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	~~{{Infobox nation~~		#REDIRECT [[Principality of Kolios]]
	~~\|name = Kingdom of Kolios~~
	\|image1 = <table width=100% cellspacing="20" style="background-color:transparent;"><tr><td width=50%>[[File:Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png\|180px]]<br>Flag</td><td>[[File:Kolios Arms.png\|100px]]<br>Coat of Arms</td></tr></table>
	~~\|motto =~~
	~~\|anthem = O, Kolios <small>(to the tune of ''The Sign'' by Ace of Base)</small>~~
	~~\|location =~~
	~~\|capital = Agber~~
	~~\|languages = English~~
	~~\|shortname = Kolios~~
	~~\|demonym =~~
	~~\|government = Absolute Monarchy~~
	~~\|head of state = Queen~~
	~~\|head of government = Chancellor~~
	~~\|3rd_h =~~
	~~\|hos_name = Queen Arlene~~
	~~\|hog_name = [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula\|The Margrave of Sulli]]~~
	~~\|3rd_h_name =~~
	~~\|legislature =~~
	~~\|type_a =~~
	~~\|type_b =~~
	~~\|seats_a =~~
	~~\|seats_b =~~
	~~\|election_a = N/A~~
	~~\|election_b =~~
	~~\|established = 20 September 1995~~
	~~\|area =~~
	~~\|population = 6~~
	~~\|population_notes =~~
	~~\|currency = Gulden~~
	~~\|time_zone =~~
	~~\|nat_sport =~~
	~~\|nat_animal = Wolf~~
	~~\|pat_saint =~~
	~~\|domain =~~
	~~\|calling_code =~~
	~~\|notes =~~
	~~\|web =~~
	}}

	The '''Kingdom of Kolios''' was a [[micronation]] existing within Germany in Augsburg, Bavaria. The Kingdom was founded on 20 September 1995 by a group of elementary school students whose parents were stationed in Augsburg with the United States Army. The project was presumably abandoned in mid 1997, and would have been completely forgotten except for the discovery of an old notebook by [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula\|one of the founders']] mother in 2020. The notebook, which has become known as the Kolios Notepad, contains a number of details about the Kingdom. More research into Kolios is being performed.

	~~==History==~~

	~~===Conception and Founding===~~
	~~[[File:Kolios Boundaries modern.png\|350px\|thumb\|Kolios' borders imposed on a modern-day aerial view of the location.]]~~
	In 1995, three friends began discussing a book one of them had been gifted for his birthday on the Order of Malta. This led to a fair amount of research and discussion on what it would be like to establish a country of their own. These early discussions primarily took place in local playgrounds and libraries. After a number of weeks and the addition of three other youths, a decision was made to found their own country as the Kingdom of Kolios on 20 September 1995.

	The choice of name for the nation itself seems to have been lost to time. The only other known usage of the name is that of a beach on the island of Skiathos in the northwest Aegean Sea, off of the Greek mainland. The names of the capital and administrative districts are taken from the names of the housing neighborhoods of Augsburg's military community, at the time.

	~~===Reign of King Stephen===~~
	Kolios' first monarch was King Stephen. His reign makes up almost the entirety of the known history of Kolios. Under his rule, the nation developed its military, heraldry, and two orders of chivalry. During this era, Kolios engaged in a brief series of battles with a rival claim for their lands made by a group pf schoolmates. The details and outcome are unknown at this time, but Kolios' continued existence points towards either their victory or a truce.

	This period also oversaw the establishment of the Rose Throne. This was a small chamber hacked out of the middle of a large growth of rose bushes. In order to make access to this location more difficult, the path to it was obfuscated with the creation of a maze of additional paths.

	King Stephen reigned from the nation's founding until 24 May 1997, when he abdicated the throne and then Princess Arlene ascended the throne as the nation's second monarch and first Queen. The reason for his abdication was his family's move on orders from the US Army.

	~~===Reign of Queen Arlene===~~
	As the primary account of Kolios ends 30 June 1997, very little is known of Kolios under Queen Arlene. The only known action taken by her was a single appointment to The Sanctified Order of the Crucifix, the higher of the nation's two orders of chivalry. The Kingdom's activities and fate after that time are currently unknown. It is presumed that Kolios ended with the reign of Queen Arlene. Attempts to track her down and create a more complete historical document have been unsuccessful, thus far.

