Britannic Monarchy (Napoleon's Australian Victory)

The Britannic monarchy is a term used to describe the personal union of the nations of the Britannic Commonwealth. The five independent nations of the Commonwealth: the Indian Empire, Kingdom of Britain, Kingdom of Saint Helena, and Dominions of Van Diemen's Land and Sumatra, all share the Britannic monarchy. In each nation, the monarch has different titles and styles, and possesses a distinct legal personality.

The current Britannic monarch is Elizabeth, who is concurrently Empress of India, and Queen of Britain, Saint Helena, Van Diemen's Land, and Sumatra.

History
The Britannic monarchy can be traced back to the monarchy of the United Kingdom. When that nation was abolished following the 1813 English Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, the then-king George III and the remainder of the British Royal family and government were forced into exile on Saint Helena, where they established an independent kingdom.

At the same time, the colonial government of Van Diemen's Land, upon hearing of the fall of Britain, declared their independence as a Dominion in personal union with the British crown. British India, still under the control of the British East India Company, remained free and operated as an independent country until 1827, when a large popular movement forced the Company administration to make great reforms. The result was the establishment of the Indian Empire, and Queen Charlotte of Saint Helena and Van Diemen's Land was offered the imperial throne.

Thus in 1830 the Britannic monarchy relocated to India, where it remains based to the present day. In 1930 the Indian residencies of Sumatra and Malay were granted independence as separate kingdoms, with the Britannic monarch as head of state. The loss of the Kingdom of Malay after the Asia-Pacific War was a great blow to the monarchy.

Successive Britannic monarchs had always harboured a dream of regaining the British homeland lost during the Napoleonic Wars. Many Britons in the British successor-state of Scotland shared this dream, and it was one of the many causes of the British Spring conflict which shook Britain from 2013-14. After the upheaval, however, the Britannic faction was able to establish a new Kingdom of Britain over approximately two-thirds of the island, and Empress Elizabeth accepted the queen-ship.