1000: A truce in modern day plembobria is brokered by Empress-Regent Cassandra of Clethelbend
1002: King John II succeeds to the throne of Clethelbend. He never marries, but has several bastard children.
1017: John II dies. There is a disputed succession between Charles of Pyr, and Edward of . Edward is preferred by the gentry, while Charles is preferred by the peasants.
1018: The Council forges documents claiming that Edward is the legitimate heir, as his father's marriage was secret. The claim is upheld by the Kianese Emperor. Charles refuses to capitulate. War rages on for three years.
1021: Edward defeats Charles, but makes him Duke of Pyr, the county of his birth.
1022: Charles (Duke of Pyr) marries Catherine of North Frihia.
1025: Charles convinces peasants to join him in an uprising against Edward. A majority of land is seized before Edward dies of an unknown disease. His sickly son, Harold, is declared King of Clethelbend.
1026: Emperor Johnslo I orders the Charles to cease the fighting or be removed forcibly. This leads to peace. Johnslo also grants independence to Charles' land, forming the Grand Duchy of Pyrandia.
1029: Emperor Johnslo dies and Pyrandia declares war on Glornia.
1031: North Frithia joins the war on the side of Pyrandia.
1032: Charles is killed in battle. His son, Charles II agrees to make peace.
1047: Queen of Soult Amrie is the first female representative of The United Nine to the Empire.
1202: Emperor Johnslo II marries Illia A'gira, 3rd child of King Tarik Gira and Queen Malia A'vena of New Haven America.
1210: The Kingdom of Mcmasterdonia formally declares war on the nation of Great Bights Mum. Nothing really happened during this period, other than a few ships being attacked, and potentially slaves being stolen.
1225: Conference of Bightania results in peace.
1229: Emperor Johnslo II dies, and is succeeded by Emperor Louis V
1233: Emperor Louis V marries Tora A'gira, 2nd child of the recently crowned King Aku'lu A'gira, first king of the A'gira family of New Haven America.
1240: Floregasque trading ships first reach the shores of McMasterdonia. Early-medieval ships not capable of long voyages on the open ocean, they hug the coasts of the continent until they must cross open ocean twice: once, west of what is now Aurora Orb, and again, traversing the strait west of what is now the Lancerian Empire. This part of the voyage becomes known for its danger, and consequently the area becomes known as the "Straits of Ghosts" in the Floregasque language. Nevertheless, voyages become more regular as wealthy people in Floresque demand McMasterdonian goods.
1242: Emperor Louis V declares ___________ to be the official rerligion
1255: Emperor Louis V dies, and is succeeded by Emperor Louis VI
1262: Emperor Louis VI travels to Alexandria to meet his new wife, Princess Alexandra, the sister to the Alexandrian King Joshua of the House Ravenclaw. Emperor Louis VI grants the lands of today’s Anola to the Alexandrian King as dowry.
1267: Emperor Louis VI dies. His wife Empress Alexandra takes over as regent.
1273: Empress Alexandra promises her son to the Princess Beatrice of Alexandria. They marry later that year.
1278: Emperor Louis VII is named Emperor. Empress Alexandra ruled as regent for 11 peaceful years.
1278-1303: Religious militias form and clash sporadically throughout The United Nine. The majority religion changes and conflict settles down.
1280: The Emperor of McMasterdonia declares war on the nation of Great Bights Mum for state-sponsored piracy and attacks on McMasterdonian ships. Called the 60 year war.
1291-1292: Emperor Louis VII captain of the fleet is sunk. Emperor Louis is succeeded by Emperor Leopold IV
1305: Emperor Leopold IV dies. No issue. Succeded by his brother Emperor Leopold V.
1311: Emperor Leopold V marries __________________ of ________________. Four children die in childbirth.
1317: Emperor Leopold V dies of smallpox. He is succeeded by his younger brother, who becomes Emperor Louis VIII of Mcmasterdonia. He succeded to the throne at 12 years of age.
1321: Emperor Louis VIII marries ___________________ of ____________________
1340: McMasterdonia and Great Bights Mum agree on a peace that is largely humiliating for the Greats Bights Mum ruler. The peace demands that the nation of GBM gives up drinking rum and outlaw the worship of flemingovianism.
