Official Name: Principauté de Monaco (Principality of Monaco)
Type & Government: State, Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State: Princess Louise Grimaldi
Head of Government: Minister of State Romain Monte
Official Language: French
Tech-Level: Napoleonic
Map: Here
Population: 22,100
Focus: Economic

Although it was republican fervour that took the Ligurian and Marseillaise lands after the fall of the Romano Imperial State, the authoritarian government responsible for restoring order to Monaco, the city-state on the Mediterranean welcomed back their monarchy in the person of Princess Louise, granddaughter of the late Prince Rainier III, who had gone under with the rest of Europe.

The Grimaldi family had abandoned Monaco following the outbreak of the war, but to no avail. What was left was a town too insignificant to bomb, between much more important targets like Nice and Genua. However, the war still raged and following the rapid collapse of France and Italy Monaco was left isolated to fall apart on its own. This it did, with no apocalypse-resistant economy to speak of, until the Romano Imperial State swiftly brought order.

The Italian Romano Imperials tried to instill their values in among their French subjects, but especially the Monégasque turned out to love their language, land and culture. When the Romano Imperials choked on their values in a horrid civil war, Monaco came out independent and free and its few citizens set up a local republic where every man and woman had a right to vote, speak and decide. Their Monégasque pride gave them the energy to take control over the immediate surrounding countryside, where people began to work together to maintain a food surplus, and a new way to set up their government.

One memorable day in 2046, none other than the son of Rainier III appeared at one of the public assemblies. An old man, Albert Grimaldi was only recognised by the most ancient of Monégasque society, who were less than a dozen in number. However, it was their wisdom that had carried most of the Monégasque through the last decades, and the people recognised Albert as the son of the Prince. They decided to crown him as their Prince, a constitutional one, with a constitution still to be written, but three days before the coronation, the man passed away after an infection had gotten to him. His daughter and the only one who had accompanied him on his journey to Monaco, Louise Grimaldi, was crowned Princess of Monaco less than 24 hours after burying her dad.

Now, the Principality seeks to write a constitution, to honour its traditions of the past and the deeds of its people in the present. Essentially but a small coastal town with a few farms, Monaco is nothing compared to the rest of Europe's nations, but has it ever been more than that? Without large and friendly allies to build on, however, will the monarchy of Princess Louise be able to survive?