Second Great War: Difference between revisions

In [[1929]], the Emperor died, and his son, [[King Brian IV|Brian]], was elected Emperor of the Levantines as Emperor Brian VIII. Many members of the [[Collegial Electorate]], some of whom were now in exile, perceived that the Urcean Crown was acting with some hesitation, leading to disagreement among its members as to whether or not to continue the so-called "Urcean Experiment". In the final meeting of the [[Collegial Electorate]] however, King Brian IV received a plurality of twelve votes among five different candidates chosen by the thirty electors. The new Emperor had to forego the [[Collegial Electorate #Election Process|ceremonial coronation]] due to the emergency gripping the Empire and opted for the [[Pope]] to crown him in a small ceremony in [[St. Peter's Archbasilica]]. Earlier that year, [[Fhainnaeran]], looking to reverse its losses from the [[Fourth Kin War]] in the 1880s, invaded northwestern [[Fiannria]]. Diplomatic correspondence between [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] and [[Brídhaven]] proved [[Caphiria|Caphirian]] involvement and support behind the Fhainns' decision to invade. As a consequence, [[Fiannria]] stopped its diplomatic and alleged materiel support of the Derian nationalists in order to focus on defending itself from a potential Fhainnin incursion, and formed a national emergency {{wp|unity government}}.