First Venercian Revolt

## The First Venercian Revolt

* King Lawrence
* Queen (Saint) Adelaide
* General Laufry

Venercian Revolutionaries

* Revelor III
* Joan of Ieshia

The **First Venercian Revolt** also known as the February Revolt, was a period of civil unrest in Venercia in February of 379, that led the collapse of the Kingdom of Venercia, and the establishment of the Empire of Venercia.

The revolution took place in the City of Timeless Lives, Starting on the 3rd of February 379, as a large scale protest against the Kingdom's policies towards foreign nations/Kingdoms. It later developed into a violent uprising against the monarchy. After intense urban fighting, large crowds managed to take control of the capital, leading to the abdication of King Lawrence, and also leading to his execution in 381.

## Background

Several years before, in 366, King Lawrence's cousin, Revelor wished to have a more prevalent role in the Kingdom's foreign policies. However, due to Lawrences hatred of his cousin, he declined. Outraged, Revelor gained followers by claiming that he was the rightful ruler and King; despite being from a separate branch of the family. Lawrence declined all allegations, however the people of Venercia supported Revelor. Lawrence and his wife, Saint Adelaide claimed that Revelor is from a separate and younger branch of the House of Thea, therefore proving that Lawrence was indeed the rightful King.

Revelor decided that since peaceful protest's against the King's foreign policies was ineffective, the only way to win was by starting a revolt. Revelor was an excellent military general, and smart politician. He had the support of the people. Years after, in December of 378, Revelor made the decision with his wife, Joan of Ieshia that they were the rightful monarchs.

## Revolution

in February of 379, Revelor and his followers had marched on the capital and destroyed, and burned the city. They also attacked the military, as well as the Privy Council Members. They became known as the "Venercian Revolutionaries". Lawrence had the support of the military and the Church. As the revolutionaries marched on the capital, Adelaide and Lawrence hid and managed to escape to a small city named Edgewood where they continued to fight and rule until 381.

After Adelaide and Lawrence fled and lead the government in Edgewood, the revolutionaries captured the capital and began marching to Edgewood to find the King and Queen. However, the Venercian Army halted them, and managed to push them back to the capital. Without the support from the neighboring Kingdom's, Lawrence was alone and on his own. The Revolutionaries managed to finally win against the army, and marched to Edgewood, the King and Queen fled to Ulfland, and continued to lead the government in Exile there.

As mainland Venercia, was completely overrun and controlled by his cousin Revelor, Lawrence tried to gain support from the Kingdom of Ulfland, however they refused to join the civil war. Once refused, Lawrence and Adelaide left Ulfland, and traveled to Ieshia to try to gain the support from the Ieshian King George, who initially obliged, he denounced Lawrence, and forced them out of Ieshia. Finally in 381, Lawrence and Adelaide returned to Venercia hopeful that the people would grant them mercy. However, Revelor and Joan had them captured and executed in August of 381.

## Aftermath

After the capture of Lawrence and Adelaide, Revelor had them executed by beheading, and had originally crowned himself King, however 4 days later, he convinced the Church, (the Church of Raoism) to crown himself Emperor of Venercia, establishing a Emperist Government, and the foundation of the Empire of Timeless Lives or more commonly known as the Venercian Empire (Empire of Venercia).

11 years later, the Second Venercian Revolt would start and effectively would bring the crown back to Lawrence's son Colin. Colin however, decided to keep the Empire, and in 390, Colin I de Thea, crowned himself Emperor of Venercia, once again bringing the crown back to the original branch of the family.