Kingdom of Andelasia

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**Kingdom of Andelasia** is a vassal of Republic of Corda and a former sovereign country. It's importance in Goman Trade Route made countries fight over it, namely Corda and Vivajanger.

## Meaning of the Flag

Andelasia's flag is a blue rectangle ending with triangles. The blue background represents the Corodenian strait, the Earferanan sky and the color of fish. The yellow eye in the flag represents the Capanillean god, Du.

## History

### Before 673 AC

Gomans first landed here in 322 BC and from here rapidly expanded. By 149 BC all of Andelasia was conquered by them and from here on out the island was traditionally given to the nation's heir. Everything remained the same until Goman Empire severely destabilised as a result of many long and destructive civil wars. In 502 the western parts of it were annexed by Meowscania which was followed by the whole island in 568. They created an autonomous region for cats here. Exactly hundred years later in 668 Andelasians rebelled against the Meownian overlords and in 673 they won and declared the independence, while Meownia held on to the 2 islands near Andelasia due to their religious importance.

### Early Independence (673-742)

Pyrgopolinices "the Liberator" from a minor noble family of Milonius became the first king, his rule marked many reforms aiming to improve economy. After his death in 696 due to old age the throne was inherited by his grandson, Emidio I who apart from economy, also heavily invested in naval matters causing a near-bankrupcy in 711, he was assassinated by an unknown merchant family in 724 for this and his general neglect of trade-navy matters.

Hegio I, his eldest son became the new king at the age of 24, he was initially married to the princess of Sulan in an strategic move to increase the heir's importance within the realm, however he was known to be a heavy womanizer and would cheat on his wife very often. It escalated after she died and her realms were inherited by Hegio's heir, the 3-year old Ludovicus. Hegio I would find another wive from a merchant family, and he would cheat on her very often, despite them having several children, including a son called Emidio. Hegio in his last will gave the throne to Emidio due to him thinking that Ludovicus had enough power within the realm, this was a terrible mistake because after Emidio II inherited the throne in 742, a civil war started...

### Andelasian Civil War and Aftermath (742-771)

Ludovicus gathered supporters in the princes of Iglecuar, Costumi, Pastaplana and Pedrobrea. While the king had support of Oflantera, Vegeden, Terena, Marceso, Marceso Ovesta, Pedali Islands, Costapico, Cardal and Portacelo.

The war was unsuprisingly won by Emidio II who annnexed Ludovicus's allies. However he chose an extremely humiliating punishment for his older half-brother, annexing most of his lands except for a small territory to the west, making him one of the weakest (if not the weakest of all) Andelasian vassals, this earned Ludovicus the title of "the Humiliated". Nothing much happened during the rest of Emidio's rule, apart from further economic development, he died in 771 childless.

### Under Corodenian Rule (771-Today)

The throne was ultimately handed to a closest living relative who also happened to rule another kingdom. They were related due to marriages that happened earlier in history. In 775 King was overthrown and republicans took responsibility over Corda, from here they did not know what to do with it, they wanted to keep it due to its importance in trade but they knew that they didn't like being under the rule of foreigners. Ultimately, they decided to give the throne to Matroniano De Lauro and drastically change the Government. From here they did invest in that region quite a lot, including an Administrative Reform in 855.

Despite these positive economical investments, Andelasian people felt neglected, espically since De Lauros were replaced by Navanagars, a dynasty that wasn't too keen on being under foreigners. This caused a rebellion in 1108 which was quickly put down before any Andelasian allies could join in, however Cardal and Oflantera joined. The changes were huge, Mosiola was carved from Cardal, Marterima and Partemea from Feccenessi and Lesvace from Feccenesi and Oflantera, rulers of all 3 were replaced, which meant the new king of Andelasia was Emidio IV "the Wealthy" from Nucci-Merula merchant dynasty.

During his rule he increased the wealth of Andelasia from merchant dealings of his family, after he died he was replaced by his son, Hegio III "the Builder". Hegio created a lot of fortresses, new cities, ports, mines etc.: to increase the overall quality of life in Andelasia. Universidanca Feccenessi was created by Sonarsas in 1173 during the rule of Hegio's son, Bertoldo. Currently Andelasia is ruled de jure by Innocenzo, a 15-year old boy and de facto by a regency council. Soon however Innocenzo will become of age to rule, only time knows what he might do...

## Topography

Andelasia is an island, separated by the mainland Meitria by Corodenian and Osmean straits. On the north-west of the kingdom there are the Pedali Islands, an archipelago of several islands that is mostly controlled by Andelasia.

The country's total area is 980,828 square kilometres.

### Climate

Hot-Summer Mediterreanean and Oceanic climates are mostly on the lowlands, the higher areas have Cold-Summer Mediterreanean climates and Humid Subtropical climates. Mediterranean climates are located mostly on the southern areas, particularly the south-east. The north features oceanic climates altrough many coastal areas have Hot-Summer Mediterranean.