	~~===Rediscovery of Records===~~
	In 2020, the mother of one of the founders, [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula\|Jordan Farmer]], came across a notepad containing details of Kolios. Given his involvement in the micronational community, specifically [[Westarctica]], she brought the information to his attention. As he had completely forgotten about Kolios, the discovery was welcome, and he immediately got to work cataloging the data and trying to track down more details. This search is ongoing.

	~~==Government==~~
	Kolios was an absolute monarchy, with a number of powers given to the Chancellor, the sovereign's right hand and chief advisor. This role was held by the Margrave of Sulli. A number of proclamations and edicts were made, but the specifics of these have been lost to time. Aside from the positions of Sovereign and Chancellor and district administrators, the following known roles existed:

	*General - Duke James of Cramer
	*Captain of the Guard - Margrave Jordan of Sulli
	*Chief Heraldist - Duke Thomas of Fryar
	*Head of the Koliosian Church - Queen Arlene

	~~===Districts===~~
	~~The Kingdom of Kolios was broken up into a Capital District, four Precincts, and one special Administrative Region. This table accounts for those in the roles at the end of the known record~~

	~~{\| class="wikitable" style="width:95%; background:white; border:~~#~~4682B4 solid;"~~
	\|-
	~~! Level~~
	~~! Name~~
	~~! Arms~~
	~~! Administrator~~
	~~! Etymology~~
	~~! Notes~~
	\|-
	~~\| Capital District~~
	~~\| Agber~~
	\| [[~~File:Agber Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Queen Arlene~~
	~~\| From a shortening of "Augsburg"~~
	~~\| Location of the Rose Throne~~
	\|-
	~~\| Precinct~~
	~~\| Cramer~~
	~~\| [[File:Cramer Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Duke James~~
	~~\| From "Cramerton," a senior enlisted housing district~~
	~~\| Contained Pix Market and Saint Thomas Cathedral~~
	\|-
	~~\| Precinct~~
	~~\| Fryar~~
	~~\| [[File:Fryar Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Duke Thomas~~
	~~\| From "Fryar Circle," an officer's housing district~~
	~~\| Contained ceremony grounds~~
	\|-
	~~\| Precinct~~
	~~\| Sulli~~
	~~\| [[File:Sulli Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Margrave Jordan~~
	~~\| From "Upper and Lower Sullivan," a pair of enlisted housing districts~~
	\|
	\|-
	~~\| Precinct~~
	~~\| Sheridan~~
	~~\| [[File:Sheridan Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Baroness Lacey Marie~~
	~~\| From "Sheridan Kaserne," an office district~~
	~~\| Contained battleground~~
	\|-
	~~\| Administrative Region~~
	~~\| The Dead Lands~~
	~~\| [[File:Dead Lands Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Duke Thomas<br>Margrave Jordan<br><small>''(as Wardens of the Dead Lands)''</small>~~
	\|
	~~\| Contained an 18th century Jewish cemetery~~
	\|-
	\|}

	~~==Culture==~~

	~~===Religion===~~
	~~The official religion of the Kingdom was Christian, although the fact that both monarchs identified as Catholic gave Kolios certain theological leanings.~~

	~~===Orders of Chivalry===~~
	~~Kolios had two orders. "Commoners" and non-Citizens could not be named as members of more than one order. Both orders are assumed to be defunct.~~

	The higher was the Sanctified Order of the Crucifix. This order was limited to 24 persons and had a single rank (Knight/Dame) though only 16 were known to have ever named. Dress regalia was designed, but never produced. Members of this order were encouraged to wear a crucifix in their day to day lives.

	~~The lower of the two was the Order~~ of Kolios. This order had three ranks with regalia designed (though never produced). The rank of Knight/Dame was to be awarded a drape medal, with the drape colored green. Knights/Dames Commander were authorized the wear of the regalia suspended from a green necklet. Knights/Dames Grand Cross were authorized the wear of the regalia awarded to the grade of Commander, and also had an accompanying green sash.

