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=== Urcean incorporation === | === Urcean incorporation === | ||
The Principality's traditional governance and autonomy would come to an end in the 1600s. Urcea had become the dominant power in [[Crotona]] and was ascendant in [[Tromarine]], giving it a significant presence in the [[Sea of Canete]]. This geopolitical change required a administrative reorganization to meet the new domestic political reality. After several years of negotiations and new laws implemented in the 1650s, the [[Kingdom of Crotona]] was established in [[1660]] as a consolidation of Urcea's insular territories. It formally abolished the role of Prince of Halfway, instead incorporating Halfway as a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|rectory]] divided into six [[Government_of_Urcea#Prefectures|prefectures]]. The Great Court was allowed to remain intact primarily as an advisory body for the island's rector, now sent from the administrative court in Toulonium. In practice, however, the institutional inertia of the Great Court meant that the abolition of the role of Prince and Principal Vicar and their replacement with a mere Rector established the political supremacy of the Great Court. Several attempts by Toulonium and Urceopolis-based officials to abolish the Court were eventually abandoned by the time of the [[Caroline Wars]], and the crown granted a major concession to the local authorities in [[1745]] when the appointment of Rector was made subject to Great Court ratification. | The Principality's traditional governance and autonomy would come to an end in the 1600s. Urcea had become the dominant power in [[Crotona]] and was ascendant in [[Tromarine]], giving it a significant presence in the [[Sea of Canete]]. This geopolitical change required a administrative reorganization to meet the new domestic political reality. After several years of negotiations and new laws implemented in the 1650s, the [[Kingdom of Crotona]] was established in [[1660]] as a consolidation of Urcea's insular territories. It formally abolished the role of Prince of Halfway, instead incorporating Halfway as a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|rectory]] divided into six [[Government_of_Urcea#Prefectures|prefectures]]. The Great Court was allowed to remain intact primarily as an advisory body for the island's rector, now sent from the administrative court in Toulonium. In practice, however, the institutional inertia of the Great Court meant that the abolition of the role of Prince and Principal Vicar and their replacement with a mere Rector established the political supremacy of the Great Court. Several attempts by Toulonium and Urceopolis-based officials to abolish the Court were eventually abandoned by the time of the [[Caroline Wars]], and the crown granted a major concession to the local authorities in [[1745]] when the appointment of Rector was made subject to Great Court ratification. As it took on additional authority, however, it became increasingly subject to scrutiny. The [[Constitutional_history_of_Urcea#Concession_of_1747|Concession of 1747]] had transformed the Urcean [[Concilium Daoni]] into a fully-fledged elective legislative body. By [[1790]], the Great Court lagged behind significantly, still employing a primarily-[[Social class in Urcea|class]] based model that also saw significant membership by hereditary nobility, similar to the [[Constitutional_history_of_Urcea#Reforming_the_Daoni|Leonine Daoni]]. This caused significant calls for reform in both Urceopolis and on the island. The [[1800]] election in Urcea caused a massive riot in [[Koureiros]] due to the lack of a fully representative system; the city itself, though the largest on the island, had no elected members of the Great Court. Urcea's military failures in the [[Second Caroline War]] made it appear that a possible rebellion was likely, but the issue was deescalated in [[1806]] when the Concilium Daoni sent a five-member commission to examine the traditional constitution of the island and possible changes to be recommended to the Daoni and the Crotonan administrative court. | ||
=== Modern history === | === Modern history === | ||