| Principality of Elba Principato d'Elba Timeline: Differently | ||||||
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| Motto: Liberté, Ordre Public |
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| Anthem: Chant du départ |
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 Location of Elba (green)
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| Capital (and largest city) | Porto Azzurro | |||||
| Official languages | French, Corsican | |||||
| Government | Unitary Bonapartist principality | |||||
| - | Prince | Napoleon VII | ||||
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| - | Treaty of Fontainebleau | 11 April 1814 | ||||
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| - | Total | 224 km2 86 sq mi |
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| - | Estimate | 42,162 (148th) | ||||
| Currency | lira | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
Elba, officially the Principality of Elba, is a sovereign monarchy located on the Mediterranean island of Elba, ten kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Italian coastal town of Piombino and about 50 kilometres (30 mi) east of the French island of Corsica. Thus, it shares maritime borders with both Italy and France. With a surface area of only 224 square kilometers and a population of 42,162 inhabitants, Elba is Europe's fourth-smallest and fourth-least populous country. Globally, it ranks only 148th by area and 148th by population among the world's 152 sovereign states.
History[]
After facing his loss, Napoleon Bonaparte stayed there and ruled as an absolute monarch until his death in 1821. During his rule, he greatly increased the small economy of the island and even managed to build a small palace for himself which he called "The Palace of Fountainbleu". In addition to expanding the economy, Napoleon managed to institute several reforms which were similar to those he had adopted while he was emperor of France.
After having been in declining health for several years, Napoleon I died in 1821 and was succeeded by his eldest and only legitimate son who took the name of Napoleon II. Napoleon II had a morganatic marriage with a sister of Sallie Ward which produced no children, thus his uncle Louis I of the Netherlands became Prince of Elba.
Louis had died in 1846 and his son Louis Bonaparte became Napoleon III, Prince of Elba and he ruled all the way to 1876 when he died. Napoleon's son Louis II became prince of Elba, but like his cousin Napoleon II, he had a morganatic marriage, but he married Princess Zi'a os-Saltaneh of Persia and this marriage produced children. The Children of Louis II and Zi'a to this day are the Bonapartist Claimants of the throne of the Netherlands.
Louis II had died in Africa in 1879 and he was succeed by his cousin Napoleon IV and Napoleon IV's descendants who rule Elba to this day.
Entertainment[]
In Elba there are three TV channels: National TV, Movie Station and Education Channel.
Elba has a National football team but has yet to qualify for a major tournament although they did win the Micronational Cup in 2018. The country lacks a national football league because there are only 8 teams but those compete among themselves in the National Cup whose winner gets to compete in the UEFA Conference League.
Economy[]
Being so small the Elba people can produce enough food for everyone and more so their biggest trading partner is Sicily, which they supply with food in turn for money for them to improve their economy which has grown very self sufficient.
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