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''Main Article: [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Name_of_Urcea Name of Urcea]''

Though the nation is usually referred to simply as &quot;''Urcea''&quot;, several other naming conventions have arisen since the nation's founding that are in use in specific circumstances. ''&quot;The Apostolic Kingdom&quot;'' is typically used by the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Government_of_Urcea Government of Urcea] to refer to itself and the nation. Less common, the term ''&quot;the 34 Provinces&quot;'' will be used to refer to Urcea as a whole, although this term is somewhat erroneous given that there are 29 provinces, with the remainder being royal holds or states.

''Further Information: [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/List_of_Urcean_monarchs List of Urcean monarchs]''

Coming up from the chaotic period following the destruction of [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Great_Levantia Great Levantia], power began to slowly accumulate in the Duchy and later Archduchy of Urceopolis, accelerated by the initial formation of the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Holy_Levantine_Empire Holy Levantine Empire], which elevated Urceopolis to a duchy. Following the accumulation of Urceopolis, Yustona, and some other lands, Urcea was elevated to a Kingdom in [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Golden_Bull_of_1098 1098] by the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Emperor_of_the_Levantines Emperor of the Levantines]. After its consolidation, several hundred years of dynastic turmoil would follow before [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/House_de_Weluta House de Weluta] solidified its reign at the end of the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Great_Confessional_War Great Confessional War] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_reformation Protestant reformation]. The de Weluta dynasty would rule over the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Holy_Levantine_Empire Holy Levantine Empire] intermittently until the beginning of the 19th century, after which time a period of increasing liberalization and reform changed Urcea from an amalgamation of personal territories and holdings to a unified and powerful [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nation-state nation-state]. After a brief period of deposition before and during the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Red_Interregnum Red Interregnum], the de Welutas reestablished control and continued the shift of the country in a more [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Constitution_of_Urcea constitutional] direction. Urcea, a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Monarchy Constitutional Monarchy], participated in the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Great_War Great War] and the downfall of the [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Holy_Levantine_Empire Holy Levantine Empire], and has been an important world power in the period since. Throughout its entire history, [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Levantine_Catholic_Church Catholicism] has played a critical political and social role in Urcea, and the association between Catholicism and Urcea is known throughout the world as one of the country's defining characteristics.

''Further Information: [https://ixwiki.com/wiki/Early_history_of_Urcea Early history of Urcea]''