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== Urlazio controversy and Kipling == | == Urlazio controversy and Kipling == | ||
King Patrick IV unexpectedly took ill in December of 1966 and composed his last will and testament. The King showed signs of improvement throughout much of January due to rapid advances in medical technology, but his condition was determined to be terminal by 20 January 1967 and he entered rapid decline soon after. On 1 February 1967, following a decade and a half of rule, King Patrick IV died. His 62-year old brother, Caelian II, ascended to the throne. His first act was a public release of Patrick's will, which released to the public the details of the [[Great Schism of 1615#Urlazio%20Synod|Urlazio Synod]], including incontrovertible evidence that the Commonwealth Union had organized the collapse of the Synod. By the end of February, John Donnula, leader of the Commonwealth Union, admitted his responsibility and resigned both positions | King Patrick IV unexpectedly took ill in December of 1966 and composed his last will and testament. The King showed signs of improvement throughout much of January due to rapid advances in medical technology, but his condition was determined to be terminal by 20 January 1967 and he entered rapid decline soon after. On 1 February 1967, following a decade and a half of rule, King Patrick IV died. His 62-year old brother, Caelian II, ascended to the throne. His first act was a public release of Patrick's will, which released to the public the details of the [[Great Schism of 1615#Urlazio%20Synod|Urlazio Synod]], including incontrovertible evidence that the Commonwealth Union had organized the collapse of the Synod. By the end of February, John Donnula, leader of the Commonwealth Union, admitted his responsibility and resigned both positions, inaugurating the [[1967 Urcean political crisis]]. | ||
At the end of the crisis, Thorpe Aedansson emerged as [[Chancellor and Temporary President]]. King Caelian II controversially decided to appoint the leader of the [[Julian Party (Urcea)|Julian Party]], Petrio Amphár - considered to be a "neutral party" as a third party - as [[Procurator]] for the remaining term, an appointment Aedansson was forced to accept in order to retain the working majority in the [[Concilium Daoni]]. Far from serving as a "lame duck", Amphár and Aedansson embarked on an aggressive policy platform in order to retain control of the government and in order to move on from the fallout of the Synod Affair. Consequently, on 1 April 1967, Amphár received a semi-permanent appropriation for a military campaign in [[Alshar]]. On 15 April, Amphár announced it would join its [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]] partner [[Burgundie]] in combating militants in [[Alshar]], beginning Urcea's inclusion in [[Operation Kipling]] which would last nearly a decade. | |||
Caelian II announced to the public on 4 August 1968 that he had lung cancer and was told he was not expected to reach age 70, the fourth consecutive Urcean monarch to not reach that age. Beginning in January [[1969]], his 44 year old son, Prince Aedanicus began to assume an increasing public role in government and was formally invested as [[Prince of Halfway]]. Caelian lived to oversee the 1970 elections, which saw the [[National Pact (Urcea)|National Pact]] victory. Felix Finnean was elected both [[Procurator]] and [[Chancellor and Temporary President]] in an election wherein the Urcean public were deeply disturbed by the revelations of the Urlazio Synod and were also largely opposed to involvement in [[Operation Kipling]]. | Caelian II announced to the public on 4 August 1968 that he had lung cancer and was told he was not expected to reach age 70, the fourth consecutive Urcean monarch to not reach that age. Beginning in January [[1969]], his 44 year old son, Prince Aedanicus began to assume an increasing public role in government and was formally invested as [[Prince of Halfway]]. Caelian lived to oversee the 1970 elections, which saw the [[National Pact (Urcea)|National Pact]] victory. Felix Finnean was elected both [[Procurator]] and [[Chancellor and Temporary President]] in an election wherein the Urcean public were deeply disturbed by the revelations of the Urlazio Synod and were also largely opposed to involvement in [[Operation Kipling]]. | ||