Asclania (1804 Crisis)

Kingdom of Asclania
The Kingdom of Asclania, (Asklecheré: Das Königresch Askletische), is one of the many Monarchies located in Central Europe. The country tends to intervene quite a bit with foreign affairs and has gained a reputation for forcing others to behave. In rare cases, it annexes smaller nations close to it by breaking them apart in order to gain land. The royal family commonly interacts with others in the region and handles any foreign threats with overwhelming force. This usually presents many opportunities for trade, and are almost always taken.

The Asclanian Wars of Independence
Asclania was created during the rule of Frederick III of Prussia’s rule, in which they guaranteed to fight for independence of various Germanic States after a loss during the Napoleonic Wars. However, most of these attempts to free Asclania from Austrian control failed, until 1813, when Napoleon managed to capture Blumshafen and Wien, forcing a surrender from the Austrians. However, conflict between Asclania and Austria still remained due to a technicality in the treaty which never truly allowed for the release of Asclania. During the Spring in 1816, Asclania and France launched an offensive deep into Bavaria and Austria, in an attempt to obtain a surrender. However, this went horribly, as the Austrians were able to enlist the assistance of the Prussians to the north, which had occupied several Asclanian territories during the offensive. By the time the armies were able to return home, most of what remained of Blumshafen was smoldering or in ruins, as fighting broke out between Aussereclanars and Wurttemberger merchants, who claimed the war was simply to drive them out. Asclania went on the defensive, and after almost four years of fighting and skirmishes in the outlying fields and forests of Blumshafen, the army was prepared to undertake the biggest offensive during the war. New soldiers, led by Mareschaell der Arme Louis Formalocke, marched into the heartland of Austria, and took most of the countryside before the military was able to muster a significant force. The offensive took three years to carry out before it was finally finished in September of 1822, just days before the two houses of Edichzollern and Hohenzollern officially signed a peace treaty on a different subject.

The Senatorial Question
After the war, the family of Edichzollern left on official business and were assumed to be dead after an English ship spotted a fleet bearing stolen flags sinking. The members weren’t heard from again until 1829, which sparked debate as to whether or not it was a deliberate attempt by the Senate, which became the ruling power in the country after the family disappeared. In 1831, under threat from France and Prussia, the Senate surrendered the sovereignty of the country to the Edichzollerns, who then took over the throne and established their power within Europe. The current head of the family, Praven von Edichzollern, then was crowned as King-Over-Switzerland because of their recent ventures there and convincing of the Swiss Government that this would be beneficial for their growth. The Edichzollern family pledged their allegiance to Napoleon’s growing empire in 1846, two months before suggesting Napoleon crown himself King, and remove his unnecessary titles. He agreed and abdicated from his republican titles in 1847, restoring the French Monarchy to the Bonaparte line instead of the Bourbons. This would allow for the annexation of some of the republics released by the French.

After the Edichzollern family returned and assumed control of the country, the nation entered a time of peace that stretched from the early 1830s into the 1890s. In this time the Royal Family began issuing changes to the country to make it better for the future. During the 1850s Asclania emerged as the main European power for industry. At the height of the industrial manufacturing boom the country was making over Ӄ7,000,000 per year, more than %73 of the total European income. Over 22,000 new companies opened up throughout this period, which created such an increase to the economy that there was a 15 year economic depression after the expansion.

Economic Expansion and Depression
Following the unification of the German Empire in 1871, Asclania began selling weapons to the Germans, increasing their income and helping them prepare for the Great War. In 1892, the Edichzollern family saw another economic crash and began to force privately owned corporations to stop expanding to prevent this from happening. By 1893, the country made up %34 of all of the currency in the world.