Eloillette
Eloillette colony was a colonial holding administered by the Burgoignesc North Levantine Trading Company? on the western coast of Alshar from 1526 until 1795 at which point the Great Rebellion of Slavery Bay overwhelmed the colony forcing its end and the expulsion of the Occidentals living within it.
Eloillette Colonie Bourgondiesc de Eloillette | |||||||||
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| 1526 until 1795 | |||||||||
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| Status | Crown colony of the Duchy of Bourgondi | ||||||||
| Capital | Port d'Ostroise | ||||||||
| Official language | Burgoignesc | ||||||||
Common languages | Julian Ænglish, Lebhan, Latin, Pursi | ||||||||
| Religion | Levantine Catholic Church | ||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
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| Historical era | Age of Discovery, Age of Sail | ||||||||
• Established | 1526 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1795 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Pursat | ||||||||
The first Burgoignesc permanent settlement in the area of Eloillette was a factory in modern-day Durvud, called Port d'Ostroise, in the Burgoignesc language, in 1526. Port d'Ostroise had become a massive hub for the export of Eloillettien cotton and sugar by the 1600s. The Duchy of Bourgondia and the Principality of Faramount expanded their presence in the area following the conclusion of the Great Confessional War by awarding Patroonships to loyal Catholic vassals. These patroonships in the 1610s constitute the first formal colonization of modern Eloillette by Levantines.
Silver Mining
In the 1630s silver was discovered in the east and a rapid expansion took the small, coastal settlements deep into the heartland. The silver mining villages were sprawling, under-policed, and full of people of all ethnicities and origins. It also raised the colony's profile and ultimately led to its demise. Accounting was rudimentary at best, and corruption and theft were commonplace. Based on modern geographical estimates only about 57% of the silver mined in Eloillette made its way to Levantia through official channels. The Duchy of Bourgondi bought out the Principality of Faramount's colonial shares and started a desperate and authoritarian effort to extract all of the silver from Eloillette. This caused massive inflation in the Duchy of Bourgondi as massive amounts of silver poured in in the late 1680s through 1720s. The 40-year period of inflation weakened the Occidental purchasing power of the Duchy of Bourgondi but saw massive investment in its colonial empire as it tried to spread out the silver to reduce inflation.