TIMELINE OF AOSTAN HISTORY
The modern day Empire of Aosta is made up of six provinces of which three are under direct control of the Imperial family.
1. The Kingdom of Aosta
2. The Kingdom of Tortona
3. The Principality of Codogno
Meanwhile three of the provinces are given some elements of autonomy.
1. The Kingdom of Porto Viro
2. The Duchy of Camalboli
3. The Principality of Rosignano
Below is an outline of the nations history.
c.4th millennium BC - The first evidence of settlement in what becomes Ovado
c.1412 B.C - The Kingdom of Ovado is founded under Terenzio Martelli
c.800 B.C. - Under King Balbino III of Ovado the Kingdom spread its influence outward and absorb many minor Kingdoms. King Balbino III renames his Kingdom Aosta after the valley it began in.
703 B.C - Construction of the Grand Library of Ovado. The library has since been damaged several times and is no longer a functioning library but it still stands.
697 B.C - Construction of the Shrine of the Holy Junction in Ovado.
620 B.C - The Great Earthquake of Tortono. A major Earthquake hits the Kingdom of Tortono, a rival of Aosta. In the aftermath of the disaster a stream of refugees fled the region believing in cursed. Using this to his advantage King Emidio II of Aosta marched an army into the region and captured King Gaetano of Tortono who was executed by being thrown from the tower of the Shrine of the Holy Junction after being paraded through the streets in chains.
619 B.C - Following several months of uprisings by the Tortono subjects against their new rulers King Emidio II decimated the population by killing all males over the age of 12. Many fled to other nations before the King's Army arrived after rumours spread across the region. The King placed his brother Orfeo as King of Tortono.
557 B.C - Construction of the first Palace on the site of the modern day on in Ovado.
417 B.C - The King of Aosta and the King of Tortono agree to a double marriage, each has their eldest son marry the others eldest daughter.
401 B.C - The Kingdom of Porto Viro launch an invasion of Tortono aided by the Kingdom of Codogno. The capital of Tortono is captured and King Settimio IV of Tortono is executed by being thrown into a pit of snakes.
399 B.C - The Kingdom of Aosta launches a major counter attack against Codogno and Porto Viro. The King of Aosta is killed in battle.
397 B.C - King Nereo of Aosta drives the alliance of Codogno and Porto Viro out of the capital of Tortono and restores King Settimio's descendents on the throne. He then carries out a three year campaign to fully rid Tortono of invaders.
203 B.C - The Great Fire of Ovado destroys much of the capital. King Celio of Tortono sends aid in the form of engineers to help rebuild, this however is a rouse and marks the beginning of an invasion by Tortono on what had until then been the stronger of the Kingdoms. King Celio slaughters the Aosta royal family bringing the Martelli bloodline to and end.
186 B.C - Duke Teobaldo of Castiglioncello (a city within Aosta and cousin of the Martelli) returns from hiding and begins a rebellion against the Tortono. This rebellion lasts five years and see's the Duke aided by the Kingdoms of Porto Viro and Rosignano. He is eventually victorious and rather than abiding by the terms of the agreement where Aosta would become two Duchies, both governed by Teobaldo but paying tribute to one of Porto Viro or Rosignano he turns his forces against them.
179 B.C - Duke Teobaldo has completed his liberation of Aosta and has also reclaimed the territory of Tortono making himself King of both areas. He sets fire to the Porto Viro capital and pulled down the main temple in Rosignano before having it rebuilt in Ovado.
162 B.C - King Teobaldo I dies. He has no son so his daughter Amelia becomes Queen of both Kingdoms while she is the figurehead of the Kingdom her husband Samuele Nicastro acts as essentially her Warlord and continually raids neighbouring Kingdoms for wealth while ensuring that none of the other Kingdoms are able to launch attacks against his wife's lands.
155 B.C - The Temple from Rosignano is completed in Ovado under the reign of Queen Amelia's descendent King Tammaro.
149 B.C - King Tammaro is assassinated by a man posing as a priest from Rosignano. This see's his son Ivano II first have himself crowned King of Aosta in the Temple from Rosignano with his first decree being one of war with Rosignano. A three year war begins which ends up in a stalemate under which the Princess of Rosignano is forced to marry Tammaro's son Bernado.
142 B.C - King Tammaro dies and his son Bernado becomes King. He has his wife, a Princess from Rosignano, executed so he can marry a Princess from Tortono. This naturally starts a war which lasts 2 years at the end of which Tammaro is victorious with his allies from Tortono. Despite the co-operation Bernado has the family of his wife executed leaving her the sole legitimate heir. As such he becomes the King of both Kingdoms again.
52 B.C - The first running of the Ordeal. This is run every time a member of the royal family reaches adulthood and is a horse race between the six Temples that make up the Way of the Spirits. It has only twice been won by a Royal.
AD 13 - With no male heir's King Amerigo of Aosta and Tortono splits the two Kingdoms by giving his cousins Fausto and Alessandro one of the Kingdoms each on the condition if one dies with no male child the other will inherit his throne. Alessando dies two years later with a one year old son meaning Fausto acts as regent for Tortono. On the child's 12th birthday The Ordeal is run but the boy goes missing and is never found meaning Fausto becomes King.
AD 14- The Wolf is adopted as the animal of the Kingdom of Aosta.
