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The divided Angle duchies underwent a major population boom in the late 18th century, and by the 1780s the population of the area had recovered to its pre-[[Nordmontaine War]] levels. Long subject of [[Ænglophobia]], the Angle duchies also underwent an increase of political relevance during the late 18th and 19th centuries. They collaborated closely with [[Urcea]] on the construction of the [[Carolina-Grand Canal]], which economically rejuvenated the area, especially around [[Lake Roseney]], which became a main thoroughfare for the Canal. As a result of the Canal, the Lake area became the most densely populated in Anglei as early industrial cities were established and grew on its shores.

===Unification and modern period===

The [[Holy Levantine Empire]] underwent significant political and social changes in the 19th century as a result of the rise of {{wp|nationalism}}. While renewed academic and popular interest in an Ænglish nation took hold in Anglei, effects of nationalism outside the Ænglish duchies would create a geopolitical context in which Ænglish reunification became possible. Specifically, the [[Recess of the Julii]] and elevation of Urcea as a fundamental threat to the princes and people of [[Dericania]] led to a reevaluation of Ænglophobia as the Angles might prove to be useful allies to Deric princes in the event of another [[Caroline Wars|Caroline War]]. The [[First Fratricide]] greatly accelerated this attitude shift as [[Burgophobia]] displaced Ænglophobia as the prevailing attitude within the Holy Levantine Empire. {{wp|Romantic nationalism}} also partly displaced religion as the primary motivating factor of Levantine geopolitics while also creating a national awakening within the Angles themselves. These events aligned in the 1870s. The now-centuries ingrained rulers of the five Duchies encouraged and patronized the Ænglish Revival, a period of artistic and cultural flourishing in the five duchies. Meanwhile, the [[Imperial Diet]] (primarily now made up of Deric and [[Fiannria|Fiannan]] representatives), motivated by Burgophobia, sought a strong check on the [[Burgoignesc language|Burgophone]] state of [[Yonderre]]. Many leading men of Dericania feared that an alliance between Burgundie and Yonderre was both imminent and inevitable, presaging an apocalyptic war that would not only destroy the nationalist notion of a [[Derian_identity#The_Two_Derics|Great Dericania]] but would also lead to the extermination of the Derian people in what would become [[Rhotia]] and [[Lapody]]. By [[1883]], the Imperial Diet turned to the Angles to establish geopolitical and military stability on the Empire's northwestern frontier.

The [[Holy Levantine Empire]] underwent significant political and social changes in the 19th century as a result of the rise of {{wp|nationalism}}. While renewed academic and popular interest in an Ænglish nation took hold in Anglei, effects of nationalism outside the Ænglish duchies would create a geopolitical context in which Ænglish reunification became possible. Specifically, the [[Recess of the Julii]] and elevation of Urcea as a fundamental threat to the princes and people of [[Dericania]] led to a reevaluation of Ænglophobia as the Angles might prove to be useful allies to Deric princes in the event of another [[Caroline Wars|Caroline War]]. The [[First Fratricide]] greatly accelerated this attitude shift as [[Burgophobia]] displaced Ænglophobia as the prevailing attitude within the Holy Levantine Empire. {{wp|Romantic nationalism}} also partly displaced religion as the primary motivating factor of Levantine geopolitics while also creating a national awakening within the Angles themselves. These events aligned in the 1870s. The now-centuries ingrained rulers of the five Duchies encouraged and patronized the Ænglish Revival, a period of artistic and cultural flourishing in the five duchies. Meanwhile, the [[Imperial Diet]] (primarily now made up of Deric and [[Fiannria|Fiannan]] representatives), motivated by Burgophobia, sought a strong check on the [[Burgoignesc language|Burgophone]] state of [[Yonderre]]. Many leading men of Dericania feared that an alliance between Burgundie and Yonderre was both imminent and inevitable, presaging an apocalyptic war that would not only destroy the nationalist notion of a [[Derian_identity#The_Two_Derics|Great Dericania]] but would also lead to the extermination of the Derian people in what would become [[Rhotia]] and [[Lapody]]. By [[1883]], the Imperial Diet turned to the Angles to establish geopolitical and military stability on the Empire's northwestern frontier. The Imperial Diet officially repealed the so-called [[Nordmontaine_War#Legacy|"Shameful Prohibition"]] which banned the formation of a united Ænglish polity in session in March 1883, allowing the five duchies to begin the process of forming a united Ænglish country.

