Francia

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The **National Federative Republic of Francia** (Francian: **Republiqué Federéal Nationále d'Francia**), or simply **The** **Republic of Francia** or **Francia** is a country in Western Europe occupying the region between the Rhine River, the Pyrenees and the Alps, with the exception of the portuary city of Calaís, alongside with controlling countless overseas territories in the Pacific, North Atlantic and the Indian Ocean, having claims in Antarctic lands as well. Francia proper is divided into 148 Communes and its overseas territories are divided in 5 overseas Communes, those being the Western and Eastern Elegárnnian Islands, the Ionáran Sevoran islands, the Port of Séur-Imarann and the Quisepréiann Islands. Francia is a Federative semi-presidential republic with its capital and largest city being Parizénnya, being the cultural center of the country, while its economic center is the coastal city of Toulón, other major cities include Genóva, Nanzia, Bordéus, Tours, Manzía, Colonia, Bruxéia and Antérpia.

First inhabited by Elemental Orders before being settled by later Gáelic and Voronian tribes, before being conquered by the Akalyshovikan Horde led by Noobs, alongside with the immigration of the Hyuslegovirin' Tribes into Acquitáine by around 234 AD, a mixture of Declavan and Gáelic languages alongside with the language of the hordes led to the slow formation of the Francian Language which spread and changed into Sunartche, Albíon and Gammeria, divided Noob tribes would control most of Francia before Carlés I 'the Conqueror' of the Principality of Parizénnya conquered most of northern Francia and defeated the Sunglow Empire in the late 9th and early 10th centuries, before his sucessor Luís III conquered the rest of Acquitáine and parts of Gammeria including Genóva, and defeated the Sunglow Empire by 968, forming the Francian Empire and the house of Asóvira, the empire would diminish in size by 1028 losing portions of Sunartche and losing lands north of Genóva. The Francian Empire then would soon be diminished in its title by 1128, being simply now the Realm of Francia, soon after Carlés III began heavily developing the Francian merchant ports of Genóva and Toulón, which both became massive trade hubs by the 13th century. In 1372 Albíon conquered Calaís after the Francian defeat at Alaesórvann after Albíon invaded them in order to claim their 'rightful lands' in Flanders. This led to a long-lasting period of consecutive wars which ended only in 1494, however the periods of peace between Albíon and Francia would turn into continued wars against the Hemosarians by 1428, which ended only by 1538, the former conflict resulted merely in Francia ending in great economic ruins and losing the portuary city of Calaís forever, the latter conflict ended with the fall of the Hemosarian Navy and the treaty of Jaluqoiár, however this worsened the economic situation of Francia even further which led to them being conquered by the Voronians in a war lasting from 1541 to 1548.

From 1548 up to 1913 Francia remained under control of Voronia, being unable to become independent for a long time, there were many rebellions but by 1848 many had ceased to occur, however in 1913 following the crackdown of Francian nationalist parties, Albíon invaded Voronia in order to free Francia, lasting from 1913 to 1923, with two periods of peace in between, the invasion would see the Voronian army and navy be crushed by Albíon, alongside with humiliating the Declavan navy as well, Francia would soon regain its independence, however in mostly economic ruins and in life support by Albíon, this quickly led to the rise of Speedism and Mudbloodism in Francia, culminating in the Francian Civil War from 1933 to 1938, ending with the restoration of the Democratic government of Francia, coinciding with the start of the Second Spore Coalition War which threw Francia into a support role for the coalition, however following the end of the coalition Francia would see an economic miracle under the presidencies of Carlés Emannuél and Esselón Maquarvois throughout 1949 to 1958, who even was arrested for corruption before being freed by a mob of rioters, peace was however not in sight and in 1963 Gammeria invaded Genóva, however this time Francia was capable of holding itself without much support of Albíon, being able to defend the city and soon push the Gammerians back by 1968, what followed was a relative period of peace where Francia reached its political, military and economical zenith, seeing minor action during the Prisarian Wars.

Francia even after centuries of non-existence as a state has retained most of it is cultural, artistic, scientific and economic importance and has remained a centre of arts and culture, it is the third largest Noob Nation by population, economy and overall power, alongside with also being a founding member of the Noobist International Council and the International Council of Nations.

## Etymology

The name Francia originates from the word for the tribe of Fakarya Morhannia in northern modern day Francia, which in the Old Francian language mean't the tribe of the Northern Horsemen, this tribe would stretch through most of northern Francia except for Británia and the Rhine, and would be responsible for invading the Declavas in Gammeria through the Alps in the late 3rd Century, Declavans called the Fakarya Morhannia tribe the Tribe of the Franconians due to their connection to the Asakplor' Nakyram or Francur tribe of Acquitáine.

