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The Isle of Wight, officially the Bailwick of the Isle of Wight, is a crown dependency of the Kingdom of Wessex, located just off Hampshire, on the southern coast of Wessex, separated from the mainland by the Solent.

The Isle of Wight is a self-governing parliamentary democracy, under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, also having the power of self-determination. The Legislature of the Isle of Wight, is the unicameral Assembly of the Isle. The Kingdom of Wessex is responsible for the defence and foreign affairs for the isle. The Monarch of the Isle of Wight is the reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Wessex.

The Isle of Wight was granted Crown Dependency status in 1979, following several petitions, with the correct number of names, being sent to the Wessen Parliament. It was believed that the Isle of Wight was illegally purchased by the British Crown in the 16th Century.