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This page currently relates to the modern era of Hulstrian History from the discovery of Dovani onwards. It is about the History of the Nation of Hulstria and Gao-Soto starting at the discovery of the Continent of Dovani.

Overview[]

Year Flag Name Government Type
819 – 1560
Gao-Soto
Empire of Gao-Soto Feudal Empire
1560 – 1650
Luthori3
Colonial Hulstria Colony of Luthori
1650 – 2117
Hulstria flag1
Empire of Hulstria Monarchy
2117-2193
Flag of None
Great Dark Period Anarchy
2193 - 2198
Ancient Gishoto
Republic of Gishoto Republic
2198 - 2248
Grphyon 5
Holy Gishoto Empire Constitutional monarchy
2248 - 2309
Flag of None
People's Socialist Republic of Gishoto Metzist-Leonidist socialist state
2309 - 2375
Suncrossb
Republic of Gishoto Republic
2375 - 2426
Gishotonflag3ct8
Imperial Crownlands of Greater Hulstria Constitutional monarchy
2426 - 2484
Hgph2s
Dual Monarchy of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Dual monarchy
2484 - 2533
Hgph2s
Republic of Gishoto Republic
2533 - 2551
Hgph2s
Hulstrian Union Republic
2551 - 3386
Hulstrian Phoenix Flag
Imperial Crownlands of Greater Hulstria Constitutional monarchy
3386 - 3411
Unityflag
Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Dual monarchy
3411-3416
NDU
North Dovani Union Totalitarian dictatorship
3416-3789
Unityflag
United Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Septembrist Constitutional dual monarchy
3789-3902
Mikuni-Harusutoria
Great Reich of Mikuni-Hulstria Absolute, Feudal Monarchy
3902-3936 Mikuni Hulstria Flag Pre Empire United Empire of Hulstria and Mikuni Constitutional dual monarchy
3936-4017 Mikuni Hulstria Flag Empire Great Reich of Mikuni-Hulstria Absolute monarchy
4017-4108 Mikuni Hulstria Flag 2 United Democracy of Mikuni-Hulstria Democratic Republic
4108-4168 Mikuni Hulstria flag Great Reich of Mikuni-Hulstria Absolute monarchy
4168-4257 311toi8.jpg Imperial Crownlands of Mikuni-Hulstria Imperial Septembrist Constitutional monarchy
4257-4318 Hulstrian Phoenix Flag Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria Constitutional monarchy, later totalitarian one-party dictatorship
4304-4318 Volksstaat Banner People's State of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Metzist-Leonidist socialist state
4304-4357 Unityflag United Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Septembrist Constitutional dual monarchy
4357-4389 Unityflag Imperial Crownlands of Greater Hulstria and Mikuni Labsburgist Constitutional monarchy
4389-4405 Federal Republic of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Federal Republic of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Federal presidential constitutional republic
4405-4484 Unityflag United Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Septembrist Constitutional dual monarchy
4484-4540 Federal Republic of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Federal Republic of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Federal presidential constitutional republic
4540-4616
Unityflag
United Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Septembrist Constitutional dual monarchy
4616-4667
Unityflag
Federal Republic of Hulstria and Gao-Soto Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
4667-4674 Devpratimist One-party Republic
4674-4705 Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
4705-4721
Gishotonflag3ct8
Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria Constitutional monarchy
4721-4748
Flag of the Septembrist Union
September Union of the Citizens' Crownlands Septembrist Federal One-party Republic

Early History[]

Main article: Empire of Gao-Soto

The Colonial Period[]

Main article: Colonial Hulstria

Modern Hulstria started in 1493 when Dovani was discovered by Christopher Dove and claimed for the Holy Luthori Empire. The Luthori lands on the continent were divided into several colonies, comprising what is today Hulstria and Gao-Soto and Kazulia. The colonies quickly grew in size as people from across the world sought a new life in the new world with promises of an easy life and an escape from the past. Besides Luthori, the Hulstrian colonies saw a massive influx of Dundorfian settlers who would heavily and directly impact Hulstrian culture and language.

The Hulstrian Rebellion[]

In 1639, the Luthori Colonies on Dovani lead by Hulstria formally revolted against colonial rule, and began calls for independence. As one of the reasons, the colonies very much resented the increasing removal of the seats of colonial governments to Liore, which was on the other side of the world. The first five years of the Revolt are known as the "Bloodless Period" because they saw no response from the Holy Luthori Emperor, his military nor the Luthori parliament; the rebels were virtually ignored in this time frame that actually gave the rebellion time to plot their revolution, free of Luthori involvement. During this time the first Hulstrian Diet met with future Emperor Franz I and appointed him as Hulstria's delegate to the "Independence Congress", a large council composed of representatives from across the colonies on Dovani taking part in this rebellion. The Congress eventually met in Kien, the capital of Hulstria, where the Declaration of Sovereignty was drafted, the official document declaring independence, and after nearly seven months accepted by the colonies. Franz following the signing of the Declaration, was appointed Aide-de-Camp to Commander-in-Chief of the Hulstrian Army, Field Marshal Heindrich von Marchau. Marchau did almost nothing in his tenure as head of the Hulstrian Army, and in 1644 shortly before formal fighting broke out he was releaved of command. Franz was nominated and shortly thereafter appointed to replace him, jumping him from Brigadier General to Field Marshal.

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The Battle of Volkermarkt, painting by Lance Jansen.

Finally in late 1644 Luthori launched a large surprise military attack to supress the revolt and troops landed on Hulstrian soil, rapidly overunning most of the coastal regions including what is now known as Kuratha. The Battle of Volkermarkt was the official first battle between Hulstrian and Luthori armies in the Great Rebellion; both sides saw large casualties however the Luthori ground forces during the end of the battle flanked the Hulstrian troops and effectively won the battle. This defeat was a major de-moralizer to the Hulstrians however it also served a lesson to the rebellion to learn from the military mistakes from that battle; this would become true in the Battle of Konstanz shorty after as Hulstria defeated Luthori and took back the town from Luthori forces. The remaining years of the war were a back and forth struggle between the Holy Imperial Army of Luthori and the Hulstrian rebels; during the final courses of the way Luthori looked to seize victory yet such hopes were dimished when Field Marshal Franz undertook a massive "hit and run" campaign on Luthori supply lines, limiting the Holy Imperial Army capability to properly fight on Hulstrian ground.

In a bold effort to silence the rebellion once and for all, a massive flet of reinforcements were sent to Hulstria with the task of toppling Kien, the main operation command of the rebellion force in Hulstria. The Holy Imperial Army forged through what today is Budenlar and western Hulstria to finally reach the outskirts of Kien with orders to burn it to the ground upon, creating a deadly blow to the colonial resistance. Luthori and Hulstrian forces, lead by General John Codrington and Field Marshall Franz respectively, met on a cold December 13th, 1646, in what is considered by historians the largest and longest battle of the war, the Battle of Kiennese Pass, took place just outside of the Hulstrian capital city; Luthori at first had outnumbered the Hulstrians, it was only on a ratio of 3 to 2.

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The Charge of the Hulstrian Lancers of the Battle of Kiennese Pass.

The Fortress Kien, the main defensive structure out of the capital, faced constant attacks from Luthori forces as the Holy Imperial Army knew if this Fortress were to go down, Kien was open for their taking; the Hulstrians however successfuly defended the Fortress but faced large casualties as a result. Codrington, a noted expert in artillery weaponry, used the weapon effectivley in the battle, though some military strategists believe he used artillery too much giving way for Hulstria and Franz for their own surprise attack.

Field Marshall Franz rallied a calvary unit, who following the battle would forever be known as the Hulstrian Lancers. This elite group of men had all been trained at the Luthori Riding School in Kien, and while only comprised of 500 men, they are recorded to have accounted for nearly 3,000 of the Luthori dead, or one tenth of the entire Luthori force at that battle. This ace up Franz's sleeve caused a victory for the Hulstrian forces and this following this victory at the Kiennese Pass, Franz began pushing the Luthori out of Hulstria while in the process taking back most of the country. The Hulstrian Rebellion in 1649 the Holy Luthori Emperor began to worry that a drawn out war might cause other Luthori colonies like Kazulia to revolt and therefore granted Hulstrian independence; by the end of that year all Luthori forces were removed from Hulstria and the country began to set up it's own government. While despite the large war between Hulstria and Luthori in this time, today in the modern era the two countries acknowledge one another as being very close allies; two monarchies as well today are ruled by the same royal dynasty, known as the Rothingren-Traugotts.

Empire of Hulstria[]

Main article: Empire of Hulstria

Rise of Monarchy[]

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Kaiser Franz I, the first Emperor of Hulstria.

