Lord of Selgarn

The Lord of Selgarn is the absolute monarch of the Banat of Selgarn. The current Lord of Selgarn is His Imperial Highness Emperor Celasin, who ascended the throne on the death of his father, His Imperial Highness Emperor Cunglas, on 22nd November 1776.
The Lord of Selgarn is represented on a day to day basis by the Governor General of Selgarn who has viceregal powers to act in the name of and as the representative for the Lord of Selgarn. The ultimate formal executive authority over the government of the Banat of Selgarn is still by and through the Lord of Selgarn's royal prerogative, these powers may are used within the constraints of convention and precedence.
The Banat of Selgarn was founded in 1775 by His Imperial Highness Emperor Cunglas following victory in the War of the Maldarsian Succession in the Selgarn Promontory when that territory was ceded by the Kingdom of Maldarse at the end of the war.
== History ==
== Powers ==
The Lord of Selgarn exercises his power, almost exclusively through the Governor General of Selgarn and by the issuing of letters patent. These are used as Letters Patent, Commissions, Warrants, Charters and Orders in Council.
=== Royal Prerogative ===
=== Territorial Council ===
=== Judiciary ===
The Lord of Selgarn is seen as the fount of justice. He has the prerogative of mercy, eliminating the punishments and penalties related to a conviction, but not overturning the conviction. He can also choose to discontinue the prosecution of a case, although this does not mean that the case can not be brought before the courts at a later date and is certainly not an acquittal. The Lord of Selgarn, as a sovereign, is also immune from prosecution.
=== Awards and Honours ===
The Lord of Selgarn as fount of honour and therefore has the power to grant all awards, honours, decorations and dignities within the Banat of Selgarn, currently all honours are at the discretion of the Lord of Selgarn, this power has not been granted to the Governor General of Selgarn to exercise.
=== Military ===
In relation to the Selgarn Colonial Defence Force, the Lord of Selgarn is Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Selgarn Colonial Defence Force. The Royal Prerogative allows the Lord of Selgarn, or the Governor General of Selgarn on his behalf, to recruit members of the armed forces and grant warrants and commissions to its officers. As the sole authority for the armed forces the Lord of Selgarn's prerogative power can not be questioned in their organisation, disposition or control.
== Succession ==
There are no restrictions in the Law of Selgarn regarding the succession to the Lordship of the Banat of Selgarn.
Upon the death of the Lord of Selgarn, his heir immediately and automatically ascends to the Lordship. Although there is no official mechanism to announce the death of one Lord and the accession of another, usually the Court Physician announces the death of the Lord of Selgarn, as Emperor of the Pyrusian Empire and King of Pyrus. A coronation is not necessary for the Lord of Selgarn to reign: indeed the ceremony often takes place many months after accession to allow sufficient time for its preparation and to allow a period of mourning.
After an individual ascends to the lordship, he reigns until death; there is no mechanism to allow a Lord of Selgarn to abdicate the position.
Succession has been traditionally governed by male-preference cognatic primogeniture, under which sons inherit before daughters, and elder children inherit before younger ones of the same gender. It is assumed that only legitimate children can inherit, however no Lord of Selgarn has ever had an illegitimate child, to force the issue.
The current line of succession to His Imperial Highness Emperor Celasin is:
Number	Name 	Year of birth	Relationship to the King
1. 	His Royal Highness The Crown Prince Camest, 1st Prince of Narlberg, 3rd Baron of Nothom GCE BCE	1770 	Eldest son
2. 	His Royal Highness The Prince Kranare, 3rd Baron of Bung BCE 	1774 	Youngest son
3. 	Her Royal Highness The Princess Munan BCE 	1778 	Eldest daughter
4. 	Her Royal Highness The Princess Ulanar, 3rd Baroness of Danegeld BCE 	1784 	Youngest daughter
5. 	Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, The Dowager Countess of Hanath, GCE DSA 	1746 	Sister
6. 	The Honourable Gondo Edain-Derfel, 4th Baron of Dalhas 	1784 	Illegitimate nephew
== Coronation ==
== Finances ==
== Styles and Titles ==
== Arms ==
=== History ===
=== Other Variants ===
== Lords of Selgarn ==
Number	Name 	From 	To
1. 	His Imperial Highness Emperor Cunglas	1st January 1775 	21st November 1776
2. 	His Imperial Highness Emperor Celasin	22nd November 1776	present.
The present holder's heir apparent is his eldest son, His Royal Highness The Crown Prince Camest, 1st Prince of Narlberg, 3rd Baron of Nothom GCE BCE.
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