====Unification====

In July [[1883]], four of the five duchies (excluding Outer Roseney) attended the Congress of Stretton to discuss the possibility of unification. All four agreed to meet again in Donnebourg, a city in [[Yonderre]], in [[1884]], to create a formal plan of union. In the meantime, the Congress debated instructions to provide to the Donnebourg meeting. Specifically, the issue of head of state was subject to lengthy debate at Stretton, as it was presumed that individual would serve as presiding officer of the Donnebourg talks. Three possible options were considered: the election of a Prince from among the number of the four; personal union with [[Urcea]] in the capacity of the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] as [[Ænglasmarch|Duke of Holchester]], and; selection of a foreign noble as Prince (likely from [[Catenias]] or [[Vallos]]) as an impartial leader. The Urcean option was rejected by three out of the four delegations immediately, leaving the foreign prince and elected prince option for significant debate. Each of the four delegations put forward their own state's ruler as Prince, leading to the delegations contemplating a foreign prince to break the impasse. However, fortuitously, the old Duke Robert V of Stretton died on 2 August [[1883]], leaving his ten year old son Andrew as Duke. As Stretton was the largest city in the duchies, the young man was broadly acceptable to the other three duchies as the ruler was viewed to be a blank slate subject to the influence of the other dukes. The Stretton plan was adopted unanimously. The rise of the "child prince" enabled the Duchy of Outer Roseney agreed to meet in Donnebourg with certain requirements, namely a strong federal structure. Outer Roseney's Duke also requested to preside over the meeting due to the minority of the Duke of Stretton, to which the other four agreed. In March 1884, representatives of the five states met at Donnebourg and agreed, unanimously, to unify under a new state called the United Angle States. The ensuing Concordat provided for the Stretton-led state under the rulership of a Prince, though all five dukes would retain equal dignity with respect to the importance of their constituencies. A regency would be appointed for the minor Prince to be chosen unanimously by the four other dukes. A constitution would be required for the United Angle States to be determined at a later time; until said constitution was enacted, the United Angle States would function as a loose confederacy with united foreign policy and military only. The Chamber of Lords, a formal gathering of the five dukes, would meet several times per year to discuss high matters of state, propose non-binding economic unification methods, and set forth the parameters of the future constitutional convention. The 10-year old Duke Andrew III was hailed as Prince Andrew I as the document was signed. The master copy of the Concordat was sent to the [[Imperial Diet]] which ratified it in September 1884. The United Angle States was given the status of an Imperial free state, an entity with {{wp|Imperial immediacy}}.

====Constitution====

The Constitution also provided for a limited framework of {{wp|freedom of religion}} for [[College_of_Levantine_Churches#Old_Believers|Old Believers]], representing the first legal concession to Ænglish Protestants since the destruction of the Ænglish Church in [[1545]]. The Constitution established the [[Catholic Church]] as the state religion of Anglei, but provided that all "non-juring groups...are afforded the right, subject to the regulation of the state, for free worship according to their own conscience". The "regulation of the state" allowed for limitations to be placed on Old Believers. From 1890 until the establishment of the [[College_of_Levantine_Churches#Episcopal_Congregation_of_the_Fraternal_Church|Collegiate Fraternal Church]] in [[1974]], Old Believers were limited to twenty five congregations across the country, and all constructions or alterations of worship structures were required to have state approval. Only one bishopric - the Bishop of Stretton - was authorized to be created. As a holdover from the [[Treaty of Lariana]], a public official was required to be in attendance for every worship service, although by the [[1920]]s this regulation was effectively bypassed by most local governments, who would retain an Old Believer nominally on the books who would attend their regular worship services on behalf of the state. Regardless of the limitations, the legalization had the intended effect, bringing many Old Believers back to Anglei from [[Dericania]] or abroad and also creating legal citizens of many former outcasts and underground Protestants.

