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In 1770, King Gustaf II of [[Norgsveldet]] declared himself the Fylkir of Ulvriktru, declaring himself the head of [[Ulvriktru]] over the traditional Ulvriktruar leader, the High Gothir. The following religious schism would split the religion into two denominations: Gustafic Ulvriktru, which recognized Gustaf II as the Fylkir; and Gothiric Ulvriktru, which continued to recognize the Gothirs as the religious authority.
Following Gustaf's declaration, King [[Alfred IV of Tretrid|
The resulting series of wars, whether directly fought between Tretrid and Norgsveldet, or between proxies, proved to be a massive drain on the Tretridian treasury, and while the Witenagemot was initially compliant with Bada's requests to increase taxes for the war effort (having had very little power under Ælfræd IV's reign), the Eorlist faction eventually reasserted itself (having been largely tamed under Ælfræd IV) and was able to force the crown to limit the tax rates on the nobility.
This left the monarchy in a dilemma—Bada could either attempt to strong-arm the Witan into compliance, or he could massively increase taxes on commoners, both of which would invite unrest at an inopportune time and spread republicanism in Tretrid itself. His solution was to create a large number of elected seats in the Witan, both increasing the representation of the commoners and effectively watering down the political power of the nobility. This was met with great ire from the nobility and the Eorlist faction, but also stifled most republican sentiment within Tretrid, and, as Bada hoped, most of the new Councilors were Cynists.
===19th century===
In 1804, Eadgyð II commenced sweeping reforms of the Tretridian government with the proclamation of the Charter of Privileges, which was in essence the Tretridian constitution. The Charter expanded the role of the Witan to take up most of the duties of day-to-day governance of Tretrid, and also mandated elections to the Folkmoot. As Eadgyð continued to retain command of the military and to dictate foreign policy, her reign has been argued to employ an early form of [[Royalistic Populism|royalistic populism]].
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