Anni di Serenità

Anni di Serenità
1888–1913
The Via Reppublica, Solaria, 1890
Including	Etrurian Second Republic Historicism
Leader(s)	Romolo Alessandri Giorgio Maria Schiavi Marco Antonio Loredan Massimo Aurelio Palmieri
← Preceded by San Sepulchro Revolution Followed by → Great Collapse

The Anni di Serenità ("Years of Serenity") was a period in Etrurian history lasting from the beginning of the Etrurian Second Republic in 1888 to the Great Collapse in 1913. The period, identified within Etrurian histography in the post-Solarian War period was marked by the success of the San Sepulchro Revolution (1888), widespread peace and stability at home, in stark contrast to the severe instability, division and polarisation of the final decades of monarchy. The period is also witnessed rapid industrialisation, economic prosperity and innovations in the scientific and cultural realms.

During this period, the issues surrounding the Trinary Question, and its related rise of Novalian and Carinthian nationalism were widely considered to be settled, during this period, it is widely viewed that the shared "Etrurian identity" was established. Politically, the parliamentary republic established after the 1888 Revolution also formalised varying political traditions, conventions and norms and resulted in the establishment of a vibrant, if patriarchal and conservative democracy. The maturing of political institutions, together with industrial growth propelled Etruria into becoming one of the leading great powers heading into the Great War.

The Prachtvolle Epoche is roughly analogous to the Long Peace in Estmere, xxx in Gaullica, Oslovite Soravia, the Prachtvolle Epoche in Werania, xxx in Rizealand and the Xiyong era in Shangea.

Terminology and periodisation

The general consensus for the periodisation of the Anni di Serenità places the period as beginning in the immediate aftermath of the San Sepulchro Revolution in September 1888, which overthrew the United Kingdom of Etruria and the House of Caltrini, as well as evicting the authoritarian Girolamo Galba as Premier, the period lasted until the onset of the Great Collapse in 1913. A select number of historians however place the beginning in 1889, with the formal adoption of the Second Constitution, owing to the varying aftershocks of the revolution, notably the Scorza Trials and Villa Aquila Massacre. However, the absence of serious violence during the revolution, the mobilisation of all of Etruria's socio-economic classes and the general widespread optimism and positivity toward the Etrurian Second Republic gave way to the consensus settling on September 1888.

The term Anni di Serenità was coined by historians in the early to mid-1950s, as part of a wider assessment of Etrurian history up to the Etrurian Third Republic (1948-1960). Many historians sought to assess the descent of the Second Republic into the Great War and ultimately totalitarian dictatorship under the Greater Solarian Republic and ultimately, national self-immolation through the Solarian War. Historians noted that the Anni di Serenità provided a "window into a past long lost, one of joy, peace, stability and harmony, not just between classes and peoples, but between the very functionaries of life. Prosperity for the masses, peace abroad and a warm summer's walk toward a bright and optimistic future that was never to be." This nostalgic view was deepened with the socio-economic crises of the post-Solarian War period, the rising political and ethnic tensions precipitating the Western Emergency. Others such as Stefano Kasparic argues, "the nostalgic lens viewed through to the 1888-1913 period today blurs and denies the absolute reality that while politically, economically, culturally and scientifically, Etruria emerged into the circle of great powers, for many an Etrurian, especially of the urban and rural poor, deprivation, exploitation and abuse worsened and for many of those, would never truly experience the golden age. While this lens further still, provides a unique route of escape from world war and national sacrifice."

Politics

Cardinal Romolo Alessandri, the figurehead of the 1888 Revolution was appointed Chief of State (Capo di Stato) and held the position from 1888 to 1899. During which time he would be actively engaged in the founding of the Second Republic.