1341: Rum rebellion in GBM capital. Rum drinking resumes as normal.
1342: Emperor Louis VIII dies suddenly. Succeeded by his son, Emperor Louis IX.
1350: Ship technology in Floresque begins to advance significantly, allowing for more regular, safer journeys to and from McMasterdonia. Despite the relative ease that trade could happen, the long journey was still fraught with peril and McMasterdonian items were still a luxury afforded only to the rich.
1355: Emperor Louis IX marries the Queen mother of Lord Ravenclaw, Queen Catherine of Lord Ravenclaw. She was 12 years his senior. One issue.
1361: Emperor Louis IX signs a formal treaty with the Emperor of Lord Ravenclaw in Intelligentsia. This marked the first official codification of an alliance between the two nations. The Emperor of Lord Ravenclaw grants the lands of Anola back to Emperor Louis IX as a sign of friendship.
1369: Emperor Louis IX dies and is succeeded by his son, Emperor Louis X.
1370: Emperor Louis X marries Rena A'gira, 3rd child of reigning Queen Malian A'gira, of New Haven America. 6 issue.
1377: Emperor Louis X dies suddenly, Empress Rena A'gira rules as regent.
1385: Emperor Louis XI is crowned Emperor. Emperor Louis X marries Noako, the daugher of the High Chief (Ngê Gbïä) of the Ngongo dynasty who ruled present day Nazierre from 1350 to 1423. 3 issue.
1400: Louis XI abdicates, is succeeded by his cousin. Emperor William I of the House Mcmaster. The first Emperor of the House of McMaster.
1402: Emperor William I travels to the great library of Alexandria to meet Princess Aveline. They marry that same year.
1420s-1450s: The Avelocci family, which would rule Floresque into the present day through manipulation of its political system, come to prominence, and gain wealth through its banking institutions. The Royal Family of McMasterdonia maintains a cordial relationship with the Avelocci’s.
1437: Emperor William I dies, he is succeded by Emperor Louis XII his youngest son.
1441: The second formal marriage between the rulers of McMasterdonia and Great Bights Mum. The Emperor and Empress co-rule over the Kianese Empire as Emperor/Empress respectively.
1450-1475: Floregasque citizens, spurred on by Avelocci promotion of the arts and sciences, spread abroad. Some travel to McMasterdonia, a faraway land still filled with mystery. This immigration and artistic renaissance culminates, in the minds of modern historians, in the groundbreaking half-length portrait of a McMasterdonian noblewoman by Lorenzo de Vinovo. The portrait, known as the _____, becomes renowned for the striking portrayal of the noblewoman's smile and is almost instantly famous.
1453: Emperor William I agrees to betroth his eldest daughter, Princess Wilhelmina to the recently crowned Emperor Alauar XXVI (reign 1453-1492) of the Empire of Syrixia.
1454: Princess Wilhelmina marries Emperor Alauar XXVI of the Empire of Syrixia. This marriage strengthens ties between the two distant empires, and Wilhelmina, now Empress, serves as the Commonwealths Ambassador to Syrixia.
1458: In a new wave of religious conflict, the religion of the Northmen is banned throughout The United Nine by the Empire with support from the southern kingdoms who found their traditions barbaric. The Northmen protest but are ignored. Despite the ban, the religion remains widely practiced.
1460: Under the premise that disobeying Empirical law by practicing the religion accounted as rebellion, Legion troops enter Northmen churches and forcefully remove worshipers and destroy selected churches. Those who refused to move were killed. Unrest throughout the North deepens. The practice of their religion continued in private, hidden halls.
1473: Emperor William I dies.
1478: The Pirate Queen of Great Bights Mum and Empress of the Kianese Empire dies of tuberculosis, she had ruled the Empire for five years after the death of her husband from typhoid. Succeeded by her husbands late brother.
1478: Emperor William II succeeds to the throne of the Kianese Empire.
1482: Emperor William marries Analina the Younger, Princess of Balamb, Sister of Alauar XXVI of the Empire of Syrixia. The recently crowned Empress dies in childbirth.
