Duchy of New Hanover

The Duchy of New Hanover (: Duché de Nouveau Hanovre; : Herzogtum Neu Hannover) is an independent duchy in personal union with the Vaniveran Empire. Declaring independence on October 16, 2009, New Hanover received international recognition according to Arundellan law passed by the Arundellan Parliament.

Founded as New Hanover Precinct of in 1729, New Hanover was named for the  ruling over  at the time. In 1734, parts of New Hanover Precinct became and. In 1739, Bath County was abolished and its precincts became counties, making New Hanover Precinct, New Hanover County.

In 1750, the northern parts of New Hanover County became. And in 1764, another part of New Hanover County became part of Bladen County to form. Finally, in 1875, the northern New Hanover County separated from New Hanover to form. Since then, New Hanover County's boundaries have remained the same.

During the, some of the war's closing battles occurred in New Hanover County. These include the and the. The and its establishment of the  ended the nineteenth century with civil rights injustices which would last until the {{wikipedia|African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)|African-American Civil Rights Movement through the second half of the twentieth century.

With the collapse of the {{wikipedia|United States}} in 2008, the {{wikipedia|Southern United States}} seceded once again to form a revived Confederate States of America. But this Confederate Government was short-lived, for at the beginning of 2009, the Confederacy began to collapse itself. Dissatisfied with {{wikipedia|Barack Obama|Obama's}} leadership of the Allied States of America, several Southerners gathered in {{wikipedia|Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County}}, {{wikipedia|North Carolina}}. On September 8, 2009, with public support, Vanivere established a colony centered around {{wikipedia|Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte}}, {{wikipedia|North Carolina}}. This colony, Arundel, rebuilt the economy of Mecklenburg County and established a constitutional monarchy as the colonial government. By October 8, 2009, the Royal Colony of Arundel had grown to include the Carolinas, East Georgia, and South Virginia. During its time ruled by Arundel, New Hanover County became the County of Neuhanover with William Saffo holding the tile, "Count of Neuhanover".

But on October 16, 2009, by an act of the Arundellan and Vaniveran parliaments, the County of Neuhanover was granted independence by the Arundellan Government and ownership of a small segment of land formerly part of. With complete independence gained, the people of Neuhanover requested the creation of a personal union with the Vaniveran Empire. Accepting Neuhanover's request, Neuhanover was reorganized into the Duchy of New Hanover with Alexandre II of Vanivere as "Duke of New Hanover".

As a newly independent state, New Hanover has begun to build a better economy and has started beautification and restoration projects to increase tourism.