## Politics

### Goverment

Andelasia is a feudal monarchy ruled by a King. Andelasia is as said above, a vassal of Corda. It's political system is feudalism mixed with Republican influences. Andelasia in Corda's parliament is treated like other provinces but with more representative than others, namely 43.

### Military

#### Landed Forces

Andelasia has 2500 armymen on all times, with 2 times of reserve which is used to fill the losses in the army and to make new armies. The low amount of forces on Andelasia is caused by it's low population, Republic of Corda using some Andelasian forces to fill the losses in their own armies and by geography, it's easier to defend an island using navies rather than land troops.

#### Navy

Andelasia is known for it's rich naval history, and as a result has a big navy. The navy is mainly used for commerce, transport and rarely, defense.

### Law and Criminal Justice

Andelasia shares it's law/punishment system with Republic of Corda.

### Administrative Divisions

Andelasia is divided into 11 principalities, one of them, Feccenessi is ruled by the ruler of the kingdom himself, while the rest are ruled by different princes.

#### Current Principalities:

* Oflantera
* Marceso
* Lastria
* Lanmia
* Partemea
* Lesvace
* Feccenessi
* Marterima
* Mosiola
* Cardal

#### Former Principalities:

* Cordalina
* Costapico
* Marceso Ovesta
* Vegeden
* Terena
* Sulan
* Iglecuar
* Pastaplana
* Pedrobrea
* Portacelo

### Foreign Policy

Due to Andelasia's status in the country, it's foreign policy is in the hands of the mainland. However that didn't stop some rulers from seeking to form it's own, independent relations with others, this is not the case today.

### List of Rulers

#### Dynasty: Milonius (673-771)

* Pyrgopolinices "the Liberator" - 673-696 (43-66)
* Emidio I - 696-724 (19-46)
* Hegio I - 724-742 (24-41)
* Emidio II - 742-771 (17-46)

#### Dynasty: De Lauro (775-975)

* Matroniano "the Old" 775-819 (35-78)
* Emidio III "the Blind" 819-835 (39-55)
* Sergius I 835-845 (16-25)
* Capfhene I 845-861 (23-38)
* Sergius II "The Good" 861-891 (5-34)
* Alosio I 891-911 (9-29)
* Junkis I 911-942 (2-32)
* Umbria "the Great" 942-975 (11-42)

#### Dynasty: Navanagar (975-1108)

* Capfhene II 975-1011 (16-51)
* Hegio II "the Kind" 1011-1029 (29-47)
* Junkis II 1029-1053 (20-44)
* Alosio II "the Troubadour" 1053-1081 (15-42)
* Junkis III "the Fat" 1081-1108 (19-45)

#### Dynasty: Nucci-Merula (1108-Now)

* Emidio IV "the Wealthy" (1108-1133) (35-69)
* Hegio III "the Builder" (1133-1159) (31-56)
* Bertoldo (1159-1180) (26-47)
* Sergius III (1180-1192) (18-29)
* Innocenzo (1192-Now) (7-15)

## Economy

Andelasia's economy is mainly based on trade and agriculture

### Agriculture

Most of Andelasian agriculture is dedicated to wheat, cattle, pigs and fish. Oats are also commonly farmed to feed the livestock and as a result, are rarely sold.

### Mining

Andelasia has semi-high concetrations of coal which is mostly located on the south-western part of the country. Andelasia also has extremely low concentrations of iron.

### Export

Andelasia is known to export wheat, fish and cattle.

### Import

Andelasia imports many exotic goods and iron.

## Demographics

Andelasia had a relatively low population of 224k in 1100.

### Notable Cities

Feccen Capi Cida is the biggest city on the island, in 1100 it had the population of 81k due to it's status as a trading post. It also attracts pilgrims due to it containing the birthplace of Capfhene Lotus, the creator of Capanillea which was taken over by the city in 1198.

### Language

Andelasian dialect of Goman is spoken by almost all citizens here except of west Oflantera which speaks the Meownian dialect of Goman. Despite all of this the popularity of Corodenian is rising among Andelasian nobles, due to ease of communication with the mainland.

### Religion

Religious split looks identical. Cattism is practiced in west Oflantera while Oclunorrean Capanillea is practiced in the rest of the nation.

### Education

Despite attempts for an independent education system, the kingdom utimately shares it with it's overlord.

## Culture

Andelasia enjoys having a mixture of rich century-long traditions and cultures, brought on by Gomans, Corodenians, Meowscanians and traders from elsewhere in the Goman Sea. This makes Andelasia one of the most diverse lands in the Gomanesque world.

### Public Holidays & Festivals

**See Republic of Corda for this information.**

## References

1. ↑ Inherited by the Andelasian king in 721 due to the prince dying without an heir.
2. ↑ Contested by Ludovicus "the Humiliated", his older step-brother to 751 de iure, de facto to his death in 799.
3. ↑ While normally he's titled as "Lavendaroma II", in Andelasia he was the only Lavendaroma to rule so he's not given his number here.