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The lands which would become Diorisia were inhabited by a number of [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] tribes during early antiquity, and archaeology has suggested a number of well-populated hillforts were present in the territory along the east bank of the Melis River. The arrival of the [[Adonerii]] and establishment of [[Great Levantia]] in the [[Urce River]] valley precipitated a large flood of Gaelic tribes north and east, causing turmoil in Diorisia that ultimately disrupted both its proto-cities and agricultural cycles. By the time Great Levantine legions and settlers arrived in the territory in 173 BC, very few sedentary peoples remained, and the territory was colonized by [[Latinic people]]s. From then on, it was considered a core territory of Great Levantia and predominantly settled by Latins. At that time, the territory received its name - Diorisia - from the Latin ''diaeresis'' (to divide), likely referring to the course of the Melis River. In the 4th century AD and beyond, Diorisia was subject to constant Gothic and Celtic raids as Great Levantia entered terminal decline. Diorisia provided for its own defense in the 5th century and was not conquered by either Gaels nor Goths, straining its relationship with [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] which the Diosirians felt had abandoned it. In [[487]], as [[Great_Levantia#Rump_Empire|central authority collapsed and provinces seceded]], the local aristocrats named appointed their own local governor who became virtually an independent ruler. As the empire disintegrated in [[502]], the governor was proclaimed ''Rex'' - King - and ruled the new post-Levantine Kingdom of Diorisia. The new Kingdom ruled over most of the modern Union State by the year 600, and later joined the [[Latin League]] in the 680s. Despite this, it was conquered by [[Gallawa]] in [[747]] and reorganized as a duchy by [[Conchobar I, Emperor of the Levantines]] with some land being partitioned off. From that time until the 16th century, the Duchy of Diorisia was influential but not especially rich or powerful constituent part of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]].

===Union established===

By the dawn of the 16th century, Diorisia was ruled by the House of Agreiter, a local family of nobles whose earliest history can be traced to the Duchy in the 11th century. The House of Agreiter remained loyal Catholics in the face of the rising {{wp|Protestant Reformation}}, and the Dukes became increasingly alarmed by the rise of Protestantism taking place in the neighboring [[Anglei#Kingdom_period|Ænglish Kingdom]]. Consequently, the Dukes readily participated in the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]' call for war against the Ænglish in the [[Nordmontaine War]]. At the end of that war, the Ænglish Kingdom was dissolved into its constituent duchies. The Duchy of Hollona, which neighbored Diorisia, was given to the House of Agreiter, creating a united Hollona-Diorisia polity in [[1554]]. The Duke of Diorisia was created a member of the [[Collegial Electorate]] in [[1580]] by [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines]], replacing a defunct Protestant electorate elsewhere. From then on, the two duchies were ruled by an Elector. Over the next century, integrating two realms of roughly equal size (as well as dealing with the aftermath of the religious turmoil and subsequent [[Dragonnades]]) became the primary task to which the Dukes of Hollona-Diorisia set themselves. In the north-central [[Holy Levantine Empire]], the destruction of the Ænglish Kingdom created a power vacuum into which the Electorate stepped, and between [[1560]] and [[1817]] it was the predominant polity on the southeastern Vandarch basin region.

By the dawn of the 16th century, Diorisia was ruled by the House of Agreiter, a local family of nobles whose earliest history can be traced to the Duchy in the 11th century. The House of Agreiter remained loyal Catholics in the face of the rising {{wp|Protestant Reformation}}, and the Dukes became increasingly alarmed by the rise of Protestantism taking place in the neighboring [[Anglei#Kingdom_period|Ænglish Kingdom]]. Consequently, the Dukes readily participated in the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]' call for war against the Ænglish in the [[Nordmontaine War]]. At the end of that war, the Ænglish Kingdom was dissolved into its constituent duchies. The Duchy of Hollona, which neighbored Diorisia, was given to the House of Agreiter, creating a united Hollona-Diorisia polity in [[1554]]. The Duke of Diorisia was created a member of the [[Collegial Electorate]] in [[1580]] by [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines]], replacing a defunct Protestant electorate elsewhere. From then on, the two duchies were ruled by an Elector. Over the next century, integrating two realms of roughly equal size (as well as dealing with the aftermath of the religious turmoil and subsequent [[Dragonnades]]) became the primary task to which the Dukes of Hollona-Diorisia set themselves. In the north-central [[Holy Levantine Empire]], the destruction of the Ænglish Kingdom created a power vacuum into which the Electorate stepped, and between [[1560]] and [[1817]] it was the predominant polity on the southeastern Vandarch basin region. The gradual cultural integration of the two parts, which began during this period, set Diorisia down the road of becoming culturally and politically distinct from their neighbors which would, in the 21st century, unite to form [[Rhotia]].

