Freelander War of Succession

The War of Succession in Freeland was a military conflict in Freeland lasting from 1650 to 1670 between King Alexandar II and the pretender Prince Eduard Duke of Aubarch. George IX, Eduard's father and Alexandar II's grandfather reigned as King of Freeland from 1600 to 1631. George sold off Eduard as a royal hostage to the Kingdom of Elderhold to be under the protection of King Kevousalar of Elderhold in 1620 when Eduard was eight to return to Freeland in 1632. George died in 1631 and the throne was inherited by his son Alexandar in 1632, Alexandar was impotent due to his injuries after the fighting in the Wars against the Mirkuleon nomads. Alexandar refused Eduard's return and he also had all of the documents surronding his younger brother's birth and the records stating that he was a royal hostage. Alexandar due to his impotency however did not have a successor and so he gave the title of Crown Infant to his sister Abigail. However the majority of nobles did not support a woman inheriting the throne and so Abigail gave the title to her son Alexandar. Alexandar I died in 1647 and so his nephew Alexandar II took over as King in 1648. Alexandar's rule was opposed because it broke the laws of succession since he inherited his title through his mother whom was married to Plaautanian nobleman. This caused the two year long riots which plunged Freeland into anarchy. Eduard returned to Freeland in 1650 with an army of Elderhold soldiers and cavalry numbering roughly fifteen thousand along with one thousand Knights. Eduard due to his more legitimate claim to the throne was able to secure support from many of the nobles he also promised reform and further modernisation which made him popular among the peasants and merchants. This all allowed him to create a powerful standing army and defeat Alexandar II his nephew in 1670 and take the throne.

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