History of Anserisa (Pacifica)

History of Anserisa

814–Today
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Including	County of Castorida (1201-1434) County of Melégrisa (1234-1436) County of Galluso (1310-1436) Union of the Three Northern Isles (1436-1443) Principality of Anserisa (1443-1792) Anserisan Empire (1792-1815) Republic of Anserisa (1815-Today)
Leader(s)	Historical leaders

The History of Anserisa is covering the history from the first establishments until today.

814-1310

First establishments

The first known establishment in Anserisa is at the present-day location of Céruléa (founded as Calidi) on Haliétusa Island, around 814 and is considered to be the start of human occupation on the islands. It is believed that seafarers from other islands and even other people like the Mauquibians might be responsible for these first settlements. Other settlements followed on the island, Préceptuma (823) (founded as Preceptum), Statera (917) (founded as Statum) and Concordia (1001) (founded as Concordium). Human occupation started secondly on Rubecula Island with the establishment of settlements at Conventa (828) (founded as Conventum), Regina (851) (founded as Meridianam), Vexilla (912) (founded as Vexillum) and Vergobreta (1031) (founded as Borea). Branta Island was the last settled island with settlements established at present-day Geneva (910) (founded as Oppidum Portum), Viatorisa (941) (founded as Petram) and Principia (999) (founded as Pulchra Cape).

Merchant cities

From 1000 to 1200, some cities evolved and became strong merchant cities, cities like Céruléa and Vergobreta, during that same period, settlement at present-day Brantavilla (1059) (founded as Commissuram) started and the city developed fast and soon became the biggest city of the Anserisan Islands.

It is during that period that the clans and families ruling the settlements began to fight and unite the different cities. The Brantum family was the most powerful of Branta Island, controlling all the southern coast by 1187 and was able to take over Brantavilla in 1201 and established the County of Castorida. They founded the town of Alisa (1203) (founded as Castoridum) and named the city where they established their rule, Brantasticus.

1310-1443

Three Counties of the Northern Isles

The process of unification done on the island of Branta by the Brantum family inspired some other families to repeat the process on their own islands. The Haliétusum family then established the County of Melégrisa in 1234 on the island of Haliétusa and the Rubeculum family established the County of Galluso in 1310 on the island of Rubecula. The creation of the County of Galluso is seen as the start of the Three Counties of the Northern Isles.

County of Castorida

With the establishment of the County of Castorida, Brantasticus improved significantly and the economy of the island soon followed, especially during the reign of Count Libério of Castorida. First skirmishes occurred between the County of Castorida and the recently established County of Melégrisa during the reign of Count Iustianiano I of Castorida especially during the inter-reign of Count Marcello II of Melégrisa and County Luciano I of Melégrisa in 1245. Other skirmishes continued with a relative peace during the Mauritio Years from 1259 to 1337. The reign of Countess Scholastica of Castorida was a more troubled one especially for the rivalry she developed against Countess Faustina of Melégrisa.

County of Melégrisa

The Haliétusum family was established in present-day Céruléa and was a powerful merchant family that was able to incorporate, through a marriage, the city of Concordia and then was able to unify the rest of the clans and families in 1234 with the establishment of the County of Melégrisa. Apart from the small skirmishes with the County of Castorida, the County was flourishing especially with the natural harbour of Céruléa which became the biggest city in the Anserisan Islands. Focused changed to the city of Concordia during the reign of Count Marcello IV of Melégrisa and became the capital of the County in 1362 during the reign of Countess Faustina of Melégrisa.

Treaty of Envoys

Seeing the use of ending the small skirmishes between the islands and in an effort for a better coordination, on 24 March 1387, the three counties met in Concordia and established the Treaty of Envoys, which is considered as the first founding document of Anserisa. It established the first integrated political structure with the Council of Envoys with representatives sent from each county meeting twice a year, which became the basis for the Council of Regions, equal in numbers, the Envoys had discussions on matters that affected the three islands as a whole and vetoed decisions taken by any county that would disrupt the peace on the islands. The Council of Envoys is also credited with the development of Old Anserisan or Castoridian, a common language shared by the Anserisan Islands.

By 1421, this system proved to be somewhat inefficient, especially with the County of Castorida gaining more power over the others with its technological advance and especially its port. This grew into tensions which exploded when Count Augusto of Castorida died on 2nd December 1433. With his son being only 6 years old, and the appointment of an incompetent regent, Duke Léo of Bubo some merchants began plotting for the removal of the House of Branta and the establishment of the House of Rubecula as Counts of Castorida.

See also

• Historical leaders of Anserisa