	~~[[Category:Micronations~~]]

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	\|image1 = <table width=100% cellspacing="20" style="background-color:transparent;"><tr><td width=50%>[[File:Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png\|180px]]<br>Flag</td><td>[[File:Kolios Arms.png\|100px]]<br>Coat of Arms</td></tr></table>		\|image1 = <table width=100% cellspacing="20" style="background-color:transparent;"><tr><td width=50%>[[File:Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png\|180px]]<br>Flag</td><td>[[File:Kolios Arms.png\|100px]]<br>Coat of Arms</td></tr></table>
	\|motto =		\|motto =
	\|anthem = O, Kolios <small>(to the tune of ''The Sign'' by Ace of ~~Bass~~)</small>		\|anthem = O, Kolios <small>(to the tune of ''The Sign'' by Ace of Base)</small>
	\|location =		\|location =
	\|capital = Agber		\|capital = Agber
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	*General - Duke James of Cramer		*General - Duke James of Cramer
	*Captain of the Guard - Margrave Jordan of Sulli		*Captain of the Guard - Margrave Jordan of Sulli
	*Chief Heraldist - Duke Thomas		*Chief Heraldist - Duke Thomas of Fryar
	*Head of the Koliosian Church - Queen Arlene		*Head of the Koliosian Church - Queen Arlene

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	{{Infobox nation		{{Infobox nation
	\|name = Kingdom of Kolios		\|name = Kingdom of Kolios
	\|image1 = [[File:Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png\|~~250px~~]]		\|image1 = <table width=100% cellspacing="20" style="background-color:transparent;"><tr><td width=50%>[[File:Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png\|180px]]<br>Flag</td><td>[[File:Kolios Arms.png\|100px]]<br>Coat of Arms</td></tr></table>
	\|motto =		\|motto =
	\|anthem = O, Kolios <small>(to the tune of ''The Sign'' by Ace of Bass)</small>		\|anthem = O, Kolios <small>(to the tune of ''The Sign'' by Ace of Bass)</small>

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	==Government==		==Government==
	Kolios was an absolute monarchy, with a number of powers given to the Chancellor, the sovereign's right hand and chief advisor. A number of proclamations and edicts were made, but the specifics of these have been lost to time.		Kolios was an absolute monarchy, with a number of powers given to the Chancellor, the sovereign's right hand and chief advisor. This role was held by the Margrave of Sulli. A number of proclamations and edicts were made, but the specifics of these have been lost to time. Aside from the positions of Sovereign and Chancellor and district administrators, the following known roles existed:

			*General - Duke James of Cramer
			*Captain of the Guard - Margrave Jordan of Sulli
			*Chief Heraldist - Duke Thomas
			*Head of the Koliosian Church - Queen Arlene

	===Districts===		===Districts===
	~~[[File:Sulli Arms.png\|250px\|thumb\|A recreation of the Sulli coat of arms, from historical documents]]~~
	The Kingdom of Kolios was broken up into a Capital District, four Precincts, and one special Administrative Region. This table accounts for those in the roles at the end of the known record		The Kingdom of Kolios was broken up into a Capital District, four Precincts, and one special Administrative Region. This table accounts for those in the roles at the end of the known record

	{\| class="wikitable" style="width:80%; background:white; border:#4682B4 solid;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="width:95%; background:white; border:#4682B4 solid;"
	\|-		\|-
	! Level		! Level
	! Name		! Name
			! Arms
	! Administrator		! Administrator
	! Etymology		! Etymology
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	\| Capital District		\| Capital District
	\| Agber		\| Agber
			\| [[File:Agber Arms.png\|100px]]
	\| Queen Arlene		\| Queen Arlene
	\| From a shortening of "Augsburg"		\| From a shortening of "Augsburg"
	\| Location of the Rose Throne		\| Location of the Rose Throne
			\|-
			\| Precinct
			\| Cramer
			\| [[File:Cramer Arms.png\|100px]]
			\| Duke James
			\| From "Cramerton," a senior enlisted housing district
			\| Contained Pix Market and Saint Thomas Cathedral
	\|-		\|-
	\| Precinct		\| Precinct
	\| Fryar		\| Fryar
			\| [[File:Fryar Arms.png\|100px]]
	\| Duke Thomas		\| Duke Thomas
	\| From "Fryar Circle," an officer's housing district		\| From "Fryar Circle," an officer's housing district
	\| Contained ceremony grounds		\| Contained ceremony grounds
	\|-
	~~\| Precinct~~
	~~\| Cramer~~
	~~\| Duke James~~
	~~\| From "Cramerton," a senior enlisted housing district~~
	~~\| Contained Pix Market and Saint Thomas Cathedral~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| Precinct		\| Precinct
	\| Sulli		\| Sulli
			\| [[File:Sulli Arms.png\|100px]]
	\| Margrave Jordan		\| Margrave Jordan
	\| From "Upper and Lower Sullivan," a pair of enlisted housing districts		\| From "Upper and Lower Sullivan," a pair of enlisted housing districts
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	\| Precinct		\| Precinct
	\| Sheridan		\| Sheridan
			\| [[File:Sheridan Arms.png\|100px]]
	\| Baroness Lacey Marie		\| Baroness Lacey Marie
	\| From "Sheridan Kaserne," an office district		\| From "Sheridan Kaserne," an office district
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	\| Administrative Region		\| Administrative Region
	\| The Dead Lands		\| The Dead Lands
	\| ~~Warden~~ of the Dead Lands		\| [[File:Dead Lands Arms.png\|100px]]
			\| Duke Thomas<br>Margrave Jordan<br><small>''(as Wardens of the Dead Lands)''</small>
	\|		\|
	\| Contained an 18th century Jewish cemetery		\| Contained an 18th century Jewish cemetery
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	Kolios had two orders. "Commoners" and non-Citizens could not be named as members of more than one order. Both orders are assumed to be defunct.		Kolios had two orders. "Commoners" and non-Citizens could not be named as members of more than one order. Both orders are assumed to be defunct.

