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by The Peoples East Africa » Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:21 pm
by The Peoples East Africa » Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:24 pm
Sanabel wrote:Is this a bad time to announce I will be taking my summer hiatus after this RP ends?
by United Soviet Jason Republic » Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:31 pm
GENERAL
Formal Nation Name: The Kingdom of France
Colloquial Nation Name: France
Territory(Map Preferred): http://i.imgur.com/CRos937.png
Flag/Symbolism: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... France.png
Demonym: French
Capital: Paris
GOVERNMENTAL
Government Type: Absolute Monarchy
Government Ideology: Absolutism
Brief Government Explanation: Since being expelled from Paris in 1630, Louis XIV has worked tirelessly to secure the monarch's hold on the functions of the French goverment. Taking advanage of noble in fighting, Louis XIV expanded the role of the French goverment in commerce and manufacturing, eroding the power base depended on by the nobility. For the most part, the groundwork of this power consolidation lay with Louis XIV's regency council and previous decrees by previous monarchs, which secured the King's superiority in manners relating to inter-estate relations. Commerce regulation harkening back to Henergy the third slowly became more and more poweful, permitting the King to interfere with manufacting, labor relationsh, and even educatin. These civil service departments have become the largest bureaucracy in Europe.
Louis XIV created several departments, which all have their origins from the regency council or actions of Henery IIIrd, which he uses to exert influence over the affairs of the country. In theory, all of the Ministers get orders directly from the King, but in realty these Minsiter have great liency in their actions when awsering to the King. In recent decades the nobility have been more resistant to these changes, and masses are starting to feel the brunt of Louis XIV's aggressive militarism and modernization efforts.
Head of State: Louis XIV France
Head of Government: Louis XIV of France
Foreign Policy: For most of his reign Henry IVth has worked to combat the rising influence of the Hanseatic League and secure France's position as a premier European power through the investment in oversea possessions and working with the English to arrange fair use of the port of Calais. Under the guiding hand of France's monarch, the administration has mostly been focused on advancing the domestic policy of France. This has mostly been pursued in order to counterbalance the rising influence of the Italian states and rising German menace. Under the reign of Henry IVth, France has avoided war in exchange for advancing its interests in terms of colonization and economic advancement. Previous monarchs have likewise been focused on internal matters, but secured closer relations with England.
Domestic Policy: Under the short reigns of Charles IXnd and IIIrd France has been involved social strife, brought about by the industrialization of the country. For the past half a century the Wars of Industrialization have been fought, with each side often taking a different stance on the unfolding economic revolution surrounding them. Nobles, fought fought the crown and have fought to prevent the rise of industry within France, seeing it as a threat to their power over the other estates. Under the reign of Henry IInd and Charles IX, new manufacturing techniques were used and perfected in order to arm his armies against the enemies of France. Nobles, however, have fought against this increasing centralized form of government and rule.Henry IInd created the Patent for French ideas, and under his reign tried somewhat successfully to organize the country's industrial base. This came at great cost and tension. Under the reign of Henry IInd, nobles were mostly helpless to watch the growing power of the central government. After the reign of Henry IInd, several French monarchs have been assassinated or taken from power by nobles seeking to maintain their power within the country. Francis IInd of France continued the policies of the former King of France, greatly increasing the level of internal strife within the country. Many nobles feared the undermining of their power. At the start of his reign Francis delegated powers to a few noble families, who quickly abused them in an attempt to restore their former glory. Francis responded by seizing these families assets, sparking off several revolts. By the end of his reign several noble families conspired against the Kingdom.
The Wars of Industrialization increased the competition by both sides for better armaments. After the death of Francis IInd, France became embroiled in these conflict for nearly fifteen years. Charles IXnd and Henry IIInd were both greatly affected by the trouble, which sparked internal feuds, paranoia and scheming by all sides. Under the influence of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, Charles IXnd arranged for a series of royal marriages (that would give Henry IVth a claim to the throne) and due to an attempt on the Admiral's life, would lead to another round of violence and royal infighting. Under the short and brutal reign of Henry IIIrd, attempts to solidify absolutists polices on industrialization and the noble class led to more tension. The assassination of the head of one house hold by the King led to the murder of the King himself.
Henry IVth came to power, and quickly tried to arrange terms with noble families. In the Edict of Paris, written in 1595, one year after coming to power, the monarch declared that he would not regulate noble possessions of factories and lands in exchange for the right to receive income and taxes from these possessions. This agreement left the industrial compasity of the country in the hands of the noble and other industrilists, but left the French goverment without a firm grip on their regulation. Despite the abolishion of serftom in the early 15th century, nobles still hold great sway over the lower classes. Today, this abuse is a point of contention between the King and noble families. Using the new revenue, the King has embarked on reforming and supporting France's infrastructure and oversea possessions. The King sees infrastructure, as roads, bridges, canals, and ports as the means of controlling the noble monopoly on production, introducing toll roads, canals and bridges to further supplement France's coffers. Since the reign of Henry IVth, France has had a continuing growing economy. With the collapse of the power of the nobility in the mid 1600s, France's economy is now free from the monopolies that permitted the nobility to get wealthy off of the new technologies of the era.
