Principate of the Roman Empire

The Principate of the Roman Empire, commonly referred to as the Roman Monarchy or the Roman Principate, is the constitutional mage-monarchy of the Imperium Romanum and its oversea territories. The monarch's short title is Imperator Romae (male) or Imperatrix Romae (Latina: Emperor/Empress of Rome); his or her full style is Imperator/Imperatrix Exaltati Imperii Senatus populique Romani, Princeps Romae Byzantiique, Custos Italiae, Vigil maris mediterranei, Primus/Prima filius/a Romae et Umbra Romae (Latina: Emperor/Empress of the Exalted Empire of the Senate and the People of Rome, First Citizen of Rome and Byzantium, Sentinel of Italy, Guardian of the Mediterranean, First Son/Daughter of Rome and Shadow of Rome). The current monarch and head of state, Viridia II Augusta, was appointed to the throne on the retirement of her mother, Viridia I Augusta, on March 1, 1982.

The monarch and his or her immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial, diplomatic and representational duties. As the monarchy is constitutional, the monarch is limited to non-partisan functions such as bestowing honours and confirming the Consuls. Unlike other monarchies, the Roman monarch is not commander-in-chief of the Roman Armed Forces, as this duty falls to the Custos Militaris Maximus, but is instead the person the Custodian is accountable to. Though the ultimate formal executive authority over the government of the Imperium is still by and through the monarch's imperial prerogative, these powers may only be used according to laws enacted in the Senate and, in practice, within the constraints of convention and precedent.

The modern Roman Principate traces its roots to the end of the Roman Civil War and the Sacking of Rome.

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