As the Declavan and Gáelic languages mixed with the Old Francian language, the multiple tribes of Francia began to call themselves the Francos, but the term Francia would emerge only by the early 11th century from the word fraan, meaning 'free' with the suffix "-cia" which was commonly used in the Francian language to mean realm, land or nation alongside "-ia" such as in Germánia, Decacia and Sporia, thus meaning Land of the Free or Realm of the Free.

With time the demonym of Franco became more widespread and with the variation of languages the name Francia began to simply mean Land of the Francos.

### History prior to Noobs (300,000-234 AD)

*Main Pages: Order of Sykashirana, Francian Stone Age ,Francian Antiquity*

The modern territories of Francia were inhabited by Salamorrkian monsters from circa 280,000 to 190,000 years ago before the Nyvaparids would conquer and secure Francia under the Order of Sykashirana, which would exist for roughly 20,000 years before the Elemental and Nyvaparid Orders would isolate themselves from humanity following the fall of the Neo-Upherteos Horde, for much of the period after the isolation of the Elementals Humans would inhabit the lands of Francia, slowly advancing in technology, acquiring bronze by around 3,900 BD. By around 800 BD first signs of Francian usage of Iron appeared, starting the Francian Antiquity and the rise of the Gáelic tribes of Francia, the Gáels would spread across most of Francia forming many tribes across the region.

The Gáels would enter in conflict with many other societies throughout the 7th and 2nd centuries BD, including the Declavan Republic who would attempt to conquer the Gáelic lands many times after conquering Gammeria, regularly failing, and the Voronians who would spread across most of Acquitáine before being pushed back to the Pyrenees throughout the 3rd and 2nd centuries BD. In around 162 BD as mentioned in the Chronicles of Emiclarius of Decavia a united Qélticann invasion would hit the Gáels and would cause the spread of Qélticann tribes and culture throughout western Francia.

Entering into the AD age Francia would remain under Gáelic control throughout most of the 1st and 2nd centuries AD with minimal conflict with the Declavan Republic, now Empire, invading Acquitáine with minimal success. However into the 3rd century a new threat began to approach form the east, as the new Noob Hordes of the East began to invade Eastern Europe.

### Arrival of the Noobs (234-241)

*Main pages: Akalyshovikan Khaganate, Hyuslegovirinian Immigration, Francian and Aquitáinian Tribes*

In 233 AD the Akalyshovikan Khaganate would cross the Rhine under the Khagan Omysakar' III after 2 years of raiding and pillaging Surnachte and Boztonia, the Akalyshovikan Khaganate had originated from the Imasykalrian Khanate in Eastern Ukraine and had emerged as a Khaganate since 227 AD under Omysakar' III. The Akalyshovikanians would soon enter into northern Francia and conquer the northern Francian tribes, as well as pushing out the Qélticanns from western Francia, as they moved south by 234 AD they would meet stiff resistence from Hyuslegovirinian Tribes who had begun their great immigration from the Pannonian Basin after the Kyshiranian Wars, they had crossed Northern Gammeria and raided many cities and towns throughout and had just arrived in Aquitáine in 233 AD.

The Akalyshovikanians would continue to be in constant conflict with the Hyuslegovirinian Tribes in Acquitáine before they had to turn back to their holdings in Surnachte and Boztonia as the Uksyanarian Khaganate was invading said lands in 239 AD, following their defeat in Sakamaria in 240 AD, the holdings they left in Francia would fracture and free themselves from the Khaganate, forming many Noob-led tribes throughout most of Northern Francia, the Hysulegovirians would soon settle down in Acquitáine and fracture aswell by 241 forming the Acquitáine tribes.

Culture would mix around with Declavans, Gáels, Qélticanns and Voronians, in the south the Acquitánian culture would emerge and in the north the Franco culture would emerge, even spreading into Albíon through the Alazánnian tribe of Calaís, the Francian language would emerge from the mixture of both Acquitánian and Franco languages, by themselves a mixutre of Declavans, Gáels, Voronians and Declavans.

### Francian Intermezzo (242-833)

*Main pages: Realm of Acquitáine, War of the Pyrenees, War of the Rhine and Battle of Osigária*

The Noobs would remain extremely fractured under many tribes for most of the 3rd and 10th centuries, with the exception of Acquitáine which would be united under Malgár I of the Lysárianinian Tribe in 258, being named the Realm of Akyuitaina, or Acquitáine. The Realm of Acquitáine would have hostile relations with all of its neighbours, from the Declavans, Franco tribes to the north, Voronians and Bandits to the south and the constant possibility of another Noob Horde flooding into Francia, however throughout most of the 3rd and 6th centuries the Realm of Acquitáine would only have minor conflicts with its neighbours, with mostly incursions by Gamemrians and raids by the Francos, but in the summer of 478, the Voronian Kingdom under Lionar III would launch a religious expedition into Acquitáine through the eastern Pyrenees with an army of 10,000 soldiers, catching the Realm of Acquitáine, under Malgár IV, off guard, who was able to muster only 1,200 soldiers near Asárgia under the command of Alkarámittas, which would quickly be defeated by the Voronians with minimal losses who would continue to push further into Acquitáine proper.

