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The Lapodard-speakers of Lapody are descendants of the [[Latinic people|Latin]] peoples of [[Great Levantia]]. The Lapodard language began to emerge from Vulgar Latin in the 8th and 9th centuries in the written form. During that period, Lapods were part of the emergent [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and [[Eastern Kingdom of the Levantines]]. The Lapodian culture formed within this context; it is historically distinguishable largely through its linguistic tradition, as Lapodards came to make up what would become the center of the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], with [[Rhotia]]ns to the west and [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]]-speaking coastal Dericanians to the east.

The earliest seeds of what would become the Lapodian state as a distinct entity lay in the aftermath of the [[Great Confessional War]], as some [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] noble families benefitted greatly in the post-[[Dragonnades]] land redistribution. Among these to benefit were the House of Galen, the rulers of the prosperous Duchy of Verecundia in the center of the [[Kingdom of Dericania]]. The Galenite rulers were rewarded with significant lands directly adjacent to their Duchy, becoming a regional player in the Kingdom of Dericania by 1610. The Galens effectively leveraged their new lands to establish a powerful army which allowed them to further expand throughout central Dericania. In 1652, the Galens were given the title of Grand Duke of Verecundia, effectively legitimizing their new possessions and establishing them as one of the most powerful polities within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. By the dawn of the 18th century, Verecundia was the premier power in Dericania, and the Grand Dukes narrowly lost out to the [[Apostolic King of Urcea|Apostolic Kings of Urcea]] in the election for [[Emperor of the Levantines]] in [[1701]]. The Galens spent the next forty years planning their next move, and the opportunity came with the [[War of the Caroline Succession]], during which time Grand Duke Louis was elected Emperor. This moment, the zenith of Verecundian power, was not to last; by the end of the war, the Urcean [[House de Weluta]] seized full control of the Imperial throne and Verecundia was occupied by Urcean forces. The Grand Duchy was dissolved and its constituent parts were divided among different branches of the House of Galen. Nevertheless, the memory of a powerful Verecundia would not fade in the memories of the House or of the urban elite in central Dericania, forming the ideological basis for the later establishment of Lapody. The former Verecundian territories would be mediatized slightly during the mid-19th century, consolidating hundreds of feudal units into dozens of entities, most notably the Duchies of Vorenia, Upper Verecundia, and Lower Verecundia.

The earliest seeds of what would become the Lapodian state as a distinct entity lay in the aftermath of the [[Great Confessional War]], as some [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] noble families benefitted greatly in the post-[[Dragonnades]] land redistribution. Among these to benefit were the House of Galen, the rulers of the prosperous Duchy of Verecundia in the center of the [[Kingdom of Dericania]]. The Galenite rulers were rewarded with significant lands directly adjacent to their Duchy, becoming a regional player in the Kingdom of Dericania by 1610. The Galens effectively leveraged their new lands to establish a powerful army which allowed them to further expand throughout central Dericania. They established themselves as the diplomatic center of the [[Pareto Associations|Second Pareto Association]] and defeated [[Urcea]] in the [[Pareto War]] in [[1631]]. In 1652, the Galens were given the title of Grand Duke of Verecundia, effectively legitimizing their new possessions and establishing them as one of the most powerful polities within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. By the dawn of the 18th century, Verecundia was the premier power in Dericania, and the Grand Dukes narrowly lost out to the [[Apostolic King of Urcea|Apostolic Kings of Urcea]] in the election for [[Emperor of the Levantines]] in [[1701]]. The Galens spent the next forty years planning their next move, and the opportunity came with the [[War of the Caroline Succession]], during which time Grand Duke Louis was elected Emperor. This moment, the zenith of Verecundian power, was not to last; by the end of the war, the Urcean [[House de Weluta]] seized full control of the Imperial throne and Verecundia was occupied by Urcean forces. The Grand Duchy was dissolved and its constituent parts were divided among different branches of the House of Galen. Nevertheless, the memory of a powerful Verecundia would not fade in the memories of the House or of the urban elite in central Dericania, forming the ideological basis for the later establishment of Lapody. The former Verecundian territories would be mediatized slightly during the mid-19th century, consolidating hundreds of feudal units into dozens of entities, most notably the Duchies of Vorenia, Upper Verecundia, and Lower Verecundia.

The major meditaization that preceded the formation of Lapody occurred during the [[Third Fratricide]], a bloody war in Dericania between nationalists, socialists, and liberals. Nationalists and liberals, with support from [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]] emerged victorious, and in the end three major states in central Dericania replaced dozens of baronies, marches, counties, abbeys, and other polities with just three entities: Loreseia, Verecundia, and Vorenia.

