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The Most Serene Kingdom of Predice
La Serenissima Regno di Predice, Serenissimum Regnum Predicica, Most Serene Kingdom of Predice
Antofagosta Skyline
Predice lies in the northern reaches of Meterra, surrounded by water from the north, east and west. It is no surprise, then, that Predice has always been a maritime nation. Long before the unification of the Most Serene Kingdom of Predice, the territory today known as Predice was dominated by mercantile city states and polities. The earliest history human settlement in Predice dates back to around 8,000BC, with tribes of what would become known as the Yanto peoples inhabiting large parts of modern Northern Meterra, including Predice. The history of Prediceans today begins with the semi-mythical brothers Maximilianus and Maximinus, the older brother, it is said, settled Saintonge with his followers, while the younger brother, Maximinus, settled Predice with his followers. Eighteen ships are said to have arrived in the Bay of Antofagosta in 340AD, carrying Maximinus and his followers who would go on to found Antofagosta. Following his death, his followers would fragment into a number of groups, beginning Predice's era of disunity, and also the era of the Yanto Wars.
The Yanto Wars would last from 340AD to 1131, with over thirty separate wars and campaigns fought across that time, amounting to an effective genocide of the native Yanto population, and with the final peace treaty between the Duke of Pisale Giuseppe di Montefeltro, and Yanto Chief Hintsa forcing his people to relocate across the Cozie river, the new effective boundary between the Prediceans and the Yanto.
The history of Modern Predice begins with the small Duchy of Mavoia, which from its small powerbase in Ristola gradually grew in prominence, and was, by 1257, one of the strongest polities in Western Predice. This would become cemented by the Grand Alliance, and eventually the Union of the Crowns between Mavoia and Antofagosta beginning in 1321. By 1342 the united polity was known as the Grand Duchy of Mavoia-Antofagosta, just in time for what would become known as the Era of the Country at War, a century of ceaseless warfare from 1357 to 1463 that saw the fortunes of powers wax and wane, but by the end of the wars, Mavoia-Antofagosta had gained significant territory on the Western coast of Predice and was elevated to the status of a Kingdom, the only one of its kind in Predice at the time. In 1472 the reigning King died without a male heir, leading to a succession crisis and civil war that was eventually won by Carlo Emanuele, the head of a cadet branch of the Royal House, today simply known as the House of Mavoia. In 1474 Carlo Emanuele was crowned the King of Mavoia.
In 1540 the ambitious Alberto ascended the throne. His reign would be defined by campaigns of conquest and diplomacy that would, by 1582, lead to his crowning as the first King of Predice, and would also grant him the epithet The Great. When Alberto I died in 1584, his son and heir, Emanuele I, also known by the epithet The Peaceful did much to consolidate the young Kingdom and worked hard to repair the damage done by decades of warfare. The 17th century that followed marked the gradual centralisation of power away from the vassals of the King to the King and his irregularly convened Parliaments. It would be under Carlo I The Pious that the last war that could be called a Crusade was launched, when Predice, at the behest of Pope Ignatius III launched the Campaign of Salvation to free the Messianist faithful from the oppression of the Suavidici Empire.
The beginning of the 18th Century saw upheaval in Saintonge as a succession crisis spiralled into a regional war, with Meterran powers in alliance with Astragon backing Charles VIII against Syrixian-backed George II. Predice and Dhahara, later to become bitter enemies, for the first time united against a common external threat and defeated it. The 18th Century would see to more such examples, against the Aydinis and the Khastenians. The 18th Century would also see a time of wars against Dhahara, where Predice's fortunes waxed and waned, but more widely it can be said that Predice, especially in the first sixty or so years of the century got clearly the worst of the rivalry. The late 1700s once again saw upheaval in Northern Meterra, as Saintonge erupted in revolution in 1789. The embers of revolution did not take long to spread across the Cottian lake and soon unrest was fermenting in Predice too. King Vittorio III issued a proclamation promising a constitution, which was given at Ristola in 1790. This, Predice's first written constitution, known as the Statute of Vittorio III, remains in force to this day.
