Duchy of Siegbrück

The flag of the Duchy of Siegbrück

### Head of state

Garrit Siegel (December 13, 2023 - December 16, 2023)Otto Bormann (December 16, 2023)

### Faction

Clorigan Peace Maintenance League (December 16, 2023)

The **Duchy of Siegbrück** (**Herzogtum von Siegbrück**), more commonly known as Siegbrück or City State Siegbrück, is a country in the North of Clorigan.

It's neighbor to the west was the Kingdom of Galnard, to the south is the Kingdom of Müdshlag, and the far east is the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The nation was situated flat on the Kamblin Inferior River towards the end of the stream.

Siegbrück was the first nation founded and birthed in Rebirth Provisional and is considered to be the fastest people to have developed at the time. The nation prospered from agricultural and literacy advantaged given by the leader, Garrit Siegel, expert cultivator, fishermen, and writer. The country was one of the little built from the ground up, and influenced the influx of Germanic countries in Northern and Central Clorigan. However the country no longer exists as it was reformed into the Teutonic Monarchy.

## History

Siegbrück was founded after initial Germanic tribal wars which are unknown, however what is known is what came of it. Two men, Garrit Siegel and Sebastian Bohm met and agreed to create a monarch-based nation. After the failure of Primia, the two men were forced to travel up the Vartchu River until hitting a lake. After crossing, they would move up the Silu River in search for lush flat land to build on easily. After the river ended they traveled through the thick Clorigan woodland until stumbling upon the Kamblin Inferior. After crossing they explore the eastern side of the river, discovering Galnard. Galnard was pillaged and many villagers would be slaughtered. After traveling back to the banks of the Kamblin the two men would begin to settle on the land.

The Duchy of Siegbrück would be founded after Garrit Siegel wrote the "Tablet of the Germanic Reich". Early on Siegbrück would experience vast amounts of success in agriculture, springing many new people to immigrate, one being the first Teutonic König, Otto Bormann. Major crops grown would be Tomato, Cotton, and Spice. The cotton would be skillfully utilized to create a fishing industry providing the nation with the only solid delicacies compared to other nations of the time which still relied off of animal meat.

The first problem would occur when Archduke Bohm and Duke Siegel experienced a heated arguement based on the standing out architecture of the home of Bohm, enraged Bohm would be exiled from the country and gifted sausages to remember his German herritage. The successory would be granted to Otto Bormann, crowning him as the new Archduke of Siegbrück.

Siegbrück would catch wind of Frankish migration to the Great Clorigan Plains southwest of Siegbrück. In order to meet with the new nation, Siegbrück would accumilate the 1st Siegbrück Expeditionary Force, or Siegbrück Expeditionary Force I. Upon their arrive inital friendliness would end after a German on horse back his a French farmer, causing a skirmish to insue. Emerging victorious temporarily, the Expeditionary Force would retreat and report their findings to the government. After hearing word of the skirmish, Duke Siegel issued a formal declaration of war to the nation of Francia and began diplomatic talks with the Grand Duchy of Moscow. After the talks, Moscow would also formally declare war on Francia.

The Siegbrück Expeditionary Force I would be redeployed to attack Paris, and would be backed by Moscow's troops. After a small inital battle, Frankish leader, Malgier Felix, would sign the Peace of Paris ending the Frankreich-Krieg. Shortly after the war's end, the Raizing of Paris would occur and war support in Siegbrück would fall, forcing Duke Siegel to review his foreign policy.

In the aftermath of the Frankreich-Krieg, Siegbrück would attempt to repair relations with Francia, to no avail. Due to failures, the Duke would feel inspired to create a new faction known as the Clorigan Peace Maintenance League. The purpose of the faction was to maintain peace in the continent of Clorigan. However disaster would soon strike. Duke Siegel would experience a horrific stabbing organized by a Frankish terrorist. Siegel would crawl to the front door of Siegbrück City Hall, before taking his last breath, dying from bloodloss. Archduke Otto Bormann would then take the throne becoming Duke Otto Bormann.

Bormann, fearing Moscow's power, would hope to maintain good terms with the country by establishing the Siegbrück-Moscow Ambassy in Siegbrück. He would then deliever the December 16th Speech and offically disband the CPML. The first meeting between Duke Otto Bormann and Tsar Nicolas I would insue, and would be recorded that the main concern of relations was addressed and positive relations would be maintained.

Bormann's next move was the annexation of the German states of Galnard and Müdshlag due to them being under Siegbrück's sphere of influence. To meet his dreams, he would create a new branch in the army known as the Occupation Force or the Besatzungsmacht. Integration would begin and the creation of a unified German State would soon near. However disaster would soon strike Siegbrück's soil again.

After issuing the offical annexation orders Müdshlag would cooperate, however Galnard would not. The Galnard-Aufständische-Armee, or Galnard Insurgent Army would form dawing Leather Tan uniforms and standard Siegbrück gear. They would take up arms and begin the Siegbrück Civil War. Bormann would lose faith in his nation but mobilize nontheless. The Battle of Galnard would insue seeing initla German victory, however Galnard's forces would start throwing men armed by only wooden axes relentlessly at the Besatzungsmacht. Eventually the army would cripple, forcing a retreat. The forces would then forfit their uniforms, and charge into Galnard with all Iron Armor, tainting the opinion of Moscow troops stationed to observe the war. Moscow's troops would intervene after warning was given and the Besatzungsmacht would be caught off guard expelled from Galnard a second time.

After hearing of the failure at Galnard, Bormann would contemplate suicide but not do it. Duke Bormann would end the civil war and grant Galnard independence in hopes of saving resources to keep hold onto Müdshlag and also partially due to Bormann's low morale and terrible enthusiasm. His plan would succeed and Müdshlag would remain in Siegbrück, where it would be integrated further into the country.

Bormann after suffering the loss at Galnard would see need for military reforms. The 1st Siegbrück Military Base across Kamblin Inferior building an engineering marvel of the time just to connect it, raising international opinions of Siegbrück. The Duke also passed a law that stated anybody trying to or successfully entered a military base without permission would be either killed on sight or arrested, possibly even exiled. The exceptions are if they have an official permission to enter given by an officer or higher ranking in the property.

Construction of the Kamblin Bridge would complete and stability would begin to rise in the nation. Bormann's reforms wouldn't end there, he would finalize his plans for the expansion of the nation by issuing a new order of reform to "expand the nation and military". To better incorparate Müdshlag, he would change the name of Siegbrück to the Teutonic Monarchy, and he would restructure the government, ending the nation of Siegbrück.