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Rudolphine Confederation Eidgenossenschaft
1027-1786
Royal Banner Royal coat of arms
Royal anthem: Für Thron und Reich For throne and realm
Royal Seal
The Rudolphine Confederation at its greatest extent prior to the Amendist Wars in 1582.
Capital	No single/fixed capital (1027-1640) Westbrücken (1640-1786) de jure Wiesstadt (1640-1786) de facto
Common languages	Official: Weranian and Medieval Solarian Regional: Aldman Azmaran Borish Dellish Kirenian Mescon Ruttish Swathish
Religion	Official: Catholicism (1106-1607) Minority: Protestantism Weranic paganism Ruttish paganism
Government	Confederal elective monarchy (1027-1674) Confederal absolute monarchy (1674-1785) Confederal constitutional monarchy (1785-1786)
Rudolphine Protector
• 1027-1051 (first)	Rudolf I
• 1764-1785 (last)	Leopold III
Legislature	Tagsatzung
Historical era	Middle Ages Early modern period
• Established	1027
• Disestablished	1786
Population
• 1582	~8,000
• 1786	~20,000,000
Succeeded by Republic of Werania

The Rudolphine Confederation (Weranian: Eidgenossenschaft) was a historical confederation that ruled over much of north Euclea from its declaration in 1027 to the Weranian Revolution when it was replaced by the Republic of Werania in 1786. At its height it spanned across the entirity of modern day Werania, Azmara and Alsland as well as southern Scovern, northern Estmere and western Kirenia.

Th confederation was formed in 1027 by the princes of northern Weraninland to contest the Estmero-Verliquoian invasion of modern day Borland. The confederation changed over time from a predominantly pagan to mainly Catholic body. It would retain a rivalry with the Kingdom of Ruttland until the latter became part of the confederation in the Union of Trierberg in 1267 with the Ruttish King Wilhelm I becoming protector of the confederation. By the 1480s however power had shifted to the Cislanian House of Schwarzollen who would dominate the confederation from that point on.

Historically a decentralised entity the confederation was torn apart by the Amendist Wars. Following the wars the confederations leaders attempted to centralise the realm abolishing many noble privileges but this alienated many of its members. The Ten Years' War saw the confederation devastated and it entered a steep decline resulting in the Weranian revolution in 1785, which saw the confederation remoulded into the Weranian Republic a year later.

The confederation slowly evolved from being a purely military alliance to by its demise in 1785 a modern, centralised state. It tends to be percieved as a precursor to the modern Weranian state although its legacy affects all its former neighbours.

History

• Founded in 1027 after King Rudolf led the Eidgenossenschaft (oath-fellowship) against the Verliquoians/Estmerish preventing their expansion into northern Euclea, in particular Borland. Rudolf was crowned as the Leader of the Eidgenossenschaft, commonly known as Emperor of the Rudolphine Confederation by Verliquoians.
• Initially the Confederation was mostly pagan being partly founded on entrenching pagan exceptionalism in northern Euclea. However there existed Sotirian communities with the imperial authority not *per se* repudiating Sotirianity.
• In 1106 Emperor Rudolf III converted to Sotirianity and begun a campaign of eradicating paganism in the confederation.
• Following Rudolf III's conversion the confederation gain papal permission to go on crusades - Ruttland, Alsland(?), Kirenia(?), Bonnlitz, Scovern(?), Caldia over the next half century
• Rivalry with the Third North Sea Empire in Caldia-Scovern and Maritime Guild in Kirenia.
• Reaches maximum extent prior to the Amendist wars.
• Amendist Wars leads to civil war in the Confederation and many of its members to leave the authority of the Emperor.
• Decline during the 17th century. This was accompanied by a centralisation of power by the imperial house starting under Otto IX (1646-1695) abolishing many of the rights of the monarchies concentrating power in the hands of the imperial house.
• Ten Years' War leads to the further destruction of the Confederation.
• Following the Ten Years' War the confederation continues centralising; this causes further discontent.
• 1785 - revolution creates a constitutional regime, which then becomes a republic a year later.

Politics

• Kinda a mix between the Old Swiss Confederation and Holy Roman Empire.
• Originally founded - basically when the Emperor requests troops to fight in a war, the constituent states send a levy. Most wars within the confederation are crusades against pagans(?) or against external threats. The central state also demands some taxes, but aside from that member states are basically autonomous.
• Following the Amendist Wars the Federal Diet (Tagsatzung) is founded, which consists of representatives sent from the states. This leads to increased conflict between the emperor and the Tagsatzung.
• In 1652 Emperor Otto IX revokes many noble privileges including the marginalisation of the Tagsatzung heralding the start of absolutism in the confederation.
• Following the Ten Years' War far more centralisation is pursued - more taxes, more authority to the church, less respect for ancient privileges. Tagsatzung increasingly marginalised in favour of absolutism.