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The first decade of Luthair's reign was viewed positively, but political events in [[Faneria]] would undermine his rule. In [[1830]], he issued Faneria's [[History_of_Faneria#The_First_Constitution_(1830)|First Constitution]], a decision which greatly unnerved the nobility of the Electorate. Though the Rih-Elector promised to keep the agreement he had made in [[1817]] with the Imperial Diet, it became clear by [[1832]] that certain court and government functions were to be transitioned directly to [[Oirthidún]]. A conspiracy to eject the Fanerians was being formed by [[1833]] when Luthais's reign in Faneria came to an end. The accession of the child King [[Sean II Suthar-Màrtainn]] eased tensions somewhat as some vicarial functions were restored. The personal union with the Kingdom of Faneria came to an end with the rule of [[Cledwyn Suthar-Màrtainn]]. Cledwyn was replaced in [[Faneria]] in [[1860]] by [[Rethysear Suthar-Màrtainn|King Rethysear]], but continued to rule in the Electorate until his death in [[1886]]. The separation of the thrones ended what was referred to as the "direct Fanerian" period, that is, the time in which the two states were functionally linked. However, the Electorate would continue to be ruled by the House of Suthar-Màrtainn decades after the end of the Fanerian monarchy in [[1906]]. Despite the end of the monarchy in Faneria, the Electorate had largely become dependent on Faneria politically and economically, and remained a staunch ally of Faneria through the beginning of the 1930s, participating in the unsuccessful [[Fourth Kin War]] in [[1887]] and [[1888]] as a Fanerian ally. The Electorate generally grew during the "direct Fanerian" period, as healthy trade relations and streamlined customs greatly accelerated trans-Vandarchine trade. However, relations with nearly all of its neighbors significantly worsened during this period and the Electorate became relatively isolated. The direct Fanerian period also introduced a number of Fanerian customs, social mores, and cultural artifacts into everyday life in Hollona and Diorisia, becoming popular first at the Electoral court and filtering down to the middle class through the nobility. As a consequence, the several decades of Fanerian (and Fanerian ethnic) rule over the Electorate introduced a third cultural influence into the polity, further distinguishing its people from both their Ænglish and [[Rhotia]]n neighbors.

Though having its independence nominally restored, the domestic political situation in the Electorate deteriorated significantly between [[1860]] and [[1920]]. The separated branch of the House of Suthar-Màrtainn received enthusiastic support of the local nobility but few others. In the age of what was arguably the peak of [[Derian identity|Derian nationalism]], most residents of the Electorate viewed their foreign rulership as intolerable and an impediment to the establishment of a Derian state. Additionally, the close relations between the nobility and Elector led to a gradual decline of civil liberties and political rights. An uprising in Rheydt in [[1906]], modeled after the ongoing struggles in Faneria, was brutally repressed.

====Establishment of the Republic====