Republic of Ragusa (Principia Moderni IV Map Game)

Republic of Ragusa Respublica Ragusina (Latin) Reppublica di Ragusa(Italian) Dubrovačka Republika(Croatian) Timeline: Principia Moderni IV (Map Game) OTL equivalent: Republic of Ragusa
1358-1464 Croatia
Coat of arms
Motto:  Latin: Non bene pro toto libertas venditur auro Croatian: Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta Italian: La libertà non si vende nemmeno per tutto l'oro del mondo "Liberty is not sold for all the gold in the world"
Capital (and city)		Dubrovnik
Official languages		Latin
Regional languages		Croatian, Dalmatian
Ethnic groups		Croats
Religion		Roman Catholicism
Demonym		Ragusan
Government		Aristocratic oligarchic republic (City-state
-	Knez	Vito Bobalić
Legislature		Grand Council
History
-	City established	c. 614
-	Venetian suzerainty	1205
-	Treaty of Zadar	1358
Population
-	1400 census	TBD
Currency		Ducat
Patron saint		Saint Blaise

The Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovačka Republika) is a maritime city-state on the eastern Adriatic coast. It is a Hungarian vassal state but with rather independent politics that mostly include trade agreements with nearby nations.

Politics

The Ragusan republic is basically led by the Grand Council, a polity consisting of all male adults of the patrician families. However due to a union of a large enough amount of members, the Ragusans started reforming their government in 1400.

The Grand Council was reduced to become a solely electoral council. The Small Council consisted of 11 members which elected a Knez among themselves for a month, however the Council was reelected every year and members couldn't serve for 2 years after serving one year. The Rector, alongside the Small Council, had ceremonial and executive functions. The Senate is the legislative body of 45 members over the age of 40 which held their position for 1 year after which they would have to wait 2 years for reelection. Lastly, the judicial branch was divided into the Civil and Criminal Court, each consisting of 6 members, elected every year without pause between reelections. Appeals could be made to the Small Council.

A special function was the magistrate function called provveditori, which were elected among patricians over the age of 50 who would serve until they were able to do so by the Grand Council, but then wouldn't be able to serve in any other position. They are able to temporarily suspend a decision by the Small Council and bring it to the Senate.