Dispute of Northern Succession

Military action

A Britannian political matter becomes a flashpoint for international conflict

This dispute arose from a challenge to the legitimacy of King Godric Mortmare. The Britannian king had reigned for over twenty years after having been invited to rule by the Britannian Parliament after their overthrow of the Leonantus Dynasty in 934 PCE. Godric Mortmare's failure to produce a male heir provoked many of the Britannian battle lords to oppose the eventual succession of the king's daughter Isabella Mortmare, whom the king had already declared as his chosen successor.   Many dissident lords openly declared support for the return of the Leonantus heir, Charles Leonantus, an act of sedition that sparked violence across the land. Making matters worse, Leonantus's claim enjoyed support from foreign powers including Capetia, where he had lived in exile for twenty years.   The succession crisis came to a head in 957 PCE when Charles Leonantus landed in Britannia with a Capetian army led by Marshall Pierre Solcent. The conflict resolved at the Battle of Somerset, where the Capetian army was defeated along with the dissident Leonantus faction.