The 19th Century is often called the Golden Century in Predice, as Predicean power grew to its zenith during the 19th century. The century is marked by Predicean campaigns in Yamantau, Aydin, Auroria, and of course, wars against Dhahara. Predice's victory against Dhahara in the Ironclad War cemented its place as the great power of Northern Meterra, and led to the toppling of the centuries old Dhaharan Monarchy just years later. Predice's colonial posessions in Iolanta and the Arianese concessions were also acquired at this time. Ertelei-Iolanta, acquired from Andrenne, was Predice's single largest Colonial entity which was, in 1913, granted responsible government. The modern State of Ertelei-Iolanta remains under a personal union with Predice to this day.
Predice in the modern day is home to a healthy democracy and a robust, growing economy, with a strong place in the affairs of not just Northern Meterra but the wider region at large.
QUICK FACTS
Flag and Coat of Arms of Predice
Anthem: Inno da Carta
Royal Anthem: Fanfara Reale
Head of State:
King of Predice: Vittorio-Emanuele II
Head of Government:
Gonfaloniere of the Kingdom: Alessandria da Montebello
Capital: Antofagosta
Population:
(2020 Census) 56,133,673
Currency Exchange:
1IBU equals ₤1.83
Total Area (SqKm):
292,204.25
Form of Government:
Unitary Constitutional Monarchy
with two legislative houses
(Chamber of the Gentlemen Deputies of the Predicean Nation [425];
Chamber of the Most Worthy Peers of the Realm [125])
Official Languages:
Predicean
Official Religion:
Courantist Messianism
Official Name:
Predicean:
La Serenissima Regno di Predice
Umbrial:
Serenissimum Regnum Predicica
Mercanti:
Most Serene Kingdom of Predice
Monetary Unit:
Predicean lira (₤)
Density: Persons Per Sq Km:
192.1
Literacy: Percentage of Population
Age 15 and over Literate:
Male: (2020) 99% Female (2020): 99%
The Most Serene Kingdom of Predice
La Serenissima Regno di Predice, Serenissimum Regnum Predicica, Most Serene Kingdom of Predice
Antofagosta Skyline
Predice lies in the northern reaches of Meterra, surrounded by water from the north, east and west. It is no surprise, then, that Predice has always been a maritime nation. Long before the unification of the Most Serene Kingdom of Predice, the territory today known as Predice was dominated by mercantile city states and polities. The earliest history human settlement in Predice dates back to around 8,000BC, with tribes of what would become known as the Yanto peoples inhabiting large parts of modern Northern Meterra, including Predice. The history of Prediceans today begins with the semi-mythical brothers Maximilianus and Maximinus, the older brother, it is said, settled Saintonge with his followers, while the younger brother, Maximinus, settled Predice with his followers. Eighteen ships are said to have arrived in the Bay of Antofagosta in 340AD, carrying Maximinus and his followers who would go on to found Antofagosta. Following his death, his followers would fragment into a number of groups, beginning Predice's era of disunity, and also the era of the Yanto Wars.
The Yanto Wars would last from 340AD to 1131, with over thirty separate wars and campaigns fought across that time, amounting to an effective genocide of the native Yanto population, and with the final peace treaty between the Duke of Pisale Giuseppe di Montefeltro, and Yanto Chief Hintsa forcing his people to relocate across the Cozie river, the new effective boundary between the Prediceans and the Yanto.
The history of Modern Predice begins with the small Duchy of Mavoia, which from its small powerbase in Ristola gradually grew in prominence, and was, by 1257, one of the strongest polities in Western Predice. This would become cemented by the Grand Alliance, and eventually the Union of the Crowns between Mavoia and Antofagosta beginning in 1321. By 1342 the united polity was known as the Grand Duchy of Mavoia-Antofagosta, just in time for what would become known as the Era of the Country at War, a century of ceaseless warfare from 1357 to 1463 that saw the fortunes of powers wax and wane, but by the end of the wars, Mavoia-Antofagosta had gained significant territory on the Western coast of Predice and was elevated to the status of a Kingdom, the only one of its kind in Predice at the time. In 1472 the reigning King died without a male heir, leading to a succession crisis and civil war that was eventually won by Carlo Emanuele, the head of a cadet branch of the Royal House, today simply known as the House of Mavoia. In 1474 Carlo Emanuele was crowned the King of Mavoia.
