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Several attempts by Toulonium and Urceopolis-based officials to abolish the Great Court were eventually abandoned by the time of the [[Caroline Wars]], and the crown granted a major concession to the local authorities in [[1745]] when the appointment of Subrector was made subject to Great Court ratification. As it took on additional authority, however, it became increasingly subject to scrutiny. The [[Constitutional_history_of_Urcea#Concession_of_1747|Concession of 1747]] had transformed the Urcean [[Concilium Daoni]] into a fully-fledged elective legislative body. By [[1790]], the Great Court lagged behind significantly, still employing a primarily-[[Social class in Urcea|class]] based model that also saw significant membership by hereditary nobility, similar to the [[Constitutional_history_of_Urcea#Reforming_the_Daoni|Leonine Daoni]]. This caused significant calls for reform in both Urceopolis and on the island. The [[1800]] election in Urcea caused a massive riot in [[Koureiros]] due to the lack of a fully representative system; the city itself, though the largest on the island, had no elected members of the Great Court. Urcea's military failures in the [[Second Caroline War]] made it appear that a possible rebellion was likely, but the issue was deescalated in [[1806]] when the Concilium Daoni sent a five-member commission to examine the traditional constitution of the island and possible changes to be recommended to the Daoni and the Crotonan administrative court. The commission returned with a number of required changes to the governance of Halfway, requiring the entire island to have representative elective districts by the [[1815]] election. This requirement was met as a hostile act by many of the traditional nobility of the island, many of whom dated to the establishment of the Crusader state. A conspiracy to rebel against the government was discovered and crushed before an uprising could occur, and society was subsequently reformed throughout the 1810s and 1820s. Despite their ascendancy in [[Crotona]], the [[Kingdom_of_Crotona#Seventy-two_entrenched|seventy-two]] prominent mercantile families that ruled the Kingdom failed to make economic inroads into Halfway, marking it as distinct from the rest of the Kingdom. The various problems Urceopolis faced with the [[Kingdom_of_Crotona#Reform_efforts_and_Valerian_Rebellion|nobility of the Kingdom of Crotona]] made the idea of separating Halfway back out as a separate possession - possibly as a [[Government_of_Urcea#Crownland|Crownland]] - popular both on the island and in Urceopolis. The idea was proposed several times but faced various legal problems, not least of which being the opposition from the Kingdom's General Estates in Toulonium. During the [[Kingdom_of_Crotona#Reform_efforts_and_Valerian_Rebellion|rebellion of the Valerii]], the Great Court declared its allegiance for the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] in opposition to the Crotonan-based nobility. After the rebellion, the government of the Kingdom was dissolved and replaced by [[Kingdom_of_Crotona#Military_rule|military rule in Tromarine and Crotona]], though the traditional institutions of Halfway remained in place due to its loyalty. Throughout the [[1880]]s the separation of Halfway from the Kingdom seemed all but certain but the issue was delayed within the context of broader territorial reform proposals. The rise of the [[History_of_Urcea_(1798-1902)#Crown_Regency|Crown Regency]] in [[1889]] set forth administrative reform as a top issue, culminating in the [[Administrative Reorganization Act of 1892]]. That Act provided for Halfway's establishment as a [[Government_of_Urcea#Province|province]]. The transition to becoming a province was completed in [[1894]] in time for the [[1895]] election; it transitioned the Great Court to a bicameral system, wherein the larger matters of state were delegated to the Lion Chamber whereas most of the body was transitioned into a lower house called the Principal Assembly with an elected Governor replacing the role of Subrector. | Several attempts by Toulonium and Urceopolis-based officials to abolish the Great Court were eventually abandoned by the time of the [[Caroline Wars]], and the crown granted a major concession to the local authorities in [[1745]] when the appointment of Subrector was made subject to Great Court ratification. As it took on additional authority, however, it became increasingly subject to scrutiny. The [[Constitutional_history_of_Urcea#Concession_of_1747|Concession of 1747]] had transformed the Urcean [[Concilium Daoni]] into a fully-fledged elective legislative body. By [[1790]], the Great Court lagged behind significantly, still employing a primarily-[[Social class in Urcea|class]] based model that also saw significant membership by hereditary nobility, similar to the [[Constitutional_history_of_Urcea#Reforming_the_Daoni|Leonine Daoni]]. This caused significant calls for reform in both Urceopolis and on the island. The [[1800]] election in Urcea caused a massive riot in [[Koureiros]] due to the lack of a fully representative system; the city itself, though the largest on the island, had no elected members of the Great Court. Urcea's military failures in the [[Second Caroline War]] made it appear that a possible rebellion was likely, but the issue was deescalated in [[1806]] when the Concilium Daoni sent a five-member commission to examine the traditional constitution of the island and possible changes to be recommended to the Daoni and the Crotonan administrative court. The commission returned with a number of required changes