Pavia

Successor to Gabon (Civclassics)

The Principality of Pavia
Flag of Pavia under the rule of the Duke of Bedford
General
Demonym	Pavian
Capital city	Pavia
Government
Government	Elective Monarchy
Governing document	The Magna Pavia
• Crown Prince	BritishWanderer
• Dukes	BritishWanderer CaesarBiggles Creepi0n Cissonius Gobblin paagf
Formation
Foundation date	29 April 2022
Foundation document	The Magna Pavia
Culture
Religion	No State Religion
Ideology	Monarchism
Motto	"Immutabilis, Aeternalis, Immobilis"
National anthem	"Oh Pavia Parva, the Greatest of All"
Founding Dukes	BritishWanderer CaesarBiggles Creepi0n Cissonius Gobblin paagf
Links
Subreddit	r/CivPavia
Discord	Paviacord

The Principality of Pavia is a maritime nation located in the + , -, comprised of citizens of the former Free Republic of Gabon, as well as others.

The Principality's territory is divided into three distinct classes as outlined by the Magna Pavia these are: Churchland, Crownland and Dukedoms. These classes administrate their own territories with full authority and cannot be superseded by another.

The Principality of Pavia is an elective monarchy, with the six Dukes in Pavia making up the Privy Council that convenes to elect the Crown Prince of Pavia through majority vote. The Crown Prince enjoys a wide breadth of powers domestically and abroad when representing the country on the international stage, with the head of state only being answerable to death whether it be natural or by assassination. Additionally to the Privy Council, all nobility and government members from across Pavia make up the Royal Court to discuss matters of state, diplomacy and internal affairs.

As of June 2022, the Crown Prince of Pavia is His Grace, BritishWanderer I, elected on the 30th of April 2022.

History

Pavia's Initial Claims on CivMC, established on the 3rd of June 2022

Government

Crown Prince

The Crown Prince of Pavia is recognized as the Head of State and is entrusted with... ...

Crown Prince Elections in Pavia

The Crown Prince of Pavia is elected by a majority of the Dukes no sooner than every six weeks and no later than every 12 weeks.

Dice Day

The wide breadth in time between electable periods is due to the Pavian National 'Dice Day'. After six weeks of rule, the Crown Prince must partake in Dice Day; a randomized dice-based system that will determine when they 'die', and their reign ends. Every Saturday after the 6th week, the crown prince 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 Crown Prince is held immediately. Should the Crown Prince'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 amount 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 Crown Prince's 3rd Dice Day then they will pick 3 separate numbers off of the dice, giving them just a 50% chance of survival.

Election Process

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 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 for Crown Prince 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 Crown Prince, the election would be held on the nearest Saturday.

State Tabulator

The State Tabulator is elected unanimously by the Dukes and shall serve indefinitely until their removal or replacement.

State Tabulator	First Elected	Days of Term	No. of Elections Presided Over
Hitobashira	30th April 2022	32	1

First National Election of Pavia

The First Election of the Crown Prince of Pavia was held on Saturday, the 30th of April 2022. His Grace, BritishWanderer I, was elected by a majority of Their Graces, the Dukes in Pavia in the first round of voting.

Candidate	First Round Votes	Noble Title
BritishWanderer	4	Duke of Bedford
Gobblin	2	Duke of Windermere

The Second Election of the Crown Prince of Pavia will, regularly scheduled, be held no sooner than Saturday, 11th of June 2022, and no later than Saturday, 23th of July 2022.

Crown Princes of Pavia

Crown Princes	Days of Reign	Date of Accession	Date of Death	Notable Events
BritishWanderer I	32	30. April 2022		((ROUGH NOTES)) Was the earliest explorer of the lands that would be known as Pavia - Established a border snitch line and instituted island security, further enshrined with the passage of the pavia coast guard decree -

Dukes of Pavia

Ducal Title	Duke	Documents	Notes
Duke of Bedford	BritishWanderer		Founding Duke
Duke of Braemar	Cissonius		Founding Duke
Duke of Lugano	Creepi0n		Founding Duke - Known as the Duchy of Vecchardy until 2nd June 2022
Duke of Caesaria	CeasarBiggles	Edicts & Bylaws of Caesaria	Founding Duke - Known as the Duchy of Corsia until 6th June 2022
Duke of Vetranio	Paagf		Founding Duke
Duchy of Windermere	Gobblin		Founding Duke

Decrees

Under the rule of the Crown Prince	Name	Day of Proclamation	Notes
BritishWanderer I	The Establishment of A Pavian Coast Guard	5th June 2022	Founded in response to the imminent threat of criminals trying to gain a foothold on Pavian soil.