1483: Emperor William II marries Charlotte, Princess of Lehon, Daughter of Alauar XXVI, niece of the late Queen. The Empress dies after giving birth to a daughter and one son in 1484
1485: Emperor William II marries Princess Beatrice of Lord Ravenclaw. Five issue.
1492: Emperor Alauar XXVI of The Empire of Syrixia dies. He is survived by Empress Wilhelmina, Aunt of Emperor William II of the Commonwealth.
1499: The Commonwealth settles more lands to the West of mainland McMasterdonia, it is named New Capricornia (present day Salvarity).
1499: Emperor William II dies, succeeded by Emperor William III.
1502: Due to royal marriages among their families and the lack of a son, when the King of Berthier dies the Emperor of Massena inherits the throne.
1510: Plague strikes the Commonwealth, more than 5 million people die, including many members of the upper class. The Emperor of the Commonwealth flees the capital for nearly 12 months, leaving the Commonwealth essentially without any form of government.
1511: Emperor William III dies shortly after returning to the capital. Succeeded by Emperor William IV.
1512: After securing more power and wealth over the past decade, the King of Berthier-Massena begins "The Northmen Rebellion". The rebellion meets the Imperial Legion and the personal forces of the remaining kingdoms mid-way through Ferey and is halted by the end of summer 1512. The war remains at a stalemate through the winter.
1513: William IV dies and is succeeded by Emperor Leopold VI.
1513: In spring, a massive push is organised north and The Northmen Rebellion is defeated and the King of Berthier-Massena executed. The two kingdoms are seperated once again with a 2nd cousin of the old King of Berthier being granted the throne there and a distant relative of the King of Massena is granted the throne there. The people of the Kingdom of Massena enjoy their time of independence and independent sentiments would remain strong but mostly non-violent in the years following the war. The loyalty of their new King is to his people and over the decades of his reign he considers another independence move.
1519: Emperor Leopold IV dies childless and unmarried. His reign was characterised by inaction and famine in the commonwealth. Succeeded by Emperor William V.
1521: Emperor William V marries Isabella, Princess of Sholyik, Daughter of Senlok I the Great, Emperor of the Empire of Syrixia. 7 issue.
1524: The Russian explorer Mikhail Ivanovich Naryshkin first makes land at the City of Port Augusta in McMasterdonia. He had travelled from Nierr on the ship Pobeda. Due to language barriers, the Russian explorer was forced to communicate with local lord, Count Wilhelm of the house Granthem by interpretative dance
1534: Emperor William V dies and is succeeded by Emperor William VI
1537: Emperor William VI marries his third cousin, Princess Eleanor of Lord Ravenclaw. 7 issue.
1546: Emperor William VI dies. Empress Eleanor serves as regent.
1552: Empress Eleanors tenure as regent comes to an end. Emperor William VII is crowned.
1553-1571: Emperor William VII’s reign was characterised by a brutal crackdown on what was considered sinful acts. This included the complete banning of the arts.
1563: In no small part due to intrigue on the part of the Kingdom of Massena, independence sentiments within the Kingdoms of Massena, Berthier, and Ferey are extremely strong.
1565: "The 2nd Northmen Rebellion" begins with the Kingdoms of Massena, Berthier, and Ferey. With the chokepoint of the Empire on their side the forces of the rebellion push deep into the Kingdom of Soult.
1566: The Imperial Legion pushes the rebellion back to the borders of the Kingdom of Ferey. The rebellion holds here and isn't pushed back any farther through the summer, then winter.
1567: Seeking to repeat what the Imperial Legion achieved in 1513 during the 1st Northmen Rebellion, a large push is organised for the spring. With Ferey's chokepoint defenses on the rebel side, massive casualties are inflicted in the failed Legion attempt. The rebellion exploits the weakness and counterattacks into the Kingdom of Soult in the summer. Facing defeat the Empire seeks peace with a large rebellion for the first time in its history. The Northmen accept and form the Kingdoms Of The North in Autumn 1567.
1570s-1640s: The Avelocci, fabulously wealthy and powerful in Floresque, begin to marry their daughters off abroad, seeking true titles of nobility. Some members of the Avelocci family marry McMasterdonian nobles.
