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Ellesborg is a Crown Mandate of the Kingdom of Cryria, and Cryrian Monarchs bear the title of Lord or Lady Patron in the city. However, the Kingdom has historically sought to distance itself from the Mandate, which is often called "Cryria's Forgotten Colony" on those rare occasions when it is remembered at all. While the Cryrian government theoretically shares sovereignty over the territory with the UFC and has power over the Mandate's economic and defense policies, in practice these responsibilities are delegated to the EMC controlled Steering Committee, which is nominally presided over by the Crown's appointed Governor-General. While the Governor-General represents Ellesborg on the Mandate Directory Council, his decisions are largely subject to the approval of the Steering Committee. As with all the other Mandates in the UFC, Ellesborg's foreign policy and other internal affairs continue to be managed by the central government in Utopiya. Leidenstad's actual presence within the city is limited to a consulate and a small naval base primarily manned by a Foreign Legion detachment, a remnant of the Kingdom's abortive attempt at direct control in the nineteenth century.