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The '''Holy Audonian Empire''' (Audonic: Saint-Empire Audonais) was a large confederation of kingdoms and states which spanned across Belisaria from the 11th century CE to the early 19th century. The Empire’s founder, Robert the Great, liberated the Kingdom of Audonia from Latin rule and was coronated by the Pope in 1068 CE. Each emperor was invested with temporal authority by the Fabrian Catholic Church. | The '''Holy Audonian Empire''' (Audonic: Saint-Empire Audonais) was a large {{wp|confederation}} of kingdoms and states which spanned across [[Ajax#Belisaria|Belisaria]] from the 11th century CE to the early 19th century. The Empire’s founder, Robert the Great, liberated the Kingdom of Audonia from Latin rule and was coronated by the Pope in 1068 CE. Each emperor was invested with temporal authority by {{wp|Roman Catholic Church|the Fabrian Catholic Church}}. | ||
Over several centuries, the form and function of the Empire evolved, including the abolition of the traditional line of descent of the Audonian kings for a system of electorates. The Empire was also embroiled in conflict with pagans, on crusades, and in civil war after the Protestant Reformation in the 16th and 17th centuries. | Over several centuries, the form and function of the Empire evolved, including the abolition of the traditional line of descent of the Audonian kings for a system of electorates. The Empire was also embroiled in conflict with pagans, on crusades, and in civil war after the Protestant Reformation in the 16th and 17th centuries. | ||
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===Pre-empire context and founding=== | ===Pre-empire context and founding=== | ||
In the 10th and 11th centuries CE, the Latin Empire's central authority in Belisaria was weakening. This may be attributable to a number of factors: Firstly, the loss of holdings around the Periclean to the Almurid and Halimid Caliphates weakened the soft power and economic reach of the Empire. Further, Imperial Legions were more frequently deployed to the hinterlands and border regions to combat external threats leading to a lessened military presence within Belisaria. Finally, the Empire began to increasingly devolve authority to local magistrate roles which gradually became consolidated within individual families, often becoming de facto hereditary. | In the 10th and 11th centuries CE, [[Latium|the Latin Empire]]'s central authority in Belisaria was weakening. This may be attributable to a number of factors: Firstly, the loss of holdings [[Periclean world|around the Periclean]] to the Almurid and Halimid Caliphates weakened the soft power and economic reach of the Empire. Further, Imperial Legions were more frequently deployed to the hinterlands and border regions to combat external threats leading to a lessened military presence within Belisaria. Finally, the Empire began to increasingly devolve authority to local magistrate roles which gradually became consolidated within individual families, often becoming de facto hereditary. | ||
Among the latter in the mid-11th century was Robert, a noble of the ''Comes'' rank who succeeded his father as Lord Palatine of Audonia Superior, what is modern-day Burgoy. Robert's background granted him great privilege among his peers, in part due to the fact that his mother was a Latin princess and that his grandmother was the esteemed [[Maria I Claudia|Empress Maria I Claudia]]. He was raised as a hostage to the Claudii in [[Castellum ab Alba]]. He received a military education and maintained a strict focus on martial matters after being made Lord Palatine. | Among the latter in the mid-11th century was Robert, a noble of the ''Comes'' rank who succeeded his father as Lord Palatine of Audonia Superior, what is modern-day Burgoy. Robert's background granted him great privilege among his peers, in part due to the fact that his mother was a Latin princess and that his grandmother was the esteemed [[Maria I Claudia|Empress Maria I Claudia]]. He was raised as a hostage to the Claudii in [[Castellum ab Alba]]. He received a military education and maintained a strict focus on martial matters after being made Lord Palatine. | ||
