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Principality of Valesia Prinsdom Valesia
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Motto: Voor Prins, Natie en Eenheid! (For Prince, Nation and Unity.)
Anthem: None
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Capital	Prinsenburgh
Largest city	Sion, Tyrador
Official language(s)	Southbatavian, Istvanistani, Praeta, Alexandrian Fransch
Official religion(s)	Secular state
Demonym	Valesian
- Adjective	Valesian
Government	Federal semi-constitutional monarchy
- H.H. Prince of Valesia	Nicholas I
- Legislature	State Duma of the Valesian Principality
Establishment	1675 AN
Area
Population	2 168 879
Currency	Royal Valer
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National drink	Whisky
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Abbreviation	POV

The Principality of Valesia is a semi-constitutional monarchy, established as a separate state within the Green of Apollonia, in 1675 AN by Prince Nicholas des Vinandy-Windsor. The nation is composed of several ethnic groups, mainly Badaweians (the offspring of Batavian settlers in Kildare, and later Jingdao), Krasnocorians, Morovians, Gralans and tribal peoples. It served as a refugee for those unwilling to live under any of the regimes in other countries. Pressured by the increasing expansion of the Jingdaoese and Krasnocorians, several tribes joint the venture of Nicholas the First to establish a new country.

History

The first steps

The portrait of Nicholas (in 1670) on a horse already betrayed certain aspirations of a man who drzamt to rule his own country.

Nicholas des Vinandy-Windsor was born as younger brother of Joseph des Vinandy-Windsor in 1625 AN. Born as a kinsman of Batavian noble heritage within - by then Shirerithian - occupied territory, he enjoyed a comfortable youth. He was well-versed in both Batavian and Shirerithian classics, and he soon made connections among the other noble houses of the country. His entrepreneur's spirit convinced him to move to Shirekeep in 1643 AN to join the Iron Company's branch office in the hope of amassing a fortune.

Frustrated with the lack of progress (the war hadn't helped), and eventually charged with corruption, Nicholas left the capital and fled to Jingdaoese 's Koningenwaarde in 1657. Having irritated both the Shirerithian authorities and the Iron Company, he found a lot of support among the amused Jingdaoese elite. His old connections helped him in setting up a shipping company. The allowance he received from his older brother (to stay away as far as possible from Davignon) helped him further to increase his investments.

The Bataafsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij flourished, especially as the war had opened the possibilities for traders within Jingdao. Both the Meiyo Emperor and Chidao Emperor passed legislation which opened up the market. Nicholas amassed the fortune he had dreamt of.

In 1661 AN, mainland Batavia was re-united. His company was now forced to chose: remain active in Batavia, or Jingdao. After much deliberation, Nicholas chose to remain in Batavia. This would, however, change rather rapidly, as goodwill around the initial unification stranded and he himself started dreaming aloud of himself on the Throne. When his brother, Joseph, proclaimed support for David Ayreon-Kalirion on the Throne, Nicholas understood that his chances of ever ruling the country had been ruined. His family, the House of des Vinandy-Windsor, had made itself extremely unpopular among the vinandist royalists. When Arkadius IV - with support of the Windsors - received the Crown in 1669 AN, his chances were further diminished.

He started contacting several groups who had grown increasingly frustrated with the state of affairs: both the struggle for the crown (and afterwards, limited frustration about the king himself), as corruption and lack of a decent administration made excellent partners to work with. Especially among those who had once lived in the Transbataafsche Vrystaat, he found allies to aid his cause.

In 1674, he gathered those families who he had seen fit, and - paid with the profits of his company - set of towards Apollonia. There he would, among the Green, find a new homeland.

Territory

Cantons

Valesia is a federation, composed of several Cantons. When the call for establishing a new nation was spread, the people united themselves in communities (in most cases this encompassed land around a town, where one wouldn't have to travel longer than a day to reach) and petitioned for statehood. The principality therefore has small cantons in which most citizens are able to participate in local politics.

Flag	Canton	Capital	Population	Governor
	Valais	Prinsenburgh	328 000	Directly administered by the Crown
File:Flag Grison.png	Grison	Sion	153 879	Christiaan Weelders
File:Flag Thurgou.png	Thurgou	Tyrador	1 687 000	Vukoslav Tomić
			2 168 879