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After four hard years of war in [[Gassavelia]] and subsequent efforts to ease tensions there, many leaders (including Patrick I) in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] began to pay greater attention to the peripheral parts of the King's domains, namely those of Gassavelia, the [[Ænglasmarch#Duchy_of_Holchester|Duchy of Holchester]] and [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]] territories, and the somewhat incorporated [[Electorate of Canaery]], and how the state administered these areas. Also coming into focus was the [[Duchy of Transurciana]], which had been the focus of dispute between the [[Pope]] and [[Apostolic King of Urcea|Apostolic King]] during the medieval period; though the power struggle had largely subsided by the 15th century in favor of the Crown, the Duchy still enjoyed significant legal privileges and autonomy, and its nobility still retained significant power where it had otherwise faded throughout the Kingdom. | After four hard years of war in [[Gassavelia]] and subsequent efforts to ease tensions there, many leaders (including Patrick I) in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] began to pay greater attention to the peripheral parts of the King's domains, namely those of Gassavelia, the [[Ænglasmarch#Duchy_of_Holchester|Duchy of Holchester]] and [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]] territories, and the somewhat incorporated [[Electorate of Canaery]], and how the state administered these areas. Also coming into focus was the [[Duchy of Transurciana]], which had been the focus of dispute between the [[Pope]] and [[Apostolic King of Urcea|Apostolic King]] during the medieval period; though the power struggle had largely subsided by the 15th century in favor of the Crown, the Duchy still enjoyed significant legal privileges and autonomy, and its nobility still retained significant power where it had otherwise faded throughout the Kingdom. | ||
Administrative reform had become a relatively popular idea in Urceopolis beginning with the reign of King Patrick I's predecessor, Riordan VI, who had created the [[Kingdom of Crotona]] to deal with the myriad of dependencies, duchies, city-states, and other territories on the islands. While the Crown would struggle to implement meaningful legal and jurisdictional changes in the core part of the Kingdom, King Patrick I would begin the centuries-long process by issuing what would be known as the Jurisdiction Decree in 1685. This decree incorporated the Caenish, Gassavelian, and Ænglish lands within the [[Concilium Daoni]], abolishing the ducal and princely common councils of those regions to instead gather regional representatives within one body. The Kingdom of Crotona would also be represented, but with a limited number of appointed delegates by the Kingdom's administration - it was later given full representation in 1820. While the incorporations would improve the taxing authority of the Crown, it would also set the stage for the Daoni to assume greater responsibility, culminating in the | Administrative reform had become a relatively popular idea in Urceopolis beginning with the reign of King Patrick I's predecessor, Riordan VI, who had created the [[Kingdom of Crotona]] to deal with the myriad of dependencies, duchies, city-states, and other territories on the islands. While the Crown would struggle to implement meaningful legal and jurisdictional changes in the core part of the Kingdom, King Patrick I would begin the centuries-long process by issuing what would be known as the Jurisdiction Decree in 1685. This decree incorporated the Caenish, Gassavelian, and Ænglish lands within the [[Concilium Daoni]], abolishing the ducal and princely common councils of those regions to instead gather regional representatives within one body. The Kingdom of Crotona would also be represented, but with a limited number of appointed delegates by the Kingdom's administration - it was later given full representation in 1820. While the incorporations would improve the taxing authority of the Crown, it would also set the stage for the Daoni to assume greater responsibility, culminating in the Concession of 1747 which gave it the tools to later become a true national legislature. Historians have since seen the Decree as the first step in the long historical road to the [[Administrative Reform Act of 1892]]. | ||
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