Louvier

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Royaume de Louvier
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem with his sword he seeks a peaceful repose in freedom
Anthem: C'est l'aviron
Capital	Saint-Philippe
Largest	Port-du Roy
Official languages	Lysian
Recognised national languages	Louvian Lysian
Recognised regional languages	Louvian Lysian, Lysian
Ethnic groups (2021)	87% Louvian 4.6% Northern Native
Religion (2020)	66% Christian 13% Non religious 3.1% Native beliefs
Demonym(s)	Delamarian Delamarianne (Lysian)
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
• Roi	Antoine de Marelle XV
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of deputies
Independant Colonies in 1761
• Formation of Lysian Louvier	1576
• Colony Gain Independence	1761
• Treaty of Saint-Philippe	1761
Area
•	250,500 km2 (96,700 sq mi)
Population
• 2017 estimate	11,170,000
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	16'000
Currency	Louvian Franc (LF)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+675

Louvier, officially the Kingdom of Louvier (Lysian:Royaume de Louvier), is a country located in Aurelia on Eurth. Made up of 11.1 Million Delamarians it comprises of both colonial and native people groups, from Lysian heritage as also with areas of and native majorities. (Location and neighbors to be determined) The colony first was founded in the late 16th centurys, by Lysian colons, the Lysian colonizers came into contact with the native tribes. They allied themselves with the tribes and traded, favoring cohabitation over aggression. Between 1576 and 1761, Louvier was called Lysian Louvier and was the most developed Lysian colony in North Aurelia. Following the Louvian Revolutionary War, Louvier became independent. Until the early 2000s, the Catholic Church played a large role in the social and cultural institutions in Louvier.

Louvier is a dynastic absolute monarchy under the De Marelle Dynasty, although Louvier does have an elected senate which has no real power and serves instead as a representitive advisory council to the king. The current ruler is King Antoine de Marelle XIV, who has ruled Louvier since his father's retirment in the 1950's. The capital city of Louvier is the historical city of Saint-Philippe.

Louvier's official language is Lysian; Louvian Lysian is the regional variety. The economy of Louvier is mainly supported by its large service sector and varied industrial sector. For exports, it leans on these key industries: aeronautics, hydroelectricity, mining, pharmaceuticals, aluminum, wood and paper. Louvier is well known for producing maple syrup, for its comedy. It is also renowned for its culture; the province produces literature, music, films, TV shows, festivals, folklore, and more.

History

Indigenous peoples and European expeditions (pre-1575)

The Paleo-Indians were the first people to establish themselves on the lands of Louvier roughly 11,000 years ago. From them, many ethnocultural groups emerged. At the time of the European explorations of the 1500s, there were five indigenous peoples: the Mochacks, the Binsions, the Vekita, the Svako and the Alaminse. At the time, the tribes organized into seven political entities and lived nomadic lives based on hunting, gathering, and fishing. The Mochacks, on the other hand, fished and hunted whales and seals along the coasts.

Clément du Vent meeting the Indians, 1576

In his first expedition ordered from the Kingdom of Lysia, Clément du Vent became the first Lysian explorer to discover and map Louvier when he landed on June 9, 1575. That year, Clément du Vent explored more the lands and decided to name the territories Louvier. The first colony founded by Clément du Vent was the village of Saint-Philippe along the river named Saint-Pierre. The early years of the colony were disrupted by famine, disease, and Indian raids on the settlement's villages. The native tribes were not all aggressive towards the settlers. The settlers traded with them, especially the fur trade, and allied themselves with some of them (the Mochacks, the Binsions, the Vekita). The settlers cohabited with the natives and the latter helped to survive the famines of the first years of the colony.

The settlers tried to civilize the natives while respecting their traditions. Despite the good will of the settlers towards certain tribes, the diseases brought by the Lysians decimated the indigenous populations, which decreased by half at the end of the 18th century.

Lysian Louvier (1575-1761)

Though there was little immigration, the colony still grew because of the Habitants' high birth rates. In terms of territories the settlers negotiated with the natives to acquire territories in the South. In 1625, the colony became a Viceroyalty headed by Jean Valette. In 1635, the Val-d'Oise regiment developed the string of fortifications known as the "Valley of Forts" to protect against Vekitan invasions and brought along with them 1,200 new men. To redress the severe gender imbalance and boost population growth, the Lysian King sponsored the passage of approximately 800 young Lysian women to the colony. In 1666, Valette also enacted policies to diversify agriculture and encourage births, which, in 1672, had increased the population to 100,700.

A first conflict with the tribe of Vekitan took place from 1675 to late 1700's. The natives carried out consequent raids on several villages and fort of the Viceroyalty, leading the authorities to begin a military campaign against the tribe known under the name of War of the Wood. In the early 1700s, Governor Bessière concluded the Great Peace of Montvert, which not only confirmed the alliance between the Mochacks and Lysian Louvier, but also definitively ended the War of the Wood.

The financial crises that affected the Kingdom of Lysia led the king to tax Lysian Louvier in an unjustified manner. The discontent of the Louvians led the colony to declare its independence on September 5, 1758. Lysia wishing to keep the Viceroyalty under its control (the trade in fur, wood, whale fat were very profitable to the coffers of the kingdom), a war burst. Aided by the Wampanoag Empire and the Exarchate of Kirvina, the Louvians defeated the Lysian and Loyalist armies at the Battle of Neuilly on December 14, 1760, leading the Lysians to recognize the independence of Louvier after the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Philippe on January 3 1761 and bringing King Antoine de Marelle to the throne thus beginning the dynasty.