AD 72 - King Nero II of Aosta and Tortono launches an invasion of Codogno after bandits from that nation attempt to kidnap his daughter during The Ordeal. He reaches around 20km from the Codogno capital before being stopped. An uneasy peace remains for the next 20 years with the new territory being absorbed into Aosta.
AD 92 - King Nero III of Aosta and Tortono offers to restore the land taken from Codogno in return for a large annual tribute. This offer is accepted.
AD 108 - The Kingdom of Codogno fail to pay their tribute claiming that crop failure because of a harsh winter mean they are unable to pay it. King Tammaro II launches an invasion of Codogno and destroys their capitals Temple before having its alter carried back to Ovado as a trophy.
AD 203 - The Dukes of Tortono launch a rebellion against King Nero IV who is considered an extremely poor King. This rebellion is joined by the Kingdom of Codogno. While Nero IV was a poor King he was sensible enough to hand control of his army over to his warlord Duke Antelmo Speziale. The Duke was a military genius and defeated the rebels of Tortono before sacking the capital of Codogno bringing their King's head back to King Nero IV on a shield. Duke Antelmo had been promised the hand of King Nero IV's 12 year old daughter in marriage as a reward for his service however she ran away rather than marry him. When she was captured and returned her father had her thrown from the tower of the Shrine of the Holy Junction. Dismayed that his reward was not going to be granted Duke Antelmo began his own rebellion which lasted three years.
AD 206 - Duke Antelmo Speziale marches his army into Ovado and captures the royal family. He has Nero IV dismembered and his arms and legs fed to pigs. He then has all male members of the Royal Family beheaded while marrying his own 10 year old son to Nero's 22 year old daughter. The Duke has himself crowned King and names his son as King of Tortono. This begins a tradition that the heir to the throne is given the title King of Tortono.
AD 278 - The Wars of the Six begin which marks a forty year period of infighting between all six provinces that make up the modern day nation of Aosta.
AD 408 - Cristoforo Sabbadin attempt to bring Christianity to the region with mixed success. The majority of the population reject the new faith in favour of their traditional folk traditions. Cristoforo Sabbadin is executed in AD 416 for treason after it is discovered he was working with
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AD 510 - King Primo II states that he is God. The people of Aosta turn against him under the command of a folk Priest called Nunzio Ungaretti. Soon the people remove Primo II and attempt to run the nation under the control of the Priesthood. Primo's son Leopoldo was 10 years old and managed to escape to Tortono.
AD 521 - Following attempts by Unzio Ungaretti to pass his authority onto his son who does not enjoy the support of the other Priests a delegation is sent to Tortono to invite Leopoldo to become King. He agrees and with support from the Priesthood and Tortono he succeeds in retaking his families Kingdom become King Leopoldo II. He then marries Princess Julianna from Tortono who is the sole heir of her father. In 536 they become the monarchs of both nations and upon the birth of their first child Primo reinstate the tradition of him inheriting the title King of Tortono.
AD 684 - King Vico of Aosta and his son Prince Diodato launch an invasion into Codogno. Their campaign lasts two years and brings Codogno under their control. It is made a Principality and Vico's 2nd son Girolamo is named as the first Prince of Codogno. The title of Prince of Codogno is still today given to the 2nd son of the King.
AD 714 - King Paride III of Aosta reorganises the hierachy of the Royal Family. He gives himself a new title "High King of the Lands of Aosta" and the King of Tortono and Prince of Codogno must pledge loyalty once a year. This tradition has continued until this day.
AD 933 - High King Sansone claims to have been recieving visions from a group of spirits that tell him to invade Porto Viro. As such he launches an attack which see's a great success. The King of Porto Viro is captured and executed by being ripped apart limb from limb. Sansone names his daughters husband Berardo as the new King of that area but he must pay an annual tribute.
AD 1076 - The King of Porto Viro launches an invasion of Camalboli but is easily defeated. High King Casimiro comes to the aid of Porto Viro and a 7 year long war begins. At the end of the war Casimiro makes himself Duke of Camalboli.
AD 1183 - Camalboli rebel against the King of Aosta and Porto Viro come to the aid of the rebels. This begins a war during which the King of Aosta is killed in battle. This war lasts until 1187 at the end of which the new King of Aosta has restored the pre-war position of himself as High King of the Lands Aosta, his eldest son as King of Tortono and his second son as Prince of Codogno. He breaks with tradition and makes the Kingdom of Porto Viro to be inherited through the female line after giving it to his sister.
AD 1274 - Innocenzo Caruso arrives in Porto Viro and begins to spread Christianity. This leads to an attempted uprising by a group of Christian converts in Porto Viro. King Amando of Aosta comes to the rescue and executed 1,644 Christians by crucifixion. Several prominent nobles had joined the rebellion and were stripped of their land. As a result King Amando restructed the relationship between the various lands under his control and had himself crowned as Emperor of Aosta in each of the capitals of Aosta, Tortono, Codogno, Camalboli and Porto Viro.
AD 1592 - Rosignano claim to have discovered a sacred artefact. This begins a war as Emperor Nero III demands the object be handed over. This war see's various religious factions form within the Empire causing wars for the next 100 years. At the end of the war Emperor Galeazzo restores order to his Empire and incorporates Rosignano into it establishing the set up of the Empire today. Ironically during the conflict the object was lost and has not yet been discovered.