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Cathartic Empire of Cornicae Império Catártico de Cornicos Lirian: Império Catártico de Cornicos Fritergic: 𐌺𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐍃𐌹𐍃 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 𐌺𐍉𐍂𐌽𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃 Brillian: Kornaloen Inperio Katartikoa
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Hymn of the Wood
Capital	Cambra
Religion	Cathartic Ditanery
Demonym(s)	Cornice
Government	Monarchy
High King
• 1605-1665	Marius I
•	...
• 1905-1943	Peter X
Population
• 1700	22,011,803
• 1800	31,183,388
• 1900	59,615,301
• 1940	76,124,153
Succeeded by Lavaria Vetonia Brilliania Finium
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The Cathartic Empire of Cornicae, later called the Lavarian Empire, was a large imperial state in western Gaia that was active from the early 17th century to shortly after the conclusion of the Continental War. Prior to the Piloro's endorsement of the reigning monarch Marius I, the House of Cambra ruled a parallel state called the Kingdom of Cardeale and Bracelon. In 1605, the Piloro recognized Marius I as the paramount physical authority of Ditanery and legitimized his annexation of Brilliania, during which he deposed the Marist Princes who had previously denied the religious authority of the Piloro. Throughout its development, the Cathartic Empire was closely linked to the authority of the Piloro and the enforcement of Ditanist world views.

History

Main article: History of the Cathartic Empire

Marmor Dynasty

Reformation

The Reformation, also known as the First Reformation and the Lesser Reformation, was a period of political and economic reform under the reign of the Queen Mother Sibyl, who was regent for High King Aspidistra I until her death in 1698. Most of the work of the Reformation was done at the beginning of Aspidistra I's reign and mainly involved the removal of the Queen Mother's political opponents and the centralization of authority under the monarch.

War of 1740

The War of 1740 was a civil war fought between the supports of Aspidistra I's cousin Maganza (the Magazines) and the supporters of Barnabé, a distant relation of Marius I who represented the interests of the Ditanist clergy. Ultimately, the Magazines were victorious and secured the rule of the Marmor Dynasty until 1800.

Tordo Dynasty

The Tordo Dynasty was established in 1800 when Patrícia married Maximo de Tordo who reigned as Vencedor. Vencedor's rule was disastrous and fraught with violence. The Torporine Orders were nominally chivalric orders established by Vencedor to suppress dissent in the empire, which was typical of Vencedor's and also why he managed to maintain power over the course of his forty year rule. Vencedor's son and grandson attempted to rein in the power of the Torporine Orders and were deposed as a result.

Sarga Dynasty

The Sargas initially ruled under the control of the Torporine Orders, but Alfonso, an ennobled member of the family quickly usurped the throne with the support of a peasant rebellion only three years after the first Sarga monarch was crowned in 1840.

War of 1843

The War of 1843 was fought between Luis o Sarga and and Alfonso o Sarga. Alfonso's faction, which had the support of the commoners, was victorious, but did not entirely eliminate the Torporine Orders from government.

Treason of the Burguês

The Treason of the Burguês, which is also called the Treason of the Burghers, was a political movement of the urban professional class in the early 1880s that involved industrial sabotage and civil disobedience. The movement was focused on the large trading city of Antiarro and eventually turned into a violent rebellion when the government cracked down on political dissent. This period saw a return of the Torporine Orders, which had been pushed to the periphery of the state forty years earlier.

War of 1850

The War of 1850 was an attempted palace coup by the Torporine Orders. While they managed to arrest and execute the monarch Alfonso II, they were not able to maintain control of the capital. An army raised by the Duke of Rodriguy (modern Rodenia) came to the rescue of the Sargas. Alfonso II's nephew was crowned in the aftermath as Alfonso III with the Duke of Rodriguy as regent for the first few years of his reign.

Great Reformation

The Great Reformation, also called the Second Reformation, was a period of political changes instigated by Alfonso IV's prime minister, Marcelino de Zaragoza, in 1890. This shifted the empire towards absolutism and rejected some of the customs of Anxship and also pushed the Adelthon to the periphery of society by granting more rights to Ditanist citizens.

Government

The initial form of government under Marius I and the Marmors was a semi-divine status that was aided by the endorsement of the Piloro, he carried the title "nomos empsykhos" or "living law" in addition to his status as Basileus or King of Cardeale. Marius I's immediate successor, Marius II, maintained the status of living law and exercised it liberally to revoke titles given to his father's generals and give them to his own supporters. The reign of Marius II was tumultuous in its early years as a result. Upon the death of Marius II in July 1681, his son was initially going to immediately succeed him, despite being only 10 years old. The coronation was planned for September 1981 and the regnal name Marius III was chosen. In August, however, the Queen Mother Sibyl discovered a conspiracy among the veterancy to overthrow her son and replace him with the son of Marius I's daughter, who had been married to his favorite general Knidos. To avert this crisis, the Queen Mother exercised her authority as caretaker to ameliorate several of the disputes behind the brewing rebellion. Specifically, Sibyl accepted several of the demands of the insurgents including the restoration of many of their estates, the formation of an official body of nobles, and perhaps most importantly the abandonment of the nomos empsykhos. To signify this change, the name Marius III was changed to Aspidistra. For this point on, the primary title of the high kings was "Anx," which was based on the early Settentrian tradition of Anax. Later Sibyl would enact the Reformation, which included the removal of many of the nobles who had threatened Aspidistra, but this was all undertaken through the office of Anx, not nomos empsykhos.