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As a consequence of the [[Kingdom of Gassavelia]]'s destruction and partition during the [[Great Confessional War]], ownership of Antilles passed to the [[Urcea|Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]], Gassavelia's sole overseas possession. Urceopolis largely consented to self-rule as part of a lack of interest during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, but growing [[Occidental world|Occidental]] interests in Audonia and beyond lead to Urcean trade interests taking root on the island. | As a consequence of the [[Kingdom of Gassavelia]]'s destruction and partition during the [[Great Confessional War]], ownership of Antilles passed to the [[Urcea|Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]], Gassavelia's sole overseas possession. Urceopolis largely consented to self-rule as part of a lack of interest during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, but growing [[Occidental world|Occidental]] interests in Audonia and beyond lead to Urcean trade interests taking root on the island. | ||
Antilles was an island of significant strategic importance during the [[Second Great War]], as control of the island allowed for Levantine access into the [[Gulf of Kandara]]. Urcea's naval base on the island, at Fort St. James, housed the Far Eastern Squadron, led during the early war by the two [[List_of_Urcean_battleship_classes#Restoration-class_battleship|''Restoration''-class battleships]]. The island's strong connection to [[Burgundie]] began during the war, as it became a large staging area for [[Burgundie]]'s forces, building a connection between the Burgoignesc and the local population. Antilles also became the site of basing for the [[Royal Air Service]], strengthening the Antilles-Burgundie connection during the period. Some Burgoignesc servicemen decided to settle down and marry into the local communities. A handful of second-generation Burgoignesc and a large number of Burgoignesc-descendants were still on Antilles by the time [[Burgundie]] took control of the island. | Antilles was an island of significant strategic importance during the [[Second Great War]], as control of the island allowed for Levantine access into the [[Gulf of Kandara]]. Urcea's naval base on the island, at Fort St. James, housed the Far Eastern Squadron, led during the early war by the two [[List_of_Urcean_battleship_classes#Restoration-class_battleship|''Restoration''-class battleships]]. The island's strong connection to [[Burgundie]] began during the war, as it became a large staging area for [[Burgundie]]'s forces, building a connection between the Burgoignesc and the local population. Antilles also became the site of basing for the [[Royal Air Service of Burgundie]], strengthening the Antilles-Burgundie connection during the period. Some Burgoignesc servicemen decided to settle down and marry into the local communities. A handful of second-generation Burgoignesc and a large number of Burgoignesc-descendants were still on Antilles by the time [[Burgundie]] took control of the island. | ||
Urcea's growing interest in [[New Harren]] leading up to and during the [[War of the Northern Confederation]] lead to an explosion in population and activity on the island, as military materiel, potential colonists, and diplomatic parties flooded through the island as part of a stopping off point between the Urcean Metropole and [[Crona]]. The island remains an important midway point between [[Levantia]] and [[Crona]] for trade interests in Levantia and [[Sarpedon]]. In 2014, Urcea exchanged the island with [[Burgundie]] for the island of [[Medimeria]]. | Urcea's growing interest in [[New Harren]] leading up to and during the [[War of the Northern Confederation]] lead to an explosion in population and activity on the island, as military materiel, potential colonists, and diplomatic parties flooded through the island as part of a stopping off point between the Urcean Metropole and [[Crona]]. The island remains an important midway point between [[Levantia]] and [[Crona]] for trade interests in Levantia and [[Sarpedon]]. In 2014, Urcea exchanged the island with [[Burgundie]] for the island of [[Medimeria]]. | ||