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While the Egendomar lost much of their direct political power as a result of the Cryrian Anarchy and the signing of the 1929 Constitution, they retained their wealth and continued to play an important role in the Cryrian economy. Cooperation between the Egendomar and the Government was seen as essential to the nation's postwar recovery and newly elected administrations were ill-equipped to further combat these heavily entrenched interests, particularly as public opinion on anti-capitalist ideologies soured following schisms among the Cryrian Left and continued insurgency from radical groups. Further, the surviving Egendomar offered a counterweight to the newly empowered labor unions. Throughout much of the 20th century the Government relied upon the cooperation of both the Egendomar and the unions to advise upon and implement industrial and economic policies, thus maintaining an oligopolistic landscape in the Kingdom - Particularly as the unions themselves coalesced into a handful of labor confederations.
The post-Anarchy Egendomar faced their first real political challenge in the mid-20th century when the Tomorrow Ministry began targeting their leading families in an effort to break up the power of these large conglomerates. Reforms such as removing Egendomar from the banking industry served to limit these conglomerates, while direct threats and actions against their owners were used to push them out of the political sphere. However, the Ministry's increasingly bold actions against the Cryrian elite and other government agencies ultimately ended in its destruction during the White November Crisis. Though
Today the power of Egendomar within the Kingdom has been somewhat curtailed and the success of more conventional competitors such as Örn AB has eroded their economic dominance. Nonetheless, Egendomar persist as powerful fixtures in Cryria's economic and political landscape.
== Operations ==
Modern Egendomar are defined by their continued family ownership, but otherwise vary widely in their form and structure. Some, such as the Marlberg Egeldom, consist of a single large entity, while others operate as several connected companies and utilize complex systems of ownership to maintain control. The Reitz Egeldom is effectively tied into the governance of the Duchy of Charlottesborg.
=== Labor Relations ===
Since the Cryrian Anarchy, Egendomar have been largely forced to cooperate with Cryrian labor confederations thanks to a high degree of collective bargaining coverage in the country. This has served as a limit on the reach and power of
=== Political Power ===
Egendomar have held varying degrees of political influence in the Kingdom throughout their history. Aristocratic families retain votes in the Första Kammaren, but these have steadily lost their value as power has shifted to the Lower Chamber of the Riksdag. Egendom family members have also held direct positions in Government. Most recently, Charles Marlberg served as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2020 and Helena Reitz served as Foreign Minister from 2000 to 2010, though both were largely uninvolved in either Egeldomar and Marlberg was a distant relation to the main family.
The Reitz and Linderoth families effectively run their respective territories and thus are indistinguishable from governing entities. Various Egendomar have also acquired influence abroad, such as the Tynam family's presence in Älemsi Negdel or the Ellesborg Mining Cooperative's operations in Serramal.
Beyond a direct presence in Government, Egendomar hold sway through their ability to lobby the government and influence industrial policy. Both of these capabilities have steadily declined within the Kingdom due to tightening restrictions after various scandals, though they retain significant influence.
== List of Egendomar ==
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!Major Holdings
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|Marlberg Egendom
|Marlberg AB
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|Tynam Egendom, sometimes known as the Tynam-Gazny Egendom
|Ellesborg Mining Cooperative, Arna Group Holdings, Tynam-Storlund Ducal Estates, Gazny Industrial Group, Polstjärnan Group
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|Sundtröm Egendom
|Sundtröm Technologies Group, Ellesborg Mining Cooperative, Sandhus Pharmaceuticals, [[Fantøm Whales]]
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|Reitz Egendom
|Charlottesborg Industrial Group, significant governing control over the Duchy of Charlottesborg
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|Linderoth Egendom
|Ellesborg Mining Cooperative, significant governing control over the Mandate of Ellesborg
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Some commentators have also referred to the House of Leidensen as an Egendom due to its sizable wealth and breadth of assets.
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