TYPE OF GOVERNMENT – Ruling Grand Duke in association with a Privy Council

RULER – Currently (1750) Grand Duke Hudibras Alberich Theoderic von Amelung

PERSONALITIES –

• • Grand Duchess Caroline Sieglinde, his consort. A distant cousin of King George

  • Eldest son, Maddan (16)

  • Youngest son, Lir (9)

  • Daughter, Caroline Charlotte (18)

  • Duke Rhodri of Schwartzstein Holweg – distant cousin

  • Aldrian von Tronek – Hereditary High Constable of Humperstein

GEOGRAPHICAL – Between the Low Countries and Denmark on the coast of the German Sea

CAPITAL – Pilz

LANGUAGE – Humperstein Deutsch – a mixture of German, Dutch and Danish, with some French influences.

RELIGION – Mainly Calvinist

POPULATION – currently unavailable – census due

TRADE – Main export is a unique brand of Piccalilli (a type of mustard pickle), potatoes, and sheep.

PLACES OF INTEREST –

• • The Kappelhof Palace, currently under construction

  • The Cathedral of St.Hugh in Pilz

PRINCIPAL ALLY – THE UNITED KINGDOM (the Grand Duchess has distant connections to King George)

PRINCIPAL AGRESSOR – any of the neighbouring states, plus France and Prussia

MILITARY – The army is split into three equal parts, the Army of the North, The Army of the East, and the Army of the West. The first is controlled by the Grand Duke himself with the able assistance of his Hereditary High Constable (currently Aldrian Von Tronek) the Eastern army is commanded by the Constable of Corvonia, while the Western army is commanded by the Constable of Rubovia.

NAVAL – The navy is small and old fashioned, consisting of a few ancient frigates bought from the United Kingdom. There is a squadron of fast cutters used by the Revenue Service in the fight against smugglers.

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