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===Decline of the Holy Levantine Empire=== | ===Decline of the Holy Levantine Empire=== | ||
====First Fratricide and Fourth Kin War==== | ====First Fratricide and Fourth Kin War==== | ||
In the Wake of the Third Caroline War, the Peoples Spring of [[1848]] saw the formation of formidable groups in fifteen Imperial states which formed their own protests, revolts, and organized labor actions. These were brutally suppressed by then-Emperor Louis XI, leading to the long-winded violence of the [[First Fratricide]]. Many Derians had long feared that Urcea would attempt to consume the [[Kingdom of Dericania]] and its constituent states, and Derians now felt that the only thing keeping the Urceans away - the Imperial Court - would no longer protect them. Some speculated that Corcra would attempt to keep the “northern liberals” out of “southern politics” - fears which reached new heights in [[1887]], when [[Faneria|The Kingdom of Fhainnlannachaeran]] [[Fourth Kin War|openly invaded]] Imperial territory through [[Fiannria]]. The Imperial response to this flagrant assault on its being was the Emperor enforcing a non-engagement order, barring any of the other Holy Levantine states from coming to Fiannria’s defense. This breach of the long-standing mutual defense customs the Empire had once held flamed fears of both internal warfare and foreign conquest, shattering much of the remaining goodwill held towards the HLE in Deria. The surprise victory of Fiannria in the war proved bittersweet, as it left many feeling they were better left to their own devices than relying on the Imperial court. | In the Wake of the Third Caroline War, the Peoples Spring of [[1848]] saw the formation of formidable groups in fifteen Imperial states which formed their own protests, revolts, and organized labor actions. These were brutally suppressed by then-Emperor Louis XI, leading to the long-winded violence of the [[First Fratricide]]. Many Derians had long feared that Urcea would attempt to consume the [[Kingdom of Dericania]] and its constituent states, and Derians now felt that the only thing keeping the Urceans away - the Imperial Court - would no longer protect them. Some speculated that Corcra would attempt to keep the “northern liberals” out of “southern politics” - fears which reached new heights in [[1887]], when [[Faneria|The Kingdom of Fhainnlannachaeran]] [[Fourth Kin War|openly invaded]] Imperial territory through [[Fiannria]]. The Imperial response to this flagrant assault on its being was the Emperor enforcing a non-engagement order, barring any of the other Holy Levantine states from coming to Fiannria’s defense. This breach of the long-standing mutual defense customs the Empire had once held flamed fears of both internal warfare and foreign conquest, shattering much of the remaining goodwill held towards the HLE in Deria. The surprise victory of Fiannria in the war proved bittersweet, as it left many feeling they were better left to their own devices than relying on the Imperial court. |