Duchy of Picardy

The Duchy of Picardy (French: Duché de Picardie, Latin: Ducatus Picardiae), commonly known simply as Picardy, is a sovereign state consisting of the counties of Artois, Flanders, Picardy, Paris, and New Rhodes as well as the Moselle March unified under the rule of the Monarch of Picardy, who serves as the Head of State. Overseas, the colonial settlement of Picard West Africa is also owned by the Monarch, however it remains under the administration of the Picard West Africa Company. 
The capital city of Calais still remains under construction, however the church of the city stands almost entirely complete, and is considered the pride of the city by it's residents. Down south, plans are slowly being laid out for the construction of the City of Paris, which will accordingly have more fortifications and an even grander cathedral. The Duchess has hinted at Paris being a potential future capital, but nothing has been fully confirmed. Between Calais and future-Paris is the pastoral heartland of the Duchy, the County of Picardy, renowned for its beauty.
=== Geography ===
Picardy lies between Dover to the west and the Kingdom of Saxony to the east, bordering Occitania in the south and has a maritime border with the Kingdom of Aengland. It's coastal provinces are occupied by Artois and Flanders, with a port-in-construction in Calais. It is a mostly flat region, well suited to agriculture, such as in the County of Picardy, where the world-renowned fields of wheat are grown. The Moselle March is lightly populated, with forts along the Saxon border, although a notable tavern founded by Saxon immigrants, named Saxonneville, can be found in the south of the March. The County of Paris is the most barren of the provinces, with land cleared to make room for the future city of Paris.
Picardy is a relatively small nation compared to most of it's neighbours, both in size and population, however the slow push south by it's monarchs has sought to decrease this disparity. It's overseas colony of Picard West Africa is similar to the European lands, flat and forested with a small strip of coastline. It also owns the island of New Rhodes in Asia, a notably mountainous island with some vegetation.
=== History ===
The Duchy was founded on WD49 by the Countess of Artois, Isabelle I, after sizeable land acquisitions to the south of the original County of Artois. The Duchy itself was named after the local Picard dialect, however the Countess Isabelle did consider naming it after the local Flemish as well.
On WD58, the Picard West Africa Company established a factory on the Ivory Coast, establishing Picard influence on the continent of Africa, however development quickly dried up, and there have been talks of selling the land to another nation.
On WD71, the Duchy of Picardy acquired the northern half of Flanders from the Kingdom of Saxony for the price of 20 diamonds, as well as granting territorial concessions to the Saxon province of Gau-Rhineland. On the same day, the Duchy acquired the island of New Rhodes as a gift from the Holy Roman Empress
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