In 1050, the Latin heartland erupted into civil war after the death of Empress Maria. Lord Robert took up the cause of Audonian independence from the Latin Empire against the competing [[Rulers of Adrianople|Adrianople]] and [[House of Ostia|Ostian]] claimants who contested the succession of the Latin heartlands. Robert conquered most of the area of modern [[Lyncanestria]] over the next several years. In early 1068, the Pope in Fabria intervened in the civil war, offering to crown Robert emperor, despite the tight grip that the Latin Dukes held in the west. On November 17, Robert was crowned Holy Audonian Emperor. The coronation of a new legitimate, Fabrian Audonian ruler initiated uprisings and rebellions in many other parts of Audonian-speaking Latium | In 1050, the Latin heartland erupted into civil war after the death of Empress Maria. Lord Robert took up the cause of Audonian independence from the Latin Empire against the competing [[Rulers of Adrianople|Adrianople]] and [[House of Ostia|Ostian]] claimants who contested the succession of the Latin heartlands. Robert conquered most of the area of modern [[Lyncanestria]] over the next several years. In early 1068, the Pope in Fabria intervened in the civil war, offering to crown Robert emperor, despite the tight grip that the Latin Dukes held in the west. On November 17, Robert was crowned Holy Audonian Emperor. The coronation of a new legitimate, Fabrian Audonian ruler initiated uprisings and rebellions in many other parts of Audonian-speaking Latium. | ||
===Early-high empire period=== | ===Early-high empire period=== | ||
[[Robert the Great|Robert I]]'s [[Hauteville dynasty]] were generally efficient rulers who during their reigns in the 11th and 12th centuries attempted to reorganize the new empire to mirror the centralization of Latin imperial administration. The expansion of imperial central power was met with intense opposition by the regional nobility, particularly in the recently integrated eastern | [[Robert the Great|Robert I]]'s [[Hauteville dynasty]] were generally efficient rulers who during their reigns in the 11th and 12th centuries attempted to reorganize the new empire to mirror the centralization of Latin imperial administration. The expansion of imperial central power was met with intense opposition by the regional nobility, particularly in the recently integrated eastern realm of [[Garima]]. A governate system to replace feudal structure was attempted by Lothair I in 1117 and again in 1129, both quickly undone by demands of rebellious nobles. The dynasty's rule ended in 1165 when Robert II died without legitimate issue, and while both his nephew and cousin claimed the imperial throne, his stepson — son of his widow [[Gisela the Haughty]] — eventually usurped the throne as [[Charles I, Holy Audonian Emperor|Charles I]] despite no blood relation. Charles was of the [[Valmeuse dynasty|House of Valmeuse]], raised in the court of his grandfather, Count Henri-Étienne of Jugny, a powerful lord in [[Burgoy]]. | ||
A proponent of traditional feudalism and decentralized ruling, administrative reform was reverted, with the imperial throne beginning a period much heavier reliance on the cooperation of regional lords. As these new policies generally appeased local rulers, more neighboring minor princes subdued willingly, and internally the empire enjoyed newfound stability and prosperity. The empire's borders were expanded slowly along the frontiers, particularly in the northern mountain regions and eastern territories. It is also during this period that hostilities were renewed against the Latin Empire, forming the beginnings of the Audonian-[[Gelonia]]n alliance which would remain generally intact until the empire's dissolution. | A proponent of traditional feudalism and decentralized ruling, administrative reform was reverted, with the imperial throne beginning a period much heavier reliance on the cooperation of regional lords. As these new policies generally appeased local rulers, more neighboring minor princes subdued willingly, and internally the empire enjoyed newfound stability and prosperity. The empire's borders were expanded slowly along the frontiers, particularly in the northern mountain regions and eastern territories. It is also during this period that hostilities were renewed against the Latin Empire, forming the beginnings of the Audonian-[[Gelonia]]n alliance which would remain generally intact until the empire's dissolution. | ||
It was Charles I who would petition Pope XXX to call for a holy war in northern Scipia. Most of the first crusader force was made of Audonian and Latin recruits, many Audonian nobles would be crusader leaders who would establish themselves in new Fabrian princely states in modern [[Sydalon]] and [[ | It was Charles I who would petition Pope XXX to call for a holy war in northern Scipia. Most of the first crusader force was made of Audonian and Latin recruits, many Audonian nobles would be crusader leaders who would establish themselves in new Fabrian princely states in modern [[Sydalon]], [[Ascalzar]], and parts of [[Yisrael]]. The early empire period is generally considered to end with the death of Emperor Louis III as it brought forth the subsequent [[Audonian Decade of Chaos|Decade of Chaos]], a ten-year civil war between [[Margaret of Audonia|Empress Margaret]] and rival claimant [[Henry I, Holy Audonian Emperor|Henry IV of Burgoy]]. | ||
