Seborga is a micronation located in a northwestern Italian province in Longuria. This self-proclaimed sovereign state claims to have ownership of the Italian town Seborga.
The Benedictine Monks of Santo Onorato had ownership of Seborga in the year of 954. Subsequently, the head of the monks gained temporary control over Seborga. Next, Seborga was bought by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, in 1729. Almost 9 decades later, during the relocation of European territories, the principality of Seborga was not recognized by the Vienna government. According to Microwiki, "the argument for Seborga's present-day status as an independent state is founded on the claim that this sale was never registered by its new owner, resulting in the principality falling into what has been described as a legal twilight zone."
A man named Giorgio Carbone came up with the idea that Seborga should be an independent principality. He began promoting this idea in the early 1960s. Carbone was the "prince" of Seborga in 1995. Meanwhile, a simple poll showed that 304 people wanted independence from Italy, with only 4 against. With his death on 2009, Carbone stopped ruling The Proncipality of Seborga. Prince Giorgio died without any sons or daughters, so the leadership role passed on to Marcelo Menegatto on the May of 2010.
Seborga's constitution was officially ratified on the 23rd of April, in 1995. A prince could get elected any number of years for a term of 7 years. A parliament would get both judicial and legislative powers, called the Priori. The Crown Council, or the Cabinet of the Prince, is led by a Chancellor. The members of this council were selected by the Priori. In Seborga, referendums are prevalent because laws have to be favored by the majority.
Seborga does indeed have a military force, called Corpo Della Guardia. It was created to defend the prince's family and Seborga's borders. This differs from other micronations, because most Micronations do not have a military force. Seborga had developed their own currency called the Luigino, but it has no monetary value outside of the micronation. Stamps were also created, but solely for the sake of stamp collecting.