Southern Kingdom of the Levantines
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Southern Kingdom of the Levantines Regnum Levantorum | |
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| 917 AD-1908 AD | |
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| Capital | Durham, Lower Carolina |
| Common languages | Latin |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Government | Feudal monarchy |
| Historical era | Medieval period |
The southern Kingdom of the Levantines was a successor state of the first Holy Levantine Empire, created by the division of the Empire among the three sons of Emperor Brian III in 917. The southern Kingdom, known as Carolina, was given to the King's son Charles. It was ruled by the successors of Conchobar I, Emperor of the Levantines from its inception until 965, after which time it was conquered by the Eastern Levantine King, forming integral part of the reforged Holy Levantine Empire ruled by Leo I, Emperor of the Levantines. The Kingdom continued as one of the constituent Kingdoms of the Empire until it was dissolved and partially reformed as the Kingdom of Urcea in 1098 by the Golden Bull of 1098.
The Kingdom's short-lived existence as a freestanding entity was wrought with strife, as the King sought to curtail the rising influence of the descendants of Saint Julius I, who ruled over both the Archduchy of Urceopolis and Grand Duchy of Harren, the two largest constituent parts of the Kingdom. The core part of the Kingdom survived as Carolina, several duchies formed out of the former royal domain of the Kingdom following its conquest in 965.