	The higher was the Sanctified Order of the Crucifix. This order was limited to 24 persons and had a single rank (Knight/Dame) though only 16 were ever named. Dress regalia was designed, but never produced. Members of this order were encouraged to wear a crucifix in their day to day lives.		The higher was the Sanctified Order of the Crucifix. This order was limited to 24 persons and had a single rank (Knight/Dame) though only 16 were known to have ever named. Dress regalia was designed, but never produced. Members of this order were encouraged to wear a crucifix in their day to day lives.

	The lower of the two was the Order of Kolios. This order had three ranks with regalia designed (though never produced). The rank of Knight/Dame was to be awarded a drape medal, with the drape colored green. Knights/Dames Commander were authorized the wear of the regalia suspended from a green necklet. Knights/Dames Grand Cross were authorized the wear of the regalia awarded to the grade of Commander, and also had an accompanying green sash.		The lower of the two was the Order of Kolios. This order had three ranks with regalia designed (though never produced). The rank of Knight/Dame was to be awarded a drape medal, with the drape colored green. Knights/Dames Commander were authorized the wear of the regalia suspended from a green necklet. Knights/Dames Grand Cross were authorized the wear of the regalia awarded to the grade of Commander, and also had an accompanying green sash.

	[[Category:Micronations]]		[[Category:Micronations]]

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{{Infobox nation
|name = Kingdom of Kolios
|image1 = [[File:Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png|250px]]
|motto =
|anthem = O, Kolios <small>(to the tune of ''The Sign'' by Ace of Bass)</small>
|location =
|capital = Agber
|languages = English
|shortname = Kolios
|demonym =
|government = Absolute Monarchy
|head of state = Queen
|head of government = Chancellor
|3rd_h =
|hos_name = Queen Arlene
|hog_name = [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|The Margrave of Sulli]]
|3rd_h_name =
|legislature =
|type_a =
|type_b =
|seats_a =
|seats_b =
|election_a = N/A
|election_b =
|established = 20 September 1995
|area =
|population = 6
|population_notes =
|currency = Gulden
|time_zone =
|nat_sport =
|nat_animal = Wolf
|pat_saint =
|domain =
|calling_code =
|notes =
|web =
}}

The '''Kingdom of Kolios''' was a [[micronation]] existing within Germany in Augsburg, Bavaria. The Kingdom was founded on 20 September 1995 by a group of elementary school students whose parents were stationed in Augsburg with the United States Army. The project was presumably abandoned in mid 1997, and would have been completely forgotten except for the discovery of an old notebook by [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|one of the founders']] mother in 2020. The notebook, which has become known as the Kolios Notepad, contains a number of details about the Kingdom. More research into Kolios is being performed.

==History==

===Conception and Founding===
[[File:Kolios Boundaries modern.png|350px|thumb|Kolios' borders imposed on a modern-day aerial view of the location.]]
In 1995, three friends began discussing a book one of them had been gifted for his birthday on the Order of Malta. This led to a fair amount of research and discussion on what it would be like to establish a country of their own. These early discussions primarily took place in local playgrounds and libraries. After a number of weeks and the addition of three other youths, a decision was made to found their own country as the Kingdom of Kolios on 20 September 1995.

