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| leader_name = Mychal Lithgla ([[Solidarity Party (Urcea)|S]]) | | leader_name = Mychal Lithgla ([[Solidarity Party (Urcea)|S]]) | ||
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| population_total = | | population_total = 2,948,512 | ||
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'''Burgundiemarch''' is a [[Government of Urcea#Province|province]] of [[Urcea]]. It is considered part of Urcea's [[Transionia]] region. With an estimated population of | '''Burgundiemarch''' is a [[Government of Urcea#Province|province]] of [[Urcea]]. It is considered part of Urcea's [[Transionia]] region. With an estimated population of 2,948,512 in 2034, it is the least populous province of Urcea. The province, which consists mostly of marshy flatlands east of the [[Ionian Plateau|Ionian Mountains]], was formed from an amalgamation of lands taken from the [[Kingdom of Gassavelia]] after the [[Great Confessional War]] as well as principalities that were once part of the [[Kingdom of Dericania]]. Settlement by [[Urcean people]] from [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] largely displaced the small population of [[Derian identity|Derian people]] and [[Gassavelian people]] by the middle of the 19th century, but the area has always been considered a cultural and political outlier in Urcean society. | ||
Following the reorganization of Urcea into provinces under the Regency of [[Gréagóir FitzRex]], the myriad territories that comprised the area were reformed into the single province of Burgundiemarch in 1892. Named for the neighboring country of [[Burgundie]], the province was apparently intended by FitzRex to be a first line of defense to prevent against incursions from the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], as a military government was installed and elections were not held in 1895 as they were in the other provinces. The province would indeed see heavy fighting between the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Regal Army]] and the [[Army of Burgundie]] as the latter attempted and failed to enter the country by land during the [[Overland Campaign]], a part of the [[Red Interregnum]]. Following that conflict, Burgundiemarch has been a peaceful and prosperous area as part of an important overland trade artery between Urcea and Burgundie. | Following the reorganization of Urcea into provinces under the Regency of [[Gréagóir FitzRex]], the myriad territories that comprised the area were reformed into the single province of Burgundiemarch in 1892. Named for the neighboring country of [[Burgundie]], the province was apparently intended by FitzRex to be a first line of defense to prevent against incursions from the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], as a military government was installed and elections were not held in 1895 as they were in the other provinces. The province would indeed see heavy fighting between the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Regal Army]] and the [[Army of Burgundie]] as the latter attempted and failed to enter the country by land during the [[Overland Campaign]], a part of the [[Red Interregnum]]. Following that conflict, Burgundiemarch has been a peaceful and prosperous area as part of an important overland trade artery between Urcea and Burgundie. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
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=== Cities and towns === | === Cities and towns === | ||
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== Government == | == Government == | ||
== Politics == | === Politics === | ||
Burgundiemarch is considered to be something of a political {{Wp|wildcard}}. For decades, it was associated with left-wing political parties like the [[Social Labor Party (Urcea)|Social Labor Party]] and, as part of its [[Transionia]]n identity, strongly anti-centralist and monarchy skeptical. Following the collapse of the Social Labor Party, however, Burgundiemarch went strongly for [[Solidarity Party (Urcea)|Solidarity]] in the [[2025 Urcean elections|2025]] and [[2030 Urcean elections]], with Solidarity winning both [[Conshilía Daoni]] seats. Livio Iarnán won 70% of the vote in Burgundiemarch in the 2030 elections. However, the province in the 2030s has a large number of unaffiliated voters, and it is unclear if Solidarity will retain its large advantage in the province with new parties such as the [[Working Families Party (Urcea)|Working Families Party]] filling the vacuum of left-wing populist parties in the [[2035 Urcean elections|2035 election]] and beyond. The National Pact's supporters are primarily those descendents of 19th century [[Ómestaderoi]] who settled the territory, though many of these individuals have adopted the anti-centralist, anti-establishment views of their neighbors in the intervening time. | |||
== Sports == | == Sports == | ||