Auvernia

The Federation of Auvernia Fédération d'Auvernia
Flag Revolutionary Cross
Motto: Liberté, Famille, Patrie
Anthem: 'Libération'
Capital and largest city	Nanterre
Official languages	Auvernian
Ethnic groups	Auvernian (94%) Frankiz (2%) Altenish (1.5%) Gianese (1.1%) !Basque (0.6%) Other (0.8%)
Demonym(s)	Auvernian
Government	Constitutional Federal Republic
• President	Charles Maçay
• Prime Minister	Jean-Francois Pascal
Legislature	National Congress
• Upper house	The Senate
• Lower house	The Assembly
History
• An Independent Kingdom	???
• The First Revolution	March 15th, 1791
• The Ascension of Emperor Pierre Clement	June 18th, 1799
• The Monarchist Restoration	March 10th, 1822
• The Nanterrian Commune	March 15th, 1891 - June 2nd, 1892
• The Great War Begins	1912
• The Second Revolution	May 8th, 1925
• The Auvernian Civil War	1926-29
Population
• 1931 estimate	41,550,000
Currency	Auvernat (AVT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	33

Auvernia, officially the Federation of Auvernia (Auvernian; Fédération d'Auvernia), is a sovereign nation located in northern Cybella. Auvernia is bordered by the United Provinces to her north, the !Netherlands to her North-east, Altenland, Hercynia and the Holy Aventine Empire to her East and !Iberian States to her south. The population of the country is largely suburban and distributed throughout its vast lands. The most populous areas are the Centre-Auvernie followed by Maritimie and Sud-Ouest, the center of Auvernia is less densely populated with a few industrial centers scattered throughout the various mountainous, forested and plains regions. Aside from these industrial centers, much of central and eastern Auvernia is rural and marked by large national parks and historic sites. Auvernia is a constitutional federal republic with Nanterre serving as its capital and largest city. Nanterre doubles as the nation's economic hub and cultural and commercial centre. Roeselle has a separation of powers between its Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches, and is a Catholic state based upon the principles of popular sovereignty, republicanism, and national unionism.

Auvernia exists in what had been several Aventine provinces prior to the age of Migration and the arrival of the Auvernian tribesmen in the 700s AD. Administered as an imperial province of the Aventine Empire, Auvernia remained an integral province until the Auvernian tribes settled the region overrunning the Aventine armies and over the centuries carving out an independent dominion. The nation formally was founded by King of the Auvernes Conrad Savian in 737 AD. Over the centuries after its founding, the Auvernian Kingdom expanded many times in size, growing to become one of the largest Cybellan and world powers. Later, in 1791, the First Auvernian Revolution would begin ending in the execution of the royal family and proclamation of the First Auvernian Republic. However, the first republic was highly unstable and eventually saw the rise of famed general and lawyer Pierre Clement who in 1799 declared himself emperor of Auvernia in the Senate in a famous event known as the Ascension of Pierre Clement. As Emperor Pierre would transform the legal and military system for Auvernia and lead the nation into the Clementine Wars, most notably culminating in the Auvernian-Aventine wars which would see the decline of Aventine dominance in Western Cybella. After Pierre's death, his son Charles Clement reigned as a pragmatic administrator until his untimely death in 1822. Facing a disputed succession, the country fell into turmoil and saw foreign interventions in political affairs leading to the restoration of the old royal family. Through the 19th century, the Kingdom of Auvernia struggled to suppress several Republican, Clementist and, later, Communist revolts in the country. Despite this, the Kingdom remained one of the foremost geo-political forces with the largest standing navy in the world. This ended after the disastrous Great War which ended in an effective stalemate. The social and economic turmoil which followed in the early 1920s led to the Second Auvernian Revolution in 1925. The Revolution was composed of a united front of workers militias and veterans who no longer recognized the legitimacy of the monarchy nor the ability of the current government to care for the people. The Revolution was swift, but the Provisional government was extremely divided, appointing a member of the Socialist International Front as its head of state despite broad right wing opposition. The result was the Red Terror which saw a second purge of the Royal Family and of nobility and as a result, the Auvernian Civil War in which several formerly Royalist and Revolutionary forces merge into the United National Front which was a Conservative Syndicalist militiant organization. Mass defections from the military and the rise of conservative workers militias in the South and West allowed led to a protracted nearly three year civil war. In the last few months, the Socialist forces lines began to collapse under stress as the state had become a pariah in Cybella facing embargoes and enforced isolation, the United National Front took Nanterre and Marshal Anton Rousseau who declared a new provisional government known as the Auvernian State. For nearly a year he effectively served as Head of State and Government before announcing elections on March 15th of 1930. In the first election the National Republican party won making Charles Maçay President. In the aftermath of his election he transformed the government into a Constituent Assembly and for two years the government has worked on drafting a National Constitution to finalize the creation of an Auvernian Federation. Upon its ratification, Charles Maçay has vowed to allow snap elections which he does not wish to participate in. Therefore the direction of Auvernia is considered very open to change as the nation enters the 1930s.

Etymology

Auvernia takes its name from the Ancient Auvernian Tribes which settled the region in the 8th Century AD. The tribes, which had migrated into the region from what is now the South-Western portion of Altenland, were named the Auvernians by the Aventine Empire after their legendary warrior-king Auvernac.