1571: Emperor William VII dies and is succeeded by Emperor Leopold vII.
1585: Civil War breaks out between Great Bights Mum and McMasterdonia. It starts with a small region of GBM that declares it's intent to secede from the Commonwealth. GBM then subsequently decides to secede.
1586: The first McMasterdonian vessels cross the sea of ghosts and make their way down the various continents and arrive at the Russian Republic. This is one of the longest journeys for a mcmasterdonian ship at this point in history.
1587: Emperor Leopold VIII is assassinated by rogue commonwealth guards. His successor Emperor Leopold IX is crowned in Cape El, well away from the fighting.
1588: Emperor Leopold IX dies. He was completely unable to prevent the collapse of the empire or govern at all. Succeeded by Emperor William VIII.
1589: Emperor William VIII marries _____________________ of _______________.
1590: The Empress's Guardian sets sail to find new lands and resources for the Kingdom.
1592: McMasterdonia settles a small island on the central strait of today's "Imperium Augustum". The island was established as a trading base and names the island new Intelligentsia. Image:
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1595: The Empress's Guardian the ship of explorer Alexander Ferdinand is ship wrecked off a small island, known then as the island of Silly, that nation is now known today as SillyString. Alexander Ferdinand is stranded upon the island for five years and is forced to learn the locals way of living and their language.
1595: The sons of the Kings who succeeded in their rebellion decide to form a new alliance with plans to capture the remainder of Archlancer Island. The knowledge of this alliance is kept between the three kings and their closest advisors alone.
1597: "The Northmen Alliance War" begins and the independent kingdoms of the north rapidly mobilize after two years of planning and advance on those to the south. The Legion is caught off-guard and their forces do not arrive on Archlancer Island in significant strength until the Kingdom of Soult, Ney, and Lannes are largely or completely taken. The navies of the north do their best to disrupt and destroy the ships bringing reinforcements. Though the navies are defeated within 6 months and the war at sea won by the Empire, the damage and delays the ships caused what many historians argue to be the loss of the war on land for the Empire.
1598: A bloody war on land between the legion and the Northmen rages on. The Legion forces still retain control of most of The Kingdom of Napier and the *insert name here kingdom of arch's territory*.
1599: The Kingdom of Napier and the eastern quarter of the *insertname here kingdom of arch's territory* are lost. The Legion puts up a strong defense every inch of the way. The Northmen bear many casualties and loses several of its best commanders.
1600: With help from the locals, the now elderly Alexander Ferdinand returns to the McMasterdonian colony of New Intelligentsia with gifts and hallucinogens from the natives of Silly.
1601: The Northmen Alliance completes their conquest of Archlancer Island with great casualties sustained in a final push and claim a near-pyrrhic victory. The people of the southern kingdoms strongly resent the new Northmen leaders and kings in the face of atrocities committed during the war and simply because they are disloyal Northmen (not loyal to the Empire).
1602: Alexander Ferdinand arrives back in Intelligentsia and is received by Emperor William VIII, where he hands over the gifts from Silly.
1605: Emperor William VIII dies of smallpox, and is succeeded by his son, Emperor William IX.
1585-1610: The successive Emperors of the Kianese Empire failed to control rebellions in Great Bights Mum. The current Emperor begins to lose support within mainland Mcmasterdonia as well. Emperor William IX is defeated by a joint effort of rebel forces in Great Bights Mum and subsequently made to walk the plank.
1610: Great Bights Mum and McMasterdonia formally recognise each other as separate and independent states.
1610: Emperor Johnslo I is officially crowned. Named after the first Lord Paramount of the united regions of the nation of McMasterdonia.
1612: Emperor Johsnlo I marries the Princess Aurore of Guslantis. 12 issue. Empress Aurore is often called the mother of McMasterdonia and was a revered figure for the rest of her life, and long after.
1625: Emperor Johnslo I dies. Succeeded by Emperor Louis XII.
1630: Emperor Louis XII marries the daughter of Czar Harold I Jefferson, Princess Madelina Jefferson of Malvad in a huge public ceremony. Widely considered to be the first true royal wedding spectacular in McMasterdonian history.