====Moving the court to Rheydt====

In [[1621]], Elector Ambrose II moved the court of the Electorate from the traditional seat of power in Diorisia to Rheydt, a relatively small town that straddled the border between Hollona and Diorisia. Though unprestigious and unremarkable, Rheydt's central location and easy access to waterways made it the perfect administrative center for the uniting Electorate. Throughout the 17th century, the small town would expand to a major city, serving as a major market for goods going west to the Vandarch or headed east into [[Dericania]]. The location and prosperity of Rheydt also allowed the Elector and his successors to begin the process of rapidly centralizing control and enhancing the authority of the crown. Though the Elector would gradually become the supreme political authority within the state, degrees of legal separation and distinctiveness remained in both Hollona and Diorisia.

===Fanerian domination===

In [[1817]], the final Elector of the House of Agreiter died without heir. Due to a series of marriages concluded beginning in [[1760]], Hollona-Diorisia fell to the King of [[Faneria]], [[Luthais Suthar-Màrtainn]]. The inheritance of the Electorate by the King (who styled himself Elector Luthair I) was welcomed by the [[Imperial Diet]], who sought a counterbalance to both [[Urcea]] and [[Fiannria]] within the context of the [[Recess of the Julii]]. The role of the Fanerian ruler in the Collegial Electorate was also envisioned to provide legitimacy and recognition to the office of [[Emperor of the Levantines]] and overall stabilize the Empire. Offering concessions to ensure the continued authority of the local nobility, the Diet ratified the succession on 4 November [[1817]]. The succession proved a major impetus for the [[Third Kin War]], which the Electorate's forces joined Fanerian forces in defeating [[Fiannria]]; the ensuing territorial settlement established the modern border between the Union State and Fiannria.

