Margraviate of Flemmen

History

Founded on January 8, 2022 (2072)

Alliances: The Elites (January 10, 2022— January 19, 2023)

Holy Roman Empire (January 21, 2023 — Current) 

Government History

  With the fall of feudal economic practices in present-day Pomerania at the end of the 17th century, the burghers became prominent in the growing Germanic courts, in one such example, this is how a famous banker named Karl Ludwig I acquired the county of Flemmen by buying the debts of a bankrupt monarch. 

  At first the newly crowned count had several difficulties in managing a small portion of land without many natural resources and with a very small population, he then decided to subsidize small artisans from Silesia with the aim of bringing a skilled workforce to shape the economic structure of Flemmen. The result of Karl Ludwig I's plans proved satisfactory at a slow speed, being notable after his son, Friedrich I, assumed power in the County.

  Karl's descendants, however, were not very orthodox with the County's monetary policies and ended up becoming involved in a series of wars against norse pirates. It was in those years between 1690 and 1762 during the governments of Friedrich I and Friedich II that the Flemmic navy gained colossal strength with high investments by the government. Some foreign powers such as the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania and the Kingdom of France disapproved of Flemmen's growth in maritime involvement, which generated the first diplomatic crisis since the acquisition of the Principality.

  In 1755, after a series of political issues abruptly disrupted Flemmen's commercial pacifism, a coalition formed by France, Saxony, Polish-Lithuania Commonwealth and Denmark advanced against the County in an aim of subjugation. Despite this situation, Flemmen had managed to defeat the Danish and Polish navies in a disproportionate numerical situation. Eventually the English became ambitious watching the potential of the germanic state and even offered to help stop the French military growth. 

  In 1756, King Louis XV showed a lack of interest in continuing the war after the French government noticed the uniform growth of the French debt, thus, on August 6 of the same year, the Treaty of Kiel was signed, which ended the coalition and instigated peace between all aggressive nations with Flemmen. After the end of the conflict, Count Friedrich II gained a notable reputation for his role in leading the war, becoming a figure of great prestige in Flemmic history. 

  Count Gustav, in contrast to his father (Friedrich II) and his aggressive military discipline, adopted a much more focused policy on trade and good relations with his neighbors, during his government the diplomatic coordination with the germanic states increased considerably. There were also a large number of credits by banking institutions to boost national production, the same production that was heavily protected by the navy to supply the richest ports of India, China and Japan at that time. In the period from 1765 to 1799 there was a considerable increase in the profit of consumer goods exports, an increase margin of 30%, with an annual profit of £250 million. With such a high commercial prestige, the County of Flemmen grew into a period of high prosperity, acquiring other land possessions and establishing itself as a strong nation among the lands of the Holy Roman Empire.

Industrial Revolution and Modernization

  Flemmen's government eventually came to suffer from big crises as its relatively agrarian economy transitioned to an industrial model in the first half of the 19th century, the precedent was one of instability with several abdications, political demonstrations (influenced by ideological movements) and the diplomatic problems that brought a little stagnation to the nation, something that lasted from the period of 1874 to 1946 during the government of four rulers: Adelbert I (1864—1895), Wilhelm (1895—1910), Friedrich III (1910—1943) and Heinrich II (1943 — 1948).

  In the 1950s and early 1970s, two wars of conquest were won by Flemmen, The Third Polish-Flemmic War (1955) and The Bohemian Conflict  (1972) where the Flemmen Royal Army managed to conquer the province of Silesia, in the wars against the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Second Polish Republic. 

  Over the next few decades, Flemmen would join the new established Holy Roman Empire (lead by Emperor Kosta) and eventually transform itself into the Barony of Flemmen.

The Government

The current Flemmen administrative head of state is Margrave Konrad I (Royal House of Werzig) who is also the nation's representative authority.

Currently, administrative power is centered on Royal institutions that have the role of regulating the state's relations with the population, bringing basic benefits and maintaining public services. The Margraviate of Flemmen has local governors who are in charge of governing certain provinces on a federal basis, with some laws being enforced with centralized exceptions.

The Monarchy

The full title of Baron Konrad I.

"Konrad, by the Apostolic Grace of God, Imperial Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Margrave of Flemmen, Protector of the Indies, Prince in Kouderland". 

Geography

List of Federal Provinces:

1. Province of Flemmensburg (Capital)
2. Province of Kernic 
3. Province of  Braun 
4. Province of Kassel 
5. Province of Nordrhein 
6. Province of Nassau 
7. Province of Koln 
8. Province of Schwerin 
9. Province of Neustrelitz 
10. Province of Ostpommern 
11. Province of Silesia 
12. Province of Werzig 

The Flemmic Colonies

Phlemmisch Afrika — Flemmic African Domain

  Flemmen's oldest colony (Established in 1782) was the Flemmic African Domain an extremely strategic point for the nation since it had two significant important territories: northern region of the continent (Tunisia and Algeria) and the Horn of Africa that had a comercial access to the Indian trade route.

Phlemmisch Ostindische Kompany — Flemmic East Indies Company

  The most lucrative colony among all, the Flemmic East Indies Company with its exotic spices so valued in the European market; currently Flemmen has a small piece of territory in the Indian territory after so many usurpations by European powers who also wanted a slice of the subcontinent. The colony encompasses a small piece of the Arabian peninsula, a part of the west coast of India and a portion of southern Persia.

Phlemmisch Westindische Kompany — Flemic West Indies Company

  Despite having a less valued market production than that of its counterpart in Asia, the West India Company became important when the colonizers of Flemmen intended to gain space in the sugar, cotton and coffee market, which guaranteed its competition with the production of the English colonies many years later.

Nördamerika Koderland — North America Koderland

  The Flemmen colony in the North America region (Koderland), founded in 1796, was strategically important to Flemmen's territorial expansion and influence in North America. Koderland was also of economic importance, as the region was rich in natural resources such as wood, minerals and furs, which could be exploited and exported to other markets. In this way, Flemmen's presence in the region boosted its economy and increased its position as a trading power in North America. 

Südlicher Polarkreis — South Artic Circle

A relatively recent colony (2038) located deep beneath the Atacama Desert, the Arctic Circle was founded in pursuit of a strategic position in the Antarctic region. Antarctica is a region of great geopolitical and strategic importance, as it is rich in natural resources and is seen as an important freshwater reserve and potential for future commercial exploration. In addition, the Antarctic region is disputed by several nations, which has led Flemmen to seek a strategic position in the extreme meridian of the South American continent to strengthen and increase the government influence in the region.

Phlemmisch Ozeanien — Flemmic Oceania

 Last but not least, the Flemmic Oceania (Founded on 1965), a colony formed by a set of islands whose objective was oil exploration in the Pacific Ocean region and the creation of military enclaves to protect the commercial routes of the Flemmen government in the East Indies.