Elbonian Empire (Pacifica)

Elbonian Empire Ælbonlannkar Vøldarvældskar
1688–1815
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Heckel
Recognized national languages	Elbonian
Common languages	Alman, Algarian, Sunlandic, Riverian, Moorish, Arabic, Hohenlander
Religion	Gereonic Church (State religion) Catholic Church Islam
Government	Absolute Monarchy
Emperor
• 1688–1705	Lœtviek I
• 1712–1752	Lœtviek II
• 1752–1799	Lœtviek III
• 1799–1815	Kærol I
Legislature	Legislative Corps (Since 1778)
History
• Established	1688
• Disestablished	1815
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Heckel Kingdom of Cleves X Y Z
Today part of	Sugovia Weisserstein

The Elbonian Empire (Elbonian: Ælbonlannkar Vøldarvældskar), also known as Hecklerite Elbonia or simply Elbonia, was a large empire that was established in Cordilia between 1688 and 1815, encompassing parts of modern Sugovia and strips of Weisserstein.

In 1688, with the end of the Heckel-Cleves War, the Elbonian realm was united for the first time in its history under the leadership of the House of Heckel. Lœtviek II was later crowned as Lœtviek I of a unified Elbonian Empire. The empire achieved military supremacy in Central Cordilia through notable victories in the Elbonian Wars, namely the Hohenlander War against the Kingdom of Seventeen Years' War against Zierenburg and Nordmark, the First Algarian War against the Kingdom of Algaria, the First Eastern Coalition War against the Kirchenstine Duchies, Moorshaven, Ostgau, Aldental, and Saltzemarkt, the First Stoino-Elbonian War against Stoinia, the War in Armonia against the United Kingdoms of Riverion and Armonia, and the Sixteenth Sunlandic War against the Kingdom of Sunland. The Elbonian Empire saw its rise and peak under the emperors Lœtviek I and Lœtviek II, however by the time of Lœtviek III, the Elbonian war effort had begin to decline drastically, and their successes were much more costly.

With the beginning of the Second Eastern Coalition War, which would eventually spiral out of control as Elbonia's remaining vassal states of Sunland, Algaria, and Riverion-Armonia taking up arms alongside the Eastern Coalition. Many within the empire, such as the Moors in Moorshaven, the Clevians, the Alanians, the Hohenlanders, (the Cadisian?), and many others begin openly rebelling against Elbonia's rule, causing the empire to stretch its forces thin. The invasion of Weisserstein through Sunland became the final blow to Elbonia, as the Weissersteiner states unified to defeat the Elbonian invaders, together with their Sugovian allies, now known as the League of Guldenkap, and the Stoinians. The Grand Coalition, as it would be known, would defeat Elbonia, ending its reign over Cordilia.

With the end of the Elbonian Wars in 1815, the Elbonian Empire was dissolved, and the borders of the conquered territories were redrawn by the victorious Grand Coalition. Elbonia was placed under military occupation by the League, and eventually established as a condominium by Weisserstein, Sunland, Algaria, and Riverion-Armonia. A final attempt to restore the empire would be made by the son of Kærol I, Ægostin Bœdvien, in what would be known as the First Elbonian Liberation War.