Governmental offices

Pavian Coast Guard

The Pavian Coast Guard was first established in June 2022 by Crown Prince BritishWanderer I. in response to the imminent threat of criminals trying to gain a foothold on Pavian soil. He handed over the Head of Office to Cissonius, Duke of Braemar, endowing the office with extended rights and powers. The Office currently still active.

Privy Council of Pavia

The Privy Council of Pavia is a voting and discussion body made up of all reigning Dukes of Pavia.

Vote History of the Privy Council

Date	Proposition	Proposer	Author(s)	Votes	Result	Notes
29th April 2022	The Establishment of the Election Procedure	Gobblin	Gobblin	Aye - 6 Nay - 0	P	This vote established the election system for the Crown Prince of Pavia.
29th April 2022	The Ratification of the Magna Pavia	BritishWanderer	Hitobashira BritishWanderer	Aye - 6 Nay - 0	P	The Magna Pavia is the bedrock of the nation-state, establishing the system of governance and the institutions that make up Pavia.
30th April 2022	Appointing the State Tabulator	Gobblin	Gobblin	Aye - 6 Nay - 0	P	This appointment was given to Hitobashira who counted up the Duke's votes for the first national election of Pavia.
28th May 2022	Endorsing a Legal Essay regarding Sovereign Unanimity	AidanVonLoopy	Hitobashira	Aye - 6 Nay - 0	P	This vote officially endorsed Hitobashira's legal essay establishing the tradition of sovereign unanimity and the basis of a Pavian legal system
31th May 2022	Preserving Churchland in its current form	BritishWanderer	BritishWanderer	Aye - 5 Nay - 1	F	This vote settled the discussion if Churchland in its current form should retain as one of the three land holding estates.
1st June 2022	Extending Churchland to include other subjects	Creepi0n	paagf	Aye - 6 Nay - 0	P	This vote settled the discussion encouraged by paagf if the Churchland should be extended to include other subjects as e.g. embassies, companies and/or some kinds of public infrastructure.
1st June 2022	Expounding the concept of Churchland	Creepi0n	paagf Creepi0n	Aye - 6 Nay - 0	P	This Act redefined the powers and scope of Churchland of Pavia, and deemed there to be no official state religion, allowing all citizens to choose freely.
3rd June 2022	Establishing Pavia's claims on CivMC	BritishWanderer	Hitobashira BritishWanderer	Aye - 6 Nay - 0	P	This unanimous vote established the claims of the Principality of Pavia on CivMC.

The Pavia Naming Convention occurred shortly after the first settlement was established on the landmass, these names would be enshrined in law with the passage of the 'Establishing Pavia's claims on CivMC Act'

Institutions of Pavia

Bureau of Semiography

The Bureau of Semiography is responsible for designing and maintaining all heraldic symbols, coat of arms and flags. The position of the Royal Semiographer is currently inhabited by hitobashira.

Nobility

Houses of Pavia

Bedford Noble Houses

House of Wanderer

The House of Wanderer is a Bedford based house, their head of the house is BritishWanderer who is currently the Duke of Bedford.

Windermere Noble Houses

House of Gobbonia

The House of Gobbonia is a house based in Windermere, with the house head being Gollum who currently reigns as the Duke of Windermere.

Lugano Noble Houses

House of Vagabondo

The House of Vagabondo is a Lugani noble house, head of the noble house is Creepi0n who currently reigns as the Duke of Lugano.

House of Corsia

The House of Corsia is a Caesarian noble house, the head of the house is CaesarBiggles, who currently serves as the Duke of Caesaria.

Vetranio Noble Houses

The House of Lucatore is a Vetrani noble house, the head of the house is paagf, who currently serves as the Duke of Vetranio.