However, this bought enough time for Malgár IV to assemble an army by the outskirts of Malyaránn of about 7,000-8,000 soldiers, although substantially higher than before, the Voronian army had been reinforced with more than 2,000 soldiers and had higher morale than the Acquitánians, but as they approached Malyaránn, they would be met by many militias who weakened their supplies and slowed their march, by the winter of 478 they had arrived at Malyaránn, weakened and undersupplied, Lionar III, inpatient from the march, would decide to charge into the entrenched positions of the Noobs with his cavalry, which would be able to punch through the right flank, before being encircled by refreshed Noob troops as the next rotation came in, being ultimately routed and mostly destroyed, this severely weakened the left flank of Lionar III who would decide to retreat back to Asárgia, losing well over 1,200 soldiers alongside with the 800 lost through the march to Malyaránn.

As they retreated, Malgár's army would follow them, arriving at the Uyaramánnian River by early 479, Lionar III would find the only bridge that went across the river to have been destroyed by Noobs, trapped he would decide to settle by the river and quickly rebuild the bridge, unaware of the Noob army approaching from the east, in the 7th of March Malgár's army would arrive at the nearby town of Auyará, soon charging at Lionar's army in the 9th of March, being unable to go anywhere, many of Lionar's cavalry would attempt to cross the river, failing terribly, this left Lionar and his infantry alone, which would lead to extreme losses and the eventual surrender of Lionar and his army. This defeat did not stop the Voronians from returning again with an army 0f 9,000 in 481, led by Lionar III again, this time however, the Noobs were prepared and garrisoned in the Pyrenees, this led to 3 consecutive battles across the eastern portion of the Pyrenees near the town of Karvyránnia, in late 481 the Voronians would manage to defeat the Noobs near Karvyránnia and soon conquer the city, this prompted Málgar IV to assemble a stronger army to defeat the Voronians and retake the city, in July of 482 the Noobs would arrive at Karvyránnia with a 11,000 strong army, laying siege to the city, expecting this, the Voronians had detached their cavalry and encamped in the nearby mountains, awaiting for the arrivel of a 5,000 strong army in early 483, once said army arrived, the cavalry would charge into the Noob besiegers, caught off guard the noobs would be weakened enough for the rest of the army to attack them, this led to the Noobs' eventual defeat and routing.

In the 2nd of March 484 Lionar III and Malgár IV would sign the treaty of Touliránnia after Lionar III advanced further through the coast, in a compromise the Noobs would pay large subsidies to the Voronians whilst losing only Karvyránnia. This defeat weakened the Acquitánians who would soon suffer 3 more religious invasions by the Declavans in 492, 548 and 572. This gave the northern tribes the window to centralize further, resulting in many squabbles and conflicts amongst themselves for territories for the next 300 years. This culminated with the War of the Rhine, a conflict between the Francians and Germanians for the Germanian controlled lands in the Rhine in the 8th century, led by a Francian alliance led by the Tribe of Jayarbágnnia under Nassalgáron V. The War of the Rhine would begin in 768 shortly after the formation of the Francian Alliance, resulting from the Germanian conquest of Malsaartharia in 755, this united alliance would have as main members, the Tribe of Parizénnya, Anzalárnnia and Martála. The War of the Rhine would end by 776, the war would see the Francian tribes siege and battle for many cities across the Rhine River controlled by Germania, the combined efforts led to the decisive defeat of the Germanians in Tarlosvia in 774, and with the siege of Diverlognía in the winter of 775 the Germanic King Otarwen III would sign the treaty of Cóloniga in the 8th of June 776, ceding all of the Rhine to the Francians, during the war the Tribe of Parizénnya would see great military victories such as in Haalsérfia in 771 and in the siege of Kannira in early 775, which would allow them to mantain said city and fort, respectievly, during the war the Family who controlled Parizénnya, the Palárians, would see their reputation and influence grow amongst the surroundings tribes.