Following the Peace of Kien, the treaty between Luthori and Hulstria that ended the war, the 2nd congregation of the Hulstrian Diet met in Kien to discuss the establishment of a new government in their newly independent government. Two camps quickly formed themselves Diet, those who pushed for an establishment of a republic with an elected head of state and those who wished to see a constitutional monarchy, a Hulstrian Monarchy established. In the end after large amounts of debate, the Monarchists gained the needed support to push their government through with popular support and established the Hulstrian Empire. However what the monarchists forgot to do was to designate an Emperor as the empire remained without a ruling Monarch rendering the country without an effective Head of State. The newly created Imperial Diet, replacing the "Hulstrian", in Kien soon therefore offered the crown to, what many called him, Hulstria's greatest military general Franz Rothingren. He accepted and was crowned Kaiser of Hulstria on August 3rd, 1650; upon also becoming Emperor, he also started and was the first to head the House of Rothingren, the ruling royal family in Hulstria that would go onto to rule for hundreds upon hundreds of years.

The first years of the new Hulstrian Monarchy were that of skepticism and great curiosity; the monarchists in the new nation of Greater Hulstria, made up primarily Hulstrians, were increasingly hopeful for the emergence of a strong constitutional monarchy in Hulstria. Kaiser Franz I knew that despite overt popular support, the Hulstrian Monarchy would not either last or grow to heights the monarchists hoped if there was not a strong economy and a strong society; Emperor Franz pushed through the Imperial Diet vast new initiatives to expand the markets in Greater Hulstria and to open up trade to the Holy Luthori Empire to begin new relations, healing the wounds left behind the The Hulstrian Rebellion. Kaiser Franz I also made grounds in establishing the first territories for the young Hulstrian Empire, with Hulstria taking a sizeable portion of land west of the Sea of Corina. Great architectural achievements such as the Fliederbrunn Palace, the Castle Hulstria, the Hulstrian National Cathedral, and the Kolburg Palacewere done within the reign of Franz I; many consider Franz's reign, which lasted for 26 years, as a launching point for the rise of Greater Hulstria on the world stage and the expansion of Lutheranism on Dovani. His tenure offered stability and hope after a bloody revolution. The majority of the Imperial Writ & Regulation to the Hulstrian throne was additionally written during Franz's time; while it has changed throughout the years, Emperors today still follow what was handed down in the late 1600s. The military and political genious of Franz are still appreciated and studied by political scientists even in modern times, over 1500 years later his death.

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Portrait of Henrietta I, Hulstria's first and only Empress.

On November 2nd, 1676 Emperor Franz I died at the age of 76 paving the way for the first ever formal succession in Hulstrian Monarch history; Rudolph I became the new Emperor of Hulstria following his father's death. Unlike Franz I, Rudolph was not an energetic and lead a very conventional lifestyle. Even though he was not as a striking figure as his father, he did provide leadership in continuing many of Franz's initiatives, and focused on building a strong colonial empire by improving conditions in Hulstria's territories; what Rudolph did not have was as long as a tenure. After six years of assuming the throne as the Emperor of Hulstria Rudolph died in 1681; his son Maxmilian I, who was more eccentric and lively, inherited the throne. Maxmilian had great visions for the new Hulstrian monarchy and empire, pushing for mass new city construction and territory maintience; under his reign saw a massive influx of the skilled shipping trade in Greater Hulstria, within 10 years into his tenure the Hulstrian shipping industry became the dominant force in the world, and such dominance even continues on today. Emperor Maxmilian I in 1694 was able to successfully fend off nomadic invading forces in the Hulstrian territories, which led the rise of greater nationalism within Hulstria; the Imperial Army easily crushed the nomad horde and signaled Hulstrian supremacy within the area. Kien, which served as the operations center for Hulstrian revolutionaries during the Great Rebellion, became Hulstria's main cultural and political center additionally under Maxmilian I. Several royal families arose after the turn of the century in 1700 such as the House of Strauss, the House of Labsburg, and the House of Traugott made up the bulk of the royalist scene in Hulstria next to the Rothingrens; Maxmilian made consistant efforts to keep good grounds with these families and over time would get them to become stanch allies of the Rothingrens by involving them with monarchist affairs, especially with the House of Traugott. Ranked as one of the best Emperor's Hulstria has had, Maxmilian reign was marked by great economic progress, military supremacy, and the expansion of royalism across the country that many say kept the Hulstrian Empire on the world stage; in 1732, after over a half of century as Emperor of Hulstria, Maxmilian I died. Maxmilian I was not able to produce a male heir and only had one child, Henrietta, with his wife. Thus upon the death of Emperor Maxmilian, Henrietta became the new sovereign of Hulstria as the first and last Empress of Hulstria as Henrietta I.

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Henrietta I's marriage to Balthazar (above) solidified the birth of the Rothingren-Traugotts.

Empress Henrietta I upon succeeding her father brought both new hopes and new worries; monarchists were split on this issue in Hulstria, some believed that the monarch should not be gender preference and argued for a diversified while some some on the other hand though the Hulstrian Monarchy and the line of succession should be male preference or come under "salic law", prohibiting women from obtaining inheritance. The monarchists on the latter were also worried that Henrietta I was not married and did not yet produce a heir to the throne, threatening to end the Rothingren line. Henrietta was rumored to be romantically involved with Balthazar, the head of the House of Traugott yet marriage was not applied to the both of them; the two eventually did marry in 1735 and united the Houses of Rothingren and Traugott, creating the House of Rothingren-Traugott. The marriage and the subsequent child they produced ensured the continuation of the Hulstrian Monarchy and imperial succession. With both Balthazar and Henrietta being the respective heads of their royal families upon their marriage became the two ruling monarchs in Hulstria in a system that would be applied very much later on again in Hulstrian history known as a "Dual Monarchy" system; the two reigned as Emperor and Empress with both retaining powers and authority. The issue of succession and salic law were not overtly addressed during their reign, ignoring some of the monarchists voicing opposition to this, though but they did have a male heir including several other children that increased the growth of the new House of Rothingren-Traugott; later on in their son's reign as Emperor did the issue of the line of succession and gender preference come into fruition. In 1750 Balthazar suddenly died from a deadly cancer putting an end to the Dual Monarchy and six years later Henrietta died in 1756, still reeling from his death. Their son Rainer, who would become the youngest Monarch in Hulstrian history to assume the throne at the age of 20, became the new Emperor of Hulstria as Rainer I. His succession marked him as the first Emperor to be from the newly formed Rothingren-Traugotts.

Beginning of the Rothingren-Traugotts[]

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Portrait of Rainer I, the first Rothingren-Traugott Emperor.

When Emperor Rainer I assumed the Hulstrian throne, he became the first Monarch under the House of the Rothingren-Traugott, the now most powerful family in the country and throughout the centuries would eventually become one of the powerful families in the world. Becoming the Kaiser at such a young age, just at 20 years old, came with benefits and disadvantages; like his mother, he was faced with both criticism and open arms by Hulstrian monarchists. Some said that his age would provide a youthful and active Monarch while others believed his age would provide inexperience and "a young mind" in governing the Empire. Rainer I addressed his opponents on this matter in a statement known as the "Diet Rundown" in the Imperial Diet on March 22nd, 1756, where he called for an end to monarchist divide and instead for monarchist unity within the Hulstria; in the statement Rainer I said that all monarchists within the country should show "unwavering" support for the Monarch and not subject themselves to erroneous debate. Showing a "lack of unity" shows not only the known world but the entire citizenry that the "country is divided and unstable" said the Emperor; instead of bickering Rainer I declared, "all members of parliament and citizens of the country, should work in the progress of the well being of both Empire and people". The Emperor also publically called out opponents as well, with recorded witnesses saying he actually had a paper with their names on it, hence the "Rundown", and challenged voice their discretionaries in public, in front of him; no one did. This speech was seen as a major turning point for royalism in Hulstria and for Rainer's tenure; monarchists began to end their bickering and objections on irrelevant topics concerning the sovereign and a greater sense of nationalism swept across the Empire once word was spread. Rainer's image also improved with many people noting him as being confident and a gifted orator, a trait that would be handed down to the Rothingren-Traugotts from there on.

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"Hulstrian Mountainside"; painting done by Hanz Zatzka in the 1760s.