====Post-constitutional era====

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 The divided Angle duchies underwent a major population boom in the late 18th century, and by the 1780s the population of the area had recovered to its pre-[[Nordmontaine War]] levels. Long subject of [[Ænglophobia]], the Angle duchies also underwent an increase of political relevance during the late 18th and 19th centuries. They collaborated closely with [[Urcea]] on the construction of the [[Carolina-Grand Canal]], which economically rejuvenated the area, especially around [[Lake Roseney]], which became a main thoroughfare for the Canal. As a result of the Canal, the Lake area became the most densely populated in Anglei as early industrial cities were established and grew on its shores.
 ===Unification and modern period===
-The [[Holy Levantine Empire]] underwent significant political and social changes in the 19th century as a result of the rise of {{wp|nationalism}}. While renewed academic and popular interest in an Ænglish nation took hold in Anglei, effects of nationalism outside the Ænglish duchies would create a geopolitical context in which Ænglish reunification became possible. Specifically, the [[Recess of the Julii]] and elevation of Urcea as a fundamental threat to the princes and people of [[Dericania]] led to a reevaluation of Ænglophobia as the Angles might prove to be useful allies to Deric princes in the event of another [[Caroline Wars|Caroline War]]. The [[First Fratricide]] greatly accelerated this attitude shift as [[Burgophobia]] displaced Ænglophobia as the prevailing attitude within the Holy Levantine Empire. {{wp|Romantic nationalism}} also partly displaced religion as the primary motivating factor of Levantine geopolitics while also creating a national awakening within the Angles themselves. These events aligned in the 1870s. The now-centuries ingrained rulers of the five Duchies encouraged and patronized the Ænglish Revival, a period of artistic and cultural flourishing in the five duchies. Meanwhile, the [[Imperial Diet]] (primarily now made up of Deric and [[Fiannria|Fiannan]] representatives), motivated by Burgophobia, sought a strong check on the [[Burgoignesc language|Burgophone]] state of [[Yonderre]]. Many leading men of Dericania feared that an alliance between Burgundie and Yonderre was both imminent and inevitable, presaging an apocalyptic war that would not only destroy the nationalist notion of a [[Derian_identity#The_Two_Derics|Great Dericania]] but would also lead to the extermination of the Derian people in what would become [[Rhotia]] and [[Lapody]]. By [[1883]], the Imperial Diet turned to the Angles to establish geopolitical and military stability on the Empire's northwestern frontier.
+The [[Holy Levantine Empire]] underwent significant political and social changes in the 19th century as a result of the rise of {{wp|nationalism}}. While renewed academic and popular interest in an Ænglish nation took hold in Anglei, effects of nationalism outside the Ænglish duchies would create a geopolitical context in which Ænglish reunification became possible. Specifically, the [[Recess of the Julii]] and elevation of Urcea as a fundamental threat to the princes and people of [[Dericania]] led to a reevaluation of Ænglophobia as the Angles might prove to be useful allies to Deric princes in the event of another [[Caroline Wars|Caroline War]]. The [[First Fratricide]] greatly accelerated this attitude shift as [[Burgophobia]] displaced Ænglophobia as the prevailing attitude within the Holy Levantine Empire. {{wp|Romantic nationalism}} also partly displaced religion as the primary motivating factor of Levantine geopolitics while also creating a national awakening within the Angles themselves. These events aligned in the 1870s. The now-centuries ingrained rulers of the five Duchies encouraged and patronized the Ænglish Revival, a period of artistic and cultural flourishing in the five duchies. Meanwhile, the [[Imperial Diet]] (primarily now made up of Deric and [[Fiannria|Fiannan]] representatives), motivated by Burgophobia, sought a strong check on the [[Burgoignesc language|Burgophone]] state of [[Yonderre]]. Many leading men of Dericania feared that an alliance between Burgundie and Yonderre was both imminent and inevitable, presaging an apocalyptic war that would not only destroy the nationalist notion of a [[Derian_identity#The_Two_Derics|Great Dericania]] but would also lead to the extermination of the Derian people in what would become [[Rhotia]] and [[Lapody]]. By [[1883]], the Imperial Diet turned to the Angles to establish geopolitical and military stability on the Empire's northwestern frontier. The Imperial Diet officially repealed the so-called [[Nordmontaine_War#Legacy|"Shameful Prohibition"]] which banned the formation of a united Ænglish polity in session in March 1883, allowing the five duchies to begin the process of forming a united Ænglish country.
