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==The Aedanicad==

Niall's immediate successor was his often-sickly 37-year old son, Patrick II, whose tumultuous and short reign required long periods of regency before ultimately succumbing to illness and dying in 1841. Patrick's 19-year old son, now [[King Aedanicus VIII]], would rule for a momentous five decades, defining the period of Urcean history known popularly as the "Aedanicad". While the King would become accustomed to political maneuvering as he grew older, a great deal of power devolved to the [[Concilium Purpaidá]] and [[Concilium Daoni]] during his early reign, as the King deliberately delegated authority to the Councils. King Aedanicus was not, however, totally uninterested in governing; he continued his grandfather's reforms to the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] in preparation for a potential war in Carolina, not only to reclaim national honor but also to build a [[Carolina-Grand Canal|northern canal]] to the Vandarch which might solidify the [[Urce River]] as a major international waterway. King Aedanicus, in consultation with the councils, declared war on the [[Grand Duchy of Carolina]] on April 13th, 1843, beginning the [[Third Caroline War]]. Not unlike the [[War of the Caroline Succession]], most of the forces arrayed against Urcea were from the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], as the Deric Princes once again banded together in order to fend off Urcean aggression. Unlike those previous wars, King Aedanicus VIII used the reforms of his predecessors to begin mass levying as part of what was framed as a "great patriotic effort" of "national unification". While the Royal Army began to mass huge numbers of forces, the standing core of the Royal Army crossed into Carolina and, like in the First Caroline War, quickly enveloped the Grand Duchy with the help of descendants of the [[Ómestaderoi]], which capitulated on July 9th, 1843, and was annexed into the Apostolic Kingdom the next day. The remainder of the nearly-five year conflict would see Urcean forces invade and eventually overwhelm the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], dealing another critical blow to the stability of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and creating significant enmity between Urceans and Derics as forces of the Royal Army burnt [[Corcra (City)|Corcra]] to the ground, only leaving the grand Imperial Palace complex left standing, albeit looted. Throughout the war, the Royal Army made grueling but ultimately victorious progress as hundreds of thousands of Urceans fanned out throughout Dericania, overwhelming many of the local principalities.

Niall's immediate successor was his often-sickly 37-year old son, Patrick II, whose tumultuous and short reign required long periods of regency before ultimately succumbing to illness and dying in 1841. Patrick proved deeply unpopular following the 1837 revelation that he was carrying on a secret affair in contravention of the expectations of his Catholic faith as well as the [[House_de_Weluta#Piety|customs of the dynasty]]. Upon his death, he was little mourned, and most of the population eagerly welcomed a new, capable monarch. Patrick's 19-year old son, now [[King Aedanicus VIII]], would rule for a momentous five decades, defining the period of Urcean history known popularly as the "Aedanicad". While the King would become accustomed to political maneuvering as he grew older, a great deal of power devolved to the [[Concilium Purpaidá]] and [[Concilium Daoni]] during his early reign, as the King deliberately delegated authority to the Councils. King Aedanicus was not, however, totally uninterested in governing; he continued his grandfather's reforms to the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] in preparation for a potential war in Carolina, not only to reclaim national honor but also to build a [[Carolina-Grand Canal|northern canal]] to the Vandarch which might solidify the [[Urce River]] as a major international waterway. King Aedanicus, in consultation with the councils, declared war on the [[Grand Duchy of Carolina]] on April 13th, 1843, beginning the [[Third Caroline War]]. Not unlike the [[War of the Caroline Succession]], most of the forces arrayed against Urcea were from the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], as the Deric Princes once again banded together in order to fend off Urcean aggression. Unlike those previous wars, King Aedanicus VIII used the reforms of his predecessors to begin mass levying as part of what was framed as a "great patriotic effort" of "national unification". While the Royal Army began to mass huge numbers of forces, the standing core of the Royal Army crossed into Carolina and, like in the First Caroline War, quickly enveloped the Grand Duchy with the help of descendants of the [[Ómestaderoi]], which capitulated on July 9th, 1843, and was annexed into the Apostolic Kingdom the next day. The remainder of the nearly-five year conflict would see Urcean forces invade and eventually overwhelm the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], dealing another critical blow to the stability of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and creating significant enmity between Urceans and Derics as forces of the Royal Army burnt [[Corcra (City)|Corcra]] to the ground, only leaving the grand Imperial Palace complex left standing, albeit looted. Throughout the war, the Royal Army made grueling but ultimately victorious progress as hundreds of thousands of Urceans fanned out throughout Dericania, overwhelming many of the local principalities.

During the war, important changes occurred to the growing [[Constitution of Urcea]]. As a consequence of the continued financial support for fielding very large armies in [[Kingdom of Dericania|Dericania]], King Aedanicus VIII offered a major concession to the [[Concilium Daoni]] - namely, that it be possible for the Chancellor of the Royal Treasury to be a sitting [[Delegate (Urcea)|Delegate]] of the [[Concilium Daoni]]. Following this concession in 1845, the very first [[Chancellor and Temporary President]] was elected in the Daoni from the [[National Pact (Urcea)|National Pact]] by merging the two most important offices a Delegate could hold, creating the modern office of the Urcean premiership. Following decades of demands and with many hundreds of thousands of men in the field, King Aedanicus finally conceded to universal male suffrage for Delegate elections in 1846.