The choice of name for the nation itself seems to have been lost to time. The only other known usage of the name is that of a beach on the island of Skiathos in the northwest Aegean Sea, off of the Greek mainland. The names of the capital and administrative districts are taken from the names of the housing neighborhoods of Augsburg's military community, at the time.

===Reign of King Stephen===
Kolios' first monarch was King Stephen. His reign makes up almost the entirety of the known history of Kolios. Under his rule, the nation developed its military, heraldry, and two orders of chivalry. During this era, Kolios engaged in a brief series of battles with a rival claim for their lands made by a group pf schoolmates. The details and outcome are unknown at this time, but Kolios' continued existence points towards either their victory or a truce.

This period also oversaw the establishment of the Rose Throne. This was a small chamber hacked out of the middle of a large growth of rose bushes. In order to make access to this location more difficult, the path to it was obfuscated with the creation of a maze of additional paths.

King Stephen reigned from the nation's founding until 24 May 1997, when he abdicated the throne and then Princess Arlene ascended the throne as the nation's second monarch and first Queen. The reason for his abdication was his family's move on orders from the US Army.

===Reign of Queen Arlene===
As the primary account of Kolios ends 30 June 1997, very little is known of Kolios under Queen Arlene. The only known action taken by her was a single appointment to The Sanctified Order of the Crucifix, the higher of the nation's two orders of chivalry. The Kingdom's activities and fate after that time are currently unknown. It is presumed that Kolios ended with the reign of Queen Arlene. Attempts to track her down and create a more complete historical document have been unsuccessful, thus far.

===Rediscovery of Records===
In 2020, the mother of one of the founders, [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Jordan Farmer]], came across a notepad containing details of Kolios. Given his involvement in the micronational community, specifically [[Westarctica]], she brought the information to his attention. As he had completely forgotten about Kolios, the discovery was welcome, and he immediately got to work cataloging the data and trying to track down more details. This search is ongoing.

==Government==
Kolios was an absolute monarchy, with a number of powers given to the Chancellor, the sovereign's right hand and chief advisor. A number of proclamations and edicts were made, but the specifics of these have been lost to time.

===Districts===
[[File:Sulli Arms.png|250px|thumb|A recreation of the Sulli coat of arms, from historical documents]]
The Kingdom of Kolios was broken up into a Capital District, four Precincts, and one special Administrative Region. This table accounts for those in the roles at the end of the known record

{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%; background:white; border:#4682B4 solid;"
|-
! Level
! Name
! Administrator
! Etymology
! Notes
|-
| Capital District
| Agber
| Queen Arlene
| From a shortening of "Augsburg"
| Location of the Rose Throne
|-
| Precinct
| Fryar
| Duke Thomas
| From "Fryar Circle," an officer's housing district
| Contained ceremony grounds
|-
| Precinct
| Cramer
| Duke James
| From "Cramerton," a senior enlisted housing district
| Contained Pix Market and Saint Thomas Cathedral
|-
| Precinct
| Sulli
| Margrave Jordan
| From "Upper and Lower Sullivan," a pair of enlisted housing districts
|
|-
| Precinct
| Sheridan
| Baroness Lacey Marie
| From "Sheridan Kaserne," an office district
| Contained battleground
|-
| Administrative Region
| The Dead Lands
| Warden of the Dead Lands
|
| Contained an 18th century Jewish cemetery
|-
|}

==Culture==

===Religion===
The official religion of the Kingdom was Christian, although the fact that both monarchs identified as Catholic gave Kolios certain theological leanings.

===Orders of Chivalry===
Kolios had two orders. "Commoners" and non-Citizens could not be named as members of more than one order. Both orders are assumed to be defunct.

The higher was the Sanctified Order of the Crucifix. This order was limited to 24 persons and had a single rank (Knight/Dame) though only 16 were ever named. Dress regalia was designed, but never produced. Members of this order were encouraged to wear a crucifix in their day to day lives.