State Religion: Catholic
SOCIAL
Population: 28 million people
Colonial Population: 70,000
Ethnic Groups: 97% White European Catholic, 1% Black, 2% Jewish/Muslim
Primary Culture: Cosmopolitan, Agrarian
Other Cultures: North African
ECONOMIC
Economic Description: The French economy is, for the most part, controlled by the nobility and the French government through monopolies on factory production and logistics. While agriculture remains one of the premire industries in the nation, the nobility have started to sell new goods to farmers, often times causing families to take on crippling amounts of debt, and thus remain locked in a cycle of relative poverty. While cities have become the center for a new, modern, cosmopolitan life, small villages centered around farming have felt the brunt of industrialization. Factories are, for the most part, located on rivers and supply the needs of the surrounding area. Mining for coal, and burning of wood for charcoal, have increased in recent years, with the help of steam-powered pumps and mining techniques, allowing for some factories located away from sources of water. The French government has taxed local industries and the noble class and has embarked on a project to expand infrastructure for trade in the nation. Colonial ventures by join stock companies have also been founded, and for the most part have turned profits by heavy timber production from the nations colonies. In particular, the government has lowered taxes for ports along the Mediterranean in an effort to attract more traders as they make their way either towards the New World or returning home towards Italy.
After years of growth, the nation of France has become heavily modernized in cities, while the countryside has still yet to be heavily impacted by technology. Decades of investment in infrastructure and development head lead to France having a wide tax base and economic system to support itself. The new taxes on the large, growing economy has allowed for the King to spend on creating public schools in cities, expanding and subsidizing industry, and in particular, building up new weapon plants and investing in new weapons of war.
Economic Ideology: Mercantilism
Main Trading Partners: England, Spain, Florence, Venice
Colonial Economic Policy: Mercantilism
MILITARY
Military Description: As a result of the internal turmoil that has rocked France, the monarchs of the country have made an effort to arm the Kingdom's military with the tools needed to address internal insurrection and deter foreign foes. In recent years under the reign of Louis XIV, the French government has bought newly produced weapons from French manufactures and companies from Italy. The French maintain a professional army that is well drilled and trained. Since Louis XIV became of age, the monarch has worked to develoup the French Army to become a premire European force.
Industrialization Level: Medium
Army:
Active: 150,000
-300 artillery peices
-20,000 calvarymen
Reserve: 300,000 levy
Navy: 50,000 active
-25,000 reservists
Fleet: 40 Iron-Clad Frigates
20 Ships-of-the-line (Iron Clad)
30 steam powered Iron Clad frigates
10 Monitor Class Steam Ships
30 Iron-Clad Sloops of War
Elite Units:
Royal Guard- A collection of the most decorated and experienced service men of all France, responsible for protecting the King and carrying out his wish on the battlefield. Due to the large and general difficulty of integrating new technology to the whole army, this group tends to revice the most up to date weaponry due to their small ranks.
French Colonial Legion: A group of five thousand men tasked with rapid deployment in oversea colonies in order to protect French interests. As of now these troops are stationed in Africa, to prevent raids by interior tribes.
HISTORY
Brief History of Nation:
-1519: Henry IInd assents to the throne, begins early industrialization to aid in wars, encourages creativity and education with patents.
-1558: Pale of Calais remains in English hands, France and England sign peace treaty that permits the city to remain in English hands in exchange for monetary compensation and de jure control of the country.
-1567: Second noble revolt against Charles IX of France, ends briefly in 1572 and restarts with the assassination of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny
-1573: Edict of Boulogne grants amnesty towards rebelling nobles.
- 1574: Henry IIIrd Assents to Throne, attempts to solidify his control over industry within the nation, heavily taxes nobility industrial possessions, declares tariffs within country void.
-1589: Henry IIIrd assasinated, Henry IVth rises to the throne, signs Edict of Nantes declaring that the government will not seize nobility assets, will reduce taxes, but reserves the right to control inter-estate affairs.
-1590: Henry approves the first colonial charter, first colonists arrive in New Jersey. Soon New York and Louisiana are claimed for the French Kingdom.
-1593: Henry approves French Toll-Both infrastructure plan
-1597: Henry establishes the School of Technical Craft in Paris
-1599: Nobility sign petition seeking to address the King's growing power in terms of domestic affairs. Calls for creation of a system to have their "concerns addressed".
-1630: Louis XIV ran out of Paris by rebelling nobles. After the death of his father Anne abolishes his will, gives important positions to Cardinal Mazarin and Richelieu.
-1640s: Noble monopolies on manufacturing are finally broken in full, and the goverment continues to become more consolidated.
-1654 Louis XIV Comes to power in France, begins to solidify France's government under the ideas of absolutism
Date of Nation's PoD: 1519
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by The Holy Dominion of Inesea » Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:33 pm
by Sanabel » Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:35 pm
by United Soviet Jason Republic » Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:35 pm
The Holy Dominion of Inesea wrote:Ah USJR Virginia is also Garamatian
by The Peoples East Africa » Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:37 pm
Sanabel wrote:The Peoples East Africa wrote:If that's happening then can I officially take control of that medieval RP which I the idea for in the first place?
Yeah.
I just need to stop NSing and start living. I've got so much going on this summer...bermuda, Iceland, RNC...it's so beautiful outside, and I'm addicted to this.
I love it and you all, but you all, but it needs to happen.
After our war of course.
I understand.by The Holy Dominion of Inesea » Tue Jun 07, 2016 1:02 pm
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by The Holy Dominion of Inesea » Tue Jun 07, 2016 1:45 pm
by Federal States of Xathuecia » Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:21 pm
by The Peoples East Africa » Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:27 pm
by The Holy Dominion of Inesea » Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:42 pm
by Federal States of Xathuecia » Tue Jun 07, 2016 2:43 pm
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