Under Rainer I the colonial empire of Hulstria expanded along the northern coastline of the Sea of Corina and the acquisition of the island situtated in the middle of Corina which was named Rainer Island in 1758, in honor of the Emperor. A large expansion of the Imperial Army and the creation of the Imperial Guard, the Emperor's personal guard, marked progress as well on the military front. The rise of conservatism and traditionalism marked the political atmosphere in Hulstria. The arts, which Rainer was a fan of, grew and experienced an explosion of embracement by Hulstrians in the 1760s; painting in particular became the new social fad among the population. Various famous paintings from this era, including that of the "Hulstrian Mountainside" by by Hanz Zatzka, defined an entire decade and fine portion of the reign of Kaiser Rainer. The issue of imperial succession and salic law was addressed by Rainer later on in his tenure; in 1773 Rainer issued a new Hulstrian Writ on succession and formally adopted salic law to determine succession for the Hulstrian throne; he also issued that only Lutherans or Protestants could be eligble for the line of succession, excluding Catholics and other religions. As for salic law, this meant that women could not be in the line of succession to the Hulstrian throne though could still be given titles and styles since they are Rothingren-Traugott; this prevented another Henrietta to become the Sovereign. In 1777 Emperor Rainer I suddenly died from a then uncurable virus; medicine back then was unable to recover the Emperor, which he would have survived if he was in modern times. His death put the country in massive shock and the funeral that come after his passing was very large. Rainer's son, Karl, took the throne and was cornoated as the new Emperor of Hulstria. The Rothingren-Traugotts would see successful monarchs with Karl I (1777-1814), Franz II (1814-1835), and Sebastian I (1835-1848) throughout the decades to come following Rainer.

Era of Glory[]

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Emperor Klaus Gustav I

After the death of Emperor Sebastian I, his son Klaus Gustav was coronated as the Emperor of Hulstria; the reign of Klaus Gustav is considered to be a major turning point for Hulstria and the Rothingren-Traugotts. In what has been called the "Era of Glory" was a period of massive cultural, political, royalist, and colonial growth in Hulstria; advancements in the arts, the evolution of political parties, new imperial nationalism, and the rise of infrastructure marked the successes of Emeror Klaus Gustav I's illustrious tenure. During the 19th century, Hulstria became a cradle of numerous scientists with international reputation; Hulstrian scientists during this time were credited to the creation of the atomic theory, the study of shock waves, and much more. Kaiser Klaus Gustav was known to be a large patron of several scientific organizations during this time and encouraged science throughout his reign; not only was science increasing in promience in Hulstria, so was the study of medicine. The renowned "Kien School of Medicine", which still operates today, was created in the mid 1800s; contributions to the discovery of the "Asperger syndrome", the studies of bacteriology and immunology, and abdominal surgery are credited to Hulstrian scientists/physicians.

The Era of Glory was also a time of stanch royalist activity and nationalism; the Monarch under Klaus Gustav I was strong and such a status was mirrored with the citizenry. The nationalism provided a new gateway to economic prosperity within Hulstria and the expansion of the colonial empire; new territory surrounding the Sea of Corina were put under Hulstrian rule and the Hulstrian Empire took their first colonial steps into the northern Caltropic Highlands on Dovani. Klaus Gustav I as well took the first steps in creating a functioning colonial government in the "Eastern Territories", a term first used in the late 1860s that still exists today, by establishing a "Colonial Secretary" to supervise and govern the territories on behalf of the Monarchy; the Colonial Secretaries were ususally a trusted associate of the Sovereign or a noble and were only appointed by the Monarch. Hulstria politically was as noted very royalist during this time but there was not an absence of republican activity; the rise of communist theory in the early 1850s attributed to the changes in political beliefs, especially among the minority Gao-Showa population immigrating from Sekowo, within Hilgar. Tory parties within the Diet in Hulstria were able to supress these sympathies however and were successful in keeping the legislature royalist; the communists were also rejected by the vast majority of Hulstrians and were kept out of the mainstream for some time. Following the attempted assassination of Klaus Gustav I, which failed terribly, not only did more people unite around the Monarch but condemned the republicans and communists, leading to their political outcast status.

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Josef Mozart, prolific and influential composer during the Era of Glory.

The increasing interest of music also marked the Era of Glory; Hulstrian citizens, in particular in Kien, to a vast kindle to musical art. Thanks to the status of Hulstria as a colonial power and cultural environment provided an advancement various forms of art, most notably in this instance music; composers were also drawn to Hulstria due to the patronage of the Rothingren-Traugotts. Kien was one of the first cities to embrace music and was the birthplace of many famous composers; Josef Mozart was one of these famous composers and is considered the founder of Hulstrian classical music. His vast influence on composers in later generations has made his scores standard part of the training of classical musicians around the world. Klaus Gustav I even invited Josef Mozart to perform "Symphony 40", one of his most renowned works, at the Fliederbrunn Palace. Peter Schubert, Edward Strauss, and Arnold Weburn are also noted as being the finest composers of their day; waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other forms of dance were widely popular in Hulstrian society during the late 19th century. Today, Kien is regarded as being one of the leading cities and the Dovani capital of classical music.

Klaus Gustavs I's reign (68 years) was one of the longest tenures any Emperor has had; Klaus Gustav's time was marked by great advances in science, art, music, and Hulstrian power. Many historians believe, disregarding the failed assassination attempt and the birth of communism, that this period of Hulstrian history to be one of the most peaceful and prosperous. In 1916 Klaus Gustav died at Fliederbrunn and his son, Crown Prince Klemens, was soon coronated as the new Emperor of Hulstria as Klemens I. Klaus Gustav's son was well into his early 70s and was already expected to have a short reign; despite his age and a possibility of a short rule, Klemens did not abdicate to his son, Crown Prince Rainer. Klemens I did however give many royal duties to Rainer and did increase the amount of patronages by the House of Rothingren-Traugott. While Klemen's rule was very short, the Era of Glory continued on, mainly in the form of advances in the military field. After the mass production and invention of the tank by Luthoriin 1918, Hulstria was at first slow at constructing these new military weapons, however Hulstria introduced and championed the military strategy of the "blitzkrieg", a tactic of using a mass concentration of tanks supported by other military means such as artillery and air power to break through enemy defenses. In 1920 Klemens I died, only serving for four years in one of the shortest reigns of Hulstrian history; his son, Rainer, took on the name of "Rainer II" after Rainer I, the first Rothingren-Traugott Emperor.

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Portrait of Franz III (r.1941-1967)

Rainer II continued many of the policies of his father and the Era of Glory continued to go on during his own reign. Rainer within a few years of his coronation led an effort to centralize the government of Hulstria, pushing for greater centralization in both domestic Hulstria and in the colonies. The Emperor eventually was able to succeed in getting these reforms and used them to push for new initiatives within the nation; he got the Rothingren-Traugotts to patron new educational and medical institutions in his first cause. Rainer II sought to produce literate citizenry and created scholarships on behalf of poorer Hulstrians. In the early 1930s, centralization helped improve the production of educated doctors and improved facilities were created as well; some cities in Hulstria were facing inefficient budgets and the Monarch sought to end that, thus the new improvements. Kien especially was a perfect example of the new medical infrastructure; the Kien Imperial Hospital, which operates today, was constructed in the mid 1930s and acted as the preferred hospital for members of the imperial family. The Hulstrian Academy of Medical Research, the Kiennese School of Medicine, and the Rainer’s new medical patronages and the Imperial Diet’s pro-medical legislation, gave way to important Hulstrian doctors like Franz von Eiselsberg, one of the founders neurosurgery, and Wilhelm Klein, a chief researcher into cerebral palsy, to perform very well. The economy as a result was going good and on that front, citizens enjoyed a sustainable lifestyle.

Rainer in 1941 died and the Hulstrian throne was passed on to his son, Crown Prince Franz, who took the name of Franz III and reigned for 26 years; Franz III is believed to be one of the last stable monarchies of the “Era of Glory” due to the fact his next three successors (his sons Maximilian II, Dominik I, and once again Maximilian II) would contest for the Hulstrian throne due to their dueling claims. Eventually Maximilian II was found to be the legitimate heir to the throne yet did not for very long and disgusted the way his succession went, he abdicated June 1968 after reigning for 3 months to his son, Crown Prince Rudolph who would become Emperor Rudolph II upon his coronation. The Rothingren-Traugotts and Hulstria took awhile to get over the events from the succession conflicts between Maximilian and Dominik though eventually recovered. Rudolph II helped heal those wounds in his peaceful reign; Rudolph was noted to have liked to run his Empire by the stroke of the pen than being out in public.

