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The '''Union State of Hollona and Diorisia''', also known by its unofficial name, the '''Vandarch Republic''', is a country in [[Levantia]]. It is located in the extreme northwestern region of [[Dericania]] and borders the Vandarch. It is a ~~member~~ of the [[~~Levantine Union~~]]. Though the united republic was established during the [[Second Fratricide]], the union of Hollona and Diorisia dates to the mid-~~18th~~ century, when the former [[Anglei|Ænglish realm]] territory of the Duchy of Hollona was inherited by the Elector of Diorisia, giving the much larger territory of Diorisia access to the Vandarch. The two duchies were collectively inherited by the crown of [[Faneria]] during the 19th century, introducing significant Fanerian cultural influence to the territory and its possession made Faneria, for a time, the dominant power on the Vandarch. It remained under the Fanerian dynasty following the fall of the monarchy in that country before the Vandarchine monarchy itself was overthrown and replaced in the 1930s.

The '''Union State of Hollona and Diorisia''', also known by its unofficial name, the '''Vandarch Republic''', is a country in [[Levantia]]. It is located in the extreme northwestern region of [[Dericania]] and borders the Vandarch. The Union State is unique within what was Dericania as having a lasting [[Anglei|Ænglish]] cultural influence, leading to the creation of a heavily Ænglicized Derian culture within the country and a national identity - the [[Derian_identity#Vandarchines|Vandarchine]] people - which largely views itself in contrast to the nearby [[Derian_identity#Rhotians|Rhotians]]. Though the united republic was established during the [[Second Fratricide]], the union of Hollona and Diorisia dates to the mid-16th century, when the former [[Anglei|Ænglish realm]] territory of the Duchy of Hollona was inherited by the Elector of Diorisia, giving the much larger territory of Diorisia access to the Vandarch. The two duchies were collectively inherited by the crown of [[Faneria]] during the 19th century, introducing significant Fanerian cultural influence to the territory and its possession made Faneria, for a time, the dominant power on the Vandarch. It remained under the Fanerian dynasty following the fall of the monarchy in that country before the Vandarchine monarchy itself was overthrown and replaced in the 1930s.

The Union State is unique within what was Dericania as having a lasting [[Anglei|Ænglish]] cultural influence, leading to the creation of a heavily Ænglicized Derian culture within the country and a national identity - the [[Derian_identity#Vandarchines|Vandarchine]] people - which largely views itself in contrast to the nearby [[Derian_identity#Rhotians|Rhotians]].

Hollona and Diorisia is a member of the [[Levantine Union]].

== Etymology ==

The Union State of Hollona and Diorisia's origin as two separate feudal entities within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] provided its "fused" name. "Hollona" originates in earliest forms of the [[Ænglish language]]. It likely originates in the Gothic term "''holtlant''", meaning "wooded land". Hollona as a term was first used to refer to the easternmost portion of [[Anglei]] very early, possibly as early as the 7th century in the first decades of Ænglish settlement. The name origin for Diorisia is less certain, as the term first appears in [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] literature in the 1st century BC. Its meaning is generally unknown.

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-The '''Union State of Hollona and Diorisia''', also known by its unofficial name, the '''Vandarch Republic''', is a country in [[Levantia]]. It is located in the extreme northwestern region of [[Dericania]] and borders the Vandarch. It is a member of the [[Levantine Union]]. Though the united republic was established during the [[Second Fratricide]], the union of Hollona and Diorisia dates to the mid-18th century, when the former [[Anglei|Ænglish realm]] territory of the Duchy of Hollona was inherited by the Elector of Diorisia, giving the much larger territory of Diorisia access to the Vandarch. The two duchies were collectively inherited by the crown of [[Faneria]] during the 19th century, introducing significant Fanerian cultural influence to the territory and its possession made Faneria, for a time, the dominant power on the Vandarch. It remained under the Fanerian dynasty following the fall of the monarchy in that country before the Vandarchine monarchy itself was overthrown and replaced in the 1930s.
+The '''Union State of Hollona and Diorisia''', also known by its unofficial name, the '''Vandarch Republic''', is a country in [[Levantia]]. It is located in the extreme northwestern region of [[Dericania]] and borders the Vandarch.  The Union State is unique within what was Dericania as having a lasting [[Anglei|Ænglish]] cultural influence, leading to the creation of a heavily Ænglicized Derian culture within the country and a national identity - the [[Derian_identity#Vandarchines|Vandarchine]] people - which largely views itself in contrast to the nearby [[Derian_identity#Rhotians|Rhotians]]. Though the united republic was established during the [[Second Fratricide]], the union of Hollona and Diorisia dates to the mid-16th century, when the former [[Anglei|Ænglish realm]] territory of the Duchy of Hollona was inherited by the Elector of Diorisia, giving the much larger territory of Diorisia access to the Vandarch. The two duchies were collectively inherited by the crown of [[Faneria]] during the 19th century, introducing significant Fanerian cultural influence to the territory and its possession made Faneria, for a time, the dominant power on the Vandarch. It remained under the Fanerian dynasty following the fall of the monarchy in that country before the Vandarchine monarchy itself was overthrown and replaced in the 1930s.
-The Union State is unique within what was Dericania as having a lasting [[Anglei|Ænglish]] cultural influence, leading to the creation of a heavily Ænglicized Derian culture within the country and a national identity - the [[Derian_identity#Vandarchines|Vandarchine]] people - which largely views itself in contrast to the nearby [[Derian_identity#Rhotians|Rhotians]].
+Hollona and Diorisia is a member of the [[Levantine Union]].
 == Etymology ==
 The Union State of Hollona and Diorisia's origin as two separate feudal entities within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] provided its "fused" name. "Hollona" originates in earliest forms of the [[Ænglish language]]. It likely originates in the Gothic term "''holtlant''", meaning "wooded land". Hollona as a term was first used to refer to the easternmost portion of [[Anglei]] very early, possibly as early as the 7th century in the first decades of Ænglish settlement. The name origin for Diorisia is less certain, as the term first appears in [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] literature in the 1st century BC. Its meaning is generally unknown.

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