Madrilene Empire

The Madrilene Empire, also known as the Spanish Roman Empire, or colloquially as the Madrilene Hope, is an empire and constitutional monarchy in southern Europe along the Mediterranean Sea. Born from the Age of Ashes, the Madrilene Empire claims to be a continuation of the Roman Empire. The Empire's official and legal name is the Imperium Romanum, though it has become known as the Madrilene Empire as it is centred around Madrid. The Madrilene Empire has dominated post-Meteor Europe, but has been in a period of decline since the Cataclysm.

Terrans began resettlement of the surface from Europe's largest underground refuge at the base of the Guadarrama Mountain Range just north of Madrid, reclaiming the ruined and abandoned city in approximately 2562. Connecting with other minor refuges and settlements, the Empire was restored when Julian Aragon was proclaimed the first post-meteor Emperor in 2571. The House of Aragon rebuilt Spain over the course of the next two-hundred years, promoting expansion into the more habitable Doggerlands (founding Balancía, Bonitaña, and later Zaandam), and assisting in the wider resettlement of Europe. The later House of Andorra assumed the Emperorship and ruled through the Madrilene Civil War (2803 - 2819) and the War of the Bulgarian Succession (2901-2916). The discontent of the later 30th century, ignited by the nuclear destruction of Great Britain, prompted a significant reform: the creation of a Triumverate, established in 2981, to rule the Empire and avoid a collapse similar to that of the original Roman Empire. The Triumverate rules the Empire to this day, with the position of Emperor being rotated between the three high kings.

Economically, the Madrilene Empire has dominated trade outside of the Doggerlands for centuries. The Empire used this position to cultivate new wealth to spend on European reconstruction. However, with the return of the United Federation of Planets and migration of space-faring civilisations in the latter half of the 30th century and 31st century, this source of wealth has been greatly diminished. Today, the Empire is considered a relic, with its ability to dictate European trade a shadow of its former self.

List of emperors (2571-present)

The title of emperor was continued directly from the lineage of Roman Emperors, and thus naming conventions were continued here as well. As points, the numerical contexts were derived from different lineages. These are outlined in those instances.

House of Aragon

The House of Aragon was the first house to rule the Madrilene Empire during the early days after resettlement. Founded by Julian Aragon when he was crowned Julian II, the House of Aragon continued to rule the Madrilene Empire until the House of Andorra was elected to lead the Empire.