Post Dark Period[]

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Kaiser Klaus Gustav III

In 2193 Hulstria was rebuilt after 100 years of anarchy and chaos called the "Great Dark Period". The new Republic of Gishoto emerged with Gishoto being a compromise between the Hulstrians and Gao-Showa living within the newly stable country. This new government however would only last for a very short time as it was eventually renamed as the Holy Gishoto Empire, abolishing the title of "President" and re-establishing the Lutheran monarchy that ended a century before; this effort was lead by the Imperial Hulstrian Party and various other monarchist parties in the legislature. The movement was supported by the already pro-royalist Hulstrian population and was widely praised by international monarchist observers; Klaus Gustav III of the House of Rothingren-Traugott was crowned as the new Lutheran Emperor of Gishoto.

Holy Gishoto Empire[]

Main article: Holy Gishoto Empire

The installation of the Lutheran monarchy was made to much protest of the Kamist Gao-Showa and the various communist groups within the Empire; their failure to prevent the Lutheran monarchy being restored crushed their opposition and caused them to run to the underground, become outcasts once again in the mainstream of the new society. This was just for the time being however. Some Gao-Showans even refused to take part in the new government and refused to recognize Klaus Gustav III as the Head of State; this lead to verbal conflict between the cultures and the clash of preffered political ideology by the two cultures for centuries. Despite this, nationalism still swept across Gishoto and the economy began to finally prosper yet again, healing the wounds of the Great Dark Period; the first years of Klaus Gustav III were that of great prosperity and a re-emergence of a styled culture that was once just pure fantasy during the Great Dark Period. The emergence of the Holy Gishoto Empire also saw the re-birth of political parties within the country.

People's Socialist Republic of Gishoto[]

This situation remained for many years in the Holy Gishoto Empire until the 2240s when many of the old monarchist parties and traditional institutions of the state started to crumble. The collapse of various monarchist parties slimmed down dramatically supporters for the Monarch in the legislature and the communist parties who were once forced underground took advantage of such vancancies, systematically took control of the legislature who were supported by a large majority of the Gao-Showan people; the Imperial Hulstrian Party attempted to prevent a communist takeover but were overwhelmed as were most Hulstrians. Communist and radicalist republican parties also began to turn violent and attacked government institutions bringing disorder to parts of the nation; the frenzy eventually culminated in the revolution of 2245-48 lead by the militant Communist Party of Gishoto. The Monarchy remained intact during the majority of the upheaval and many times called for an end to violence. Such calls were ignored by the communists.

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The communist flag shown here being raised over a battered Kien by the CPG.

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Philip Strauss was seen as an icon to Hulstrian royalists during the communist era.

The revolution came to a bloody end in 2248 where Kaiser Klaus Gustav III was assassinated in Kien when a communist rebel launched an RPG at the Kaiser's automobile, killing him instantly; his death led the paralyzation of the Lutheran Monarchy and a mandate for the subsequent communist coup d'etat. Shortly thereafter armed militants of the Communist Party of Gishoto stormed the capital and seized it by force. The CPG took over the legislature and abolished the Lutheran-based Empire, the State Church of Lutheranism, and created the People's Socialist Republic of Gishoto, a new secular-communist state. Following the communist coup, several new communist and republican parties arose to make up the legislature and after some time formed alliances with other parties to create an iron stranglehold on the government; this prevented others parties to make any sort of gain and silenced for awhile royalist voices.

Soon after the revolution however the Imperial Hulstrian Party resurged and looked as if they were going to finally end the iron grip of the communists; Philip Strauss was elected the Premier of the Socialist Republic and served for over a decade becoming a monarchist icon to Hulstrians but despite this the IHP collapsed under the suppression and popular support of the Communists after Philip was defeated in the late 2250s. While there was a large influx of Marxist groups, the Communist State was secured by successive governments led by three large differing communist parties; The Communist Party of Gishoto, The Intellectual Revolution Party, and the Christian Communist Party were the three main dominant leaders during the People's Socialist Republic and often dictated the majority of national policy. The CPG and the IRP were seen as more strict, keeping the ideals of the 2245-48 Revolution in the manner of their governing and keeping far-left secularism as commanding religious policy; however the latter, the Christian Communist Party, took power in 2272 and was seen as more moderate in the sense of religious affairs. The CCP made a rapid increase of nationalization of industry but in a surprising move reversed the unpopular secularism set before by the CCP's predecessors, bringing back the Lutheran Church as a dominant power in the state. This propeled a resurgence of several new political parties being created and citizens were free to worship without being looked down upon once again.

Second Republic of Gishoto[]

The end of radical secuarlism paved way for what many called the "Second Revolution"; the growth of democracy in Gishoto ended the dominance of one or two parties ruling the country for extended periods, as had previously been the norm, and allowed the return of capitalist and royalist parties that acted as new opposition to the People's Socialist Republic. Many of the mass nationalization laws were overturned and the restriction's on business were loosened; these new acts were seen as widely popular and the parties who were pushing for such reforms often saw large gains in the legislature come election time. The Christian Communist Party's hold on Gishoto began to break; the end of the Communist era was confirmed in 2309 when the Saints Alliance took the Premiership and the Refuge Pressure Party became the majority party in the Supreme Soviet. The parties in the Central Diet then easily split in two with the liberals on one side (called the Left-Wing Coalition) and the conservative Hulstrian and Gao-Showa aristocracy on the other. The latter remained in power for many years following the fall of communism. The year after the 2309 elections the "People's Socialist" out of the People's Socialist Republic of Gishoto was dropped and it was simply renamed the Republic of Gishoto; the Imperial Hulstrian Party attempted to bring back the Monarchy during this period with Hulstriansupport but the Left-Wing Coalition prevented this from happening voting down the change. The Left-Wing Coalition also moved towards excluding the monarchists in a cabinet proposal shortly after the vote.

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People Celebrating the Fall of Communism

The monarchist revival movement would gain traction, gaining both international and mass national following; even Gao-Showan aristocrats, whose culture was marked by stanch republicanism, supported bringing back a constitutional monarchy. The part of the population was represented by the Gao-Showa Peoples' Party and was allied with the Imperial Hulstrians for some time; however the Gao-Showa Peoples' Party collapsed mysteriously, rendering the Imperial Hulstrian Party as the only conservative party in the Republic of Gisoto. Battles between the outnumbered, IHP Diet Members and the Left Wing Coalition raged on in the Central Diet following the GSSP's collapse; the Imperial Hulstrian Party however did not tremble in the wake of losing their ally, instead the monarchist party went on to capture over 243 seats but failed though to capture the "Comrade Premier", the Head of State title during this time. The rise of the Gao-Showa Imperial Party would mark most of the political news after 2320 and up until 2371, there had been no major monarchist movements in the country; there was en effort however during the mid 2310s to made Hulstria into a Federation or "Federal Union" but that failed.

Apartheid[]

In 2371 the republican Refuge Pressure Party disbanded to return to Dranland after they lost to Franz von Strauss at the Archon Head of State elections, setting off a chain of events; shortly there after, Gishoto saw a large surge in immigration with thousands of refugees in particular from Kalistan entering the country. Unlike the Welsh before them, these refugees were welcomed by Hulstrians as they were very supportive of the return of the monarchy and a return to Hulstrian domination is the Republic of Gishoto. From this warm feeling the Hulstrian Nationalist Party was born, headed by former leaders of the Conservative Party of Kalistan, and quickly rose in prominence; the HNP was the first Hulstrian Party besides the IHP to enter the national political arena in decades. Due to the entrance of the Hulstrian Nationalists and revival of monarchist sympathies, the Saints Alliance collapsed paving the way for a Imperial Hulstrian/Hulstrian National majority coalition centered around royalism and the restoration Hulstria. The Hulstrian Nationalist Party began a plan of racial segregation, called "Apartheid", dividing the nation into 3 ethnic groups: White, Colored, and Gishotoi. The leadership of the HNP believed that segregation would be the best way to prevent any further violence between the cultures in Gishoto though this only furthered tensions between the cultures and in modern times is not looked upon in a very positive view. Shortly though after Apartheid was pushed through by the Hulstrian Nationalists, the Anti-Nazi Party collapsed leaving Gishoto purely to the monarchist parties. Another major victory for the Hulstrian Monarchists was the election of the then pretender to the Hulstrian throne, Rudolph III, to the office of Archon, the Head of State of the Gishoto Republic becoming the first Hulstrian Emperor ever to be elected to public office. This astounding election lead to further mandate for the restoration of the Monarchy and Rudolph III along with the new royalists pounded through constitutional reform.

Greater Hulstria[]

Following Apartheid, the IHP introduced a massive constituional overhaul that returned Gishoto to its historic name of Hulstria, and restored the old Hulstrian Monarchy. Following the unanimous passing of the bill in the Central Diet, Rudolph Rothingren-Traugott was coronated Kaiser Rudolph III, Emperor of Hulstria. This restored the House of Rothingren-Traugottto the throne.

