duchess Emeritus and Countess von Reinbitz.
During the first months of 2022, Maria dedicated herself to her work at the Conference of Santiago as Secretary of Diversity, fulfilling the calendar of educational dates on diversity. After the inauguration of King Thomas I of Quinta-Velha as Secretary General in July, she was appointed Secretary of Public Relations for the organization. On 4 July 2022, Maria attended her first official international event outside the Brazilian Sector as Monarch of Sildavia attending the Vishwamitra-Conference of Santiago Heads of State Meeting.
On 16 April 2024, the Queen announced and issued the royal decree that would regulate the dissolution of the Kingdom of Sildavia and Borduria, thus on 17 April 2024 the kingdom was officially dissolved. The former queen remained responsible for the legacy of Sildavia and Borduria, assuming the title of Princess and Custodian of the Hergerian Crown.
Hochenberg[edit | edit source]
Titles, styles and honors[edit | edit source]
| Monarchical styles of Maria I | |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Alternative Titles and Styles[edit | edit source]
- 23 December 2002 - 17 February 2020: Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Alessandra de Flaviano
- 17 February 2020 - 2 March 2021: Her Majesty The Sovereign Princess
- 2 March 2021 – 15 April 2024: Her Majesty The Queen
- 09 April 2021 - 27 June 2021: Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir
- 15 April 2024 - Present: Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Hochenberg
Full titles as Queen[edit | edit source]
Her Majesty, by acclamation, Queen of the United Kingdom of Sildavia and Borduria, Grand Princess of Lathunia, Rosprov and Vytka, Princess of Flaviano, Östervarstland, Ottokar and Kheenich, Duchess of Varstland, Bielvyk, Muskar and Albstadt, Grand Duchess of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir, Countess von Reinbitz, Grand Master of the National Orders, Head of the Sildavian Commonwealth of Nations.
Full titles as Grand Duchess[edit | edit source]
Military Command[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Foundation of Sildavia", by Maria of Sildavia, 17 February 2020.
- ↑ "First Sildavian constitution granted", Royal Diary of Sildavia, 25 February 2020.
- ↑ "Sovereign Princess declares Regency", Royal Diary of Sildavia, 26 February 2020.
- ↑ "Royal decree officialize Nation Hymn", Royal Diary of Sildavia, 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "First political parties of Sildavia registered today, new leadership is expected", Royal Diary of Sildavia, 28 March 2020.
- ↑ "Sildavia adopts the Treaty of Persenburg and the Protocol of Goetha", Royal Diary of Sildavia, 04 April 2020.
- ↑ "Convention of Mauritsstad", Royal Diary of Sildavia, 11 May 2020.
- ↑ "Ratified the Treaty of Santiago" Royal Diary of Sildavia, 12 April 2020.
- ↑ "Bilateral Recognition between Sildavia and Vishwamitra", Secretaria de Imprensa da Sildavia, 23 September 2020.
- ↑ "Constitution of Sildavia", 28 January 2021.
- ↑ "Changes within the country", Secretaria de Imprensa da Sildavia, 5 March 2021.
- ↑ "Sildavian communiqué on Protocol of Klöw", 28 June 2021.
- ↑ "Sildavian government communiqué", 01 September 2021.
- ↑ "Sildavian communiqué on the emancipation of Mëcklewmburg-Wladir