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Like many of his predecessors, Aedanicus was also concerned with legal reform and efforts to centralize in order to better utilize the Kingdom's extensive resources. The counts and other nobles in the former territories of [[Angla]] and [[Gassavelia]] had retained their privileges and autonomy in part as a way to ensure their loyalty and keep their territories tied to [[Urcea]], an expedient that was no longer viewed as necessary due to the power demonstrated by Urcea in the [[Third Caroline War]]. It was also unclear whether or not these territories were formally included within the Crown of Urcea or were merely part of the [[Imperial Kingdom of Urcea]]. Aedanicus's chief constitutional goal of his reign was to bring uniformity of royal power to the entire realm including these "ethnic" outlier territories acquired during the [[Great Confessional War]], and most Urceans viewed the "feudal" authority of local nobility to be an anachronism in the otherwise modernizing reigns of Niall and Aedanicus. During the latter's reign, the [[Concilium Daoni]] passed several initiatives supported by the King to reduce the autonomy of the nobles. Chief among these was the repeal of the right to appeal to the [[Emperor of the Levantines]] in 1854, essentially tying them to the Crown and subsuming them into Crown law as adopted by the King and Councils. This action provoked considerable unrest both in the territories themselves and in the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]; the [[Imperial Diet]] condemned the action as illegal. Nevertheless, Royal tax collectors and members of the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] began to flood into the territories in 1855 followed by "policy advisors" to the nobles and counts the next year. While it would take the Regency period to fully curb the influence of the local nobility, Aedanicus had laid the first steps for doing so and was content for the remainder of his reign in the authority he held in former [[Angla]] and [[Gassavelia]]. The centralization plan also included reducing the autonomy of [[Urcea]]'s few overseas possessions, including [[New Archduchy]] and [[Antilles]]. While the efforts were largely successful in Antilles and resulted in better administration that prevented the abuses of many merchants based on the island, the centralization efforts in New Archduchy lead to significant resentment in the colony and an eventual rift growing in relations between Urcea and its colony.
Like many of his predecessors, Aedanicus was also concerned with legal reform and efforts to centralize in order to better utilize the Kingdom's extensive resources. The counts and other nobles in the former territories of [[Angla]] and [[Gassavelia]] had retained their privileges and autonomy in part as a way to ensure their loyalty and keep their territories tied to [[Urcea]], an expedient that was no longer viewed as necessary due to the power demonstrated by Urcea in the [[Third Caroline War]]. It was also unclear whether or not these territories were formally included within the Crown of Urcea or were merely part of the [[Imperial Kingdom of Urcea]]. Aedanicus's chief constitutional goal of his reign was to bring uniformity of royal power to the entire realm including these "ethnic" outlier territories acquired during the [[Great Confessional War]], and most Urceans viewed the "feudal" authority of local nobility to be an anachronism in the otherwise modernizing reigns of Niall and Aedanicus. During the latter's reign, the [[Concilium Daoni]] passed several initiatives supported by the King to reduce the autonomy of the nobles. Chief among these was the repeal of the right to appeal to the [[Emperor of the Levantines]] in 1854, essentially tying them to the Crown and subsuming them into Crown law as adopted by the King and Councils. This action provoked considerable unrest both in the territories themselves and in the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]; the [[Imperial Diet]] condemned the action as illegal. Nevertheless, Royal tax collectors and members of the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] began to flood into the territories in 1855 followed by "policy advisors" to the nobles and counts the next year. While it would take the Regency period to fully curb the influence of the local nobility, Aedanicus had laid the first steps for doing so and was content for the remainder of his reign in the authority he held in former [[Angla]] and [[Gassavelia]]. The centralization plan also included reducing the autonomy of [[Urcea]]'s few overseas possessions, including [[New Archduchy]] and [[Antilles]]. While the efforts were largely successful in Antilles and resulted in better administration that prevented the abuses of many merchants based on the island, the centralization efforts in New Archduchy lead to significant resentment in the colony and an eventual rift growing in relations between Urcea and its colony.