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 The Lapodard-speakers of Lapody are descendants of the [[Latinic people|Latin]] peoples of [[Great Levantia]]. The Lapodard language began to emerge from Vulgar Latin in the 8th and 9th centuries in the written form. During that period, Lapods were part of the emergent [[Holy Levantine Empire]] and [[Eastern Kingdom of the Levantines]]. The Lapodian culture formed within this context; it is historically distinguishable largely through its linguistic tradition, as Lapodards came to make up what would become the center of the [[Kingdom of Dericania]], with [[Rhotia]]ns to the west and [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]]-speaking coastal Dericanians to the east.
-The earliest seeds of what would become the Lapodian state as a distinct entity lay in the aftermath of the [[Great Confessional War]], as some [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] noble families benefitted greatly in the post-[[Dragonnades]] land redistribution. Among these to benefit were the House of Galen, the rulers of the prosperous Duchy of Verecundia in the center of the [[Kingdom of Dericania]]. The Galenite rulers were rewarded with significant lands directly adjacent to their Duchy, becoming a regional player in the Kingdom of Dericania by 1610. The Galens effectively leveraged their new lands to establish a powerful army which allowed them to further expand throughout central Dericania. In 1652, the Galens were given the title of Grand Duke of Verecundia, effectively legitimizing their new possessions and establishing them as one of the most powerful polities within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. By the dawn of the 18th century, Verecundia was the premier power in Dericania, and the Grand Dukes narrowly lost out to the [[Apostolic King of Urcea|Apostolic Kings of Urcea]] in the election for [[Emperor of the Levantines]] in [[1701]]. The Galens spent the next forty years planning their next move, and the opportunity came with the [[War of the Caroline Succession]], during which time Grand Duke Louis was elected Emperor. This moment, the zenith of Verecundian power, was not to last; by the end of the war, the Urcean [[House de Weluta]] seized full control of the Imperial throne and Verecundia was occupied by Urcean forces. The Grand Duchy was dissolved and its constituent parts were divided among different branches of the House of Galen. Nevertheless, the memory of a powerful Verecundia would not fade in the memories of the House or of the urban elite in central Dericania, forming the ideological basis for the later establishment of Lapody. The former Verecundian territories would be mediatized slightly during the mid-19th century, consolidating hundreds of feudal units into dozens of entities, most notably the Duchies of Vorenia, Upper Verecundia, and Lower Verecundia.
+The earliest seeds of what would become the Lapodian state as a distinct entity lay in the aftermath of the [[Great Confessional War]], as some [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] noble families benefitted greatly in the post-[[Dragonnades]] land redistribution. Among these to benefit were the House of Galen, the rulers of the prosperous Duchy of Verecundia in the center of the [[Kingdom of Dericania]]. The Galenite rulers were rewarded with significant lands directly adjacent to their Duchy, becoming a regional player in the Kingdom of Dericania by 1610. The Galens effectively leveraged their new lands to establish a powerful army which allowed them to further expand throughout central Dericania. They established themselves as the diplomatic center of the [[Pareto Associations|Second Pareto Association]] and defeated [[Urcea]] in the [[Pareto War]] in [[1631]]. In 1652, the Galens were given the title of Grand Duke of Verecundia, effectively legitimizing their new possessions and establishing them as one of the most powerful polities within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. By the dawn of the 18th century, Verecundia was the premier power in Dericania, and the Grand Dukes narrowly lost out to the [[Apostolic King of Urcea|Apostolic Kings of Urcea]] in the election for [[Emperor of the Levantines]] in [[1701]]. The Galens spent the next forty years planning their next move, and the opportunity came with the [[War of the Caroline Succession]], during which time Grand Duke Louis was elected Emperor. This moment, the zenith of Verecundian power, was not to last; by the end of the war, the Urcean [[House de Weluta]] seized full control of the Imperial throne and Verecundia was occupied by Urcean forces. The Grand Duchy was dissolved and its constituent parts were divided among different branches of the House of Galen. Nevertheless, the memory of a powerful Verecundia would not fade in the memories of the House or of the urban elite in central Dericania, forming the ideological basis for the later establishment of Lapody. The former Verecundian territories would be mediatized slightly during the mid-19th century, consolidating hundreds of feudal units into dozens of entities, most notably the Duchies of Vorenia, Upper Verecundia, and Lower Verecundia.
 The major meditaization that preceded the formation of Lapody occurred during the [[Third Fratricide]], a bloody war in Dericania between nationalists, socialists, and liberals. Nationalists and liberals, with support from [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]] emerged victorious, and in the end three major states in central Dericania replaced dozens of baronies, marches, counties, abbeys, and other polities with just three entities: Loreseia, Verecundia, and Vorenia.

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