For the next 5 decades the Northern Francian tribes would raid the rump state of Acquitáine and squabble for lands amongst themselves, this period of relative peace would end in 832 when the Bandits under Azariah III invaded and conquered most of Voronia and threatened the Francian lands. They eventually invaded Acquitáine and conquered most of the south of the lands, feeling that Acquitáine was too poor, Azariah III would lead his army north in 833, raiding countless cities in the way, this quickly brought attention to the now Principality of Parizénnya, under Luís II, who would quickly assemble an army to stop Azariah III from reaching Parizénnya and further. Assembling a large army of well over 12,000 soldiers and 2,000 Germanic cavalry from Jayarbágnnia, Luís III would lead them himself, marching towards Osigária, a city under control of Parizénnya, which was expected to be the Bandits' next target, knowing they'd march north of the Luratia River towards the large city of Osigária, which was situated in the right bank of the Luratia River, had no bridges across the river into the city whatsoever. The Bandits knew of this and not wanting to do a costly and ineffective siege, decided to head by the right banks as expected by Luís III.

Luís III would arrive at Osigária in June of 833 and would decide to camp west of Osigária, there he would build a bridge east of his camp across the Luratia River. In August of 833 the Bandit army numbering well over 20,000 soldiers would arrive and camp about 350 meters in front of the Francians, north of both camps laid a swamp, ill suited for both the heavy spearmen positions of the Francians and the light footed bandits adapted to arid lands, even then both camps laid with direct eyesight of each other and any possible movements into the swamp could be seem by both sides, however, the Germanic cavalry with 1,000 light swordsmen would cross the newly built bridge and head about 600 meters west, where they would begin building a new bridge behind the Bandit camp, Luís III's charisma allowed him to delay a battle for a whole month until the bridge was completed by the 7th of September, when after refusing a bribe by the bandits to simply capitulate to them, Luís III would prepare for battle in the 8th, and soon by the morning the Bandits charged towards the Francian positions, Luís III kept the cavalry and swordsmen in his camp to avoid being unable to communicate with them at the bridge.

The bandits would be able to cause some significant damage to the Francians, before the Germanic cavalry crossed the bridge behind the bandit camp and begun burning it down and looting it, Azariah III quickly noticed this but unable to quickly communicate with his rear forces, alongside with being distracted by the burning of the camp and pinned down by the Francians, was unable to turn back his army, resulting in the bandits noticing it by themselves and doing an unorganised retreat, leading to the Francians managing to encircle Azariah III's forces, which would result in many causalities, including Azariah III, with the Francians receiving minimal causalities. The decisive victory under Luís III further increased the influence of the Principality and strengthened it, alongside with stopping any further advancements by the Bandits resulting in their weakening and defeat by the Voronians by the 10th century.

### Wars of Unification and the Francian Empire (833-928)

*Main pages: Francian Wars of Unification, Francian Empire*

Luís III wouldn't do much for the rest of his reign, but his sucessor, Luís IV would be responsible for expanding Parizénnya across most of northern Francia and expanding the Principality's influence into western Francia throughout 842 to 857, during this period the Principality of Normandíe would invade and conquer Albíon, in what would lead to the unification of Albíon. Luís III's reign would see the creation of the Amitórian system, a form of feudalism that would spread across most of Western Europe, prioritising the power of the king over counts and dukes, an early form an absolute monarchy. The only major war to happen in this period would be the First War of Flanders, resulting in the Principality of Parizénnya taking away the territory of Flanders and the Lower Rhine from Anzalárnnia, leading to the eventual collapse of the latter.

The rule of Luís III's successor, Tarlíus "the Conqueror", would see a great period of war lasting from 859-878, known as the Wars of Unification ,between Parizénnya and surrounding nations such as Normandíe and Acquitáine, initially Tarlíus would be met by fierce resistance and loss of territories, until the Battle of Helegária in 863 against Acquitáine, resulting in a decisive victory for Tarlíus and the death of King Mayaronntis, leading to the Acquitánian Campaign seeing the eventual collapse of Acquitáine at the hands of Tarlíus by the year 869, by then the Germanians had recovered from years of internal conflicts, and soon the Kingdom of West Germania would invade the Rhine and conquer large portions of it from 870 to 872, as Tarlíus was already heading north to face the Normans it took a relatively small time to reach the Rhine.

Tarlíus would face the Germanians at Kohern in 872, where Tarlíus let the Germanians conquer the town to eventually lay siege to it, successfully doing so and managing to inflict a devastating siege to the Germanians, leading to their eventual surrender in the spring of 873, for the next 2 years Tarlíus would reconquer the Rhine and in 876 he would conquer Británia, before facing the Normans, Tarlíus would conquer the rest of the regions west of the Rhine, eventually he would face the Normans in Amaraía and Corélgiva in the spring and winter of 877 respectively, eventually laying siege to Roguén lasting only a year, ending by early 878.

### Sunglow Invasion

*Main pages: Sunglow Empire and Siege of Parizénnya*