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==Duchies of Pavia==
The Duchies of Pavia represent the land of the highest ranking nobles in Pavia bar the Crown PrinceEmperor. Duchies are created from a majority vote of the Privy Council, however the Crown PrinceEmperor controls expansion of the Duchies as the sole arbitrator of the Crownland territories. Dukes retain final-say over their land, with each Duchy acting as a de-facto self governing region of Pavia, with the ability for it's own rules, governance and way of life. Splits in the culture and evolution of the typical Pavian architecture is encouraged within Ducal land as a manner of promoting a diverse set of regions across the Principality. Duke hold the ability to grant portions of their held land to lower nobility, enshrining citizens as 'landed nobility'. These nobles have powers over their own territory much like a Duke possesses however they lack the same protections, as their title may be stripped, and their lands reabsorbed at any time by the reigning Duke.
All Duchies hold their own flag, title, and coat of arms which are designed by the Bureau of Semiography, these titles, COAs and flags last for as long as the current Duke stays in power, with the emblems shifting as the incumbent house changes. Every Duke of a Pavian Duchy is the original ruler since it's creation via the Magna Pavia or the Privy Council, meaning there are currently no secondary inheritors as of October 2022.
==Government==
[[File:Land Registry V.png|thumb|559x559px|Map of land use within Pavia, current as of 5th May 2023.]]Pavia is ruled by an Archdukeelected Prime Minister as their Head of Government and an Emperor who acts as the nation's figurehead or Head of State,. theThe Prime ArchdukeMinister is vested with supreme legislative, judicial, and executive powers.<ref name=":2">https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRnU034yiZVgwFFJwg6D0mo72LNKD_nmj39fk9Nsg-9B5Vsuhq4R0EODF8rZktxUTQXzrZCJbgO5rjT/pub<nowiki/>from: https://www.reddit.com/r/CivPavia/comments/unl094/29th_april_the_dukes_of_pavia_have_voted/</ref>
====Monarchial Elections in Pavia====
The reigningserving Head of Government is elected by a majority of the Dukes no sooner than every four weeks and no later than every 10 weeks.
'''Dice Day'''
The wide breadth in time between electable periods is due to the Pavian National 'Dice Day'. After four weeks of rule, the ArchdukePrime Minister must partake in Dice Day; a randomized dice-based system that will determine when they 'die', and their reign ends. Every Saturday after the 4th week, the ArchdukePrime Minister must choose a number off of a 6-sided die and roll the dice, should their chosen number appear then they are deemed dead by the state and an election for a new ArchdukePrime Minister is held immediately. Should the ArchdukePrime Minister's number not appear, then they are safe from death until the next Saturday when they must roll again. However, this time picking two numbers, as the number of numbers picked each Dice Day shall correspond to the number of Dice Days they have endured in their current reign. For instance, if it was the ArchdukePrime Minister's 3rd Dice Day then they will pick 3 separate numbers off of the dice, giving them just a 50% chance of survival.
For the first two Crown Princes, the reign length of the Monarch lasted six weeks before dice days would take place, however this was changed by unanimous vote at the end of BritishWanderer II's tenure via the '''''Crown Prince Reign Length Amendment, II (C.010)'''''. The new reign length is an initial 4 weeks, followed by dice days every Saturday afterwards. Following the declaration of the Empire in June 2023, Crown Prince would be restyled as Archduke
Elections are to be done anonymously, with each Duke informing the State Tabulator privately of their desired candidate for Crown Prince. If no Duke reaches the threshold of a ducal majority, or if there is a tie, then the State Tabulator presents the anonymized vote tally to the Dukes, and voting shall continue in the same manner until a majority is reached. Within this system, elections may go on for multiple rounds until a candidate is chosen.
Elections always take place on a Saturday, and in the event of a legal assassination of the ArchdukePrime Minister, the election would be held on the nearest Saturday.
'''State Tabulator'''
=== Rulers of Pavia ===
Displayed below are the individuals defined as the reigning Head of Government for their time period, be it Crown Prince, Emperor, Archduke, or ArchdukePrime Minister. Expanding a table will provide information on them and their reign as well as show their election, their acts and decrees and privy council votes.
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===Government Offices of Pavia===
Government offices of Pavia are those that have been created via a decree and unlike the Institutions of Pavia, may be overturned or modified by the sole directive of the CrownPrime PrinceMinister.
====Health and Safety Office====
===Head of Government===
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