Kingdom of Hetzburg

The Kingdom of Hetzburg was a kingdom present in the south of Brythonia from its inception in 381 BU until its absorption by Edward the Conqueror, King of Brythonia in 131 BU. The kingdom has been traditionally ruled by the House of Dornay.

The kingdom encompassed a large portion of Brythonia from the eastern banks of the River Vees, over which it bordered the Kingdom of Aldemare, to the Vale of Ashmore. In the north, it directly bordered the Kingdom of Lowell.

History
Hetzburg achieved independence after the death of Alderic the Great, the first King of Aldemar. Alderic left no inheritance law, which allowed various lords in Aldemar to rise up after his death, proclaiming their independence. All were unsuccessful except one: Hetzburg, as the trading city had quickly established an alliance with the Kingdom of Swanhaven.

Over the course of the next two-hundred years, Hetzburg and Aldemar engaged in frequent wars, whereby Aldemar attempted to reabsorb Hetzburg. However, all of their attempts ended in stalemate due to the existence of the High Coalition: the alliance made between Hetzburg, Swanhaven, and Lowell to ensure a lack of foreign domination in the Brythonian region. Although Lowell and Hetzburg were allied in this context, their future alliances were often brittle and unpredictable; their efforts were purely strategic and they held no actual diplomacy. Likewise, Hetzburg allied with Aldemar on several occasions against the Sassyari. These alliances were always short-lasting and mistrustful.

In 131 BU, Hetzburg was reluctantly subjugated by Edward the Conqueror, who, with the support of the Kingdom of Lowell, defeated Edric II of Hetzburg in the Battle of the Sun Hill. Edric II was slain and his son, Gerold, was named Gerold Dornay, Prince of Hetzburg.