Ducato di Ambrossi

Ambrossi, officially the "Ducato di Ambrossi" *(Duchy of Ambrossi)*, is a medium sized country in the far east of Ilistrus, having a population of between fifteen and thirty citizens.

The country's capital is the city of Ambrossi, located in the northeastern coast of the country, ruled by the country's sovereign, Duke Giovanni I.

Ambrossi was founded the first of August of 2022 by Giovanni of Ermellino, the soon to be Duke, and Jim Necrolius, Giovanni's Minister of State. Upon the establishment of the settlement of Ambrossi, it quickly expanded into a port city and it was joined by Califorio and Pulicini, ruled by Minister of State Jim Necrolius and Kline Maki respectively. Upon the growing relevance of the capital and the territorial expansion of Ambrossese society, Duke Giovanni I successfully established relations with Azurvłerii and gaining recognition of the statehood of the newly founded Ducato di Ambrossi.

Ambrossi's foreign affairs are handled exclusively by the monarch, whilst internal affairs are jointly administrated by the monarch and the Minister of State. The Duke or Duchess is an hereditary position, whilst the Minister of State is an appointed position, making Ambrossi what is essentially an absolute monarchy.

Ambrossi has prosperous and positive relations with all of the states in the area, having civil ties with many of them, due to many citizens of Ambrossi holding dual citizenship in other states in the region.

## **History**

### **Pre-establishemnt period**

Prior to having founded Ambrossi, Giovanni and Jim Necrolious had made an attempt to establish their own realm in territories south of Azurvłerii which they had believed were unclaimed due to the use of outdated maps. However, it was soon discovered that the area they were attempting to settle was claimed by The Union, leading to them abandoning the area.

Determined on founding their own state, Giovanni and Jim migrated northwards through Azurvłerii to reach an unsettled territory surrounded by a large river and a set of small lakes, which had formally been claimed by the Kingdom of Valhalla. Deciding this territory was fit to host it's own state, Giovanni and Jim established the town of Ambrossi in the centre of the territory, however, due to logisitcal issues regarding trade, movement and diplomacy, the town was relocated to the northern end of the coast.

Upon the establishment of Ambrossi, it's urban infrastructure rapidly expanded, and it soon established a port and began partaking in international commerce. In this period, Jim set off back to the centre of the Ambrossi territory to establish the town of Calforio, whilst an Ambrossi resident migrated to the south of the territory under Ambrossi's influence to found the town of Pulcini. The growth of Ambrossi and founding of two more Ambrossese towns would consolidate the control of Amrbossese society over the area.

### **Birth of the state**

Confident in the possibility of an Ambrossese state, Giovanni sailed south to Azurvłerii in order to sign a treaty with Azurvłerii's leaders, in order to gain recognition of Ambrossi's statehood as a nation-state and the recognition of Ambrossi's borders. Said encounter was successful, officially establshing the Ducato di Ambrossi.

With the establishemnt of the state, Ambrossi would begin establishing relations with other countries in the region, such as Ol'Martell, which signed a treaty of Friendship with Ambrossi, or the Kingdom of Yadral, a realm north of Ambrossi, founded by a citizen of Ambrossi.