===The electorates and the Imperial Diet=== | ===The electorates and the Imperial Diet=== | ||
===Reformation and wars of religion=== | ===Reformation and wars of religion=== | ||
{{see also|Church of Lyncanestria#History}} | |||
The Audonian Emperors, whose authority was legitimized by the Fabrian church, had always complied with most demands of the church, and pushed their princely subjects and their magistrates to comply with the demands of the {{wp|ecclesiastical court}}s. Despite the stricter persecution of heterodoxy that had been promulgated by Papal decree since the late 13th century, beginning in 1405 with the the teachings of monk [[Marceau Loussien]] and later Piers de Formier, the reformist movement had gained a following among both the commonfolk a well as the lesser nobility. | |||
While enforcing religious conformity was delegated to the Fabrian legates and ecclesiastical courts within the empire, upon [[Charles III, Holy Audonian Emperor|Charles III]]'s election to the Imperial throne in 1568, he promulgated a wave of heavy-handed religious persecution by the temporal authorities under his command. By this time however, even numerous princes had adopted the religious practices of Loussien and de Formier, which antagonized many of the emperor's subjects against his campaign of religious conformity. | |||
Religious tensions frequently erupted into violence. | |||
===Decline and dissolution=== | ===Decline and dissolution=== | ||
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[[Category:Belisaria]] | [[Category:Belisaria]] | ||
[[Category:Lyncanestria]] | [[Category:Lyncanestria]] | ||
[[Category:Garima]] | [[Category:Garima]] | ||
[[Category:Former countries (Ajax)]] | [[Category:Former countries (Ajax)]] | ||
[[Category:Monarchies (Ajax)]] | [[Category:Monarchies (Ajax)]] | ||
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Holy Audonian Empire Saint-Empire Audonais | |
|---|---|
| 1068–1816 | |
 Flag | |
| Status | Dissolved |
| Common languages | Audonian, Latin, Gariman |
| Government | Confederal feudal absolute monarchy (1068-1404) Confederal feudal elective absolute monarchy (1404-1816) |
| Emperor | |
• 1068 - 1111 | Robert I |
• 1111 - 1138 | Lothair I |
• 1766 - 1799 | Charles V |
• 1799 - 1816 | Joseph |
| Legislature | Imperial Diet |
| Historical era | Middle Ages to Early modern period |
• Established | 17 November 1068 |
• Robert, Duke of Burgoy crowned Emperor | 17 November 1068 |
• Electoral college introduce and end of hereditary monarchy | 9 May 1404 |
• Territorial loss of Garima | 9 May 1603 |
• Abdication of Emperor Joseph I | 1 January 1816 |
• Dissolved | 1 January 1816 |
| Today part of |  Garima
 Vannois |
The Holy Audonian Empire (Audonic: Saint-Empire Audonais) was a large confederation of kingdoms and states which spanned across Belisaria from the 11th century CE to the early 19th century. The Empire’s founder, Robert the Great, liberated the Kingdom of Audonia from Latin rule and was coronated by the Pope in 1068 CE. Each emperor was invested with temporal authority by the Fabrian Catholic Church.
Over several centuries, the form and function of the Empire evolved, including the abolition of the traditional line of descent of the Audonian kings for a system of electorates. The Empire was also embroiled in conflict with pagans, on crusades, and in civil war after the Protestant Reformation in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The Holy Audonian Empire was ultimately dissolved in 1816 shortly following the departure of Protestant Lyncanestria from the Empire and a number of subsequent controversies which led the Pope to resolve to not crown another emperor. The constituent states largely staked their own claims of sovereignty without the mantle of the Holy Audonian Emperor and gained independence.
History
Pre-empire context and founding
In the 10th and 11th centuries CE, the Latin Empire's central authority in Belisaria was weakening. This may be attributable to a number of factors: Firstly, the loss of holdings around the Periclean to the Almurid and Halimid Caliphates weakened the soft power and economic reach of the Empire. Further, Imperial Legions were more frequently deployed to the hinterlands and border regions to combat external threats leading to a lessened military presence within Belisaria. Finally, the Empire began to increasingly devolve authority to local magistrate roles which gradually became consolidated within individual families, often becoming de facto hereditary.
