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The Kingdom was created from a constellation of minor territories, vassals, and dependent free cities on the island of Crotona which had been acquired piecemeal by [[Urcea]] since the 13th century. The [[Principality of Halfway]], [[Urcea]]'s key possession in the [[Sea of Canete]] and previously a mostly autonomous holding, was also incorporated. [[Tromarine]] was intended to be added to the Kingdom upon its foundation, but the complete envelopment of the island by [[Urcea]] did not occur until 1676, when it was incorporated into the Kingdom. | The Kingdom was created from a constellation of minor territories, vassals, and dependent free cities on the island of Crotona which had been acquired piecemeal by [[Urcea]] since the 13th century. The [[Principality of Halfway]], [[Urcea]]'s key possession in the [[Sea of Canete]] and previously a mostly autonomous holding, was also incorporated. [[Tromarine]] was intended to be added to the Kingdom upon its foundation, but the complete envelopment of the island by [[Urcea]] did not occur until 1676, when it was incorporated into the Kingdom. | ||
The establishment of the Kingdom had the effect of centralizing control over the island and improving its economic condition due to the removal of internal tariffs and trade barriers. It also | The establishment of the Kingdom had the effect of centralizing control over the island and improving its economic condition due to the removal of internal tariffs and trade barriers. It also led to the concentration of industrial and mercantile interests around Toulonium, its {{wp|capital city|cathedral city}}, leading to the development of that city into one of [[Urcea]]'s largest metropolitan areas. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Reform efforts and Valerian Rebellion=== | ===Reform efforts and Valerian Rebellion=== | ||
The [[History of Urcea (1798-1902)|Reform Period]] in [[Urcea]] | The [[History of Urcea (1798-1902)|Reform Period]] in [[Urcea]] led to several attempts to curtail the power of the seventy-two in the Kingdom of Crotona. Many contemporary observers had noted that, by 1830, the island had largely returned to a state of pseudo-feudalism as the families divided most agrarian and mercantile economic activity among their own ranks. In 1834, King Niall V tried to remove the Gendel family from the Custóirship of the Valerian Estate but was forced to back down. [[King Aedanicus VIII]], upon his coronation, made reform in Crotona among one of his top priorities, instituting a new administrative system of absentee subrectors who could not be easily influenced by the seventy-two. Aedanicus compelled the [[Concilium Daoni]] to dissolve all existing Grants of Monopoly on the island in 1866, dramatically weakening the economic hold on the island held by the seventy-two and inviting wealthy external capitalists to enter the island's economy. With their political and economic position weakened, Aedanicus proclaimed in 1870 that the Gendel family was to be removed from the Custóirship of the Valerian Estate. The General Estates of the Kingdom of Crotona, in response, declared independence from [[Urcea]], though only portions of the Kingdom firmly associated with the seventy-two complied, including none of [[Halfway]]. A two year rebellion, known as the Valerian Rebellion, broke out, which necessitated an invasion of the Kingdom by the Urcean [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]]. | ||
===Military rule=== | ===Military rule=== | ||