1645: Emperor Louis XII dies, and is succeeded by Emperor Louis XIII.
1655: McMasterdonia settles the third most eastern part of Mcmasterdonia today. Used primarily for spices and tobacco production.
1656: Emperor Louis XIII dies unmarried and childless. His reign and focused exclusively on expansion. Succeeded by Emperor Leopold X
1675: A second plague breaks out. 2 million citizens are wiped out in McMasterdonia. The plague also spreads to nations in the east, most notably, to Floresque.
1676: Great Bights Mum's pirate ships make a courageous journey to deliver food supplies to Mcmasterdonia. This put the country at risk of the plague.
1690: The old Emperor Leopold X of Mcmasterdonia marries the daughter of the ruler of Great Bights Mum. She is his ninth wife.
1701: The Emperor of McMasterdonia dies. No issue to his ninth marriage. By proclamation declares his daughter Issabella as Empress of McMasterdonia.
1701: Prince Ferdinand, the eldest son of the late Emperor leaves Intelligentsia for Capricornia.
1705: Prince Ferdinand formally declares war against his sister.
1705-1735: The "War of the Prides." Called as such as neither of the two siblings would back down, and were too proud to even discuss peace options with the other.
1705. The Avelocci Bank lends money to both sides in the War of the Prides.
1708: Prince Ferdinand marries Colombina de' Avelocci. The Avelocci Bank then agrees to only lend money to the war effort of Prince Ferdinand.
1721: New Capricornia begins to rebel against the Kianese Empire. The Kingdom falling apart in the grips of civil war does nothing to respond, and the Governor of New Capricornia is deposed. The locals rename New Capricornia to the present name, Salvarity.
December, 1735: Prince Ferdinand is defeated in Cape El. He is imprisoned in the Tower of Intelligentsia. The defeat of Prince Ferdinand left the Avelocci bank near bankrupt, and Avelocci were essentially banned from McMasterdonia.
1739: Empress Issabella I of McMasterdonia dies unmarried and childless. Upon her deathbed she invited her brother to see her, where they forgave each other. She is succeeded by her brother Emperor Ferdinand I.
1740: Emperor Ferdinand I dies. Royal Council convenes and appoints Emperor Johnslo II as monarch of McMasterdonia
1741: Emperor Johnslo II marries the sister of Czar Alexander II Acronis, Princess Octavia Acronis of Malvad.
1742: Emperor Johnslo II betroths his sister, Princess Magdalena of McMasterdonia, to Prince Peter of The Russian Empire.
1745: Princess Magdalena makes the long journey to the Russian Empire and marries Prince Peter, becoming Princess Catherine of the Russian Empire.
1745: The native government of Salvarity, having essentially destroyed the local economy, write to Emperor Johnslo II request the right to rejoin the Kingdom. The Emperor Johnslo II writes back stating that the locals had "made their choice and must give democracy and native rule a chance"
1740-1760: Reign of Emperor Johnslo, an era of peace and cultural enlightenment.
1761: Emperor Johnslo III succeeds to the throne after a divisive vote of Royal Council. Emperor Johnslo begins a violent crackdown on flemingovianists, including members of his own family.
1762: Prince Peter becomes Emperor Peter III of the Russian Empire, his wife, Princess Catherine of Mcmasterdonia becomes Empress Catherine.
1762: Later that year Emperor Peter III is killed, and his wife, Empress Catherine becomes Empress of the Russian Empire. She would be known as Catherine the Great of Russia.
1765: Emperor Johnslo III is deposed by his Royal Family. The Royal military and the aristocracy backs the move. Princess Matilda becomes Empress Matilda I of McMasterdonia
1766-1776 Empress Matilda I reign was short but a prosperous one. Her reign focused on the establishment of protection for minority religious groups and trade with the south.
1767: Empress Matilda I marries Joseph Stephan of the House of Clethel, a noble house from the Kingdom of Plemborbria. 4 issue.