Among the latter in the mid-11th century was Robert, a noble of the Comes rank who succeeded his father as Lord Palatine of Audonia Superior, what is modern-day Burgoy. Robert's background granted him great privilege among his peers, in part due to the fact that his mother was a Latin princess and that his grandmother was the esteemed Empress Maria I Claudia. He was raised as a hostage to the Claudii in Castellum ab Alba. He received a military education and maintained a strict focus on martial matters after being made Lord Palatine.
In 1050, the Latin heartland erupted into civil war after the death of Empress Maria. Lord Robert took up the cause of Audonian independence from the Latin Empire against the competing Adrianople and Ostian claimants who contested the succession of the Latin heartlands. Robert conquered most of the area of modern Lyncanestria over the next several years. In early 1068, the Pope in Fabria intervened in the civil war, offering to crown Robert emperor, despite the tight grip that the Latin Dukes held in the west. On November 17, Robert was crowned Holy Audonian Emperor. The coronation of a new legitimate, Fabrian Audonian ruler initiated uprisings and rebellions in many other parts of Audonian-speaking Latium.
Early-high empire period
Robert I's Hauteville dynasty were generally efficient rulers who during their reigns in the 11th and 12th centuries attempted to reorganize the new empire to mirror the centralization of Latin imperial administration. The expansion of imperial central power was met with intense opposition by the regional nobility, particularly in the recently integrated eastern realm of Garima. A governate system to replace feudal structure was attempted by Lothair I in 1117 and again in 1129, both quickly undone by demands of rebellious nobles. The dynasty's rule ended in 1165 when Robert II died without legitimate issue, and while both his nephew and cousin claimed the imperial throne, his stepson — son of his widow Gisela the Haughty — eventually usurped the throne as Charles I despite no blood relation. Charles was of the House of Valmeuse, raised in the court of his grandfather, Count Henri-Étienne of Jugny, a powerful lord in Burgoy.
A proponent of traditional feudalism and decentralized ruling, administrative reform was reverted, with the imperial throne beginning a period much heavier reliance on the cooperation of regional lords. As these new policies generally appeased local rulers, more neighboring minor princes subdued willingly, and internally the empire enjoyed newfound stability and prosperity. The empire's borders were expanded slowly along the frontiers, particularly in the northern mountain regions and eastern territories. It is also during this period that hostilities were renewed against the Latin Empire, forming the beginnings of the Audonian-Gelonian alliance which would remain generally intact until the empire's dissolution.
It was Charles I who would petition Pope XXX to call for a holy war in northern Scipia. Most of the first crusader force was made of Audonian and Latin recruits, many Audonian nobles would be crusader leaders who would establish themselves in new Fabrian princely states in modern Sydalon, Ascalzar, and parts of Yisrael. The early empire period is generally considered to end with the death of Emperor Louis III as it brought forth the subsequent Decade of Chaos, a ten-year civil war between Empress Margaret and rival claimant Henry IV of Burgoy.
The electorates and the Imperial Diet
Reformation and wars of religion
The Audonian Emperors, whose authority was legitimized by the Fabrian church, had always complied with most demands of the church, and pushed their princely subjects and their magistrates to comply with the demands of the ecclesiastical courts. Despite the stricter persecution of heterodoxy that had been promulgated by Papal decree since the late 13th century, beginning in 1405 with the the teachings of monk Marceau Loussien and later Piers de Formier, the reformist movement had gained a following among both the commonfolk a well as the lesser nobility.
While enforcing religious conformity was delegated to the Fabrian legates and ecclesiastical courts within the empire, upon Charles III's election to the Imperial throne in 1568, he promulgated a wave of heavy-handed religious persecution by the temporal authorities under his command. By this time however, even numerous princes had adopted the religious practices of Loussien and de Formier, which antagonized many of the emperor's subjects against his campaign of religious conformity.
Religious tensions frequently erupted into violence.