 ====Unification====
+In July [[1883]], four of the five duchies (excluding Outer Roseney) attended the Congress of Stretton to discuss the possibility of unification. All four agreed to meet again in Donnebourg, a city in [[Yonderre]], in [[1884]], to create a formal plan of union. In the meantime, the Congress debated instructions to provide to the Donnebourg meeting. Specifically, the issue of head of state was subject to lengthy debate at Stretton, as it was presumed that individual would serve as presiding officer of the Donnebourg talks. Three possible options were considered: the election of a Prince from among the number of the four; personal union with [[Urcea]] in the capacity of the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] as [[Ænglasmarch|Duke of Holchester]], and; selection of a foreign noble as Prince (likely from [[Catenias]] or [[Vallos]]) as an impartial leader. The Urcean option was rejected by three out of the four delegations immediately, leaving the foreign prince and elected prince option for significant debate. Each of the four delegations put forward their own state's ruler as Prince, leading to the delegations contemplating a foreign prince to break the impasse. However, fortuitously, the old Duke Robert V of Stretton died on 2 August [[1883]], leaving his ten year old son Andrew as Duke. As Stretton was the largest city in the duchies, the young man was broadly acceptable to the other three duchies as the ruler was viewed to be a blank slate subject to the influence of the other dukes. The Stretton plan was adopted unanimously. The rise of the "child prince" enabled the Duchy of Outer Roseney agreed to meet in Donnebourg with certain requirements, namely a strong federal structure. Outer Roseney's Duke also requested to preside over the meeting due to the minority of the Duke of Stretton, to which the other four agreed. In March 1884, representatives of the five states met at Donnebourg and agreed, unanimously, to unify under a new state called the United Angle States. The ensuing Concordat provided for the Stretton-led state under the rulership of a Prince, though all five dukes would retain equal dignity with respect to the importance of their constituencies. A regency would be appointed for the minor Prince to be chosen unanimously by the four other dukes. A constitution would be required for the United Angle States to be determined at a later time; until said constitution was enacted, the United Angle States would function as a loose confederacy with united foreign policy and military only. The Chamber of Lords, a formal gathering of the five dukes, would meet several times per year to discuss high matters of state, propose non-binding economic unification methods, and set forth the parameters of the future constitutional convention. The 10-year old Duke Andrew III was hailed as Prince Andrew I as the document was signed. The master copy of the Concordat was sent to the [[Imperial Diet]] which ratified it in September 1884. The United Angle States was given the status of an Imperial free state, an entity with {{wp|Imperial immediacy}}.
 ====Constitution====
+{{wip}}
 The Constitution also provided for a limited framework of {{wp|freedom of religion}} for [[College_of_Levantine_Churches#Old_Believers|Old Believers]], representing the first legal concession to Ænglish Protestants since the destruction of the Ænglish Church in [[1545]]. The Constitution established the [[Catholic Church]] as the state religion of Anglei, but provided that all "non-juring groups...are afforded the right, subject to the regulation of the state, for free worship according to their own conscience". The "regulation of the state" allowed for limitations to be placed on Old Believers. From 1890 until the establishment of the [[College_of_Levantine_Churches#Episcopal_Congregation_of_the_Fraternal_Church|Collegiate Fraternal Church]] in [[1974]], Old Believers were limited to twenty five congregations across the country, and all constructions or alterations of worship structures were required to have state approval. Only one bishopric - the Bishop of Stretton - was authorized to be created. As a holdover from the [[Treaty of Lariana]], a public official was required to be in attendance for every worship service, although by the [[1920]]s this regulation was effectively bypassed by most local governments, who would retain an Old Believer nominally on the books who would attend their regular worship services on behalf of the state. Regardless of the limitations, the legalization had the intended effect, bringing many Old Believers back to Anglei from [[Dericania]] or abroad and also creating legal citizens of many former outcasts and underground Protestants.
 ====Post-constitutional era====

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