1776 Emperor Johsnlo IV ascends to the throne. Like his Mother Empress Matilda II, he was a kind and gentle ruler. But his Regent, Prince Alfred was not. Prince Alfred didn't tolerate failure and routinely executed bureaucrats by throwing them into the great lake and Intelligentsia Palace.
1779: The Ambassador from Great Bights Mum to McMasterdonia is drowned by Prince Alfred. Great Bights Mum is outraged and demands that Emperor Johnslo IV dismiss Prince Alfred. Emperor Johnslo IV obliges and Prince Alfred is imprisoned.
1781: Fanatical supporters of Prince Alfred assassinate Emperor Johnslo IV at the dedication of the War of the Prides memorial in Cape El.
1781: Emperor Johnslo V ascends the throne. Shortest reign of 12 days. Succeeded by Johnslo VI
1781-1785: Johsnlo VI is known as the "do-nothing" Emperor. He ascended the throne at the age of 79 and anarchy & corruption ran rampant during his reign.
1785 - 1808: Princess Matilda ascends the throne, but is known as Empress Issabella II. Empress Issabella's reign focused on a codification of McMasterdonian laws and the establishment of a robust and accountable court system. The current constitution was ratified in 1795.
1787: Empress Issabella II married Prince Paul of Russia, daughter of Empress Catherine the Great and Emperor Peter I the Great of the Russian Empire. Empress Issabella II and Prince Paul were second cousins. 8 issue.
1791: Empress Issabella grants the lands of Anola the right to self-government. This was seen as a bold and controversial move at the time, but has since been hailed as a tremendous success for liberalising the lands.
1796: Empress Catherine the Great of the Russian Empire dies, she was Magdalena and Mcmasterdonia by birth, the sister of McMasterdonian Emperor Johnslo II. Empress Catherine is succeeded by her son, who becomes Emperor Paul I, his wife is declared Empress Issabella of Russia.
1798: Empress Issabella II travels to Anola where she signs the "Treaty of Matte-Turos" with King Josué I. The treaty recognised the mutual friendship and forged an everlasting peace & strong cultural relationship that lasts till this day.
1799: The eldest daughter of Empress Issabella II, Princess Mary marries Emperor Vulnus I the Terrible (1799-1848), a Zor dynasty Emperor of the Empire of Syrixia.
1799: Empress Issabella declares the Kianese Empire to be officially dissolved. Renames the nation Kingdom of McMasterdonia after the Royal House.
1800s: The Avelocci gradually gain back the wealth they lost and continue to dominate Floregasque politics. As McMasterdonia begins to liberalize, politics in Floresque are tightened and democracy continues to be curtailed. McMasterdoniann-Floresque relations remarkably improve during this period.
1805: New Intelligentsia is by this stage heavily developed and the Royal Family spends millions of livres on the establishment of a huge university on the grounds. A huge temple is built at the top of the small mountain on the island and is used for ritual and prayer.
1808: Queen Issabella II dies. King Johnslo VII ascends the throne and rules for one year. During this time greater expansion into the south and east saw the establishment of more relationships with other TNP nations.
1810: King Johnslo vIII ascends the throne and rules for 15 years.
1812: King Johnslo VIII marries Princess Josephine, of the House Niemza, cousin of Empress Marianne (r. 1823-1866) of Kannex. 8 issue.
1815: War breaks out between Great Bights Mum as McMasterdonia, as the Pirate Ruler believes King Johnslo VIII is responsible for the assassination of his wife.
1817: Peace ensues as the Ruler of Great Bights Mum marries the youngest child of King Johnslo vIII
1819: War breaks out again as the ruler of Great Bights Mum is accused of matricide.
1820: The Ruler of Great Bights Mum dies, his son/daughter is more committed to the war effort.
1821: Port Augusta is placed under the rule of Great Bights Mum
1823: The invaders from Great Bights Mum are driven out of port august and great across the dark sea.
1825:King Johnslo VIII is poisoned. Succeeded by his brother King Johnslo IX
1826: King Johnslo IX agrees to peace with Great Bights Mum. Many suspect that the new King poisoned his brother in order to end the war. King Johnslo IX’s wife Princess Elisabeth, of the House Niemza, sister of Empress Marianne of Kannex, is crowned Queen of the McMasterdonians.
