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The relationship between the [[Southern Kingdom of the Levantines|Southern King of the Levantines]], also known as Carolina, and Archdukes of Urceopolis, unlike that of Urceopolis and the Empire, was fraught with hostility. While the greatest extent of this would come during the Yustonese Succession, the Kings of Carolina often worked to pit the Archduke against the [[Pope]] to weaken both and politically fragment the most populous region of the Kingdom. In 915, the new [[Duchy of Transurciana]] was split from the Archduchy comprised of most of the Archducal lands southeast of the [[Urce River]], comprised of a number of Gael-descended counties settled by the conquest of [[Conchobar I, Emperor of the Levantines]]. While the Duchy was given back to the Archduke, the King gave special privileges and right of appeal to the Pope to the counts within the Duchy, creating what amounted to a Papal zone of control extending southeast of [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] itself. This decision, besides being a shrewd political move, recognized many of the traditional political rights the Pope had accured in the region since the 6th century. Control of this territory would remain a difficult issue for the [[Julian dynasty]] for the next several centuries. | The relationship between the [[Southern Kingdom of the Levantines|Southern King of the Levantines]], also known as Carolina, and Archdukes of Urceopolis, unlike that of Urceopolis and the Empire, was fraught with hostility. While the greatest extent of this would come during the Yustonese Succession, the Kings of Carolina often worked to pit the Archduke against the [[Pope]] to weaken both and politically fragment the most populous region of the Kingdom. In 915, the new [[Duchy of Transurciana]] was split from the Archduchy comprised of most of the Archducal lands southeast of the [[Urce River]], comprised of a number of Gael-descended counties settled by the conquest of [[Conchobar I, Emperor of the Levantines]]. While the Duchy was given back to the Archduke, the King gave special privileges and right of appeal to the Pope to the counts within the Duchy, creating what amounted to a Papal zone of control extending southeast of [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] itself. This decision, besides being a shrewd political move, recognized many of the traditional political rights the Pope had accured in the region since the 6th century. Control of this territory would remain a difficult issue for the [[Julian dynasty]] for the next several centuries. | ||
917 AD was a momentous year, both for the [[Urceopolis (Archduchy)|Archduchy of Urceopolis]] and the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. The Tribal Assembly of Urceopolis, which was an ancient institution dating back to antiquity and was a critical institution in the middle period of [[Great Levantia]], met for the last time. This momentous occasion is perhaps only notable in hindsight, as the Assembly was never formally dissolved and instead faded into obscurity as the eligible voters were spread further and further from [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], making meetings of what was once a "popular urban assembly" impossible. For the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], the Empire was divided among the sons of Emperor Brian III according to the traditional practice of inheritance dating back to [[Gallawa]]. This division - and the subsequent inability to decide which son of Brian III would become Emperor - | 917 AD was a momentous year, both for the [[Urceopolis (Archduchy)|Archduchy of Urceopolis]] and the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. The Tribal Assembly of Urceopolis, which was an ancient institution dating back to antiquity and was a critical institution in the middle period of [[Great Levantia]], met for the last time. This momentous occasion is perhaps only notable in hindsight, as the Assembly was never formally dissolved and instead faded into obscurity as the eligible voters were spread further and further from [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], making meetings of what was once a "popular urban assembly" impossible. For the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], the Empire was divided among the sons of Emperor Brian III according to the traditional practice of inheritance dating back to [[Gallawa]]. This division - and the subsequent inability to decide which son of Brian III would become Emperor - led to the functional disintegration of the Empire. This left the Archdukes owing their allegiance to the [[Southern Kingdom of the Levantines]], also known as ''Carolingia'' or ''Carolina'' due to the name of its first king, Charles. Within this Southern Kingdom, the Archdukes found themselves to be nearly on par with the King in terms of wealth and manpower, leading to a troubled relationship between the two lines of rulers for the entirety of the Kingdom’s existence. | ||