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Kaiser Rudolph III, the first Modern Hulstrian Emperor.

Following the restoration of the Imperial Dynasty to the throne, the Imperial Hulstrian Party, the majority of whose party leaders were comprised of the Strauss Family and other high-level noble families, dissolved due to lack of leadership with the restoration of the Imperial Court. In April 2381, the Christian Communist Party resurfaced and attempted to overthrow the government and install a second Communist Regime. It failed with the re-establishment of the IHP and the creation of several new monarchist parties and the rebirth of the United Democrats of Gishoto as the United Democrats of Hulstria. The Royalist parties banded together and formed the Purple Coalition, named for the color that symbolizes the Hulstrian Imperial Family. On June 17th, 2396, Rudolph III died of complications from Rapid Onset Alzheimers. His son, Rainer, assumed the throne and was coronated Emperor Rainer IV of Hulstria. With the fall of the United Democrats in 2399, the conservative parties of Hulstria once again gained total control of the Imperial Diet.

This was not to last however. In the first decade of the 25th century the new United Socialist Workers' Party was formed and quickly began to take seats from the Purple Coalition. In 2413 a new party was founded to represent a growing Mormon minority. Seen as a threat to the integrity of the state, the royalists tried to have the group disbanded. It refused to disband, so legal preceding started in the Imperial Tribunal, which the new party ignored. Within two years a new party formed called the Crown Loyalists, which while royalist, was opposed to apartheid. At roughly the same time the Hulstrian Nationalist Party ceased to exist. Seizing his opportunity, Tenno Meiji Takara of the Gao-Showa, returned to the nation and re-founded the Gao-Showa Peoples' Party. In 2419 the GSPP returned to the Diet and within two years Apartheid had ended and the Imperial Tribunals concluded.

With the threat of the Monarchy being overthrown in the near future the Hulstrian aristocracy aproached their Gao-Showa counterparts to reach a compromise. The nation would remain united under a Dual Monarchy with the Hulstrian population in the west of the nation under the Kaiser and the Gao-Showa population in the east under the Tenno. With this compromise in place the Gao-Showa agreed to support the Kaiser and the new Dual Monarchy of Hulstria & Gao-Soto was formed.

Hulstria and Gao-Soto[]

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Rainer IV of Hulstria, 2nd Hulstrian Emperor during the Dual Monarchy.

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Rudolph IV, Last Emperor of the Hulstrian half of the Dual Monarchy

The new compromise of a Dual Monarchy between Gao-Showa and Hulstrian royalists established Rothingren-Traugott rule as Emperor of Hulstria and the Gao-Showa imperials as Tenno whom both enjoyed self-government and representation in joint affairs. This system of government lasted for several decades with the fusion of the interests of the Hulstrian and Gao-Showa upper class and their effective control over the lower classes in the nation keeping the two monarchies and the status quo intact. However, by the 2470s power was shifting back towards the middle and working classes and out of the hands of the aristocracy; this created new opposition to the Monarchy. This saw a rise in the popularity of Communist, Socialist, and Republican Movements. By 2479 the Gao-Showa Imperial Party had collapsed and within a few years Republican parties had gained a super-majority in the Imperial Diet. Hulstrian Emperor Rudolph IV fled to Luthor to escape possible assassination like Klaus Gustav III and the Gao Showa Tenno fled into the vast Dovani interior.

3rd Republic of Gishoto[]

In February 2484, the republican majority within the Imperial Diet moved for a motion to dissolve the Dual Monarchy of Hulstria and Gao-Soto to much protest of the monarchist parties in the country; the republicans re-named the country back to the "Republic of Gishoto". While the republicans did gain a victory here, the period of the 3rd Republic of Gishoto was a time where little got done in the way of legislation and often times government did nothing in terms of governing. Coalitions were created over breakfast and had collapsed by dinner, there was no political unity among the majority of the politican parties. This period thouh did see the rise of the radically athiest Aneist Unionist Party in the 3rd Republic of Gishoto. The APC though athiest and had republican tendencies was able to muster enough support to rename Gishoto to the Hulstrian Union.

Hulstrian Union[]

Main article: Hulstrian Union

The creation of the Hulstrian Union is the only period of Hulstrian history when Hulstria has had a Republican Government but formally bore the Hulstria name. This period saw the domination of national politics by the AUP and along with various members of their "Central Secular Coalition", a statist secular alliance. The Coalition was the major block of power in the Union for some time but began in their later years to falter when it became apparent that while member parties supported the seperation of church and state as the AUP originally called for, they did not share the radical views of atheism and anti-religion that the AUP; this caused rifts within the Coalition and eventually the Central Secular Coalition collapsed. Shortly there after the Revolutionary Socialist Front and the United Democrats of Hulstria collapsed forcing the AUP to face what was termed the Grand Grumpy Coalition, between the conservative parties of the KHP(the IHP had begun using its Hulstrian name even during exchanges in English) and the People's Radical Party. Facing electoral defeat, AUP leaders fled the country in humilation paving the way for the return of the Monarchy.

2nd Imperial Crownlands of Greater Hulstria[]

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Ferdinand I, the first Emperor of the 2nd Imperial Crownlands.

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The Congress of Kein, between the KHP and PRP, votes to restore the Monarchy

Following the collapse of the Aneist Unionist Party, the KHP and PRP agreed to reestablish the Hulstrian Monarchy. As plans for the restoration of the Monarchy were being made the United Democrats reappeared and agreed to support the Monarchy as well. On August 3, 2551 the Monarchy was restored in Hulstria, with all parties with and without seats voting yes, even though the PRP was officially remained a republican party. Following the restoration of the monarchy under Ferdinand I, son of the last Hulstrian Emperor during the period of Duel Monarchy, Rudolph IV, the Imperial Diet saw an influx of small regional level parties who called for increased independence for the individual and greater power to local governments. This period also saw the resurgence of the atheists, now as the Aneist Patriciate Coalition. On March 17, 2560, Kaiser Ferdinand I passed away having reigning only for 9 years and he was succeeded to the throne by his son, Klemens II. Klemens's reign marked a period of stuanch royalism in the Imperial Diet, with no lesser then 7 royalist parties holding seats in the legislature. Within the Monarchy his reign was defined by his staunch reactionaryism. All marriages of his children and grandchildren were carefully overseen, ensuring that they married with in proper levels of nobility, a policy which still continues today. The reign of Klemens II was also defined internationally by the War of Luthori Succession, in which the sitting Monarchy of Luthori was ousted by Republican forces. The Luthori Emperor, William III, was supported by his son-in-law, Philippe II of Alduria and several other Monarchist throughout Terra. Hulstria originally entered the war when it was promised Klemens II would be recognized as the rightful Luthori Emperor however this was not to be the case and Klemens was eventually forced to support the claim of his rival Mary of Orange or see a Republic continue in Luthor. Klemens was once again promised in the throne during a dispute between the Protestant and Catholic royal houses of Luthor, however once again this promise fell through. The end of Klemens's reign was fairly uneventful and when he died he was succeeded to the throne by his son, Godric I. Godric's reign saw little in the realm of policy shifts within the government. The Progressive Liberal Party of Hulstria continued to dominate the office of Lord Protector until October of 2602 when the first female Lord Protector, Millicent Maire von Scharnhorst, assumed the office. Four years later while being driven home from Schloss Phönixstein, Godric was tragically killed when his driver lost control of the limousine while driving on an icy road. The limousine crashed into a tree killing both the Emperor and his driver on impact. His only son, Rudolph, was crowned Rudolph V, Emperor of Hulstria and succeeded him. Shortly after Rudolph's succession to the Hulstrian throne, the country reverted back to a traditional constitutional monarchy abolishing the position of Lord Protector and leaving the Head of State fully hereditary in 2607.