1835: King Johnslo IX dies of cancer. Succeeded by King Wilhelm II
1835-1865: A long and prosperous reign for King Wilhelm who reestablishes trade relationship with Great Bights Mum
1838: King Wilhelm II marries Princess Anora of Lord Ravenclaw.
1850: The island colony of New Intelligentsia is now well known all around the world as a place of study and religion.
1855: The trade relationship between McMasterdonia and Floresque is finally formalized in the Treaty of Castello. The trade relationship grows exponentially from 1855 until the early 1900s.
1865: King Wilhelm II dies, succeeded by King Johnslo X.
1865-1877: Reign of King Johnslo X. Married to Queen Isabella of Lord Ravenclaw.
1877: King Johnslo X succumbs to cancer and dies.
1877-1880: Regency of King Johnslo XI
1880: King Johnslo XI is crowned and marries the princess of Great Bights Mum
1880-1899: King Johnslo's reign focused on education. Agreements were made to send students from McMasterdonia to Great Bights Mum in order to study there. The early formations of student exchange programs begin to form.
1890: In an extremely controversial move, then Crown-Princess Issabella marries Randal Q. Hacker of Norvalkin. Mr Hacker was travelling around the world and had stopped by for a banquet at the Royal Palace. The two immediately fell and love and eloped. This was very controversial and despite the pleas of the King, the Crown Princess had already eloped with her new husband. She was banished from the Kingdom.
1899: King Johnslo XI dies suddenly. His son King Johnslo XII is crowned
1900: A great depression hits, causing record unemployment and famine across both Mcmasterdonia and Great Bights Mum. The global banking system also collapses in the nation of Floresque, trade and foreign travel suffers significantly as the wealthy Floresque lose millions.
1902: King Johnslo XII marries the sister of Czarina Anastasia I Romana, Princess Helga Romana of Malvad. 7 issue.
1905: The City of Cobblers Bay is attacked by ships in the middle of the night, leaving few survivors. Knowing that GBM has the greatest Navy, the McMasterdonians blame them. GBM denies involvement.
1906: Southern invaders attack McMasterdonia. GBM's patrolling navy notices and helps to defend the coast.
1906-1925: McMasterdonia spends millions of livres on the modern development of their navy.
1910: Former Crown Princess Issabella becomes becomes First Lady and is known in McMasterdonia as the "wife of the tyrant", as her husband Randal Q. Hacker becomes President of Norvalkin in a military coup d'etat.
1915: Crown Princess Issabella dies suddenly. King Johnslo XII goes into deep mourning.
1920: King Johnslo XII betroths his daughter, Princess Anne to Emperor Senlok II the Enlightened (reign 1920-1947), of the Zor dynasty of the Empire of Syrixia.
1925: King Johnslo XII dies, succeeded by King Wilhelm III
1925-1930: Reign of King Wilhelm III, married to Princess Ivana of Malvad
1925: King Wilhelm revokes the commission of Chancellor Frederick for ignoring the advice of the upper house on taxation and economic issues.
1931: Reign of King Johnslo XIII begins as King Wilhelm abdicates.
1932: The second depression hits causing great famine across both GBM and McMasterdonia. It is estimated that nearly 2 million people starved to death. The wealthy of Floresque continue to suffer and travel restrictions are imposed.
1935: Depression ends. McMasterdonia and GBM ramp up efforts to ensure food security for the two nations.
1940: A coup attempt against the Avelocci regime is foiled in no small part due to McMasterdonian intelligence. McMasterdonian intelligence had intercepted cables about the attack and alerted the Avelocci regime immediately.
1945: King JOhnslo XIII dies. King Louis XIV becomes king and marries Princess Meghan of Malvad.
1945-2013: Louis XIV having succeeded the throne at 18 years old, becomes the longest ruling monarch of McMasterdonia. This period focused on great military and economic expansion. The King was concerned about making Mcmasterdonia a global power.
1960: Princess Catherine of McMasterdonia, the sister of King Louis XIV marries Prince Henri, the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Lancers (present day The Lancerian Empire).
1961: The King of Lancers, King Jourdan dies suddenly.
