Portágueda

Portágueda, officially the Principality of Portágueda (“Principality of Portágueda”, in Portaguedese), is one of the crowns constitutingThe verb “to constitute” expresses a contested interpretation of the political nature of the empire. To those who see it as a more federative and centralized state than a confederate one, the term “subordinate crown” would be appreciated and preferred. the Sacred Ischyrian Empire with the privilege of electoral dignity. Located in the extreme southeast of the earth's firmament, it is bathed from north to south and west by the sea that divides the principlaity from Magnus Apollus and the other monarchies of the Empire.
==Etymology==
Ages ago, people speaking the archaic version of the language of Magnus Apollus colonized the area of present-day Badilha and named the place Agataidros—good waters— which was soon shortened to just Agata. When Ischyros the Great conquered the region and ordered the construction of a port in Badilha, the name Portus Agata appeared. Over time, moons and moons after Ischyrus conquest of the region, in the reconquest of Vilermão, the harbor, and by extension the whole peninsula and surrounding regions, was renamed to Portágueda.
==History==
Portágueda's history can be divided into three periods, from the conquests of Ísquiro to the Altaifas states and finally the Principality.
=== Ísquiro ===
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=== Altaifas ===
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=== Principality ===
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== Politics ==
=== Enlightened Despotism ===
During the reign of Princess Zéphila Geoveva, the Portaguedese Crown established Enlightened Despotism as the political foundation of its royal courts and governance. In Portágueda, this doctrine is characterized by the monarch’s voluntary limitation of absolute power, the distribution of authority, and the establishment of independent judicial courtshttps://discord.com/channels/1331964663834869843/1332069735839432735/1332084328414318785. It also encompasses a vision of the state as a provider for its people and a clear distinction between the aristocracy and the economic elite: aristocracy as the class dedicated to the values, therefore incorruptible and moral; while economic elites are composed of those dedicated to profit, therefore very corruptible and immoral.
Regarding aristocratic values, Portágueda upholds philanthropy, frugality, generosity, detachment, and self-control as fundamental virtues—absolute and unquestionable in their morality. A nobleman, therefore, is defined as one who takes up arms or, through strength and intellect, opposes immorality, injustice, and dishonor. This ideology contrasts with other monarchies where traditions and values often disregard the well-being of the population, endorse radical patriotism and expansionist nationalism, or embrace communism. While Portagua maintains a degree of sympathy for communist ideals, it remains skeptical of their viability, particularly in the transition from a state-controlled system to a truly egalitarian society.
== Culture ==
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== References and footnotes ==
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