Beausoleil-Gallant
“A drunken peasant makes for a happy monarch.” –Petre Luret, Local winemaker
Kingdom of Beausoleil-Gallant
Structure
Absolute Monarchy under Queen Regina I
Culture
The people of Beausoleil-Gallant are more or less like any other people of the Western Kingdoms, except with a hedonistic streak. The Gallantine people celebrate more feasts, festivals, and holidays than the other Western Kingdoms combined. For the peasantry of Beausoleil-Gallant, work and labor are just means to afford recreational pleasures to enjoy in their free time. The average Gallantine does not follow politics, and is largely indifferent of the schemes and machinations of the government so long as they are left out of it.
Territories
Climate: France
Military
Beausoleil-Gallant maintains a small, professional infantry force, but they are known worldwide for their large, elite cavalry corps, called chevaliers. When it comes to wartime, the Gallantine crown favors levying peasants and giving them as much training as possible before sending them to battle.
Religion
Gallantines tend to favor gods of agriculture and wine.
Foreign Relations
The Gallantine may be the least aggressive of the Western Kingdoms, but are certainly aggressive by international standards. Beausoleil-Gallant is competitively rivaled with the other Western Kingdoms, especially Franka, who they view as both political and cultural equals. Beausoleil-Gallant is also known to take advantage of nearby settlements in the Free Lands that lie outside its eastern border, demanding tithes from individual villages and press-ganging free people into the Gallantine army.
Agriculture & Industry
The economy of Beausoleil-Gallant is largely agrarian, but peasants are allowed to own their own private farms. This has led to happier and wealthier than average peasants, and the largest middle-class in the region outside of Azeria. While the Gallantine lack a high degree of work ethic, their annual agricultural yields are supplemented by the fact that Beausoleil-Gallant boasts the most fertile farmland in the region.
Type
Geopolitical, Country
Alternative Names
Kingdom of Beausoleil-Gallant
Demonym
Gallantine
Government System
Monarchy, Absolute
Neighboring Nations
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