House of Aragon (2571

Portrait	Emperor	Reign	Succession	Life details
	Julian II	Summer 2571 until 1 January 2583	Considered the first emperor. Chosen by Senate to lead major expedition to Madrid. Crowned emperor with Senate consent.	Unknown details of birth. Born c. 2530. Not considered nobility at the time, though developed nobility around himself. Died probably of natural causes on 1 January 2583.
	Julian III	18 January 2583 until 3 November 2588	Son of Julian II. Elected emperor by the Senate in the days after his father's death.	Eldest son of Julian II. Born 19 November 2555. Ruled for five years and was unpopular. Deposed by Senate in 2588. Died shortly later in 2590.
	Juan IX	3 November 2588 until 5 January 2589	Son of Julian II. Elected emperor by Senate when Julian III was deposed.	Second son of Julian II. Born 28 October 2558. Ruled briefly in the winter of 2588, which killed one-third of the Madrilene surface population. Died alongside surface settlers on 5 January 2589.
	Jorge I	17 March 2589 until 5 May 2613	Son of Julian II. Elected emperor in the contested imperial election of 2589, defeating his older brother, Felipe.	Fourth son of Julian II. Born 17 November 2565. Ruled for 24 years during a period of growth and surface expansion. Last emperor to reside permanently in the Guadarrama bunker, moving to Madrid in final years of life. Died at the age of 48 of lung cancer.
	Carlos VI	13 May 2613 until 31 July 2618	Son of Felipe and the only living grandson of Julian II. Elected emperor and designated heir by his uncle, Emperor Jorge I.	Only living grandchild of Julian I. Born 2 August 2583. Ruled for 5 years before his assassination at the hands of the Juanites.
	Juan X	2 August 2618 until 15 March 2638	Adopted son of Felipe, son of Julian II. Elected emperor immediately upon the assassination of Carlos VI.	Born as the bastard son of Felipe's wife before their marriage. 28 November 2579. Adopted by Felipe in 2582. Ruled for a decade during which Juan X promoted expansion in the Doggerlands. Oversaw the founding of Balancía and Bonitaña. Died in 2638 of natural causes.
	Carlos VII	15 March 2638 until 2 January 2650	Son of Juan X. Elected emperor prior to his father's death, and so automatically ascended to the throne.	Son of Juan X. Born 9 May 2601. Rule oversaw the War of the Balancín Secession and a downsizing of imperial settling outside of Spain. Died in 2650 of lung cancer.
	Carlos VIII	19 January 2650 until 19 March 2650	Son of Juan X. Elected emperor in the contested election of March 2650. Assassinated two months later by Juanites.	Son of Juan X. Born 6 September 2602. Ruled for less than 2 months during the Year of the Four Emperors. Assassinated for continuing his brother's policies, rather than returning to Juanite expansionism.
	Carlos IX	19 March 2650 until 1 September 2650	Son of Carlos VIII. Elected emperor after arranging his father's assassination.	Son of Carlos VIII. Born 18 December 2625. Ruled for a few months during the Year of the Four Emperors. Planned a reconquest of the Doggerlands, before his own untimely death in the same year.
	Carlos X	10 September 2650 until 20 April 2658	Grandson of Juan X. Elected emperor unanimously after his cousin, Carlos IX's death	Grandson of Juan X. Born 3 May 2623. Ruled for eight years after the instability of the Year of the Four Emperors. Scrapped plans to reconquer the Doggerlands. Died in a landslide during a Madrid excavation effort in 2658.
	Adrian I	20 April 2658 until 10 October 2681	Son of Carlos X. Elected emperor prior to his father's death, and so automatically ascended to the throne.	Son of Carlos X. Born 19 November 2641. Ruled for 23 years of peace and attempted to rebuild relations with the Doggerlands.
	Jorge II
	Julian IV
	Adrian II
	Jorge III

House of Andorra

Portrait	Emperor	Reign	Succession	Life details	Other titles
	Phillipe
	Ovalo
	Regelio
	Manuel III
	Leo VII
	Manuel IV
	Jorge IV
	Adrian III
	Michael X
	Alonso

Triarchy Era

During the Triarchy, the new constitution outlined a rotating emperorship, in which the next emperor was elected from a pool of candidates that rotates between the three major kingdoms of the empire: Spain, Sicily, and Piedmont. The first emperor elected in this way was Emperor Neo of the House of Sicily. Upon the death of the current emperor, the next emperor would be from the next kingdom. This is the current method of election used in the Madrilene Empire.

Emperors from the Triarchy

Portrait	Emperor	Reign	House	Life details	Other titles
	Neo		Sicily
	Umberto III		Piedmont
	Jorge VI		Spain
	Tancredi		Sicily
	Gregoru	17 April 3025 until present	Piedmont

ARCHIEVE TO BE DELETED

The Holy Roman Empire is a constitutional monarchy ruling over much of Spain, Italy, southern France, and North Africa. Originally established as a democratic state called the Roman Confederation, it gradually devolved into a religious constitutional monarchy, governed by a triumvirate of dynastic leaders. Although the empire's official name is the Novus Imperium Romanum, isolation from the outside world has led to it mistakenly being called the New Holy Roman Empire, or the HRE.

History

Foundation, Disaster, Re-birth (2100 - 2800) In the year 2100, a total economic collapse is leaving many countries and companies on their last limb. In a desperate attempt to maintain economic stability, Italy, Spain, France, and Romania form a confederation in order to maintain stability. Because of the mutual intelligibility between their languages, and their shared past, they soon rename their confederation into the New Roman Empire - the Novus Imperium Romanum

Stability is maintained for about 200 years until the Incident of 2300 occurs. In the summer of 2300, a large, and catastrophically unexpected comet impacts the planet in what was then known as Ethiopia. Nearly 70% of the populace is killed instantly or within the following years, and the world is thrust into a dark age.

