InfaruV3:Aréole
Kingdom of Aréole | |
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 Digital re-creation of the Royal Standard of Aréole | |
| Name | Kingdom of Aréole |
| Ruler | King Jean-Jacques XLII |
| Location | Western Meridia |
| Capital | Brest |
| Government | Feudal absolute monarchy |
| Map of Kingdom of Aréole | |
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Aréole, officially the Kingdom of Aréole, is an Absolute Monarchy in western Meridia. As a state, it is comprised of various fiefdoms; it has been ruled by the House of Lébad for over a millennium through the Crown of Aréole.
Aréole has existed for over a thousand years in some way or another, however some scholars debate whether it should be considered one continuous entity or not.
History
Early History
Small groups of Proto-Applian have always lived in the western region of contemporary Aréole, the one that would later come to create the Kingdom of Aréole were the Are people, which from the 1st century BD until around the years 2-5 AD existed as a part of the Hannish Confederation.
It is believed the Chief at the time, Jean I of the Leabad clan founded went blind after staring at the sun for too long, making him believe he became the prophet of a monotheistic sun religion, Sol Magna, which is still the state religion of the Kingdom of Aréole to this day. After the revelation, it is believed he conquered most of the then crumbling Hannish Confederation (often referred as the Hannish Empire by Aréolian historians) and carved the Kingdom of the Ares for himself.