Hyrettian period of Empherias

The Hyrettian period was the era of Empherias history between 1931 and 2044.

History
The period began with the coronation of Rijkse Louis III on 1 February 1931. He set forth an agenda to the Council of the Five the following day which set out long term kingdom stability. Later that year, he drafted and instituted the Bill of Unity with seventeen county nobles where they swore loyalty to both the Rijkse, his heirs and the nation as a whole. Two nobles outside of the council: Lord Eduardine Bykat and Lord Diodiér Hines were to create a written codified constitution to detail the laws of the nation. Once the document was complete, the king was unhappy with their work and so both were executed on Damnation Day, 4 March 1932. He then worked in close partnership with a member of his council, foreign policy expert Lord Gauvin of Wilsby, to formulate a new more conservative and reactionary constitution which was implemented into common law on 1 May 1934. Following the deaths of Lord Bykat and Lord Hines, their successors in the region were unhappy with the tyrannical rule of the new king and were pressed to remove him from power. Lord Ellison Bykat, Lord Mikael Hines and Lord Pritchett-Simone of Kampret formed the Anti-Tyrannical League and raised individuals armies of 2000, 1000 and 450 militia respectively. On 12 November 1932, they marched into the capital, Esthullen, where they confronted 200 expertly trained Royal Guards in the northern district instigating the Battle of Gateshullen-Aude. The result was a victory for the government as they only had 77 casualties, with just 12 dying compared to the rebels who suffered some 1527 casualties and a large 805 deaths. Lord Bykat was captured during the battle and executed the following year on 1 February 1933. Lord Hines and Lord Kampret managed to flee to neighbouring Kingdom of Norsair. The three lord's lands were seized by the government who held it as crown land until 1940 when it was redistributed to neighbouring dukes and lords.

The constitution was initially planned to allow for larger freedoms which some thought would raise the happiness of many in the kingdoms and therefore be less likely to rebel. However, the second constitution written by the king himself aimed to be more conservative and repressive in nature. They also wanted a more aggressive foreign policy and expansion of Empherias culture. First, a key point of the constitution would clear up succession laws to allow for both genders to have equal rights to succession to be followed in birth order and it also allowed for the Rijkse to override the succession if a superior heir is founded. Another law would see the creation of city authorities which would give more powers to local governments for large cities (although the governments would be formed by pro-monarchist and conservative leaders). New taxes were levied while others removed to ensure less tax paid by upper class nobles. This caused some unrest, but there was no major protests.

In March 1939, Rijkse Louis III paid a visit to a large area bordering Palakkinen and appeared very incompetent

Coronated on 1 February 1931, Rijkse Louis III set about reforming the kingdom to ensure long term stability. He instituted the Bill of Unity with seventeen county nobles where they swore loyalty to both himself, his heirs and the nation of Empherias as a whole. He appointed two of these nobles: Lord Eduardine Bykat and Lord Diodiér Hines, to create a document detailing the laws of the nation. Finished on 28 April 1934, The Hyrettian Constitution was implemented into law by the king and was to be distributed to major government properties. The main document, alongside the estates of Bykat and Hoine were all built in Esthullen and following the introduction of this constitution, the city saw a boom in population.

Rijkse Louis III's reign was a short one that saw little to no reform outside of the constitution. In 1940, Empherias entered into the Palak-Empherias War of 1940-1943 following despites over the border over the mountainous regions of the East. The war saw little to no fighting outside the Battle of Grapeshot Nud, occurring on 8 June 1943, which saw over four hundred soldiers on both sides die, including Rijkse Louis III. His eldest son was quickly coronated as Rijkse Pippin I at age 22 who, under the advice of Lord Bykat, signed a white peace with Palakkinen with the promise to solve the issue diplomatically in the future.

Rijkse Pippin I, who grew up in a small riverside town of Ewynuard, was eager not to remain in Esthullen and sit on constant bureaucracy. In 1945, he appointed Lord Nardol Hass of Rommes as the first Minister of War. He instructed him to form a cabinet to begin planning a proper invasion of Palakkinen, resulting in War Plan PK being created. Being excelled at mathematics, he wanted to reform the system of currency in the nation and so introduced the Empherias niket (nk), kalata (nt), and foragli (nf) and created the groundworks that eventually became the Bank of Empherias. He helped improve relations with neighbouring countries, especially with the introduction of Lord James Mayweather as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1949. Despite the signing of an alliance with Norsair in 1953, there was a small border war in both 1960 and 1962, followed by the War of the Taverns (1963-1965) between Empherias and Norsair. Pippin I died of a heart attack in 1968 at age 47. His eldest son, Louis IV, ascended to the throne at age 29.

Louis IV was disinterested with politics and so decided to delegate more powers to Lord Mayweather in the High Powers Act 1969. Following a brief argument with Mayweather in early 1970, he abdicated the throne in favour of his younger brother who became Rijkse James I who was age 28. He had great ideas for change but died of cholera in late 1972. Neither Louis IV or James I had children, leaving the throne to their only sister, Elizabeth I, at age 25. She oversaw the creation of the Council of the Elite. This was made up of powerful lords and nobles and experts in certain fields. Two famous members included the previously mentioned James Mayweather and an expert in finances, Henry Cecil. Their first meeting came in 1976, with just three more meetings following this in 1980, 1985, and 1991. Eghloris Lydekker-Hyrette, a half-brother of Elizabeth, was appointed to the council in 1989. Elizabeth's reign oversaw three major conflicts. The First Weskynn War (1979-1981); the Palak-Empherias War of 1985-1992; and the Second Weskynn War (1991-1992). Elizabeth died of smallpox in 1994 with no children.

The successor to Elizabeth was unclear. Pippin I did have a brother, Edward, who was now dead. He had two children: the elder Eghloris (who was serving in the Council of the Elite) and the younger Charlotte. Eghloris turned down the opportunity, allowing Charlotte to become Rijkdottir at age 24. Charlotte didn't achieve much during her reign but did establish the position of Prime Minister in 1999 to be elected within the Council of the Elite to lead it and directly advise the monarch. Eghloris Lydekker-Hyrette was appointed to the role of PM on 1 January 2000 - a role which he inherited for life. The Council of the Elite had their first proper leadership elections on the person to succeed Lydekker-Hyrette as early as 2038 where Henry Alamekas was selected. He had been a good friend of both Charlotte and Eghloris beforehand. now Sir Henry Alamekas following a knighthood, he succeeded to the role of PM on 19 May 2044. Charlotte continued to reign until her death in 2054, a full ten years following Eghloris' death. Her eldest son, Richard Stewart Hyrette, more commonly known by his pseudonym Prins Ristie, ascended to the throne at age 59. He had achieved much of his life's ambitions and achievements before coming to the throne and passed little to no reform before his sudden death the following year in 2055. Having been a statesman at heart, Ristie had no children and so left the throne to his younger brother Albert - who, like his brother, used the pseudonym Albus Tyrer. This is the origin for the common names today of Albus and Tyrer, but led to him being coronated as Rijkse Louis V. Despite coming to the throne at age 58, Albus Tyrer actually lived until age 98 in a surprising circumstance. His reign saw another two Prime Ministers: Henry Alamekas II and Edward Alamekas; A change to national tax laws, the Third Weskynn War (2058-2068); the Palaras Crisis (2077); the Economic Recession of 2082; and the Palak-Empherias War of 2088-2091.

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