Durriesberg

Durriesberg is an independent principality located wherever eip officially resides. Its territorial boundaries are therefore non-fixed and may shift at any time, but sovereignty is considered continuous.

The Durriesberg coat of arms.

Government

Durriesberg is formally a monarchy controlled by a High Council. In practice, the Council is largely ceremonial, and actual authority rests with eip, who serves as monarch. The prevailing constitutional interpretation is that whatever eip decrees immediately becomes law, regardless of council votes or precedent.

Notable events

• The signing of the First Charter of Durriesberg established the nation’s legal foundation. According to the Charter, if the principality proclaims ownership of a property, landmark, or region and the claim is not challenged, then ownership is considered legal and binding.
• Through this doctrine, Durriesberg has claimed and officially owns several notable sites, including:
  • Himeji Castle in Japan
  • The Reject Shop in Cooma
  • A fish and chip shop in Jindabyne
  • Curzon Hall in Marsfield
  • A small but growing portfolio of other properties and historic landmarks
• No external nation-state has yet formally contested these claims, and thus ownership is considered recognized under Durriesberg law.

Significance

Durriesberg represents the embodiment of portable sovereignty: a nation without fixed borders, grounded instead in the presence and authority of its monarch. Its system of governance is both flexible and absolute, operating on the principle that the state exists wherever eip is, and that legitimacy is conferred because eip said so and nobody questions eip.

Interpretation of co-monarchy

According to traditional monarchial systems, there should only be one monarch regnant. However, Durriesberg gives not a single fuck, and power passes between the co-monarchs as the situation demands it.

Notable people

• eip - monarch
• eip's wife - co-monarch
• eip mini - heir apparent, also High Priestess of the state religion
• eip micro - second in line for the throne, also High Priest of the state religion
• Lord High Treasurer
• Lord High Executioner
• Lord High Master and Duke of Eem (see also: Deez nuts)
• Lord High Master of Requisitions
• Lord High Quartermaster
• Lord High Inquisitor (officially retired)
• Lord High Commissioner of Arts
• Lord High Jejster
• Lord High Royal Counsel
• Lord High Master of Milk