Marcomanian war of succesion (A Split Mediterranean)

the Marcomanian war of succesion was a war on the succesion of the marcomanian crown. it resulted in the fall and split of the short lived Empire of Marcomania, and the re-creation of cherscia and etruria aswell as the creation of a latin state based in rome.

Background
the kin of marcomania at the end of the 8th century was an incompitant leader who destabilized the nation. he was a lone child and when his wife, a daughter to a minor gallic noble family, died, they hae had only one daughter, Alexandra of Marcomania, and he refused to re-marry. when he died, his eleven year old daughter inherited the throne. before long the cousin of the previous king, Christopher II, tried to get power, but suprisingly enhauf she managed to stop him. however, soon a coalition of gothia, burgundy, vandalia, gaul and the greek reigion of the sasanid empire formed to put him at the throne.

The war
after preparing there forces, the coalition invaded in the start of 801. the young queen did not have many political allies yet, and the generals wheere confused, and very soon she was forced to flee to a nearby gepid tribe.

Results

 * the gallic empire took control over northern italy
 * Burgundy annexed part of marcomania
 * small portions of the empire where sceded to gothia
 * The greek part of thesasanid empire annexed southern italy
 * the vandals annexed sicily and sardinia
 * Cherscia, latium and etruria became independent.
 * Christopher I was installed as king of marcomania
 * Alexandra of marcomania set out to regain control of the empire, eventually succeeding