The
Imperial Confederation of America will hold an
imperial election on 1 December 2023 at Sophia Palace on the Isle of Avalon. The incumbent Emperor, His Imperial Majesty
Michael II (born Prince Michael William Alexander James of Nova Scotia), passed away on 28 August 2023 of a heart attack at age 91. The electoral college will be convened the previous day, 30 November. As per the most recent version of the electoral procedures, agreed upon and ratified at the Imperial Conference of Laval-sur-le-Lac, a total of
forty (40) electors will be expected to attend.
Royal and Stately Electors
Kingdom of Virginia: His Majesty Alfred III, King of Virginia
Kingdom of California: His Majesty Fernando V, King of California
Kingdom of the Two Carolinas: His Majesty Charles IX, King of the Two Carolinas
Viceroyalty of New France: His Serene Highness Louis-Auguste II de Bourbon, 12th Prince of Vendôme, Viceroy of New France
Viceroyalty of Georgia: His Grace Alexander Fitzroy, 8th Duke of Monmouth, Viceroy of Georgia
Viceroyalty of Florida: Excelentísimo Señor Alfonso Ricardo de Borbón y Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, 5th Duke of Santa Elena, Viceroy of Florida
Grand Duchy of Nova Scotia: His Royal Highness Michael V, Grand Duke of Nova Scotia
Grand Duchy of Pennsylvania: Her Serene Highness Margaret, Princess Regent of Pennsylvania [1]
Grand Duchy of Alaska: His Royal Highness Peter Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Alaska
Principality of Louisiana: His Serene Highness Philippe III, Prince of Louisiana
Principality of Christiana: Her Serene Highness Beata Sophia, Princess of Christiana
Confederated States of the Ohio: His Excellency Simon Arrowsmith, President of the Governing Commission
Republic of Texas: His Excellency Armando Larraín Nava, President of Texas (2 votes)
Republican Commonwealth of Fortuna: His Excellency Valentin Albert, President of Fortuna
Directorate-General of New Netherland: Her Excellency Catharina Van de Kamp, Director-General of New Netherland
Ecclesiastical Electors
Archbishopric of Aurelia: His Eminence Lucian Cardinal Prendergast
Archbishopric of Baltimore: His Eminence Lord Ambrose George Cardinal Howard
Archbishopric of Dolores: His Eminence Felipe Alberto María Cardinal Alarcón y Manzanares
Archbishopric of Narragansett: His Eminence Walter Thomas Cardinal Flanagan
Archbishopric of Québec: His Eminence Honoré Alphonse Cardinal Baudelaire, O.F.M.
Archbishopric of San Agustín: His Eminence Patricio Félix Cardinal Rodríguez y Wagner
Political Electors
Archchancellor of the Empire: The Most Honourable Eloise Stuyvesant
President of the Governing Council: His Excellency Jean-Baptiste Ancelot, Prime Minister of New France
First Deputy President of the Governing Council: His Excellency Armando Larraín Nava (as above)
Second Deputy President of the Governing Council: Her Excellency Eleanor Buckingham-Sargent, Prime Minister of Nova Scotia
President of the Imperial Privy Council: The Most Honourable Sir Archibald MacKellar
President of the Parliament of the Atlantic Conference: His Excellency Victor Calvert, Jr.
First Secretary of the Imperial Household: The Right Honourable Sir August Lansdowne, 6th Baronet
Lord Governor of the Islands: Captain-General Luis Everardo de Palomino y Valdez
Miscellaneous Religious and Secular Electors
President of the United Judaic Congress of America: His Excellency Joseph-Adrien Strauss
Presiding Archbishop of the United Lutheran Church of America: The Right Reverend Dominic Schumann
Metropolitan of Novo Arkhangelsk: His Eminence Abraham (Benediktov)
Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of the New Jerusalem: Her Most Eminent Highness Victoria Elena de la Carrera y Montez
Grand Master of the Josephine Order: Monsignor Dennis Harold Cavanaugh, S.J.
Papal Legate to the Imperial Confederation: His Eminence Giorgio Daniele Cardinal Ferrari
First Commissioner of the Joint Military District of Norfolk: Grand Admiral Olivier Lacroix, Count of Roberval
Keeper of the Imperial Regalia: The Right Honourable Horace Dashwood, 6th Earl of Wycombe
Rector of the Imperial Academy: The Honourable Dr Vasily Alexandrovich Golitsyn
Convenor of the Commission for the Prevention of War: Ilustrísima Señora María de las Mercedes del Riego y Ladner, Countess of San Marcos
[1] Princess Margaret has served as Princess Regent since June 2023 while her father, Grand Duke John III, has been in a coma.
Mostly just a strange fever dream that came to me a few days ago. Wasn't planning to do anything with it until I saw
this scenario by Excelsior which heavily inspired the formatting of this post.