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Duchy of Wallensteinst
The Grand Duchy of Wallensteinst is a micro-nation located in Lincolnshire 14 miles from the county capital of Lincoln, in England, United Kingdom. The Grand Duchy was created on the 17th April 2013 and while only a young nation has already written constitution. The Grand Duchy is an absolute monarchy, where by all authority and power rests solely with the Grand Duke, at present Grand Duke Jake Jackson I. The Grand Duke has the powers to: The power to dismiss and appoint a Prime Minister The power to dismiss and appoint other ministers The power to grant or refuse Royal Assent to bills The supreme judicial, legislative and executive powers The power to commission officers in the Armed Forces The power to command the Armed Forces of the Grand Duchy of Wallenstein The power to appoint members to the Privy Council The power to issue and withdraw passports The power to grant Prerogative of mercy The power to grant honours The power to create corporations via Royal Charter The power to appoint bishops and archbishops of the Church of Wallenstein The power to ratify and make treaties The power to declare War and Peace The power to deploy the Armed Forces overseas The power to recognise states The power to credit and receive diplomats

The constitution much like the absolute monarchs of France in the 16th, 17th and 18th century states; The Grand Duke in his person legislative, executive, and judicial powers, HRH has the supreme judicial authority. He can condemn men to death without the right of appeal. It is both his duty to punish offences and stop them from being committed. From his judicial authority followed his power both to make laws and to annul them.

The Grand Duke shall from this day forth be revered and considered the most perfect and supreme person on the Earth by all his subjects, standing above all human laws and having no judge above his person, neither in spiritual nor temporal matters, except God alone.

It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from the will of God. The Grand Duke is thus not subject to the will of his people, the aristocracy, or any other estate of the realm, the Church. According to this doctrine, only God can judge an unjust Grand Duke. The doctrine states that any attempt to depose the king or to restrict his powers runs contrary to the will of God and may constitute a sacrilegious act.

The sovereign remains the fount of justice, he or she can unilaterally establish new courts or act as a judge. Taxation by Royal Prerogative. The agreement of the privy council not necessary for the implementation of any new taxes Freedom to petition the monarch without fear of retribution Standing army may be maintained during a time of peace without the consent of privy council Royal interference in the freedom of the people to have arms for their own defense as suitable to their class and as allowed by law Royal interference in the election of members of parliament of local government Excessive bail or "cruel and unusual" punishments may be imposed if His Royal Highness so wish.

All persons of the Grand Duchy have to swear an oath of loyalty to the Grand Duke. It is very much based on the oath of allegiance to King James I of England 1603-1625. “ I, do truly and sincerely acknowledge, profess, testify, and declare in my conscience before God and the world, that our Sovereign Lord The Grand Duke, is lawful and rightful Grand Duke of this realm, and of all other in His Royal Highness Dominions and Countries; And that the Pope neither of himself, nor by any authorities of the Church or See of Rome, or by any means with any other hath any power or authority to depose the Grand Duke, or to dispose any of His Royal Highness kingdoms, or dominions, or to authorize any foreign prince to invade or annoy him, or his countries, or to discharge any of his Subjects of their allegiance and obedience to His Royal Highness, or to give any license or leave to any of them to bear arms, raise tumult, or to offer any violence, or hurt to His Royal Highness royal person, state, or government, or to any of His Royal Highness subjects within His Royal Highnesses dominions. Also, I do swear from my heart that, notwithstanding any declaration or sentence of excommunication or deposition made or granted, or to be made or granted by the Pope or his successors, or by any authority derived, or pretended to be derived from him, or his See against the Grand Duke, his heirs or successors, or any absolution of the said subjects from their obedience: I will bear faith and true allegiance to His Royal Highness his heirs and successors, and him or them will defend to the uttermost of my power, against all conspiracies and attempts whatsoever, which shall be made against his or their persons, their crown and dignity, by reason or colour of any such sentence or declaration or otherwise, and will doe my best endeavour to disclose and make known unto His Royal Highness, his heirs and successors, all treasons and traitorous conspiracies, which I shall know or hear of to be against him or any of them. And I do further swear, that I do from my heart abhor, detest and abjure, as impious and heretical, this damnable doctrine and position, that princes which be excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any whatsoever. And I do believe and in conscience am resolved, that neither the Pope nor any person whatsoever, hath power to absolve me of this oath, or any part thereof, which I acknowledge by good and full authority to bee lawfully ministered unto me, and do renounce all pardons and dispensations to the contrary: And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear, according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words, without any Equivocation, or mental evasion, or secret reservation whatsoever: And I doe make this recognition and acknowledgement heartily, willingly, and truly, upon the true faith of a Christian: So help me God.”