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== Julian instability == | == Julian instability == | ||
[[File:Weltchronik Fulda Aa88 040v detail.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Adrian II (1330-1339) assumed the throne by killing and usurping the last Julio-Aleckán, Lucás, at the Battle of Hollyhead in [[1330]].]] | [[File:Weltchronik Fulda Aa88 040v detail.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Adrian II (1330-1339) assumed the throne by killing and usurping the last Julio-Aleckán, Lucás, at the Battle of Hollyhead in [[1330]].]] | ||
Adrian I's reign was mostly consumed by an effort to purge, wherever possible, potential Julio-Aleckán claimants and their descendants, though Adrian could not, himself, produce an heir, for which he was the target of both legal alarm and satirical attacks by the Aleckán faction. Adrian's primary accusation by his critics was that he was a closeted atheist anarchist looking to destroy the country by a lack of legal heirs, and that he was potentially a homosexual. Upon Adrian's death without children in 1312, the lead Julio-Aleckán heir, Lucás, the nephew of Riordan IV through his father Niall, defeated Cónn forces outside [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] and was crowned King five days later on February 22nd, 1312 before Adrian I's nephew, also named Adrian, could muster enough forces to push his claim by force. Lucás, the last direct Julio-Aleckán King, reigned for 18 years between 1312 and 1330, a time which was primarily spent fighting a fierce civil war against Adrian Cónn and his allies. Lucás was eventually killed in single combat by Adrian at the Battle of Hollyhead, allowing the latter to be crowned in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] on January 22nd, 1330, twenty days after the battle. Like Adrian I, Adrian II spent his reign executing a series of bloody purges against the Julio-Aleckán family and their suspected heirs, though he was much more successful than his predecessor. Like his predecessor, however, Adrian II died childless and plunged the Kingdom into the Great Interregnum in 1339, the final phase of the [[Saint's War]]. | Adrian I's reign was mostly consumed by an effort to purge, wherever possible, potential Julio-Aleckán claimants and their descendants, though Adrian could not, himself, produce an heir, for which he was the target of both legal alarm and satirical attacks by the Aleckán faction. Adrian's primary accusation by his critics was that he was a closeted atheist anarchist looking to destroy the country by a lack of legal heirs, and that he was potentially a homosexual. Despite a poor reputation among contemporary writers, many modern historians believe that Adrian was generally a better monarch than traditionally given credit for. His 37 years on the throne were the longest of any Urcean monarch until the 15th century, and archaeology suggests that the economy was strong during this period, likely due to 4 decades of relative stability. His length of time on the throne also likely suggests that Adrian was more popular among both nobles and commoners than historians previously believed. Despite these recent reappraisals, most modern historians still rate him relatively lowly due to his single-minded obsession with destroying the House of Aleckán. | ||
Upon Adrian's death without children in 1312, the lead Julio-Aleckán heir, Lucás, the nephew of Riordan IV through his father Niall, defeated Cónn forces outside [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] and was crowned King five days later on February 22nd, 1312 before Adrian I's nephew, also named Adrian, could muster enough forces to push his claim by force. Lucás, the last direct Julio-Aleckán King, reigned for 18 years between 1312 and 1330, a time which was primarily spent fighting a fierce civil war against Adrian Cónn and his allies. Lucás was eventually killed in single combat by Adrian at the Battle of Hollyhead, allowing the latter to be crowned in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] on January 22nd, 1330, twenty days after the battle. Like Adrian I, Adrian II spent his reign executing a series of bloody purges against the Julio-Aleckán family and their suspected heirs, though he was much more successful than his predecessor. Like his predecessor, however, Adrian II died childless and plunged the Kingdom into the Great Interregnum in 1339, the final phase of the [[Saint's War]]. | |||
== Great Interregnum == | == Great Interregnum == | ||