France (Solace World 2)

The Republic of France was a short-lived nation formed following the collapse of the Angevin Empire during the Sbeve wars.

Formation of the First Republic
After the Batavian War of Independence and the secession of Binah, only fo

ur players remained in the Angevin Empire. The English side of the union held most of the power in the empire, being the home of the Emperor and by far the most developed area. This would prove problematic for the Empire, however, as three of the four remaining members were French, and so, after a push for independence, The First French Republic was declared peacefully, ending the Angevin Empire.

Downfall
In the peace settlement of the Kievan conquest of Germany, half of the territory held by the Germans pre-war was given to France. This eventually put France into a dispute with it's neighbours, as following the German Reclamation War of April 12th, Germany was reinstated in the eastern half of the country, and demands were made that France should return their occupied territory to the Third Republic. However, the leader of France did not want to return the land, but with their low population and total lack of cities, there was not much France could do on it's own in any conflict that may emerge from the dispute. As a result, the leader of France made a drastic move - on the 13th of April, France was annexed by Canada "due to seeming aggression from it's neighbours". This move has been heavily criticised by both the internal and international community, as Canada would eventually give the land to Germany anyway, meaning that French independence was lost for no gain. Nevertheless, France at the time, however enjoyed a period of prosperity, as they hoped that the union with Canada may result in development finally finding it's way to what has been a fairly irrelevant region in the highly contested European theatre.

Formation of the Second Republic
As the French Rule over Canada continued, it became increasingly apparent that the Canadians were not interested in their French colony. Canadians almost never visited France, and any hopes of new development were unrealistic. With tensions mounting between Canada & Mexico against The Commonwealth of America and Iberia, the people of France realised that they had a lot to lose and little to gain as a colony of Canada, and so the Second Republic was established on the 22nd of April.