The lower of the two was the Order of Kolios. This order had three ranks with regalia designed (though never produced). The rank of Knight/Dame was to be awarded a drape medal, with the drape colored green. Knights/Dames Commander were authorized the wear of the regalia suspended from a green necklet. Knights/Dames Grand Cross were authorized the wear of the regalia awarded to the grade of Commander, and also had an accompanying green sash.

[[Category:Micronations]]

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	~~{{Infobox nation~~		#REDIRECT [[Principality of Kolios]]
	~~\|name = Kingdom of Kolios~~
	\|image1 = <table width=100% cellspacing="20" style="background-color:transparent;"><tr><td width=50%>[[File:Kingdom of Kolios Flag.png\|180px]]<br>Flag</td><td>[[File:Kolios Arms.png\|100px]]<br>Coat of Arms</td></tr></table>
	~~\|motto =~~
	~~\|anthem = O, Kolios <small>(to the tune of ''The Sign'' by Ace of Base)</small>~~
	~~\|location =~~
	~~\|capital = Agber~~
	~~\|languages = English~~
	~~\|shortname = Kolios~~
	~~\|demonym =~~
	~~\|government = Absolute Monarchy~~
	~~\|head of state = Queen~~
	~~\|head of government = Chancellor~~
	~~\|3rd_h =~~
	~~\|hos_name = Queen Arlene~~
	~~\|hog_name = [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula\|The Margrave of Sulli]]~~
	~~\|3rd_h_name =~~
	~~\|legislature =~~
	~~\|type_a =~~
	~~\|type_b =~~
	~~\|seats_a =~~
	~~\|seats_b =~~
	~~\|election_a = N/A~~
	~~\|election_b =~~
	~~\|established = 20 September 1995~~
	~~\|area =~~
	~~\|population = 6~~
	~~\|population_notes =~~
	~~\|currency = Gulden~~
	~~\|time_zone =~~
	~~\|nat_sport =~~
	~~\|nat_animal = Wolf~~
	~~\|pat_saint =~~
	~~\|domain =~~
	~~\|calling_code =~~
	~~\|notes =~~
	~~\|web =~~
	}}

	The '''Kingdom of Kolios''' was a [[micronation]] existing within Germany in Augsburg, Bavaria. The Kingdom was founded on 20 September 1995 by a group of elementary school students whose parents were stationed in Augsburg with the United States Army. The project was presumably abandoned in mid 1997, and would have been completely forgotten except for the discovery of an old notebook by [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula\|one of the founders']] mother in 2020. The notebook, which has become known as the Kolios Notepad, contains a number of details about the Kingdom. More research into Kolios is being performed.

	~~==History==~~

	~~===Conception and Founding===~~
	~~[[File:Kolios Boundaries modern.png\|350px\|thumb\|Kolios' borders imposed on a modern-day aerial view of the location.]]~~
	In 1995, three friends began discussing a book one of them had been gifted for his birthday on the Order of Malta. This led to a fair amount of research and discussion on what it would be like to establish a country of their own. These early discussions primarily took place in local playgrounds and libraries. After a number of weeks and the addition of three other youths, a decision was made to found their own country as the Kingdom of Kolios on 20 September 1995.

	The choice of name for the nation itself seems to have been lost to time. The only other known usage of the name is that of a beach on the island of Skiathos in the northwest Aegean Sea, off of the Greek mainland. The names of the capital and administrative districts are taken from the names of the housing neighborhoods of Augsburg's military community, at the time.

	~~===Reign of King Stephen===~~
	Kolios' first monarch was King Stephen. His reign makes up almost the entirety of the known history of Kolios. Under his rule, the nation developed its military, heraldry, and two orders of chivalry. During this era, Kolios engaged in a brief series of battles with a rival claim for their lands made by a group pf schoolmates. The details and outcome are unknown at this time, but Kolios' continued existence points towards either their victory or a truce.

	This period also oversaw the establishment of the Rose Throne. This was a small chamber hacked out of the middle of a large growth of rose bushes. In order to make access to this location more difficult, the path to it was obfuscated with the creation of a maze of additional paths.

	King Stephen reigned from the nation's founding until 24 May 1997, when he abdicated the throne and then Princess Arlene ascended the throne as the nation's second monarch and first Queen. The reason for his abdication was his family's move on orders from the US Army.