In 1540 the ambitious Alberto ascended the throne. His reign would be defined by campaigns of conquest and diplomacy that would, by 1582, lead to his crowning as the first King of Predice, and would also grant him the epithet The Great. When Alberto I died in 1584, his son and heir, Emanuele I, also known by the epithet The Peaceful did much to consolidate the young Kingdom and worked hard to repair the damage done by decades of warfare. The 17th century that followed marked the gradual centralisation of power away from the vassals of the King to the King and his irregularly convened Parliaments. It would be under Carlo I The Pious that the last war that could be called a Crusade was launched, when Predice, at the behest of Pope Ignatius III launched the Campaign of Salvation to free the Messianist faithful from the oppression of the Suavidici Empire.
The beginning of the 18th Century saw upheaval in Saintonge as a succession crisis spiralled into a regional war, with Meterran powers in alliance with Astragon backing Charles VIII against Syrixian-backed George II. Predice and Dhahara, later to become bitter enemies, for the first time united against a common external threat and defeated it. The 18th Century would see to more such examples, against the Aydinis and the Khastenians. The 18th Century would also see a time of wars against Dhahara, where Predice's fortunes waxed and waned, but more widely it can be said that Predice, especially in the first sixty or so years of the century got clearly the worst of the rivalry. The late 1700s once again saw upheaval in Northern Meterra, as Saintonge erupted in revolution in 1789. The embers of revolution did not take long to spread across the Cottian lake and soon unrest was fermenting in Predice too. King Vittorio III issued a proclamation promising a constitution, which was given at Ristola in 1790. This, Predice's first written constitution, known as the Statute of Vittorio III, remains in force to this day.
The 19th Century is often called the Golden Century in Predice, as Predicean power grew to its zenith during the 19th century. The century is marked by Predicean campaigns in Yamantau, Aydin, Auroria, and of course, wars against Dhahara. Predice's victory against Dhahara in the Ironclad War cemented its place as the great power of Northern Meterra, and led to the toppling of the centuries old Dhaharan Monarchy just years later. Predice's colonial posessions in Iolanta and the Arianese concessions were also acquired at this time. Ertelei-Iolanta, acquired from Andrenne, was Predice's single largest Colonial entity which was, in 1913, granted responsible government. The modern State of Ertelei-Iolanta remains under a personal union with Predice to this day.
Predice in the modern day is home to a healthy democracy and a robust, growing economy, with a strong place in the affairs of not just Northern Meterra but the wider region at large.
QUICK FACTS
Flag and Coat of Arms of Predice
Anthem: Inno da Carta
Royal Anthem: Fanfara Reale
Head of State:
King of Predice: Vittorio-Emanuele II
Head of Government:
Gonfaloniere of the Kingdom: Alessandria da Montebello
Capital: Antofagosta
Population:
(2020 Census) 56,133,673
Currency Exchange:
1IBU equals ₤1.83
Total Area (SqKm):
292,204.25
Form of Government:
Unitary Constitutional Monarchy
with two legislative houses
(Chamber of the Gentlemen Deputies of the Predicean Nation [425];
Chamber of the Most Worthy Peers of the Realm [125])
Official Languages:
Predicean
Official Religion:
Courantist Messianism
Official Name:
Predicean:
La Serenissima Regno di Predice
Umbrial:
Serenissimum Regnum Predicica
Mercanti:
Most Serene Kingdom of Predice
Monetary Unit:
Predicean lira (₤)
Density: Persons Per Sq Km:
192.1
Literacy: Percentage of Population
Age 15 and over Literate:
Male: (2020) 99% Female (2020): 99%
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