Duchy of Brittany

Brittany, officially the Duchy of Brittany, was a nation that existed during Season XI of FlatEarth.

## History

Plans for the Duchy of Brittany were drafted on February 25th, 2023 by 84841 in preparation for the upcoming Season XI. Claims were established on Brittany proper as well as an array of other territories across France. 84841 was then styled as Duke 84841 de Nantes.

### The Roman Question

Upon the creation of plans for the Duchy of Brittany, the nation came into an immediate territorial dispute with the Second Roman Empire, which had previously laid claim to all of France. After a short period of negotiations, the Duchy of Brittany proper was granted total independence while the Duchy of Nevers and the County of Rethel were made vassals of the Roman province of Gaul, and the Roman Emperor became a co-prince of the Principality of Andorra alongside the Duke of Brittany.

### Overseas Expansion

On March 3rd, 2023, claims were established on all real-world French overseas territories, paving the way for the creation of the Breton West and South Indies alongside the standalone territory of New Caledonia. These claims were reinforced on March 6th, which saw the Breton claims on some scattered Indian Ocean islands and French Polynesia dropped.

### The Fall of Rome

On March 4th, 2023, the Second Roman Empire was abolished and its provinces became independent. The Roman province of Gaul evolved into France, and its ruler Star granted the Duchy of Nevers and the County of Rethel full independence. The Roman title of Co-Prince of Andorra was inherited by the Duchy of Brittany, and shortly afterward it was merged with its Breton counterpart to recreate the title Prince of Andorra.

### A Change in Focus

On March 14th, 2023, Breton claims on the Duchy of Nevers, the County of Rethel, and the Principality of Andorra were dropped for the purposes of removing border gore and directing more resources towards the Breton overseas empire. The titles of Duke of Nevers and Count of Rethel were abolished as their territories were merged into France, and the title Prince of Andorra alongside its territory were inherited by Adam, the King of Aragon.

### War on the Horizon

On March 19th, 2023, the claims of the Federal State of Greater Ohio were enlarged, suddenly encompassing most of the Breton West Indies claims. Talks soon began over the border dispute, and the Ohioan claims on the Breton Caribbean islands were dropped. However, the president of Greater Ohio, Thimg, refused to abandon his nation's claim on the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, instead doubling down despite growing public disgruntlement. Thimg brought an end to the talks when he chose to ignore the dispute, and he remained unresponsive when presented with a final ultimatum demanding that he drop his claims.

### The St. Lawrence Conflict

On March 19th, 2023, following the lack of a response to the Breton ultimatum, the Duke 84841 of Brittany formally declared the start of a conflict between the Duchy of Brittany and the Federal State of Greater Ohio, seeing a majority of the world rallying together in support of the Breton cause and paving the way for a coalition against Greater Ohio. On March 20th, President Thimg posted a response to the ongoing conflict, continuing to declare that there was no conflict or dispute. His response was not taken seriously by the growing coalition forming around him. On March 21st, 2023, President Thimg finally backed down and relinquished Greater Ohio's claim on St. Pierre and Miquelon, bringing an end to the St. Lawrence Conflict.

### The Channel War

On March 21st, 2023, a player known as Jinorrow sparked a civil war in the Breton ally of the British State. He formed a rival government and declared himself to be God Emperor Jinorrow IV Stuart of the United Kingdom of Britain. Shortly after the start of the British Civil War, the Duchy of Brittany and the Kingdom of France declared their support for the British State. In response to the intervention of Brittany and France, Jinorrow declared war on both nations alongside establishing a claim on the Duchy of Brittany, leading to the start of the Channel War. When things began going poorly of Jinorrow, he resorted to using harsh slurs against his enemies, eventually resulting him being muted and his subsequent departure from the FlatEarth community, bringing an end to the brief war as a result.

### The War of Orléanist Independence

On March 21st, 2023, the Count of Orléans, Sani d'Orléans, declared his independence from France as the ruler of the Grand County of Orléans, a Sorrowist religious state. After receiving near universal backlash, he attempted to pledge Orléans' fealty to the Kingdom of France as a colony only to be rejected by King Star, guaranteeing the start of the War of Orléanist Independence. On March 22nd, 2023, the Duchy of Brittany would formally join the French side of the conflict in support of its ally. On March 23rd, 2023, the war came to an end after Sani relocated to the Low Countries to establish the Kingdom of Sorrowlasia.

### The Nuclear Renaissance

The Duchy of Brittany would eventually become one of the first scientific powers in the world, and Nantes would see the foundation of the Breton Institute of Nuclear Research.

### Collapse of Season XI

The Duchy of Brittany would become one of the few remaining active nations after Season XI's effective collapse. The nation itself was brought to an end in early April when the server was whitelisted and the old world wiped. 84841 would then draft plans to establish the Kingdom of Denmark during Season XII.