Aedanicus and his grandfather Niall had successfully rebuilt the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] leading to its decisive success in the [[Third Caroline War]], but during the period the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] had been seriously neglected, and by the 1860s the fleet was primarily comprised of wooden sailing ships and some steamers built during King Niall's reign. The shortfalls of the Royal Navy were on display while Urcea worked to acquire [[New Harren]], which was accompanied by serious logistical problems due to non-steam powered travel time and ship reliability. Aedanicus began a large overhaul of the navy during this period, intending to construct more than a hundred armored cruisers. The navy revitalization effort lead to a large shipbuilding boom, with new firms such as the [[Royal Sealift Company]] being founded to handle the increased demand. The navy was all-ironclad by the early 1870s, and the Urcean navy was, for the time, relatively advanced and powerful. The navy added several protected cruisers in the mid-1880s, but the cost of the naval overhaul was mounting and the various political instabilities that characterized the 1880s lead to the cancellation of further naval development just prior to the election of 1885, though the economic shipbuilding boom had ended by the mid-1870s leading to a market consolidation of shipbuilding contracts. Consequently, when Urcea's navy would next go to war in the [[Red Interregnum]] in the late 1890s and early 1900s, most of its ships were already in use for three decades and were considered mostly obsolete. Aedanicus's interest in naval affairs would be inherited by his son, however, who would prosecute a similar period of buildup during his own reign. Urcea attempted to expand its [[New Harren#New%20Harren|New Harren]] colony in 1881 using the power of its navy; while efforts to subdue the Northern Confederation's coasts were entirely successful, the interior of the Confederation held out and the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]]'s expeditionary force failed to make meaningful progress. The colony was ceded territory in the ensuing peace, but the small gains from an expensive war were a bitter disappointment for the increasingly divided Urcean government.


The King's reforms also included changes to the [[Gildertach]], a process began by his grandfather. In 1848, Aedanicus formalized many of the changes made by King Niall V by consolidating them - and other statutes - into the Guild Law, which only the Gildertach could amend. The Guild Law set the number and scope of the guilds, how the Gildertach was governed, and set forth the responsibilities and limitations of the power of the Gildertach. The institution was now also required to meet at least five times a year as opposed to the requirement of five times per decade as mandated in the 17th century. Consequently, the Gildertach found itself without a permanent home, sometimes meeting in the [[Julian Palace]] when the [[Concilium Daoni]] was out of session, sometimes meeting in [[The Praetorium (Urceopolis)|the Praetorium]], but most commonly meeting in the Hermitage in the [[Harren|Grand Duchy of Harren]], far from [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]]. As part of his large construction effort, [[King Aedanicus VIII]] began construction on the [[Guilder Palace]] to permanently house the Gildertach, and it was completed in 1857.
The King's reforms also included changes to the [[Gildertach]], a process began by his grandfather. In 1848, Aedanicus formalized many of the changes made by King Niall V by consolidating them - and other statutes - into the Guild Law, which only the Gildertach could amend. The Guild Law set the number and scope of the guilds, how the Gildertach was governed, and set forth the responsibilities and limitations of the power of the Gildertach. The institution was now also required to meet at least five times a year as opposed to the requirement of five times per decade as mandated in the 17th century. Consequently, the Gildertach found itself without a permanent home, sometimes meeting in the [[Julian Palace]] when the [[Concilium Daoni]] was out of session, sometimes meeting in [[The Praetorium (Urceopolis)|the Praetorium]], but most commonly meeting in the Hermitage in the [[Harren|Grand Duchy of Harren]], far from [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]]. As part of his large construction effort, [[King Aedanicus VIII]] began construction on the [[Guilder Palace]] to permanently house the Gildertach, and it was completed in 1857.
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In 1870, the seventy-two families of the [[Kingdom of Crotona]] launched what is known as the [[Kingdom_of_Crotona#Reform_efforts_and_Valerian_Rebellion|Valerian Rebellion]] following the removal of one of their members as the Custóir of the [[Estates of Urcea|Valerii estate]] in combination with economic reforms launched on the island. Following two years of fighting between the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] and forces loyal to the seventy-two, the latter were broken and their political and economic hold over the island destroyed. Domestic violence on this scale in [[Urcea]] had been unheard of since the [[Great Confessional War]] and the incident was deeply embarrassing to the country and [[King Aedanicus VIII|King Aedanicus]]. Following the war, military rule was established on the islands for the remaining time of the Kingdom's existence.
In 1870, the seventy-two families of the [[Kingdom of Crotona]] launched what is known as the [[Kingdom_of_Crotona#Reform_efforts_and_Valerian_Rebellion|Valerian Rebellion]] following the removal of one of their members as the Custóir of the [[Estates of Urcea|Valerii estate]] in combination with economic reforms launched on the island. Following two years of fighting between the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] and forces loyal to the seventy-two, the latter were broken and their political and economic hold over the island destroyed. Domestic violence on this scale in [[Urcea]] had been unheard of since the [[Great Confessional War]] and the incident was deeply embarrassing to the country and [[King Aedanicus VIII|King Aedanicus]]. Following the war, military rule was established on the islands for the remaining time of the Kingdom's existence.
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