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{{Kingdom_infobox|flag = Flag Maecht.png|coa = COA Maecht var1.png|status = Province of [[Nilfgaardian Empire|Nilfgaard]]<br>
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{{Kingdom_infobox|flag = Flag Maecht.svg|coa = COA Maecht books.svg|status = Province of [[Nilfgaardian Empire|Nilfgaard]]<br>
 
Territory of [[Metinna]]<br>
 
Territory of [[Metinna]]<br>
 
Kingdom (until 1250s)|capital1 = [[Maecht (city)|Maecht]]|demonym = Maechtian|form-of-government = Elective Monarchy|ruler = King [[Hoët]]|defacto = [[Imperator]] of [[Nilfgaardian Empire|Nilfgaard]]}}'''Maecht''' was a kingdom in the southern part of the continent, bordered by [[Metinna]] to the north, [[Geso]] to the east, and [[Ebbing]] to the south. However, in the 1250s it eventually fell to [[Nilfgaardian Empire|Nilfgaard]] and became part of the Empire during the unnamed [[Usurper]]'s rule and given to Metinna as a territory.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20000305052135/http://sapkowski.fantasy.art.pl/wc/ciri/duny.html.po Genealogy of Ciri - Duny]</ref>
 
Kingdom (until 1250s)|capital1 = [[Maecht (city)|Maecht]]|demonym = Maechtian|form-of-government = Elective Monarchy|ruler = King [[Hoët]]|defacto = [[Imperator]] of [[Nilfgaardian Empire|Nilfgaard]]}}'''Maecht''' was a kingdom in the southern part of the continent, bordered by [[Metinna]] to the north, [[Geso]] to the east, and [[Ebbing]] to the south. However, in the 1250s it eventually fell to [[Nilfgaardian Empire|Nilfgaard]] and became part of the Empire during the unnamed [[Usurper]]'s rule and given to Metinna as a territory.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20000305052135/http://sapkowski.fantasy.art.pl/wc/ciri/duny.html.po Genealogy of Ciri - Duny]</ref>
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== Heraldry ==
 
== Heraldry ==
[[File:COA Maecht var2.png|100px|Maecht coat of arms (variant 2)]] [[File:COA Maecht var3.png|100px|Maecht coat of arms (variant 3)]]
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[[File:COA Maecht games.svg|100px]]
   
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The current coat of arms is the one described in the books (which the current flag is based on) while the one above is seen in the games.
 
== Notable residents ==
 
== Notable residents ==
 
* [[Akerspaark|King Akerspaark]]
 
* [[Akerspaark|King Akerspaark]]

Revision as of 22:53, 27 January 2018

Template:Kingdom infoboxMaecht was a kingdom in the southern part of the continent, bordered by Metinna to the north, Geso to the east, and Ebbing to the south. However, in the 1250s it eventually fell to Nilfgaard and became part of the Empire during the unnamed Usurper's rule and given to Metinna as a territory.[1]

Maecht maintains a pretense of autonomy where the citizens elect their king, but this king is a subject of Metinna's king, and both are subject to Nilfgaard's imperator.

History

King Akerspaark continued to rule after it was subjugated until 1258 when he died of acute pneumonia after being stabbed by hit men. An election took place and was won by Hoët, though Codringher suggested that Imperator Emhyr, who took back the Nilfgaardian throne just one year prior, have a deciding vote.

Sensing instability, Maechtian nobles, like Duke Rudiger, formed insurrection forces in Thurn but were soon put down by the Nilfgaardian Army in a punitive expedition. By 1267 Maecht was firmly bound to the Empire and its mercenaries partook in the Northern Wars.[2]

Heraldry

COA Maecht games

The current coat of arms is the one described in the books (which the current flag is based on) while the one above is seen in the games.

Notable residents

Cities and keeps

Notes

  • Duny claimed the people of Maecht were very superstitious, though this could have been a ruse to explain why he didn't want to go back home immediately after marrying Pavetta.

References