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 The lands which would become Diorisia were inhabited by a number of [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] tribes during early antiquity, and archaeology has suggested a number of well-populated hillforts were present in the territory along the east bank of the Melis River. The arrival of the [[Adonerii]] and establishment of [[Great Levantia]] in the [[Urce River]] valley precipitated a large flood of Gaelic tribes north and east, causing turmoil in Diorisia that ultimately disrupted both its proto-cities and agricultural cycles. By the time Great Levantine legions and settlers arrived in the territory in 173 BC, very few sedentary peoples remained, and the territory was colonized by [[Latinic people]]s. From then on, it was considered a core territory of Great Levantia and predominantly settled by Latins. At that time, the territory received its name - Diorisia - from the Latin ''diaeresis'' (to divide), likely referring to the course of the Melis River. In the 4th century AD and beyond, Diorisia was subject to constant Gothic and Celtic raids as Great Levantia entered terminal decline. Diorisia provided for its own defense in the 5th century and was not conquered by either Gaels nor Goths, straining its relationship with [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] which the Diosirians felt had abandoned it. In [[487]], as [[Great_Levantia#Rump_Empire|central authority collapsed and provinces seceded]], the local aristocrats named appointed their own local governor who became virtually an independent ruler. As the empire disintegrated in [[502]], the governor was proclaimed ''Rex'' - King - and ruled the new post-Levantine Kingdom of Diorisia. The new Kingdom ruled over most of the modern Union State by the year 600, and later joined the [[Latin League]] in the 680s. Despite this, it was conquered by [[Gallawa]] in [[747]] and reorganized as a duchy by [[Conchobar I, Emperor of the Levantines]] with some land being partitioned off. From that time until the 16th century, the Duchy of Diorisia was influential but not especially rich or powerful constituent part of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]].
 ===Union established===
-By the dawn of the 16th century, Diorisia was ruled by the House of Agreiter, a local family of nobles whose earliest history can be traced to the Duchy in the 11th century. The House of Agreiter remained loyal Catholics in the face of the rising {{wp|Protestant Reformation}}, and the Dukes became increasingly alarmed by the rise of Protestantism taking place in the neighboring [[Anglei#Kingdom_period|Ænglish Kingdom]]. Consequently, the Dukes readily participated in the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]' call for war against the Ænglish in the [[Nordmontaine War]]. At the end of that war, the Ænglish Kingdom was dissolved into its constituent duchies. The Duchy of Hollona, which neighbored Diorisia, was given to the House of Agreiter, creating a united Hollona-Diorisia polity in [[1554]]. The Duke of Diorisia was created a member of the [[Collegial Electorate]] in [[1580]] by [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines]], replacing a defunct Protestant electorate elsewhere. From then on, the two duchies were ruled by an Elector. Over the next century, integrating two realms of roughly equal size (as well as dealing with the aftermath of the religious turmoil and subsequent [[Dragonnades]]) became the primary task to which the Dukes of Hollona-Diorisia set themselves. In the north-central [[Holy Levantine Empire]], the destruction of the Ænglish Kingdom created a power vacuum into which the Electorate stepped, and between [[1560]] and [[1817]] it was the predominant polity on the southeastern Vandarch basin region.
+[[File:The Battle of Pavia, 1525 (by Rupert Heller) - Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The destruction of the [[Anglei#Kingdom_period|Ænglish Kingdom]] in [[1554]] was the impetus for the creation of the Union State.]]
+By the dawn of the 16th century, Diorisia was ruled by the House of Agreiter, a local family of nobles whose earliest history can be traced to the Duchy in the 11th century. The House of Agreiter remained loyal Catholics in the face of the rising {{wp|Protestant Reformation}}, and the Dukes became increasingly alarmed by the rise of Protestantism taking place in the neighboring [[Anglei#Kingdom_period|Ænglish Kingdom]]. Consequently, the Dukes readily participated in the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]' call for war against the Ænglish in the [[Nordmontaine War]]. At the end of that war, the Ænglish Kingdom was dissolved into its constituent duchies. The Duchy of Hollona, which neighbored Diorisia, was given to the House of Agreiter, creating a united Hollona-Diorisia polity in [[1554]]. The Duke of Diorisia was created a member of the [[Collegial Electorate]] in [[1580]] by [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines]], replacing a defunct Protestant electorate elsewhere. From then on, the two duchies were ruled by an Elector. Over the next century, integrating two realms of roughly equal size (as well as dealing with the aftermath of the religious turmoil and subsequent [[Dragonnades]]) became the primary task to which the Dukes of Hollona-Diorisia set themselves. In the north-central [[Holy Levantine Empire]], the destruction of the Ænglish Kingdom created a power vacuum into which the Electorate stepped, and between [[1560]] and [[1817]] it was the predominant polity on the southeastern Vandarch basin region. The gradual cultural integration of the two parts, which began during this period, set Diorisia down the road of becoming culturally and politically distinct from their neighbors which would, in the 21st century, unite to form [[Rhotia]].
 ====Moving the court to Rheydt====
 In [[1621]], Elector Ambrose II moved the court of the Electorate from the traditional seat of power in Diorisia to Rheydt, a relatively small town that straddled the border between Hollona and Diorisia. Though unprestigious and unremarkable, Rheydt's central location and easy access to waterways made it the perfect administrative center for the uniting Electorate. Throughout the 17th century, the small town would expand to a major city, serving as a major market for goods going west to the Vandarch or headed east into [[Dericania]]. The location and prosperity of Rheydt also allowed the Elector and his successors to begin the process of rapidly centralizing control and enhancing the authority of the crown. Though the Elector would gradually become the supreme political authority within the state, degrees of legal separation and distinctiveness remained in both Hollona and Diorisia.
 ===Fanerian domination===
 In [[1817]], the final Elector of the House of Agreiter died without heir. Due to a series of marriages concluded beginning in [[1760]], Hollona-Diorisia fell to the King of [[Faneria]], [[Luthais Suthar-Màrtainn]]. The inheritance of the Electorate by the King (who styled himself Elector Luthair I) was welcomed by the [[Imperial Diet]], who sought a counterbalance to both [[Urcea]] and [[Fiannria]] within the context of the [[Recess of the Julii]]. The role of the Fanerian ruler in the Collegial Electorate was also envisioned to provide legitimacy and recognition to the office of [[Emperor of the Levantines]] and overall stabilize the Empire. Offering concessions to ensure the continued authority of the local nobility, the Diet ratified the succession on 4 November [[1817]]. The succession proved a major impetus for the [[Third Kin War]], which the Electorate's forces joined Fanerian forces in defeating [[Fiannria]]; the ensuing territorial settlement established the modern border between the Union State and Fiannria.

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