to the governance of Halfway, requiring the entire island to have representative elective districts by the [[1815]] election. This requirement was met as a hostile act by many of the traditional nobility of the island, many of whom dated to the establishment of the Crusader state. A conspiracy to rebel against the government was discovered and crushed before an uprising could occur, and society was subsequently reformed throughout the 1810s and 1820s. Despite their ascendancy in [[Crotona]], the [[Kingdom_of_Crotona#Seventy-two_entrenched|seventy-two]] prominent mercantile families that ruled the Kingdom failed to make economic inroads into Halfway, marking it as distinct from the rest of the Kingdom. The various problems Urceopolis faced with the [[Kingdom_of_Crotona#Reform_efforts_and_Valerian_Rebellion|nobility of the Kingdom of Crotona]] made the idea of separating Halfway back out as a separate possession - possibly as a [[Government_of_Urcea#Crownland|Crownland]] - popular both on the island and in Urceopolis. The idea was proposed several times but faced various legal problems, not least of which being the opposition from the Kingdom's General Estates in Toulonium. During the [[Kingdom_of_Crotona#Reform_efforts_and_Valerian_Rebellion|rebellion of the Valerii]], the Great Court declared its allegiance for the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] in opposition to the Crotonan-based nobility. After the rebellion, the government of the Kingdom was dissolved and replaced by [[Kingdom_of_Crotona#Military_rule|military rule in Tromarine and Crotona]], though the traditional institutions of Halfway remained in place due to its loyalty. Throughout the [[1880]]s the separation of Halfway from the Kingdom seemed all but certain but the issue was delayed within the context of broader territorial reform proposals. The rise of the [[History_of_Urcea_(1798-1902)#Crown_Regency|Crown Regency]] in [[1889]] set forth administrative reform as a top issue, culminating in the [[Administrative Reorganization Act of 1892]]. That Act provided for Halfway's establishment as a [[Government_of_Urcea#Province|province]]. The transition to becoming a province was completed in [[1894]] in time for the [[1895]] election; it transitioned the Great Court to a bicameral system, wherein the larger matters of state were delegated to the Lion Chamber whereas most of the body was transitioned into a lower house called the Principal Assembly with an elected Governor replacing the role of Subrector. | ||
=== Modern history === | === Modern history === | ||
The enduring popularity of the [[Administrative Reorganization Act of 1892]] ensured Halfway's loyalty to [[Gréagóir FitzRex]] during the the [['97 Rising]], a conflict that was part of the broader [[First Great War]]. The island provided men to the Regal Army and ports to the Caphiric [[Imperial Naval Fleet]] until February of [[1901]]. Earler that year, the [[Navy of Burgundie]] established naval supremacy in the [[Sea of Canete]] at the [[%2797_Rising#Battle_of_Abylf_Steppe|Battle of the Abylf Steppe]] in January. Following their victory, the Burgoignesc Navy worked quickly to open Urcea's western coast to amphibious invasion, and that strategy required the quick submission of [[Crotona]], [[Tromarine]], and [[Halfway]]. | The enduring popularity of the [[Administrative Reorganization Act of 1892]] ensured Halfway's loyalty to [[Gréagóir FitzRex]] during the the [['97 Rising]], a conflict that was part of the broader [[First Great War]]. The island provided men to the Regal Army and ports to the Caphiric [[Imperial Naval Fleet]] until February of [[1901]]. Earler that year, the [[Navy of Burgundie]] established naval supremacy in the [[Sea of Canete]] at the [[%2797_Rising#Battle_of_Abylf_Steppe|Battle of the Abylf Steppe]] in January. Following their victory, the Burgoignesc Navy worked quickly to open Urcea's western coast to amphibious invasion, and that strategy required the quick submission of [[Crotona]], [[Tromarine]], and Halfway. In addition to the strategic demands of taking Halfway, the Burgoignesc believed taking the island would have significant political benefits: they supported [[Patrick III of Urcea|Patrick, the Prince of Halfway]], the legitimate Julian claimant to the Throne, and Patrick's title of Prince of Halfway gave him his legitimacy in the eyes of his supporters. Accordingly, having Halfway in the hands of the Regency and so ardently pro-FitzRex was viewed to be an embarrassment. The [[Navy_of_Burgundie#Marine_infantry|Burgoignesc Marine infantry]] landed on the island in late February 1901 following a lengthy bombardment of the island by the [[Navy of Burgundie]]. The island's primary defenders had already been redeployed to mainland Levantia in anticipation of its immediate seizure, ensuring that the island could not resist the Burgoignesc advance. The flag of [[Burgundie]] was briefly raised over the Emirate Palace in [[Koureiros]] for part of 27 February 1901 before being replaced with the [[Flag of Urcea|flag of Urcea]]. Patrick traveled to the island and remained there in the summer of 1901, governing it directly as Prince of Halfway. Patrick and his senior generals would oversee the [[%2797_Rising#Antonine_Campaign|Antonine Campaign]] from the island before returning to their traditional headquarters. In November 1902, Patrick became [[Apostolic King of Urcea]], ending the war. Halfway's status as a freestanding province was confirmed in the [[Constitutional Settlement Act of 1902]], ending a year and a half of anxiety about the island's permanent fate. | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||