The Iconic Monarchy[]

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The Imperial Diet, Hulstria's National Legislature

The reign of Rudolph V saw the beginning of a new period in Hulstrian Politics. Increasingly many parties of the Imperial Diet began to set aside the ideological extremist bickering in favor of truly intellectual debate. Internationally Greater Hulstria rose to a position of great prominence, being called the "paragon of the modern Monarchy" by international observers. Rudolph's marriage to Empress Josephine I of Luthor signaled the beginning of preeminence of the House of Rothingren-Traugott and unification between the two Monarchs, with the couple's child to reign over both Hulstria and Luthori. This period internationally however was that of an unstable one; it saw the rise of both the New World Order and the Kennedy Junta in Jelbania and Deltaria, bringing about instability throughout western Terra. Tragically Rudolph V was assassinated on 14 August, 2648 along with the chairman of the Imperial Hulstrian Party in honoring the first election of the Governor-General of Greater Hulstria, Karl van Gessel. The perpetrators were never identified or caught, however, with the fall of the Kennedy Junta years later, the Hulstrian government has implied it believes they were behind it. His son Heinrich I came to the throne, assuming Head of State titles in both Hulstria and Luthori, uniting the countries in personal union for the first time. Heinrich's reign was marked by relative peace, with the exception of the Republican take over of New Komeito Party. This period saw the end of the direct involvement of the Monarchy in the legislature with the dissolution of the KHP, the monarchy's advocates in the Diet though remained defended by other parties. International, Heinrich became one of the most powerful men on Terra (nicknamed the "Universal Emperor") holding the thrones of Alduria, Luthor, and Trigunia in personal union with Hulstria.

Heinrich I, after ruling for over 67 years, died in Kien in 2714 at the age of 103 as one of the oldest and longest serving Monarchs in Greater Hulstria; Heinrich’s grandson, Konstantin, and son, Gustavus, were given their own thrones, spliting Heinrich’s universal empire into two. However, the thrones remained under the Rothingren-Traugott dynasty. Konstantin assumed the thrones in Hulstria and Trigunia as Heinrich II of the senior line of the Rothingren-Traugotts and Gustavus assumed the thrones in Luthori and Alduria as Gustavus I of the Orange-Villyan cadet branch of the Rothingren-Traugotts. Unlike Gustavus, Konstantin was not the son of Heinrich I yet was rather his grandson; after Crown Prince Leopold, the twin brother of Gustavus, died of lung canger at the age of 83, Konstantin took his place in the line of succession and became the new Crown Prince. Gustavus himself was fairly older when he become Holy Luthori Emperor and he only ruled for 12 years, passing away at the age of 95 in 2726. Heinrich II ruled for over 33 years; little or no republican activity took place within the country, contrary to the activity saw under his grandfather’s reign with the Revolutionary Republican Army. This fact was attributed to the large influence of royalist and conservative parties in the Imperial Diet; the Hulstrian electorate remained with conservative political parties and parties like the Conservative Voice, Fascist Authority, and Imperial Hulstrians were the three dominant parties, often making the majority of national policy together. This dominance was called the “Imperial Conservative Era”, which these three parties were in a united cabinet in the Imperial Conservative coalition, where the name of the period came from. Major leaders during this time were Edmund von Greifstien, Gregory Klineman, and Hildegard Klay.

With concerns to Foreign policy, Hulstria rose to great prominence; in the New Englian Crisis, Hulstrian Governor-General Wolfgang Reinhardt successfully negociated a peace between Kirlawa and Kazulia in the “Treaty of New Indrala”, creating a joint government over the territory of New Englia between Hulstria, Kirlawa, Sekowo, and Kazulia. This agreement ended conflicting claims to the territory and the heated tensions between the Kirlawan and Kazulian government; Reinhardt would later on go to win an international peace prize in 2720 for his mediation efforts.

Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto[]

Main article: Hulstria and Gao-Soto

With the rise of Gao-Showa nationalism in the 34th century, manifested in the Mingzhi Dynasty in Indrala and the Southern Hemisphere War, and the Okatori regime in Sekowo, the Kunihito in Hulstria began to voice their own nationalist demands. The elections of 3385 brought a supermajority to a coalition of Gao-Showa nationalist parties, which also received much support from the Hulstrian middle and working classes. Consequently, Greater Hulstria was transformed into the Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto in February 3386, with the crowning of Klaus Gustav VI as Mikado Klaus Gustav I of Gao-Soto. In April 3388, Gao-Soto was restored as a sovereign entity on the territory of Mitrania, Hilgar, and Ostland.

Following a brief constitutional crisis, the crowns of the two empires were separated in 3393, with the crowning of Okatori Takahiro, the former Mikado of Sekowo, as the new Emperor of Gao-Soto.

National Bolshevist period (3411-3416)[]

With the total collapse of the country's political system, the National Bolshevists revealed themselves to be a Zen Socialist Fascist party working to subvert Hulstria and Gao-Soto into a totalitarian state geared towards spiritual enlightenment under its ideological force of the Dialectic. The monarchy and its constitutional and democratic institutions were abolished, and a new mandatory state religion of the Dialectic was imposed upon  the people. Protesting this, on the 15th of September, groups of civil society representatives and concerned citizens, on the instigation of the Selucian Patriarchal Cardinal Medgar Haas and his Luthoran colleague, Archbishop Ludwig Wilhelms of Kien, joined by trade union leaders and other ciivl society leaders, marched through the streets of Kien, intending to get through to the Imperial Diet. The regime set their tanks on them, inflicting a bloodbath. This provoked international outrage, especially among the Hosian Churches, with prominent faith leaders across the world condemning the move towards religious persecution of the Hosian majority in Hulstria and Gao-Soto, and

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Okatori Kurosawa, sometimes called "Kurosawa the Great", joined forces with the Septembrists and became a popular, moderate and respected monarch.

leaders in the Holy Luthori Empire and Rutania openly discussing intervention in Hulstria. Internally, this led to the re-establishment of the Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund within a peaceful coalition of democratic opposition forces named for the march: the 15. September Bewegung. While Hosianism remained legal, massive prayer vigils were held at churches across the nation in protest, with believers threatening to keep worshipping underground. The leadership of the 15th September Movement disappeared underground, publishing the uncensored news and its messages of hope to citizens through their underground newspaper, Die Stimme. International support for the movement kept growing, with several nations including LuthoriDranland and Rutania speaking out against the regime and its human rights abuses. In December 3412, the movement received another boost as Gao-Showan Crown Prince Okatori Kurosawa escaped his captivity at the hands of the dictatorship and joined the opposition.

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Thomas Michels, National Chairman of the 15th of September Movement and first Governor-General of the United Imperial Crownlands.

In 3416, Septembrist candidates across Hulstria and Gao-Soto were elected but refused to take their seats. The regime collapsed first in the Crownland of Hilgar, where in the Gao-Showan Imperial Capital of Miyako, Okatori Kurosawa and Thomas Michels declared the formation of a provisional government that was rapidly recognised by the lion's share of the international community. Shortly after, the Crownland of Hulstria was liberated, and the Provisional Imperial Diet moved to Kien, where it formally declared the United Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto.

United Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto[]

Main article: Hulstria and Gao-Soto

The new United Imperial Crownlands, also referred to occasionally as post-Septembrist Hulstria and Gao-Soto to distinguish it from the pre-Septembrist years of the Imperial Crownlands, was governed for a few more years by the united forces of the Septembrists, until the Movement dissolved in 3424, ceasing to exist as a single body, and its constituent grou[ps formed into parties. The Anarchists also organised in the Vereinigte Bund. Up until 3440, the Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund maintained a plurality in the Imperial Diet, although the Imperial Diet as a whole was a much more socially-liberal body than its largest party, and Hulstria and Gao-Soto have seen many liberalisations of the ethical and moral laws. In 3440 the HDV lost plurality status for the first time since the dissolution of the Septembrist Movement, and the left-wing coalition of SDAP and VB took office. In 3446, the HDV-AF centre-right coalition was once more returned to office.

Politics in the Crownlands became more competitive in the 36th century, after centuries of sedate "caretaker rule" by the HDV in office under successive Staatsministers. At first, the competition retained a moderate and Septembrist character, and the dominance of the HDV as a natural party of government remained after the foundation of the social democratic Hulstrianisch-Sozialistischen Partei and the liberal Liberale Volkspartei. The foundation of the Internationale Kommunistische Partei and various more extreme parties, however, threatened the Septembrist consensus. Soon, the so-called "moderate coalition" of HDV, HSP and LVP lost its majority and the HDV lost its plurality first to the HSP and then to the IKP. The only way that moderate governments was saved was when the national conservative Partei Rechtsstaatlicher was brought into the coalition and converted slowly but surely to open Septembrism. This configuration, called "moderate-plus", governed the Crownlands first under Staatsminister Maeko Yanagimoto (HSP) and then under the HDV's Matiasu Fukuyama. When the extreme parties made huge gains in the 3601 elections, 15 years before the 200th anniversary of the September Revolution, the Septembrist consensus seemed threatened. As the PRS collapsed, the HSP saw no other option but to support a far-left government led by Sascha Meinhof of the Communist Party, which promptly proceeded to pursue a radical left-wing agenda. In response, former Governor-General Johannes Goddestreu renewed the 15th of September Movement, joining LVP and HDV 

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An iconic moment in the early 3600s brief renewal of the Septembrist Movement: Rorensu Tamaki prepares to filibuster the Länderrat to prevent the passage of a paramilitaries bill.

temporarily in order to prevent the establishment of a dictatorship. Protests were heavy, especially against the legalisation of paramilitaries by the government, which was the subject of a notorious filibuster in the Länderrat by Mitrania Minister-President Rorensu Tamaki and Hilgar Minister of Justice Obe Arinaga. This filibuster, which delayed the law considerably, became known as the Vispobstruktion (Visp Filibuster) because Tamaki famously read the entire libretto (including repetitions) of the famous St. Theodore Exilium by Hulstrian baroque composer Johann Emmanuel Visp.

