The Hanseatic Civil War
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The Hanseatic Revolution Was a period of civil unrest and political instability between the traditional Hanseatic Empire, and the liberal Andersonians (liberal faction in Hansa). The war was fought in several phases from 1831-1855. It started with the death of James III in 1835 and culminated in the Taunsburg convetion of 1855. It causes are generally agreed to be a combination of social, political and economic facors which would test the might of the Hanseatic Empire.
Causes
The Revolution resulted from multiple factors culminating with a clash of enlightenment ideals and the shifting ideology of the Doore dynasty. In the late 1700s monarch Raymond II, founder of the Doore dynasty, ruled as a liberal modern ruler, embracing the ideals of the Hanseatic enlightenment. However, his main ideals now called the Manzanarek Laws were deemed too radical by the senate and upon Raymonds death in 1805 they were cast aside, though a group of senators held on to these laws and would keep trying to pass them.
Raymonds sucessor John VII was much more conservative and worried about the reforms that Raymond passed. John did everything he could to dimish the power of the senate and consolidated the power back to the royal family. Despite this he kept a few key reforms and turned Hansa into an industrial power. However he frequently fought with Hanseatic corporations and kept the government heavily involved in the,.