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In 1682, following a costly decade-long [[Burg-Alstinian Wars|war]] with the [[Burgoignesc_North_Levantine_Trading_Company#Colonial_ventures|Martillien North Levantine Trading Company (MNLC)]], the [[Alstinian Civil War]] erupted between the brothers and rival claimants Stephan and David following the untimely death of Julius, who had failed to properly designate an heir beforehand. During the three year-long conflict, control over the throne switched hands four times before David successfully held on to it following the betrayal and murder of Stephan and most of his main supporters in 1685. But this only brought a temporary halt to the conflict, as by early 1687, it had become apparent that David intended to rule as an absolute monarch and that the populace had grown tired of his tyrannical policies. When it became publicly known that he, along with most of the nobles, attempted to orchestrate the murder of his last surviving brother, Geoffrey, as well as attempted to abolish the [[Omnibus Canon]], the people revolted, beginning the second phase of the Civil War. The following year, David was captured and publicly executed following his defeat at the [[Battle of Leman's Crossing]] (now in modern-day Leman district of the city of Alstin). In spite of the victory, Geoffrey was mortally wounded, and, without a known heir to throne, formally proclaimed that the Kingdom would become a Republic as his first and last act as king. In 1689, on the anniversary of Geoffrey's death, the United Republic of Alstin officially came into being with the ratification of the Constitution (which remains in use to this day), and the unanimous election of [[Marcus Alanson]], member of the Patrician delegation at the Constitutional Convention, and Geoffrey's most trusted general, as the first President of the United Republic.