The Principality of Sannel

The Principality of Sannel is a federal subject of the Republic of Renali. Sannel is the oldest federal subject, existing for almost 3 millennia continuously. 
The Principality is unique for being a monarchy within a republican federation.
== History ==
=== Fall of the Chapian Kingdom and Growth ===
The Chapian Kingdom faced extreme trouble at the hands of nomadic tribal invaders and raiders in the latter half of the 3rd millenia RC. This caused the province of Mali (which included but Sannel and the Neck) to gain independance underneath it's Royal Governor; Sanneli. 
Sanneli managed to placate the invading tribals, averting their invasion and allowing him to rule over the region in relative peace while the rest of the Kingdom was falling around him to the barbarian nomad invaders. 
After the hordes settled in the remnants of the Kingdom, Sanneli's domain experienced great wealth, retaining many of the institutions that the Chapian Kingdom had granted it, granting it great economic stability compared to the other states that broke from the Kingdom. 
The Sanneli dynasty came to be the hereditary monarchs of the region, and slowly expanded the Principality to the borders of which it has today over the next 2 millenia, annexing land from Kingdom of Defren, forming it's current borders.
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=== Rebellion in the Neck ===
Over the millennia of independence, the people of the Neck had retained a high degree of their Chapian heritage, speaking the derived Tiapian language. On the other hand, the majority of Sannel had adopted the language and customs of the annexed Defren Kingdom. This, along wit the economic strength of the Neck created a general sense of resentment among the nobility of the Neck towards the ruling Sanneli Dynasty. In 6498RC the nobles of the region rebelled, their armies easily beating off the confused and unready Sanneli forces. By 6502RC the Sanneli forces had agreed to a ceasefire, granting independence to the region. With this, the Neck was granted independance as its own Republic, the nobility choosing a republican council to rule over it instead of a single hereditary Prince, that being the very thing they had previously thought to break free of.
=== Joining the Republic ===
See Acts of Union
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