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Empress Josephine I, the last of the Rothingren-Traugotts to hold the throne.

As Meinhof called early elections in 3606, her strategy backfired and the Septembrists, including the HSP, won the elections, leading to the collapse of the far-left coalition and most radical parties amidst popular backlash. The Septembrist Movement was then dissolved again, and new elections were held later that year, leaving only the three moderate parties in Parliament. During this time period, the Diet made important reforms to the monarchy, caused in part by the accession of Empress Josephine I to the Hulstrian throne after her father, Emperor Otto, died without male heirs and named her heir in his will. These reforms changed the procedure for 

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Emperor Akihiko, Gao-Soto's longest-reigning and last Emperor.

establishing succession to both thrones to absolute primogeniture, allowing the eldest child of the reigning monarch, regardless of gender, to succeed to the throne. In Gao-Soto this period saw the over 60-year long reign of Emperor Akihiko, the longest-reigning Okatori Emperor of Gao-Soto, in whose lifetime the Phoenix Throne and the Crownlands both fell out with Indrala over the mandate of heaven and restored relations. Politically, after a short stint in which Emilia Lahnsteiger managed to do what Herbert Griesmeyer had failed to do and become the first Liberal Staatsminister of the post-Septembrist Crownlands, the HDV returned to dominance.

Mikuni-Hulstria[]

However, over time apathy and cultural decadence increased. People became more interested in trivalities and luxury to care about maintaining the Septermbrist principles, and the nation plunged into post-modern nilhlism and inactivity. The House Yukio-Labsburg sensed their opportunity, and took control of the nation while the mindless public watched on impassively. Yukio-Labsburg Mizuki siezed both thrones for herself, and created a new absolutist system intended to displince the masses and restore purpose.

Great Reich of Mikuni-Hulstria (3789 - 4017)[]

After usurping the thrones of Josephine I of Hulstria and Okatori Akihiko, Mizuki made herself the centrepiece of a absolute monarchy. She lifted the Hulstro-Mikun dialect to the status of official language, reformed the census, abolished the Crownland system and adopted a new constitution that gave supreme executive power to the House Yukio-Labsburg. She changed the official religion from Hosianism to the Kaisākaruto (Imperial Cult), and drastically decreased the position of the Hosian faith in society. She oversaw the nationalisation of all major industries as part of a policy of Feudal-Socialism, in which all property was owned directly by the throne. She created the Landsraad system, and evaluated the Hākuānen of Lutherische Bai to Great House status.

During this era the cultural distinctions between Hulstrians and Kunihito diminished. It paved the way for the Sekowan house of Yukio-Labsburg. Under the Yukio-Labsburgs the cultural trends of the previous era were publically acknowledged and accelerated through new policies. A "Hulstro-Showan" identity was promoted and Hulstro-Mikun was introduced as the official language in place of "proper" Dundorfian. 

Republican Democracy (4017 - 4108)[]

The nation experienced a long period of republican democracy between 4017 and 4108, during which, for the first time in centuries, the native people became the dominant culture and ethnicity in Mikuni-Hulstria. This was partly as a result of white Hulstrians emigrating to places such as Luthori and Dundorf.

Yukio-Labsburg Restoration (4108 - 4250)[]

Eventually the Yukio-Labsburgs regained their power but after the War for the Emperor's Protection (4152 - 4162) democracy was restored to Mikuni-Hulstria, while the Yukio-Labsburgs retained their throne in a constitutional monarchy system and this remained the situation for 100 years.

Hulstrian Supremacy (4250 - 4321)[]

By 4250, tensions amongst the two distinct ethnic groups began to spill over again leading to major political upheaval. The discontent was precipitated by the rise to power of the Hulstrian Königliche Partei (Royal Hulstrian Party) led by Heinrich Otto-Mann. Pushing a return to the "glory days of Greater Hulstria", Otto-Mann established a de-facto dictatorship, aggressively promoting Hulstrian culture and installing Dundorfian as the primary language as well as an apartheid system. The royal family was re-named House Labsburg - dropping the Yukio part of the name.

In the 4260s, Otto-Mann, looking to expand dominance beyond Hulstrian borders, took the nation into a costly and fruitless war with northern neighbour Kazulia. It led to Otto-Mann being removed in a military coup and a Military Dictatorship being established. The new regime continued in Otto-Mann's footsteps leading to the emigration of many Gao-Showo ethnics by the time of the 4270 census.

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Leopold Nimitz - architect of the one-party system in Hulstria.

The Nimitz Era[]

By the 4280s a new figure had risen to prominence - Leopold Nimitz. He built on the foundation stones of his predecessors to implement a totalitarian one-party system (known as the Hulstrian Party) which would stay in power for more than 35 years. As Reichskanzler, he later reduced the legislative power of the Reichstag and continued with an aggressive policy of promoting Dundorfian supremacy. He changed city and principality names, rewrote history to favour the Hulstrian Party and virtually banned all other cultures and languages.

In the early 4300s Nimitz's armies invaded adjacent Ostland under the pretence of helping the underdeveloped nation which was suffering from the fast spreading Wolfsheim Plague. He quickly established Ostland as a Hulstrian protectorate and carried out mass genocide, killing tens of thousands of the Kunihito indigenous population.

The atrocities attracted the attention of the international community who assembled a massive coalition force to liberate Ostland and invade Hulstria with the intention of achieving regime change. At around the same time Septembrist and Communist factions appeared in the country, forcing Nimitz's armies to fight enemies on multiple fronts.

After nearly two decades of fighting, the government forces finally surrendered in the early 4320s with the coalition forces on the outskirts of the capital Karlstadt and Nimitz believed to have committed suicide.

Dual Monarchy, Single Monarchy and Federal Republic (4321-4405)[]

The fall of the Nimitz regime led to the revival of the dual-monarchy system dominated politically by Septembrist parties and saw the heads of the Houses of Rothringren-Traugott and Okatori crowned Emperors of Hulstria and Gao-Soto once again. The country prospered under the new democracy, which was based on the liberal approach to politics defined by the Basic Law document, which reflected the original philosophy of Thomas Michels.

Despite this, communist forces who never felt their part in removing Nimitz was given enough political credit remained a presence in the background and by the 4360s gained enough support to take control of the government and soon began a series of changes which were set to strip the nobility of its powers and sidelined the two Emperors.

Spying its chance, the Hulstrian Reform Party - a small political faction backed by the Yukio-Labsburg noble house, led a political rebellion which saw the communist government throne down within just 12 months. The HRP quickly moved to put their own preferred candidate on the throne - thus, Karel Yukio-Labsburg-Hoffman, the ageing nephew of Empress Beatrix who held the throne during the Hulstrian supremacist era was crowned Emperor Karel I of the United Crownlands of Greater Hulstria and Mikuni in 4369 uniting the two crowns under his reign.

This renewed period of Labsburgist rule was not to last, and it collapsed shortly before the turn of the 45th century, being replaced by a Republic.

Constitutional Dual Monarchy (4406-4463)[]

The Septemberist movemnt had taken back power via a political coup. They promised change through their method of socialism, but instead installed a new monarchy which involved the Kaiser and Mikado as the head of state. The people later voted out the Septembrists only to be replaced by various pro-capitalist parties who still kept the status quo. They gradually enacted policies which made it easier for the oligarchs to extract wealth of the masses. The whole system lasted until a series of rebellions, originating from anti-government protests, temporarily destabilized the country, leading to a civil war.

The Three-Year Civil War (4463-4466)

The Civil War lasted with nearly every major city occupied by its own organization or a coalition of rebel militias. This lasted until 4464 when various communist and Zenshoist militias united to for the Revolutionary Vanguard Front, which will later be formed as the Revolutionary Vanguard Party of Hulstria and Gao-Soto. Led, by former organic gardener and future Fuhrer-Rida, led a series of skirmishes which led to defeat of rival militias in a series of sneak attacks, sieges, and funding armed rebellion against other factions. The last major militia, known as the Hulstrian National Front, surrendered to The Revolutionary Vanguard Party militia on January 22nd, 4466, where the Hulstrian National Front agreed to amnesty in return for hosting elections which were held on February 7th of that year. The Revolutionary Vanguard Party of Hulstria and Gao-Soto won all 625 seats in a free and fair election.

