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| caption = Royal Guards battling the 'May Traitors' in the streets of Setrivie ([[Georg Tienne (Pacifica)|Georg Tienne]], 1864) | | caption = Royal Guards battling the 'May Traitors' in the streets of Setrivie ([[Georg Tienne (Pacifica)|Georg Tienne]], 1864) | ||
| date = | | date = 6-29 May 1862 | ||
| place = [[Setrivie (Pacifica)|Setrivie]], [[Kingdom of Prydon (Pacifica)|Kingdom of Prydon]] | | place = [[Setrivie (Pacifica)|Setrivie]], [[Kingdom of Prydon (Pacifica)|Kingdom of Prydon]] | ||
| territory = | | territory = | ||
| result = Loyalist victory | | result = Loyalist victory | ||
*'May Traitors' | *'May Traitors' imprisoned or deported | ||
| combatant1 = [[May Cabinet (Pacifica)|May Cabinet]] | | combatant1 = [[May Cabinet (Pacifica)|May Cabinet]] | ||
| combatant2 = {{ | | combatant2 = {{flagicon|Prydon_Royal}}[[Kingdom of Prydon (Pacifica)|Kingdom of Prydon]] | ||
| commander1 = {{nowrap|[[Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy|Sergei Trubetskoy]]<br>[[Yevgeny Obolensky]]<br>[[Nikita Muravyov | | commander1 = {{nowrap|[[Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy|Sergei Trubetskoy]]<br>[[Yevgeny Obolensky]]<br>[[Nikita Muravyov]]}} | ||
| commander2 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Prydon_Royal}} [[Ferdinand VIII Luniere (Pacifica)|Ferdinand VIII]]<br>{{flagicon|Prydon_Royal}} [[Boris Bokha (Pacifica)|Boris Bokha]]}} | | commander2 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Prydon_Royal}} [[Ferdinand VIII Luniere (Pacifica)|Ferdinand VIII]]<br>{{flagicon|Prydon_Royal}} [[Boris Bokha (Pacifica)|Boris Bokha]]}} | ||
| strength1 = 3,000 soldiers | | strength1 = 3,000 soldiers | ||
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The '''May Betrayal''', or May Treachery was an attempted coup by a group of Prydonian nobles, targeted at the Royal Family of [[Kingdom of Prydon (Pacifica)|Prydon]] and the reformist First Minister, [[Boris Bokha (Pacifica)|Boris Bokha]]. The goal of the group, known as the May Cabinet, is to reverse the abolition of serfdom that was already in effect after the [[Balcony Address (Pacifica)|Balcony Address]] and to return privileges to the landowners. The May Cabinet managed to kidnap [[Ferdinand VIII Luniere (Pacifica)|King Ferdinand VIII]], [[Elivieta of Setrivie (Pacifica)|Queen-Consort Elivieta]], and [[Princess Evgenia (Pacifica)|Princess Evgenia]], bringin them to a warehouse in Setrivie. However, within a few weeks, Boris Bokha mobilised the Royal Guards, which defeated the May Cabinet and rescue the Royal Family. The perpetrators would later be sentenced into imprisonment or deportation, but most were later pardoned. | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:38, 25 April 2024
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 Royal Guards battling the 'May Traitors' in the streets of Setrivie (Georg Tienne, 1864) | |||||||
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 Kingdom of Prydon | ||||||
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Sergei Trubetskoy Yevgeny Obolensky Nikita Muravyov |
Ferdinand VIII Boris Bokha | ||||||
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The May Betrayal, or May Treachery was an attempted coup by a group of Prydonian nobles, targeted at the Royal Family of Prydon and the reformist First Minister, Boris Bokha. The goal of the group, known as the May Cabinet, is to reverse the abolition of serfdom that was already in effect after the Balcony Address and to return privileges to the landowners. The May Cabinet managed to kidnap King Ferdinand VIII, Queen-Consort Elivieta, and Princess Evgenia, bringin them to a warehouse in Setrivie. However, within a few weeks, Boris Bokha mobilised the Royal Guards, which defeated the May Cabinet and rescue the Royal Family. The perpetrators would later be sentenced into imprisonment or deportation, but most were later pardoned.