The leadership of the HRE and many higher levels of the governance, along with the religious sector, survive the catastrophe and preserve themselves and their descendants in underground bunkers for many years. After strenuous rebuilding, linguistic and genetic reconstruction, the HRE finally re-emerges from the ashes in 2600. For almost 200 years the HRE would dominate all of Europe with its technological advantages and advanced weaponry. However, in 2800 many political entities and corporations begin to recover weapons, tech, and data from the pre-impact era. The HRE, which had been slowly relaxing due to its belief that it was untouchable, was suddenly thrust into turmoil by the rapid appearance of other more formidable entities.

In the Alpes, another underground technocracy, consisting of descendants of the Austrian and Swiss governments, emerge from their bunkers, albeit at a later date than the HRE. In a rapid war, they take advantage of the HRE's internal collapse and seize what formerly was Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Southern Poland, and the Carpathians. Facing defeat at the hands of the Austro-Suisse Staatenbund, a peace treaty is signed in October of 2837. The Imperium relinquished control of Germany, Northern France, and much of Eastern Europe, and agreed to hold a "neutral and healthy relationship" with the Austro-Swiss. In turn, both nations agree to help stabilize each other, and a relative peace settles in the region.

The Second War for Europe However, in 2874, this peace is shattered. Another nation, from the far off land of Ukraine in Eastern Europe, makes a rapid push into the West, indiscriminate at which nations it attacks. Known as the Ukrainian Empire (UE), it sought a sea route to the Atlantic. At the time, the only route to the Atlantic and Indian oceans from the UE was through the Bosporus, which was under joint control by the Bulgarians and the Romans. Both the Bulgarians and the HRE believed that the Ukrainian Empire and its area of residence was one of primitive tribes, so they passed off the many demands by traders from the Black Sea. After only 3 months of fighting, the UE nearly has complete control of Germany, the Balkans, and the Baltic.

Within the HRE, many were left wondering as to why the HRE simply pulled its army away from the front line instead of towards it. Although it appeared like an idiotic move, it was actually a brilliant strategy. The HRE allowed the Ukrainians to stretch their supply lines all the way into Western Europe, leaving the area behind the UE's front lines undefended and weak. In a grand encirclement, the combined forces of Bulgaria, the Austro-Swiss, and the Romans surrounded and trapped the Ukrainian Empire's First Army in Frankfurt, completely annihilating them. Paratroopers and marines then cut off the Balkans and the rest of Eastern Europe, and a naval invasion of the Baltic by the Roman African Legion quickly trapped the UE's remaining army in Poland and the Balkans.

Unfortunately, the UE still had enough manpower to protect itself on the home front. Although the Ukrainians never achieved their goal of reaching the Baltic and Mediterranean, they gained a land border between the Austro-Swiss and the HRE's Southern Romania province. A cease-fire was signed, but a official peace treaty was never declared, leaving them in a cold war.

Contemporary History ( 2800 - present ) Since the cease-fire with the Ukrainians, the HRE saw a period of relative peace. Government investment into quality of life in the Imperium increased, and the average lifespan of a citizen of the Imperium is roughly 130 years, a drastic increase since the war. The HRE has since reestablished its claims on Northern France, Germany, and the islands surrounding it, but has unable to enforce sovereignty over the region due to opposition from the populace. Although raiding and skirmishes do occur in the claimed areas of the Imperium, the only significant event that has occurred is the rebellion of the province of Britannia Minor into the creation of the Commune of Brittany.

The peace was then broken in 3014, when the Imperium declared war on the Kingdom Of Britain, seeking to destroy the Kingdom after they had failed to recognize the HRE's claims over Western Europe. Although the fighting was no more than convoy raiding, air strikes, and the occasional naval invasion of some of Britain's lesser islands, it all came to an end when the Imperium bathed the British Isles in a atomic fire, eradicating the governance. Since then, the Imperium has increased the amount of expeditionary forced in Doggerland and the surrounding isles, and it is unknown what their intentions truly are.

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