Greater Stoldavic Empire

The Greater Stoldavic Empire is a former nation state covering all of Stoldavia, the vast majority of Thultannia and smaller parts of the northern Anarian coast through direct administration or dependencies. The starting date of the empire is clearly marked by the marriage of Prince Råger of Mellanhand with Princess Caroline Varen of Ostburg in 6934. They declared the establishment of the second Stoldavic Empire, after the first Orkanan Realm. It started a phase of fast expansion by conquest, absorbing the surrounding kingdoms and making its way south, east, and west. The empire lasted about two centuries, decline started rapidly when the south declared Stellist-Orkanan as the official religion in 7151. A war between the Stellist-Orkanan Helreich and the traditional Mellanhand Orkanists of the rest of Stoldavia was the result. The war escalated toward Aedeland, which wanted to take the opportunity to secede. The Greater Stoldavic Empire suffered from the damages of the continuing civil war, eventually breaking up into many smaller kingdoms. The defenestration of Östervallen in 7204 is generally marked as the end date of the empire.