The stalwart efforts of the hard-working staff of the Foreign Ministry has resulted in a series of diplomatic successes in recent weeks. A number of nations have now recognized Corvinia's sovereignty, the latest being the Maya Republic, the Kingdom of Falkenberg, and the United Anarchic Monarchies of Neufünfland.
The Prince was especially pleased to receive the diplomatic recognition of the Kingdom of Falkenberg, a venerable micronation that has been in existence since 1975. Falkenberg has only recently manifested itself on the Internet.
The full text of the King of Falkenberg's Edict of Recognition is given below:
"EDICT OF RECOGNITION
in favor of the
SOVEREIGN PRINCIPALITY OF CORVINIA
WE, FRIEDRICH ALBRECHT THE FIRST, by the Grace of God, Dynastic and
Hereditary Right, of Falkenberg and those Dominions, Provinces, Territories
and Isles thereunto belonging, jure sanguinis, moto proprio and de jure
Sovereign, King and Autocrat, Prince of Eichenfeld and Duke of
Hohenfeldberg; To all and singular Noble and gentle People and unto all
others whatsoever to whom these Our Letters may concern; Greetings,
salutations and may the Peace of God be unto you:
WHEREAS having exercised Our Sovereign and Royal Prerogatives in
determination to end Our policies of isolationism within the International
Community of Nations; and,
WHEREAS Our Royal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, at Our direction,
has contacted several other Sovereign Realms and Nations to accomplish
this; and,
WHEREAS having received the most cordial and peaceable of greetings
from the Sovereign Principality of Corvinia expressing a mutual
understanding and friendship between nations;
THEREFORE, Know Ye that We have this date extended and otherwise
bestowed Our recognition, as a sovereign and independent Nation, free of
incumbrance and duress or other condition, upon THE SOVEREIGN PRINCIPALITY
OF CORVINIA; and,
FURTHER, We do extend this said same recognition to His Corvine
Highness, Prince Peter I Ravn, to be the rightful Sovereign, Absolute and
Undisputed Sovereign Ruler, Liege Lord and Autocrat of the said same
Sovereign Principality of Corvinia, with said succession thereto
permanently and irrevocably vested solely within his legitimate issue.
HAVING thus expressed and extended this, Our Edict of Recognition,
We do further direct and otherwise command our Royal Ministry for Foreign
Affairs to initiate and maintain those procedures most expedient and
necessary towards the permanent maintenance of the most cordial and
cooperative diplomatic relations between the said same Sovereign
Principality of Corvinia and this Our Kingdom of Falkenberg.
IN perpetual remembrance and testimony hereof, We have set Our Hand
and affixed Our Great Seal, at Our Royal Residence, this thirteenth day of
February, anno Domini, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight; in the
twenty-second year of Our Sovereign Reign.
(L.S.)
/s/
Friedrich Albrecht I, Rex"