War of Fescalian Succession

### Causes

Death of Edmond Boutet I, and dispute over the throne between his younger brothers

### Outcome

Louis Boutet III succeeds the Fescal throne and the loss of the Pro-Maxime Coalition.

## Description

The War of Fescalian Succession was a major conflict in Western Europe, raging from 1033 to 1047, and the war was caused by the death of King Edmond I of Fescal, and his younger brothers both claimed the throne, and both gained external anf foreign support for their cause. The war ended with a Pro-Louis Coalition victory and Avilon, Bunton, and Bellone suffered their first loss against Fescal in decades.

## Background

On December 1, 1033, Fescalian officials found King Edmond Boutet unresponsive and unconscious in his bed at 8:53 A.M. After being inspected by doctors, it was discovered that the monarch had died from a heart attack overnight. The people didn’t hear of the bad news until an hour and a half later when Fescalian officials announced that that king had died in his sleep. With Boutet’s death, and no children to take the throne, his younger brother, Louis Boutet III claimed rightful ownership of the throne to continue the path of Boutetes, meanwhile another younger brother of Edmond, Maxime Boutet I also claimed the throne.

Louis Boutet III wanted to continue the path of the previous military focus to strengthen the kingdom against its enemies, meanwhile Maxime Boutet I wanted to halt the military focus and mend relations with its neighboring states. With this, both men looked for support from abroad. Many people in Fescal supported Louis, alongside Brookson and Dorbeck. While Avilon and Bunton supported Maxime. After tension grew between the two opposing factions, Avilon conducted an invasion to place Maxime on the throne by force, leading to immediate reaction from Fescal. Brookson and Dorbeck joined in to defend their ally and Bunton did the same. After much pressure, Bellone in Burgundy joined the war to support Avilon.

Maxime led a rebellion against Louis in 1034 which aligned itself with Avilon, Bellone and Bunton. However due to the military focus of the kingdom, the army was prepared for a fight and held off most invasion attempts at the start of the conflict. For most of the war, the frontlines would shift in a tug-of-war pattern, and taking heavy casualties on all sides. This pace of war would continue up until 1045, when the lines would finally break and the Pro-Louis states would crash in on the enemy from all sides.

After about a decade of constant shifts in frontlines and millions of deaths in Western Europe, by the year 1047 rolled around, Fescal, Brookson, and Dorbeck are victorious over the enemy, and Louis Boutet III is deemed the rightful man to take the Fescal throne, and Avilon, Bunton, and Bellone are forced to recognize this fact, and pay heavy reparations. Fescal, along with finally having an official ruler, gained minor border lands from their century old enemies, being their first victory against them in so long.

## Leaders

### **Kingdom of Fescal:**

Louis Boutet III - Fescalian King (Disputed)

Raymond Mallet - Captain of the Guard (Until 1042)

Lucien Mallet - Captain of the Guard (After 1042)

### **Kingdom of Brookson:**

Romeo Brooks II - King of Brookson (Until 1043)

Romeo Brooks III - King of Brookson (After 1043)

Lewis Greene - Captain of the Guard

### **Kingdom of Dorbeck:**

Amhladh Loudain IV - King of Dorbeck

Sìomon MacFhionghuin - Captain of the Guard