1962: Prince Henri becomes King Henri of the Kingdom of Lancers in 1962. Princess Catherine is crowned Queen-Consort of the Kingdom of Lancers. The coronation marks 70 years since the Kingdoms founding in 1892 by King Michel. The King and Queen of McMasterdonia attend their coronation.
1970: The island colony of New Intelligentsia forms it's own colonial council. The University is now one of the largest in the world, and the mountain is reserved only for prayer and spiritual rituals.
1972: Count Gregor of the House McMaster, younger brother of King Louis XIV marries the Princess Nara of the Kingdom of Plembobria.
1973 - Chancellor Amelia Radford publicly attacks King Louis XIV's character and judgement.
1975 - Chancellor Radford is assassinated by a religious fanatic.
1976: Queen Catherine of the Kingdom of Lancers gives birth to a daughter, Princess Amelia. King Louis XIV becomes her godfather.
1977: Princess Nara ascends the throne of the Kingdom of Plembobria and becomes Queen Nara I of Plembobria (1977-2011). her husband becomes Lord Gregor, Royal Consort and Duke of Flithendale. They have two children, Crown Prince Tozian and Princess Nara II.
1981 - Chancellor position formally transferred from Senate to Council of State.
1986 - Civil war breaks out in the Kingdom of Lancers (Present day The Lancerian Empire). Mcmasterdonia remains neutral on the conflict.
1987 - In December 1987, King Louis XIV orders the McMasterdonian Navy into the Bay of Lancers. The Kingdom of Mcmasterdonia offers asylum to the Royal family of the Kingdom of Lancers, who had been overrun during the civil war.
1991 - The Kingdom of McMasterdonia financially, logistically, and militarily backs the return of the Lancers Royal Family to the then Kingdom of Lancers. The Royal Family lands in late 1991 to the triumphant support of the local people.
1999: King Louis XIV appoints his daughter Princess Countess-Palatine Matilda as Chancellor.
2000: King Henri, King of the Kingdom of Lancers is assassinated. He is survived by his wife, Queen-Mother Catherine of McMasterdonia, and his daughter, the now Queen, Amelia.
2001: Then Queen Amelia having taken up her father's battle, with McMasterdonian support, finally creates the Lancerian Empire in 2001. She is crowned Queen-Empress later that year. Then Chancellor of the Senate, Countess-Palatine Matilda attends on behalf of King Louis XIV and Queen Meghan of Malvad.
2011: King Louis XIV officially proclaims the nation as an internationally responsible member of the North Pacific region. The first discussions about regional politics occur on an official level.
2011: Queen Nara I of the Kingdom of Plembobria dies suddenly. She is survived by her husband Lord Gregor, Royal Consort and Duke of Flithendale, and her two children. Her son, King Tozian ascends the throne.
2012: King and Queen of McMasterdonia attend the Vladisvostok conference.
2013: King Louis XIV dies and is survived by Queen Meghan (formerly of Malvad.)
2013: Royal Council convenes and appoints Queen Matilda II as regent pending a formal coronation.
2013: Queen Matilda II is crowned at Cape El.
2013: Lord Gregor, Royal Consort and Duke of Flithendale, of the Kingdom of Plembobria returns to Mcmasterdonia to advice the new Queen, Matilda II.
2013: Duchess of Capricornia, Rosemary Whent, also the then Minister for Foreign Affairs is supported for the position of Chancellor by the Senate.
2014: McMasterdonia formally joins the DU as one of the founding members.
2014: McMasterdonia joins Eumenor, nasania, and Syrixia, as the Chief Mediator of the North Pacific Trade Agreement/Route.
2014: Queen Matilda suspends elections and the Senate due to concerns about external threats. Arrest warrants for Whent and co-conspirators are sent out. (GBM may wish to condemn for this)
2015: Still no elections. Civil war is looming on the horizon, with clashes between multiple factions. Intelligentsia is a mess. Malvad's Ambassador visits to report to the Democratic Union.
January 2015: Rebel attack on train causes mass casualties of refugees who were trying to flee McMasterdonia's civil war for GBM and surrounding nations.
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