History

Foundation

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The modern Auvernian State can claim continuity dating back to Auvernia's independence from the Holy Aventine Empire in the year 719 AD when a massive invasion of Altic and !Celtic tribesmen led by the legendary warrior-king Auvernac crossed the Coult river and captured the city of Nanterre later that year. In the months following Auvernac rallied rebellious tribes in the north of the region and forced others in the south into submission. With his combined forces of Alts, !Celts, and !Gauls Auvernac defeated the Aventine Armies in several major battles throughout the northern and central regions of what now is Auvernia between the years of 719 and 722 before reaching a peace settlement. In the years after his victory he established a tribal confederacy and settled more his tribesmen around the city of Nanterre which he declared the capital on July 10th, 724.

In the spring of 725 hostilities resumed as a large Aventine force was sent to recover the lost territories, and Auvernac's younger brother Aurelac was defeated and died in the mid-summer battle of Fourcès. Despite this loss, the Auvernian confederacy mustered a massive army, this time led by Auvernac himself, and utilizing hit and run tactics gradually weakened the Aventine forces before decisively defeating them in the battle of Verdon-sur-Mer in 726. In the year 727 a final peace settlement was agreed upon between representatives of the Aventine regency and King Auvernac leading to a century of peace between the two parties. With this agreement, said to have been made on the 19th of October, Auvernia had gained its independence.

King Auvernac reigned for twelve years after this victory, in his last year of life in declining health he formally converted to Epiphianity before, later that year dying peacefully in his sleep. He was succeeded by his son Alburix who shortly thereafter took the regal name Auvernius, establishing the Auvernian Kingdom in his coronation ceremony which was held at Frontignan in 729 AD. The ceremony featured an oathbinding ceremony in which his vassals swore their loyalty to King Auvernius and to defense of his realm.

The Auvernian Kingdom

The Old Auvernian Dynasty

The Old Auvernian Dynasty reigned from the year of Auvernius until the reign of Charles I when the line became extinct in the year 991. The Old Auvernian Dynasty is characterized by its high support for the Aventine Church, conversion of heathenry, and the total transition from early manorialism towards feudalism. Notable monarchs include Stephen II, Geoffroi 'the Venerable', Stephen V 'the  Lion of Epiphanes', and Guiscard 'The Great'. After the reign of Charles I who fathered no sons, the main line became extinct and a cadet branch adopted the name of the parent branch, though it is distinguished as the New Auvernian Dynasty.

The New Auvernian Dynasty

The New Auvernian Dynasty reigned from the year 981 until its reign was usurped by the House of Verdon in 1652. It is characterized by its expansionism and support for the early crusades, and later for its division with the Aventine Church. Its notable rulers are its first king, Stephen VI, as well as the Crusader Kings Philippe I and Albert I, King Laurent II, responsible for the Auvernist controversy in which the Kingdom ceased to acknowledge the authority of the Pope while maintaining doctrinal cohesion, King Albert II who restored ties with the Papacy in 1487 and King Étienne I who in 1561 adopted !Calvinism as the new state religion. The House was deposed by the Aventine supporting Duke Guillaume of Verdon in 1652 who re-established the Aventine Church as the official church of Auvernia.

The House of Verdon

After usurping the throne in 1652, the capital was moved to Verdon, and the House of Verdon reigned until the Revolution of 1791. The House re-aligned itself with the Holy Aventine Empire and accelerated the colonization of Hibernia and the !Caribbean. Notable rulers include its founder Guillaume 'the Reighteous' as well as Henri III 'The Great', Auvernius II 'The Grand' and Philippe II 'The Feeble'. The latter of the four's economic program, poor statesmanship and military failures are widely considered to be greatly responsible for the Revolution of 1791.

The Revolution of 1791

After two winters of famine, military losses and diplomatic debacles making Auvernia appear to be the sick man of Cybella, philosophers had begun calling for a new government modelled after the old Aventine Republic. Soon military support, and even lower nobility began to emerge for reform, and the masses, exhausted from years of economic recession and hardship rose up in open rebellion. With the support of veteran military units and even defectors from the royal guard, on June 12th of 1791 Nanterre was quickly overrun and became the center of the revolution. Soon other major cities fell and a Constituent Assembly was organized and with only minor skirmishes, on October 10th later that year, the King surrendered to the Constituent Assembly and on November 2nd a Constitutional Monarchy was proclaimed. Elections were set for the day before Noël and with a mild winter setting in, turnout was considerably high. A Liberal government was elected to the dismay of both radicals and reactionaries and it quickly became deeply unpopular for its lack of action.

In early May that year, a plot by the supporters of the King's authority to restore his absolute power was made public and radicals marched out into the streets across the nation. In a fit of rage, they stormed the Royal Quarters and seized the King and his adult children, holding a mob trial and lynching them in the streets of Verdon. The ringleader of the Mob, Guillaume Roux organized a new government known as the Social Committee, inviting radicals from across Auvernia to join. Divided on how to respond, the Constituent Assembly quickly lost its legitimacy as revolutionary militias began to defect to the side of the Social Committee. The Social Committee banished all Liberal and Reactionary members of the Constituent Assembly and arrested many notable royalists.

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