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By the late 11th century, the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] had already approached something resembling its territorial peak; the Luciusian Dynasty had conquered the area of modern northern [[Fiannria]], an area that had eluded central authority for nearly a millenia. This area was, at that time, part of a larger region commonly known as Ultramurus, that is, “beyond the wall”, referring to the walls constructed by [[Great Levantia]] to signify their northern borders, which today is referred to as [[Ultmar]]. Within the Empire, the position of the Archduchy-Duchy continued to grow, acquiring several lands and titles outside the traditional geographic boundaries of Urceopolis-Harren. Additionally, the Golden Bull of 1043 also set the amount of electors at 9; neither Harren nor Urceopolis were granted the electoral dignity as it was thought to be a way to balance its power relative to the rest of the Empire. This | By the late 11th century, the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] had already approached something resembling its territorial peak; the Luciusian Dynasty had conquered the area of modern northern [[Fiannria]], an area that had eluded central authority for nearly a millenia. This area was, at that time, part of a larger region commonly known as Ultramurus, that is, “beyond the wall”, referring to the walls constructed by [[Great Levantia]] to signify their northern borders, which today is referred to as [[Ultmar]]. Within the Empire, the position of the Archduchy-Duchy continued to grow, acquiring several lands and titles outside the traditional geographic boundaries of Urceopolis-Harren. Additionally, the Golden Bull of 1043 also set the amount of electors at 9; neither Harren nor Urceopolis were granted the electoral dignity as it was thought to be a way to balance its power relative to the rest of the Empire. This led to a century's-long goal on the part of the [[House of Harren]] to acquire a vote for Emperor, either by a change to the law or by inheritance. | ||
During this period, Urcean nobles began their participation in the [[Crusades]] as part of a general effort by the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] to turn back the influence of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] in Sarpedon and elsewhere. Beginning in 1084 with {{wp|Pope Gregory VII}}'s call for the [[Crusades#First_Crusade_(1084)|First Crusade]] - a campaign for the restoration of Christendom in [[Sarpedon]] - the Archduke-Grand Duke of Urceopolis, Riordan II, fought in several campaigns before returning to [[Levantia]] in 1097, accumulating a great deal of prestige for himself and his dynasty following several successful battles fought in northeastern Sarpedon. Simultaneously, the [[Kingdom of Culfra]] began to [[Fiannria#The_Realm_of_Culfra_and_the_Crusades|openly discuss separating]] from the Empire altogether or deposing the [[Collegial Electorate]] in favor of a hereditary northern King, and by 1096 began to march for Corcra. Freshly off campaign and with his resources having been spent for the crusade, Riordan II pledged neutrality, which would have weakened the Imperial cause to the point in which a dissolution of the Empire could have plausibly occurred. The Emperor [[Charles II Luciusian]] began to seek ways of winning the Urceopolitan monarch back to his side, and settled on an offer of Kingship and consolidation. Citing the recent canonization of St. Julius I, the pious prestige accrued during the recent [[Crusades|Crusade]], and the considerable lands and titles his successors had acquired, the Emperor offered Riordan a Kingship of a reduced part of the [[Southern Kingdom of the Levantines]] to be nominally part of a new [[Imperial Kingdom of Urcea|Kingdom of Urcea]]. Riordan accepted, and Emperor Carles II issued the [[Golden Bull of 1098]], which created the Kingdom and consolidated all of Riordan’s holdings under him and compelling the other vassals in the region to be nominally subservient to him. With the support of the new Julian Crown, the Imperial faction won the war. Riordan I (adopting new regnal numbering) styled himself Apostolic King in light of his holy ancestor, and the title remained from that point onward. | During this period, Urcean nobles began their participation in the [[Crusades]] as part of a general effort by the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] to turn back the influence of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] in Sarpedon and elsewhere. Beginning in 1084 with {{wp|Pope Gregory VII}}'s call for the [[Crusades#First_Crusade_(1084)|First Crusade]] - a campaign for the restoration of Christendom in [[Sarpedon]] - the Archduke-Grand Duke of Urceopolis, Riordan II, fought in several campaigns before returning to [[Levantia]] in 1097, accumulating a great deal of prestige for himself and his dynasty following several successful battles fought in northeastern Sarpedon. Simultaneously, the [[Kingdom of Culfra]] began to [[Fiannria#The_Realm_of_Culfra_and_the_Crusades|openly discuss separating]] from the Empire altogether or deposing the [[Collegial Electorate]] in favor of a hereditary northern King, and by 1096 began to march for Corcra. Freshly off campaign and with his resources having been spent for the crusade, Riordan II pledged neutrality, which would have weakened the Imperial cause to the point in which a dissolution of the Empire could have plausibly occurred. The Emperor [[Charles II Luciusian]] began to seek ways of winning the Urceopolitan monarch back to his side, and settled on an offer of Kingship and consolidation. Citing the recent canonization of St. Julius I, the pious prestige accrued during the recent [[Crusades|Crusade]], and the considerable lands and titles his successors had acquired, the Emperor offered Riordan a Kingship of a reduced part of the [[Southern Kingdom of the Levantines]] to be nominally part of a new [[Imperial Kingdom of Urcea|Kingdom of Urcea]]. Riordan accepted, and Emperor Carles II issued the [[Golden Bull of 1098]], which created the Kingdom and consolidated all of Riordan’s holdings under him and compelling the other vassals in the region to be nominally subservient to him. With the support of the new Julian Crown, the Imperial faction won the war. Riordan I (adopting new regnal numbering) styled himself Apostolic King in light of his holy ancestor, and the title remained from that point onward. | ||