People's Revolutionary Republic (4466-4501)[]

After the February elections were held, it took several months for the Party to rename state to the People's Revolutionary Republic of Hulstria and Gao-Soto along with establishing the communist state in accordance to the principles of communist philosopher Shandh Rekon. Fuhrer-Rida Oskrate Shragerto supervised the transformation of the state, which is still ongoing. The government had installed the politstagu as a legislative body of Hulstria and Gao-Soto. The cabinet, consisting of members of the Revolutionary Vanguard Party, was approved in the then-legal Reichstag in may 4466.

Back to Crownland and Hulstian Dominance:[]

The Socialist State was removed in 4501 by democratic leaning parties. Then the chaos that ensued caused Hulstians to revolt and tryed to take over. This lead to the restoration of the Hulstrian Monarchy.

Kaiser and Kaiserine

Together the Kaiser and Kaiserine rule the throne as equals. Their sense of family values and fashion have brought the nation out of the depths of Communism where people all looked and acted the same. They encourage people to look their best and to be who you want to be.

Rebirth of the Kaiser and Rise of Conservatism (4569-4516):[]

In 4569 a new leader emerged in the smoldering ashes of a once great state. This man's name was Hans Friedrick Albert. In 4570 he would be crowned Kaiser of all of Hulstaria and then the whole country. He is backed by his own political party and he and his wife both share the title as Head of State. Under this new leadership, both the Kaiser and Kaiserine have the same powers and can control the country. This did not please the Septemberists and they tried to revolt under Communism but the Duke of Gao-Soto backed the Kaiser and so full control came to the Rothingren-Traugott family for the first time in centuries. The Kaiser and Kaiserine are protected politically by Partei des Kaiserreich and have several guards and support soldiers. This young family has shown kindness and are influences to not only Austria but to all of Terra. They also push for Family Values abolishing the old Communist Ideals and bringing the country toward freedom and liberty. Kaiser Hans Friedrick Albert lll has brought back masculinity that had nearly dissapeared when the Communists were in power. The Communists had forced everyone to look the same with Short Hair etc. In the same way, Kaiserine Annemarie l has encouraged Woman to look pretty and to not be gender neutral. This has boosted their popularity and finally a stable government has been thriving in Hulstria and Gao-Soto.

Reign of the Devpratimist Hulstria (4639-4674)[]

In 4639, the then fifteen year old Devpratimist League won its first presidential election, with Willi Peck as the federal president-elect. This was pointed out by many to be the starting point for the coming 50 years rule of the Devpratimists. Ever since, the election in 4639 the League won every single election with four different presidents. In 4667, the League established the country as a more or less one-party state in all but name, the Office of the Federal President was abolished in favor of the Office of the Duce of the Devpratimist League and the Nation

Multy-Party Monarchy (4674-[]

Following the end of the one-party rule, multi-party democracy was restored in the country for more than one century. During this period, the Devpratimist Lague has shared its power with other parties, such as the Social Democrats, the Citizens' Party, the Communist Party of Hulstria, the monarchist Partei des Kaiserreichs, the historical HDV and the Popular Movement, among several others.

Totalitarism (5461)[]

Hulstria and Gao-Soto articles
History Empire of Gao-Soto, Christopher Dove, War of Hulstrian Successsion, Congress of Kien, War of Luthori Succession, Welsh Genocide, New Englian Crisis, Great Sekowian War, Operation Steel Impetus, South Majatran Wars, South Ocean War, War of the Two Kaisers, September Revolution, War for the Emperor's Protection, Hulstro-Kazulian War, Hulstrian Civil War (4304)
Geography Dovani, Great North Dovani Plain, Schnee-Berge Mountains
Demographics Gao-Showa, Gao-Showa Clans, Hulstrian, Kunihito, Kunikata, Hulstro-Showans, Hulstro-Mikun, Draddwyr
Culture National Anthems: Land of our Fathers, The Call of Hulstria, For all eternity, For the Monarchy, The Revolution ne'er can yield, Golden Empire
Religion Daenism, Hosianism, Jienism, Orinco Polytheism, Kamism
Administrative Divisions Empire of Hulstria: Budenlar: Labsburg | Hulstria: Kien | Kuratha: Marchau
Empire of Gao-Soto: Hilgar: Miyako, Veilchen | Mitrania: Graaffsberg, Mitrania Highlands National Park | Ostland
Politics Historically Important Parties: Anarchitarians, Aneist Unionist Party, Christian Communist Party, Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund, Fascist Authority Party, Gao-Showa Peoples' Party, Hulstrian National Party, Imperial Hulstrian Party, Progressive Liberal Party of Hulstria, Refuge Pressure Party | List of Former Parties of Greater Hulstria
Presently Active Parties: Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund, Vereinigte Bund
Monarchy Monarchs: Alexander I, Franz I, Franz VI, Ferdinand I, Ferdinand II, Godric I, Godric II, Godric III, Heinrich I, Heinrich II, Karl III, Klaus Gustav III, Klaus Gustav IV, Klemens II, Leopold I, Maximilian V, Maximilian VII, Rainer IV, Rainer V, Rudolph I of Hulstria, Rudolph III, Rudolph IV, Rudolph V, Klaus Gustav VI, Okatori Takahiro, Okatori Kurosawa
Other Royalty: Heinrich, Crown Prince of Hulstria, Archduke Otto of Hulstria, Archduke Franz of Hulstria, Archduke Maximilian, Archduke Albert of Hulstria, Archduchess Harriet of Hulstria, Archduke Heinrich, Archduchess Aleksandra, Queen of Rutania, Archduke Leopold, Archduchess Charlotte, Adela I of Vorona, Hikaru I of Dolgaria, Archduchess Josephine, Archduchess Martha, Idda, Countess of Savonia, Wilhelm, Duke of Thague, Roberta Lusk, Princess Harriet of Talmoria, Henrietta, Queen of Endralon, Janne II of Vorona, Matilda, Queen of Rilandor, Karl, Crown Prince of Hulstria, Henry, King of Tukarali, Henry I of Tukarali, Constantine I of Tukarali, Archduchess Cristyne, Archduke Rudolph, Archduke Paul, Emmanuel, 4th Duke of Heidelberg
Primary Noble Houses: House of Flieder, Okatori Clan, House of Strauss, House of Rothingren
Palaces: Fliederbrunn Palace, Phönixstein Castle
People Gao Showa: Meiji Hideaki, Meiji Takara, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokuro Tanemoto, Naoki Tsukuda, Akemi Tanemoto-Katsutoshi, Tokugawa Jiang, Gao-Ri Juro, Haruhi Suzumiya, Hayato Tarou, Okatori Takahiro, Okatori Kurosawa
Hulstrian: Kyril von Flieder, Lanzo Henning, Konrad Labsburg, Otto von Labsburg, Rudolph Labsburg, Rebekka Liese, Heindrich Strauss, Konsort Strauss, Philip Strauss, Rosaline Strauss, Karl van Gessel, Spenzer Roderick, Erwin Zilberschlag, Wolfgang Reinhardt, Hildegard Klay, Edmund von Greifstein, Martin Valle, Gregory Kleinman, Anders Raske, David Thorsten, Lukas Adenauer, Friedrich Ewald II, Ambrose Bauer, Constantin Birnbacher, Maggie Bauer-Chamberlain, Erik Chamberlain, Charles Fuerstien, Waldemar von Treuburg, Wenzeslaus von Hortensiengau, Erik Bauer-Chamberlain II, Sieuwerd Cuijpers, Adam Hammond, Frederick von Labsburg, Gereon von Thannhausenand, Julius von Anderinch, Joseph Karcher, Edward Roderick III, Isolde von Smaragdwald, Anthony Bauer-Chamberlain, Kasimir Hoefler, Hieronymus von Büren, Joseph Roderick II, Jurgen Marquering, Arnold Bauer-Chamberlain, Erik Bauer-Chamberlain III Gisela von Hortensiengau, August Kratzenberg, Theresia von Maringhelm, Walburga von Strauss, Maximilian Berleburg, Walter von der Hyde, Vitus von der Mar, Eduard von Strauss, Russell von Korneuschlag, Thomas Michels
Other: Charlotte Church, George Huws, Katherine Jenkins, Wali Thomas
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