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==Carolina== | ==Carolina== | ||
The [[Grand Duchy of Carolina]] lost a great deal of its landowning class during the [[Great Confessional War]] and [[Dragonnades]], and its ruling house - Mar Morgan - was put into place by Emperor [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines|Leo III]] of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], binding it and [[Urcea]] in close alliance. A century of pestilence, plague, and famine after the war left the country depopulated, and in 1711 the Grand Duke formally asked Emperor Riordan I to send Ómestaderoi into the country to help reverse its fortunes. A generation later, however, the Grand Duchy stood to be inherited by [[House de Weluta]], an inheritance which was denied by the [[Emperor of the Levantines]], sparking the [[War of the Caroline Succession]]. As soon as the Royal Army entered the country, large numbers of local Ómestaderoi joined alongside them, playing an important role for the quick envelopment of the country. While the territory would enter and exit the Urcean sphere of influence over the course of the [[Caroline Wars]], [[Urcean people]] would remain within the Grand Duchy throughout the period and would remain a source of loyalty and manpower for [[Urcea]]. | The [[Grand Duchy of Carolina]] lost a great deal of its landowning class during the [[Great Confessional War]] and [[Dragonnades]], and its ruling house - Mar Morgan - was put into place by Emperor [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines|Leo III]] of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], binding it and [[Urcea]] in close alliance. A century of pestilence, plague, and famine after the war left the country depopulated, and in 1711 the Grand Duke formally asked Emperor Riordan I to send Ómestaderoi into the country to help reverse its fortunes. Unlike many of the other Ómestaderoi, however, the Caroline Ómestaderoi were primarily from the [[Ionian Plateau]]. A generation later, however, the Grand Duchy stood to be inherited by [[House de Weluta]], an inheritance which was denied by the [[Emperor of the Levantines]], sparking the [[War of the Caroline Succession]]. As soon as the Royal Army entered the country, large numbers of local Ómestaderoi joined alongside them, playing an important role for the quick envelopment of the country. While the territory would enter and exit the Urcean sphere of influence over the course of the [[Caroline Wars]], [[Urcean people]] would remain within the Grand Duchy throughout the period and would remain a source of loyalty and manpower for [[Urcea]]. | ||
==Transionia== | ==Transionia== | ||
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{{Main|Urcean frontier}} | {{Main|Urcean frontier}} | ||
The possibility of reclaiming lands for profitable use led to a boom industry of innovative - and often fraudulent - methods to make both marsh and arid lands habitable, leading to rampant land speculation. The pressures of the boom and several high profile frauds lead the [[Concilium Daoni]] to officially pass a new amendment to the Leonine Land Decree in 1831, appropriating the vast majority of land in the frontier areas for Ómestaderoi use while compensating the owners. | The possibility of reclaiming lands for profitable use led to a boom industry of innovative - and often fraudulent - methods to make both marsh and arid lands habitable, leading to rampant land speculation. The pressures of the boom and several high profile frauds lead the [[Concilium Daoni]] to officially pass a new amendment to the Leonine Land Decree in 1831, appropriating the vast majority of land in the frontier areas for Ómestaderoi use while compensating the owners. | ||
Significant land reclamation in [[Gabban]] and [[Sanctissimo Sacramento]] also made major Ómestaderoi settlement possible. | |||
==Widowland== | ==Widowland== | ||
Following the [[Red Interregnum]], there were large parcels of lands that large estate owners held title to but were dispossessed by the [[Urcean Republic]] in its effort to bring about radical economic and social reform or were otherwise dispossessed as a result of the conflict. With the return of King [[Patrick III of Urcea|Patrick III]] and the end of the war, these lands lay fallow and still unoccupied. Rather than returning the lands to the estate owners, the King decided to compensate estate owners financially and took direct possession of the lands via the [[Constitutional Settlement Act of 1902]]. After having possessed these lands, the King authorized the final large scale Ómestaderoi settlement program on these lands for the widows and children of those who had died during the war on either side. A final wave of Ómestaderoi women and children left the cities - especially [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] - to take up residence on their new properties throughout the mid-1900s. Colloquially, these Ómestaderoi-settled parcels became known as "Widowlands", and the children who grew up on them and their descendants have retained their "Widowlander" heritage. Every province in Urcea has chapters of the Widowlander Society, a fraternal organization dedicated to maintaining the traditions and heritage of Widowlander groups. | Following the [[Red Interregnum]], there were large parcels of lands that large estate owners held title to but were dispossessed by the [[Urcean Republic]] in its effort to bring about radical economic and social reform or were otherwise dispossessed as a result of the conflict. With the return of King [[Patrick III of Urcea|Patrick III]] and the end of the war, these lands lay fallow and still unoccupied. Rather than returning the lands to the estate owners, the King decided to compensate estate owners financially and took direct possession of the lands via the [[Constitutional Settlement Act of 1902]]. After having possessed these lands, the King authorized the final large scale Ómestaderoi settlement program on these lands for the widows and children of those who had died during the war on either side. A final wave of Ómestaderoi women and children left the cities - especially [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] - to take up residence on their new properties throughout the mid-1900s. Colloquially, these Ómestaderoi-settled parcels became known as "Widowlands", and the children who grew up on them and their descendants have retained their "Widowlander" heritage. Every province in Urcea has chapters of the Widowlander Society, a fraternal organization dedicated to maintaining the traditions and heritage of Widowlander groups. | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
The Ómestaderoi imparted onto [[Culture of Urcea|Urcean culture]] many frontier and pioneer traditions and also created a more uniform cultural tradition throughout the country as the heritage and mores of [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]] and Urceopolitans were gradually adopted, with regional variation, by adjacent local populations. The Ómestaderoi remain romantic figures in [[Urcea]] and are thought by scholars to be one of the embodiments of the Urcean national spirit. | The Ómestaderoi imparted onto [[Culture of Urcea|Urcean culture]] many frontier and pioneer traditions and also created a more uniform cultural tradition throughout the country as the heritage and mores of [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]] and Urceopolitans were gradually adopted, with regional variation, by adjacent local populations. The Ómestaderoi remain romantic figures in [[Urcea]] and are thought by scholars to be one of the embodiments of the Urcean national spirit. The Ómestaderoi have a significant modern political influence, as most of the descendants of Ómestaderoi, especially those in the [[Urcean frontier]] and excepting those in [[Carolina]], lean heavily towards the [[National Pact (Urcea)|National Pact]]. | ||
In addition to general impacts on Urcean society - both intangibly and in terms of socio-political geography - the Ómestaderoi also had a major impact on the [[Culture_of_Urcea#Cuisine|cuisine of Urcea]]. Throughout the entire era of pioneer settlement, frontier necessity led to the creation of new, ad hoc food preparation methods as well as specific dishes. Urcea's well-developed {{wp|diner}} culture is thought by most scholars to be the result of prefabricated restaurants imported into Widowland areas for quick eats and soon became a staple nationwide. | In addition to general impacts on Urcean society - both intangibly and in terms of socio-political geography - the Ómestaderoi also had a major impact on the [[Culture_of_Urcea#Cuisine|cuisine of Urcea]]. Throughout the entire era of pioneer settlement, frontier necessity led to the creation of new, ad hoc food preparation methods as well as specific dishes. Urcea's well-developed {{wp|diner}} culture is thought by most scholars to be the result of prefabricated restaurants imported into Widowland areas for quick eats and soon became a staple nationwide. | ||