	~~===Reign of Queen Arlene===~~
	As the primary account of Kolios ends 30 June 1997, very little is known of Kolios under Queen Arlene. The only known action taken by her was a single appointment to The Sanctified Order of the Crucifix, the higher of the nation's two orders of chivalry. The Kingdom's activities and fate after that time are currently unknown. It is presumed that Kolios ended with the reign of Queen Arlene. Attempts to track her down and create a more complete historical document have been unsuccessful, thus far.

	~~===Rediscovery of Records===~~
	In 2020, the mother of one of the founders, [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula\|Jordan Farmer]], came across a notepad containing details of Kolios. Given his involvement in the micronational community, specifically [[Westarctica]], she brought the information to his attention. As he had completely forgotten about Kolios, the discovery was welcome, and he immediately got to work cataloging the data and trying to track down more details. This search is ongoing.

	~~==Government==~~
	Kolios was an absolute monarchy, with a number of powers given to the Chancellor, the sovereign's right hand and chief advisor. This role was held by the Margrave of Sulli. A number of proclamations and edicts were made, but the specifics of these have been lost to time. Aside from the positions of Sovereign and Chancellor and district administrators, the following known roles existed:

	*General - Duke James of Cramer
	*Captain of the Guard - Margrave Jordan of Sulli
	*Chief Heraldist - Duke Thomas of Fryar
	*Head of the Koliosian Church - Queen Arlene

	~~===Districts===~~
	~~The Kingdom of Kolios was broken up into a Capital District, four Precincts, and one special Administrative Region. This table accounts for those in the roles at the end of the known record~~

	~~{\| class="wikitable" style="width:95%; background:white; border:~~#~~4682B4 solid;"~~
	\|-
	~~! Level~~
	~~! Name~~
	~~! Arms~~
	~~! Administrator~~
	~~! Etymology~~
	~~! Notes~~
	\|-
	~~\| Capital District~~
	~~\| Agber~~
	\| [[~~File:Agber Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Queen Arlene~~
	~~\| From a shortening of "Augsburg"~~
	~~\| Location of the Rose Throne~~
	\|-
	~~\| Precinct~~
	~~\| Cramer~~
	~~\| [[File:Cramer Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Duke James~~
	~~\| From "Cramerton," a senior enlisted housing district~~
	~~\| Contained Pix Market and Saint Thomas Cathedral~~
	\|-
	~~\| Precinct~~
	~~\| Fryar~~
	~~\| [[File:Fryar Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Duke Thomas~~
	~~\| From "Fryar Circle," an officer's housing district~~
	~~\| Contained ceremony grounds~~
	\|-
	~~\| Precinct~~
	~~\| Sulli~~
	~~\| [[File:Sulli Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Margrave Jordan~~
	~~\| From "Upper and Lower Sullivan," a pair of enlisted housing districts~~
	\|
	\|-
	~~\| Precinct~~
	~~\| Sheridan~~
	~~\| [[File:Sheridan Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Baroness Lacey Marie~~
	~~\| From "Sheridan Kaserne," an office district~~
	~~\| Contained battleground~~
	\|-
	~~\| Administrative Region~~
	~~\| The Dead Lands~~
	~~\| [[File:Dead Lands Arms.png\|100px]]~~
	~~\| Duke Thomas<br>Margrave Jordan<br><small>''(as Wardens of the Dead Lands)''</small>~~
	\|
	~~\| Contained an 18th century Jewish cemetery~~
	\|-
	\|}

	~~==Culture==~~

	~~===Religion===~~
	~~The official religion of the Kingdom was Christian, although the fact that both monarchs identified as Catholic gave Kolios certain theological leanings.~~

	~~===Orders of Chivalry===~~
	~~Kolios had two orders. "Commoners" and non-Citizens could not be named as members of more than one order. Both orders are assumed to be defunct.~~

	The higher was the Sanctified Order of the Crucifix. This order was limited to 24 persons and had a single rank (Knight/Dame) though only 16 were known to have ever named. Dress regalia was designed, but never produced. Members of this order were encouraged to wear a crucifix in their day to day lives.

	~~The lower of the two was the Order~~ of Kolios. This order had three ranks with regalia designed (though never produced). The rank of Knight/Dame was to be awarded a drape medal, with the drape colored green. Knights/Dames Commander were authorized the wear of the regalia suspended from a green necklet. Knights/Dames Grand Cross were authorized the wear of the regalia awarded to the grade of Commander, and also had an accompanying green sash.

	~~[[Category:Micronations~~]]