White Plains
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White Plains
Weissebene | |
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| Royal County and City of White Plains | |
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| Motto(s): Felicitatem et Concordia (Happiness and Harmony) | |
| Anthem: Civitas de Concordiae The City of Harmony | |
| Country |  Illusia and Neverendia |
| Region | Neverendia |
| Founded by Demetrius I | May 16, 1345 |
White Plains (Illusian: Weissebene, High Neverendian: Hwytfolde, Gathorean: Geales Feld, Santhean: Wiss Felde), formally the Royal County and City of White Plains, is the largest city of Illusia and Neverendia, and the capital of Neverendia. It is also a county in itself, in which its borders correspond to the city limits. White Plains is comprised of 34 boroughs, and is also the heart of the White Plains metropolitan area. It is the most populous Illuverendian city, with over 15.6 million people alone, and one of the oldest, being founded in 1345 and has been settled for seven centuries.
White Plains was founded in 1345 by the Neverendian king Demetrius I as the new capital city of the Kingdom of Neverendia, shortly after the Nyverith Convention in 1342 that saw the end of the United Duchies. Its geographical location, and being a natural harbour extensively contributed to its growth, and by the 15th and 16th centuries it was a prestigious epitome of an early metropolis. During the Illusia-Neverendia War, the city's waters became a battleground between the Illusian and Neverendian navies during the Battle of White Plains Harbour.
After the war, White Plains experienced a rapid and continuous boom in population. The Enigmastadt Declaration of 1796 ended the tenure of White Plains as an independent capital city, as the capital of the united crowns of Illusia and Neverendia was moved to Enigmastadt. However, the city continued to grow and stand out amidst the stagnation of the late Victorian era. The following Franziskanic era providentially contributed to the urbanisation of the city and the founding of the metropolitan area around it, and by the 1960s, White Plains in itself had reached 9.4 million citizens. Around the same time, the House of Midford moved from Nyverithia to the city and began to solidify their influence after Maximillian von Midford took position as the city's mayor in 1966.
The Ekelepoche brought new air in White Plains. After the Autriche family took over the throne upon the death of Franziska the Great, many royals moved away from Enigmastadt to other counties, but most took refuge in White Plains at the behest of the Midfords. The city also was the site of the controversial Great Fire of White Plains, which further plummeted royal opinion against the family. The Midford mafia also ruled the city from the shadows. The city's distancing from the Autriche rule briefly made it a site as well for a Neverendian independence movement in the 90s. Upon the culmination of the Illuverendian Revolution in July 2017 and the end of the monarchy, White Plains became a city for most royalties in exile, and briefly stayed that way until the reestablishment of the monarchy under the Alyssanian era.
White Plains is considered to be the most elegant Illuverendian city. The city is littered with classical to neoclassical architecture amidst rapid urbanisation. Many and most landmarks of the city traces back to its heydays in the 17th and 19th centuries. The Witherton Castle in Wisteriaburgh is the oldest landmark in the city, being completed in the 1650s.