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The Majestic Kingdom of Bautzen
Population: 13.124 million (Roughly 8 millon voters, universal sufferage above 18)
Government: Parliamentry Monarchy (Monarch James III)
Capital: Cetinburg
Language: English dialects for the aristocracy, and the educated. Various other languages for the less educated. English is recognized as the Primary language.
Economy: Limited Intervention Free Market
Military: Reservist System (.5% population active, 2% Primary, Secondary, and 1.5% Tertiary Reserve)
Literacy Rate=83% as of latest census (1912)

The Kingdom of Bautzen was officially formed on the 18th of February 1456. It was comprised of a loose alliance of nobles and wealthy landowners from the surrounding territories for mutual defence.

At the founding the Kingdom was still a weak polity and the King had comparitively little power over his nobles, when placed against many other contemporary Kingdoms, and Empires.

It was not until the late 16th century that the Kings began centralizing the state, and only then it was due to recent reversals in battle due to the infighting between nobles.

From 1680 to 1760 is considered the Kingdoms Golden Age, her military rarely lost, and she had wealth beyond the imagining of even her most greedy subjects. However, in 1790 disastor struck when King George IV led the Kingdoms armies to disastor In a poorly planned, and even more poorly executed, series of campaigns he bankrupted the Kingdom and ruined her armed forces. This time period from 1760 to 1830 is known as the "Dark Age" by many in modern Bautzen. However, in 1830 the corrupt King Charles III was replaced by his brother James the Kingdom quickly began to return to its former glory.

During the reign of James I (r. 1830-1845), as series of political and economic reforms were passed. These included the gradual sell off of government run manopolies, and the establishment of a free market system, and universal male sufferage for a newly empowered Parliament (It had existed since the consolidation of the Empire, it just never had any real power).

Today these reforms are felt all across Bautzen as the country has quickly and efficiently industrialized, and modernized and is now a powerhouse in Eastern Europe. In addition a growing number of Bautzens citizens have begun to experiment in new feilds as compulsary, state financed Primary and Secondary Schools have led to a revival of education and literacy in the past 40 yrs. since the systems inception.

Modern Bautzonians look foreward to a new and brighter future, while also waiting silently for the comming storm to erupt in Europe.

Military (66,000)

The KIngdoms military is seperated into two branches, the Royal Army and Navy. While the Royal Army is considered the focus of the nations military might the King has often found it necessary to maintain a well trained, and well equipped navy as well. The army never having relied overly on cavalry has started making the switch over to Mechinized forces far earlier than a nation which had embraced cavalry as the "Kings" of the battlefield. Research has gone into aircaft, but the army now maintains only a few aircraft at their disposal.

Royal Bautzonian Army
Standing:
Division=10,000 men, 10 battalians

1st Army:
I Corps
1-4 Infantry Divisions
II Corps
1 Guards Infantry Division
1 Cavalry Division

Royal Bautzonian Flying Corps (Air Corps)
-70 Observer Aircraft
-20 Zeppelins
-Numerous observation balloons

Royal Bautzonian Navy
~1 Dreadnaught Class Battleship (King James I)
~1 Pre-Dreadnaught Battleship (King Charles I)
~5 Armored Cruisers
~5 Light Cruisers
~15 Destroyers
~30 Torpedo Boats
~7 Submarines

Current Bautzonian Ruling Coalition:
--Control 305 out of 600 seats in House of Deputies, and 163 out of 300 in House of Lords
--- Right Leanining Coalition comprised of an alliance between the Conservative and Social Democrat Parties. Opposition are Labour, Liberal, and Socialist Parties.

Prime Minister: George Walters (Conservative)
Minister of the Exchequer: James Altkinson (Conservative)
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Walter Higgins (Social Democrat, also Foreign Intelligence Head)
Minister of National Defence: Henry Amis (Conservative)
Minister of War: Andrew Rogers (Social Democrat)
Minister of Health and Education: Alexander Leksburg (Social Democrat)
Minister of Naval Affairs: Brandon Stuart (Conservative)
Lord Privy Seal and Head of the House of Deputies: Christopher Defanti (Social Democrat)
Leader of the House of Lords: Sir John Redmond (Conservative)
Secratary of State for Trade and Internal Development: Lord Henry Johnson (Conservative)
Chief Whip of Deputies: Stephen Alexander (Social Democrat)
Chief Whip of Lords: Lord Peter Denn (Conservative)

(Work in progress more comming soon)

NEWS BULLETIN:

Prime Minister George Walters, together with Minister of Foreign Affairs Walter Higgens have announced the creation of a defensive alliance between the Kingdom of Bautzen, and Incognitia. The goal of which they stated is to help create a "Stronger, Safer Bautzen." Sources close to the administration have stated that it is only to be activated in the case of an attack by a signatory of the Rome Treaty Alliance on one of our two states. Predictably the Liberal led opposition has pointed out that this may, in fact, cause greater tensions in the region.

NEWS BULLETIN:

Today following a fierce debate Prime Minister George Walters carried a new budget through a joint session of Parliament which aims to increase military spending to 25% of the budget and raised the current flat rate income tax to 12%. The new budget was passed at a vote of 490 to 410.

OOC: The budget calls for the increase of first string mobilization to 3%, with 2% Secondary and 1.5% Tertiary (only to be called upon in times of extreme hardship). We are also laying down 1 Dreadnaught, 2 battlecruisers and 5 Armored Cruisers, and are modernizing the pre-dreadnaught. In addition 10 new destroyers are being constructed, and 20 topedoboats. Also the air corps will be expanded to 70 observers and 20 Zeppelins by August 1915. Also all newly constructed observers are 2 seaters, they can double as light bombers, and the man in the rear station mans a machine gun.

The Kingdom of Bautzen is proud to announce a new agreement recently made with the Confederacy of Warsaw, essentially a gauruntee of Warsaw's independence, and to assist in its defence. Bautzonian companies will also be encouraged to invest into the Confederate Arms Industry, which will become a major supplier of weapons to the Royal Bautzonian Army.

NEWS BULLETIN:

Prime Minister George Walters announced today the formation of a triple alliance between Bautzen, the Warsaw Confederacy, and Caxistan. In a scathing response socialist MP, Karl von Evston said the following "The esteemed Prime Minister will have us diving into imperialistic wars for another within months at the rate he's going. It is enough to make you wonder whether he is actually LOOKING for a war. I will never support such an alliance and I'm sure that the people will stand by me in the next election. Remember when your sons are dying who condemned this act first; remember that the Socialist Party truely does love the people of Bautzen, unlike the Monarchist scum who are going to be responsible for the deaths of your children!"

The government has made no response to inquiries as to what effect, if any, mister von Evston's words have had on public relations policy.

Kansiov would like to propose an alliance to Bautzen.

Kansiov would like to propose an alliance to Bautzen.

Bautzen would be happy to accept, though we wish Kansiov to know that we are also currently involved in an alliance with Warsaw, and Caxistan, so you are encouraged to join that.