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Kingdom of Aldia

Königreich Alden (Hesurian)
1647–1924
Flag of Aldia
Aldia flag.png
Above: State flag (1600-1865)
Below: Civil flag (1707-1798)
Coat of arms of Aldia
Coat of arms
Motto: Nihil sine Deo
Nichts ohne Gott
("Nothing without God")
Anthem: Aldensang
Chant of Aldia
Location map of the Kingdom of Aldia.png
Aldia within the Mascyllary Kingdom with territories lost in 1840
Status
CapitalAugusthal (official capital of the kingdom until 1793)
Lancaide (national capital in 1794–1811)
Königsreh
Common languagesHesurian (official)
Demonym(s)Aldian
GovernmentFeudal monarchy (1647–1714)
Absolute monarchy (1714–1850)
Federal semi-constitutional monarchy (1850–1924)
King 
• 1647–1679 (first)
William Louis I
• 1883–1923 (last)
Louis I
Historical eraRenaissanceEarly modern period
• Peace in Hubertsburg
1647
• Constitution adopted
9 June 1715
24 June 1786
• Elbgau Confederation founded
6 October 1787
23 May 1793
• Constitution adopted
20 February 1850
23 May 1923 1924
CurrencyThaler 1297–1582
Königsthaler 1583–1790
Reichsthaler 1791–1793
Karning 1794–1923

The Kingdom of Aldia (Hesurian: Königreich Alden, pronounced: [ˈkø:nɪgʁaɪ̯ç ˈaldən]) was a sovereign state and Mascyllary kingdom centered around the historical state of Aldia and additional territories in northern and central Mascylla from 1647 until 1923. It was the leading nation in the unification process of Mascylla in the War of the Five Kings, and the dominant economic, military, and political power within the Mascyllary Kingdom until its dissolution in 1924.

The kingdom was created from the unified Grand Duchy of Aldia–Fania following the conclusion of the Peace in Hubertsburg, the Dorsace War, and the X War in its entirety at large in 1647 by William Louis I. As a maritime and agricultural power, it grew to become one of the most influential Mascyllary states by the 18th century. After the gradual decline and partitions of the First Cuthish Empire, especially following the War of the Cuthish Succession in 1740 under the reign of George Charles I and Frederick Albert II, Aldia was recognized as one of Berea's great powers and effectively pushed for a pragmatic and reactionary effort of Mascyllary unification, which was increasingly resisted by the rivalring Kingdom of Adwinia.

In 1787 it became a decisive member state of the Elbgau Confederation and initiated its evolution into the Aldian-dominated Mascyllary Kingdom following the defeat of Charles Anthony III in the War of the Five Kings (1789–1793), with King Lucas I styling himself Mascyllary King. In the wake of the Cuthish Revolution and the subsequent war, Aldian policymakers were the main driving force behind the domestic promotion of Mascyllary nationalism and national conservatism, vehemently rejecting liberal revolutionary thought with the 1818 Reichenbach Decrees. The defeat of Mascylla in the Alhstead Wars (1830–1841) by Emperor Edwin III and the Revolution of 1847 forced Aldia to adopt a constitution in 1850, the last federated state of the Mascyllary Kingdom to do so. The Great War (1911–1916) devastated extensive swaths of densely populated regions in Aldia (Elbgau–Blaugold region), and in 1923, the Mascyllary Revolution led to the abolition of the state's monarchy and the proclamation of the democratic modern-day Free State of Aldia (Freistaat Alden).

History

Union with Fania

Rise in power

Territorial evolution of the Kingdom of Aldia since 1297

Four Weeks' War and aftermath

Cuthish influence

Colonial empire

Rivalry with Adwhin

Mascyllary unification

List of Kings of Aldia

This list details all Kings of Aldia (1647–present). Every single monarch is either of the House of Lünburg or its successor House of Ahnern and Ahnern-Welsbach. With the Mascyllary Revolution in 1924, the monarchy of Aldia is generally considered to be dissolved, even though the constitutional institution and style of "King" or "Queen of Aldia" is retained by the Mascyllary monarch. However, the modern-day Free State of Aldia is defined as a federal semi-presidential republic by its state constitution and therefore de facto without monarchy, but remains within the Mascyllary monarchy at large as a devolved federated state (Reichsland).

Name Portrait Birthday Reign start Reign end Family
William Louis I the Strong
Wilhelm Ludwig der Starke
GeorgWilhelm.1635.Ausschnitt.JPG 11 September 1605 27 June 1647 3 December 1679
(aged 74)
Lünburg
Frederick Albert I
Friedrich Albert
Frans Luycx - Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, at three-quarter-length.jpg 18 October 1635 3 December 1679 31 October 1692
(aged 57)
Lünburg
William Louis II
Wilhelm Ludwig
Friedrich I of Prussia.jpg 7 February 1651 31 October 1692 12 March 1714
(aged 63)
Lünburg
George Charles I
Georg Karl
Antoine pesne friedrich wil.jpg 14 May 1684 12 March 1714 26 February 1751
(aged 66)
Lünburg
Frederick Albert II the Great
Friedrich Albert der Große
Friedrich der Große - Johann Georg Ziesenis - Google Cultural Institute (cropped 2).jpg 9 August 1706 26 February 1751 11 July 1775
(aged 68)
Lünburg
Albert William I
Albert Wilhelm
Anton Graff - Frederick William II of Prussia.png 3 March 1724 11 July 1775 20 November 1785
(aged 61)
Lünburg
Lucas I
Lukas Georg
Franz Xaver Winterhalter King Louis Philippe.jpg 16 July 1744 20 November 1785 2 August 1827
(aged 83)
Lünburg
Lucas II
Lukas Augustus
George IV van het Verenigd Koninkrijk.jpg 11 December 1780 3 August 1827 28 October 1847
Death date: 28 October 1850 (aged 69)
Ahnern
Sophia I
Sophia Alexandra
Queen Victoria by Bassano.jpg 15 July 1810 2 November 1847 23 March 1882
(aged 72)
Ahnern-Welsbach
Frederick I
Friedrich Wilhelm
Kaiser Wilhelm I. .JPG 13 February 1831 24 March 1882 5 September 1892
(aged 61)
Ahnern
Louis I
Ludwig Eduard Friedrich
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - 1902.jpg 31 January 1850 6 September 1892 29 May 1923
(aged 73)
Ahnern
Maximilian I
Maximilian Karl Georg Albert
Charles I of Austria.jpg 12 November 1914 5 March 1924 14 June 1976
Death date: 28 June 2001 (aged 86)
Ahnern
Lucas III
Lukas Albert Theodor Wilhelm
Hans-Adam Prince of Liechtenstein (1974) by Erling Mandelmann.jpg 4 February 1938 15 June 1976 24 November 2005
Alive as of 2021 (aged 82)
Ahnern
Dorothy I
Dorothea Sophia Theresa
Dorothea I of Mascylla.png 10 October 1987 25 November 2005 present
Alive as of 2022 (aged 35)
Ahnern