Brabrantium (CONiverse)

As Northern Burgundy (or Independence)
Brabrantium's official establishment as the Grand Duchy of Northern Burgundy in 1439 was stemmed from Anthony, the bastard of Burgundy.

Anthony had ascended to the throne of Burgundian Netherlands. Burgundy then split into 2 shortly after with what soon to be Brabrantium. Do not mistake Brabant with Brabrantium, because those are 2 different countries that are modelled after each other. Most records of this time were destroyed in the Revolution and thus the history of Brabrantium in the 15th century became more of a mythological folklore with contradictory stories and accounts.

In 1441, Northern burgundy became independent with Southern Burgundy, similar to the division of the Roman Empire, however the Southern part had fallen to foreign countries, and Northern Burgundy was forced to survive without its twin. Historians, however, still called Northern Burgundy, "Brabrantium", since the records have not shown any change in the name. It is a mystery why people called the nation Brabrantium even when there is no official establishment in the name. It wasn't until the Revolution was when people started calling the nation by its modern name.

Imperial Times
It participated in the Scramble for Africa and was loaned parts of Vietnam. Many of its records of the time were ultimately destroyed in the Revolutions.

Revolutionary Times
(No Change in history besides the predecessor state) The Brabrantine Republic, was the successor of the Grand Duchy. It was proclaimed on 20 January of 1795 after a bloody revolution in late 1794 that gradually took control of the country piece by piece. It ended on 1806, with the accession of King Lewis I, son of Napole, to the throne of Brabrantium after the second Revolution for Monarchy due to corruption from the First Republic.

The new Republic enjoyed widespread support from the Dutch population and was the product of a genuine popular revolution. Nevertheless, it clearly was founded with the armed support of Frangleterre. The Brabrantine Republic became a client state and ultimately lost its old colonies (and the territory of Walloonia) during the Imperial times and became a Kingdom after the Second Revolution.

Industrial Times
The political, economic and social reforms that were brought about during the relatively short duration of the Brabrantine Republic have had a lasting impact. The feudal structure of the old duchy was permanently replaced by a unitary state. For the first time in Brabrantine history, the constitution that was adopted in 1798 had a genuinely democratic character (despite the fact that it was pushed through after the Revolution of 1806). Lewis I's support to prevent a republican government died along with him in 1836 when his son, Lewis II, had risen to the throne at the age of 8. Lewis II later reign saw policies that helped further developments of industry that was hardly touched since the Revolutionary Times.

Lewis I was seen by monarchists as the rightful King of Brabrantium, although Louis took little action himself to advance the claim. Lewis's son and heir, the future Lewis II, had lost the throne in 1848 during the transition to a Republic once more after the staggering of the Brabrantine Monarchy when he fell under influence of Republican factions in his early years and was forced to abdicate when his life was threatened.

Nevertheless, the memory of this brief experiment with democracy helped smooth the transition to a more democratic government in 1848 and King Lewis II left the country. A type of executive presidential mix of ministrial government was introduced for the first time in its history and many of the current government departments date their history back to this period. Although traveling in the lowlands under a false name, some people found out that Lewis II was their former king, which led to a cheering crowd gathering under the window of his hotel room. It is said that he was quite moved by this demonstration of affection from his former subjects.

Lewis II was a suitor to Princess Fabiola Angelea, youngest daughter of a lost queen. The rumors were finally deemed true after they were married in 1864. By 1879, His wife had 4 Children, 2 of them were Twins.

Louis-Napole (1868-1947), Eugene, (1878-1924), Leopold (1878-1919), and Beatrice Oscar (1879-1955).

Modern
Brabrantium took over the colonies of Ruanda-Urundi (OTL Rwanda and Burundi) during a war in Africa in 1924.

A depression had reached the country and was everywhere in the 1930s, veterans from the war in Africa were out on the streets begging for food and inflation was abnormally high (but not as much as Germany OTL) with $1,000 for a loaf of bread, as Brabrantium had set limits on creating paper money. A Party, called the International Bocialist Movement of Brabrantium (IBMB), had risen greatly between 1923-1925 after its founding between Late 1919-1921. Its leader, Anton Adriaan Mussert had stepped down, in 1931, before Leopold-Napole (Son of Beatrice Oscar), born on July 9, 1899, who sought to restore Monarchal rule of Brabrantium. The Party was enthusiastic as they knew that Leopold-Napole, was very prestigious and descendant of Lewis I himself. Despite his introverted nature, he was very well loved by the populace and was elected in 1938 as the President of Brabrantium. He later briefly became dictator in 1940 and was assassinated by Republican rebels in 1947.

Geography
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