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===Medieval Diorisia=== | ===Medieval Diorisia=== | ||
===Union established=== | ===Union established=== | ||
By the dawn of the 16th century, Diorisia was ruled by the House of Agreiter, a local family of nobles whose earliest history can be traced to the Duchy in the 11th century. The House of Agreiter remained loyal Catholics in the face of the rising {{wp|Protestant Reformation}}, and the Dukes became increasingly alarmed by the rise of Protestantism taking place in the neighboring [[Anglei#Kingdom_period|Ænglish Kingdom]]. Consequently, the Dukes readily participated in the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]' call for war against the Ænglish in the [[Nordmontaine War]]. At the end of that war, the Ænglish Kingdom was dissolved into its constituent duchies. The Duchy of Hollona, which neighbored Diorisia, was given to the House of Agreiter, creating a united Hollona-Diorisia polity. The Duke of Diorisia was created a member of the [[Collegial Electorate]] in [[1580]] by [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines]], replacing a defunct Protestant electorate elsewhere. From then on, the two duchies were ruled by an Elector. Over the next century, integrating two realms of roughly equal size (as well as dealing with the aftermath of the religious turmoil and subsequent [[Dragonnades]]) became the primary task to which the Dukes of Hollona-Diorisia set themselves. In the north-central [[Holy Levantine Empire]], the destruction of the Ænglish Kingdom created a power vacuum into which the Electorate stepped, and between [[1560]] and [[1817]] it was the predominant polity on the southeastern Vandarch basin region. | By the dawn of the 16th century, Diorisia was ruled by the House of Agreiter, a local family of nobles whose earliest history can be traced to the Duchy in the 11th century. The House of Agreiter remained loyal Catholics in the face of the rising {{wp|Protestant Reformation}}, and the Dukes became increasingly alarmed by the rise of Protestantism taking place in the neighboring [[Anglei#Kingdom_period|Ænglish Kingdom]]. Consequently, the Dukes readily participated in the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]' call for war against the Ænglish in the [[Nordmontaine War]]. At the end of that war, the Ænglish Kingdom was dissolved into its constituent duchies. The Duchy of Hollona, which neighbored Diorisia, was given to the House of Agreiter, creating a united Hollona-Diorisia polity in [[1547]]. The Duke of Diorisia was created a member of the [[Collegial Electorate]] in [[1580]] by [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines]], replacing a defunct Protestant electorate elsewhere. From then on, the two duchies were ruled by an Elector. Over the next century, integrating two realms of roughly equal size (as well as dealing with the aftermath of the religious turmoil and subsequent [[Dragonnades]]) became the primary task to which the Dukes of Hollona-Diorisia set themselves. In the north-central [[Holy Levantine Empire]], the destruction of the Ænglish Kingdom created a power vacuum into which the Electorate stepped, and between [[1560]] and [[1817]] it was the predominant polity on the southeastern Vandarch basin region. | ||
====Moving the court to Rheydt==== | ====Moving the court to Rheydt==== | ||
In [[1621]], Elector Ambrose II moved the court of the Electorate from the traditional seat of power in Diorisia to Rheydt, a relatively small town that straddled the border between Hollona and Diorisia. Though unprestigious and unremarkable, Rheydt's central location and easy access to waterways made it the perfect administrative center for the uniting Electorate. Throughout the 17th century, the small town would expand to a major city, serving as a major market for goods going west to the Vandarch or headed east into [[Dericania]]. The location and prosperity of Rheydt also allowed the Elector and his successors to begin the process of rapidly centralizing control and enhancing the authority of the crown. Though the Elector would gradually become the supreme political authority within the state, degrees of legal separation and distinctiveness remained in both Hollona and Diorisia. | In [[1621]], Elector Ambrose II moved the court of the Electorate from the traditional seat of power in Diorisia to Rheydt, a relatively small town that straddled the border between Hollona and Diorisia. Though unprestigious and unremarkable, Rheydt's central location and easy access to waterways made it the perfect administrative center for the uniting Electorate. Throughout the 17th century, the small town would expand to a major city, serving as a major market for goods going west to the Vandarch or headed east into [[Dericania]]. The location and prosperity of Rheydt also allowed the Elector and his successors to begin the process of rapidly centralizing control and enhancing the authority of the crown. Though the Elector would gradually become the supreme political authority within the state, degrees of legal separation and distinctiveness remained in both Hollona and Diorisia. | ||
===Fanerian domination=== | ===Fanerian domination=== | ||
In [[1817]], the final Elector of the House of Agreiter died without heir. Due to a series of marriages concluded beginning in [[1760]], Hollona-Diorisia fell to the King of [[Faneria]], [[Luthais Suthar-Màrtainn]]. The inheritance of the Electorate by the King (who styled himself Elector Luthair I) was welcomed by the [[Imperial Diet]], who sought a counterbalance to both [[Urcea]] and [[Fiannria]] within the context of the [[Recess of the Julii]]. The role of the Fanerian ruler in the Collegial Electorate was also envisioned to provide legitimacy and recognition to the office of [[Emperor of the Levantines]] and overall stabilize the Empire. Offering concessions to ensure the continued authority of the local nobility, the Diet ratified the succession on 4 November [[1817]]. The succession proved a major impetus for the [[Third Kin War]], which the Electorate's forces joined Fanerian forces in defeating [[Fiannria]]; the ensuing territorial settlement established the modern border between the Union State and Fiannria. | In [[1817]], the final Elector of the House of Agreiter died without heir. Due to a series of marriages concluded beginning in [[1760]], Hollona-Diorisia fell to the King of [[Faneria]], [[Luthais Suthar-Màrtainn]]. The inheritance of the Electorate by the King (who styled himself Elector Luthair I) was welcomed by the [[Imperial Diet]], who sought a counterbalance to both [[Urcea]] and [[Fiannria]] within the context of the [[Recess of the Julii]]. The role of the Fanerian ruler in the Collegial Electorate was also envisioned to provide legitimacy and recognition to the office of [[Emperor of the Levantines]] and overall stabilize the Empire. Offering concessions to ensure the continued authority of the local nobility, the Diet ratified the succession on 4 November [[1817]]. The succession proved a major impetus for the [[Third Kin War]], which the Electorate's forces joined Fanerian forces in defeating [[Fiannria]]; the ensuing territorial settlement established the modern border between the Union State and Fiannria. | ||