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 ==The Aedanicad==
-Niall's immediate successor was his often-sickly 37-year old son, Patrick II, whose tumultuous and short reign required long periods of regency before ultimately succumbing to illness and dying in 1841. Patrick's 19-year old son, now [[King Aedanicus VIII]], would rule for a momentous five decades, defining the period of Urcean history known popularly as the "Aedanicad". While the King would become accustomed to political maneuvering as he grew older, a great deal of power devolved to the [[Concilium Purpaidá]] and [[Concilium Daoni]] during his early reign, as the King deliberately delegated authority to the Councils. King Aedanicus was not, however, totally uninterested in governing; he continued his grandfather's reforms to the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] in preparation for a potential war in Carolina, not only to reclaim national honor but also to build a [[Carolina-Grand Canal|northern canal]] to the Vandarch which might solidify the [[Urce River]] as a major international waterway. King Aedanicus, in consultation with the councils, declared war on the [[Grand Duchy of Carolina]] on April 13th, 1843, beginning the [[Third Caroline War]]. Not unlike the [[War of the Caroline Succession]], most of the forces arrayed against Urcea were from the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], as the Deric Princes once again banded together in order to fend off Urcean aggression. Unlike those previous wars, King Aedanicus VIII used the reforms of his predecessors to begin mass levying as part of what was framed as a "great patriotic effort" of "national unification". While the Royal Army began to mass huge numbers of forces, the standing core of the Royal Army crossed into Carolina and, like in the First Caroline War, quickly enveloped the Grand Duchy with the help of descendants of the [[Ómestaderoi]], which capitulated on July 9th, 1843, and was annexed into the Apostolic Kingdom the next day. The remainder of the nearly-five year conflict would see Urcean forces invade and eventually overwhelm the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], dealing another critical blow to the stability of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and creating significant enmity between Urceans and Derics as forces of the Royal Army burnt [[Corcra (City)|Corcra]] to the ground, only leaving the grand Imperial Palace complex left standing, albeit looted. Throughout the war, the Royal Army made grueling but ultimately victorious progress as hundreds of thousands of Urceans fanned out throughout Dericania, overwhelming many of the local principalities.
+Niall's immediate successor was his often-sickly 37-year old son, Patrick II, whose tumultuous and short reign required long periods of regency before ultimately succumbing to illness and dying in 1841. Patrick proved deeply unpopular following the 1837 revelation that he was carrying on a secret affair in contravention of the expectations of his Catholic faith as well as the [[House_de_Weluta#Piety|customs of the dynasty]]. Upon his death, he was little mourned, and most of the population eagerly welcomed a new, capable monarch. Patrick's 19-year old son, now [[King Aedanicus VIII]], would rule for a momentous five decades, defining the period of Urcean history known popularly as the "Aedanicad". While the King would become accustomed to political maneuvering as he grew older, a great deal of power devolved to the [[Concilium Purpaidá]] and [[Concilium Daoni]] during his early reign, as the King deliberately delegated authority to the Councils. King Aedanicus was not, however, totally uninterested in governing; he continued his grandfather's reforms to the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] in preparation for a potential war in Carolina, not only to reclaim national honor but also to build a [[Carolina-Grand Canal|northern canal]] to the Vandarch which might solidify the [[Urce River]] as a major international waterway. King Aedanicus, in consultation with the councils, declared war on the [[Grand Duchy of Carolina]] on April 13th, 1843, beginning the [[Third Caroline War]]. Not unlike the [[War of the Caroline Succession]], most of the forces arrayed against Urcea were from the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], as the Deric Princes once again banded together in order to fend off Urcean aggression. Unlike those previous wars, King Aedanicus VIII used the reforms of his predecessors to begin mass levying as part of what was framed as a "great patriotic effort" of "national unification". While the Royal Army began to mass huge numbers of forces, the standing core of the Royal Army crossed into Carolina and, like in the First Caroline War, quickly enveloped the Grand Duchy with the help of descendants of the [[Ómestaderoi]], which capitulated on July 9th, 1843, and was annexed into the Apostolic Kingdom the next day. The remainder of the nearly-five year conflict would see Urcean forces invade and eventually overwhelm the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], dealing another critical blow to the stability of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and creating significant enmity between Urceans and Derics as forces of the Royal Army burnt [[Corcra (City)|Corcra]] to the ground, only leaving the grand Imperial Palace complex left standing, albeit looted. Throughout the war, the Royal Army made grueling but ultimately victorious progress as hundreds of thousands of Urceans fanned out throughout Dericania, overwhelming many of the local principalities.
 During the war, important changes occurred to the growing [[Constitution of Urcea]]. As a consequence of the continued financial support for fielding very large armies in [[Kingdom of Dericania|Dericania]], King Aedanicus VIII offered a major concession to the [[Concilium Daoni]] - namely, that it be possible for the Chancellor of the Royal Treasury to be a sitting [[Delegate (Urcea)|Delegate]] of the [[Concilium Daoni]]. Following this concession in 1845, the very first [[Chancellor and Temporary President]] was elected in the Daoni from the [[National Pact (Urcea)|National Pact]] by merging the two most important offices a Delegate could hold, creating the modern office of the Urcean premiership. Following decades of demands and with many hundreds of thousands of men in the field, King Aedanicus finally conceded to universal male suffrage for Delegate elections in 1846.

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