Kingdom of Albion

The Kingdom of Albion is an autonomous part of the Imperial Republic with it's capital based on the planet Albion. The government of the kingdom is in the hands of an absolute, hereditary monarch, titled King or Queen, and aided by a noble class called Archons. The local government of the planet Albion itself is in the hands of the Kingdom's ruling monarch, while the other planets and solar systems of the Kingdom are in the hands of appointed Governor-Generals appointed by the ruling monarch from the ranks of the Archons.

As for representation in the Imperial Parliament, a large number of Archon families have hereditary seats in the Parliament, and both the ruling King or Queen and the Governors-General appoint non-noble commoners to non-hereditary seats in Parliament to represent their individual worlds on Galactic Primus.

The Kingdom of Albion was founded in Year 20,500, but only joined the Imperial Republic in Year 42,607.

For millennia prior to that, the Kingdom was plagued by occasional civil wars started by Archons wanting to usurp the Albion throne and frequent wars with Orks. From Year 20,500 to Year 25,666, a branch of House Hawkwood controlled the Albion monarchy and most of the planetary Governor-Generalships.

From Year 25,666 to Year 32,000, the Albion kingdom was controlled by the Heida Mantriarchy, as leaders of the Heida family, always female, ruled as Queen, and most planets were ruled by Heida noblewomen. Many Archons appointed during this period were both non-Heida and women.

From Year 32,000 to Year 38,455, the Albion kingdom was ruled by no less than 23 short-lived dynasties. From Year 38,455 to Year 42,590, the Heida family ruled the Kingdom of Albion again, although this time male or female Heida family leaders ruled as either King or Queen.

The Anti-Heida Coup of Year 42,590 mainly killed off the Heida family precipitated a civil war as other Archon families vied for power.

The Albion Civil War of Year 42,590 to Year 42,607 in effect disrupted the political, economic, and social stability of the Albion kingdom, and forced the Imperial Republic to invade Albion space, place the Logan dynasty into power within the kingdom, and literally force the Kingdom of Albion to become part of the Republic, albeit the kingdom retained a degree of local autonomy.

This has caused the establishment of a so-called dual monarchy.