| Oct 1, 2012 21:15:36 GMT -5 |
Post by hungary on Oct 1, 2012 21:15:36 GMT -5
ELIZAVETA (HUNGARY) HÉDERVÁRY
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I Feel Like We're Summoning The Devil
Nickname/Alias: Hungary, Eliza, Eli, Liz, etc.
Gender: Female
Character Type: Country
Country or Country of Origin: Hungary
Canon or Original: Canon
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When I look into all of your stupid faces
I think how fun it will be to pound them into dust
Hair: Brown
Height and Weight: 160 cm (5'3") and 54 kg (120 lbs)
Other Distinguishing Features: A small, orange flower over her ear that represents Lake Balaton
Overall Appearance: Short and small in stature, Elizaveta is hardly an imposing figure (at first sight, that is). Her wavy, pale-brown hair reaches the middle of her back, and her bright green eyes are usually wide set, giving her a seemingly innocent look. Still, she isn't a frail girl, and there is something about her stance that tends to suggest one might want to stay on her good side.
Although she can be seen in a variety of outfits, Elizaveta often wears a sort of green, traditional folk dress or some variation of a maid's outfit. Occasionally she'll don a military uniform (green, of course; she seems to like that color), but it's hardly her everyday clothing.
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Man up or I'll beat you with my peace prize!
Dislikes: Prussia (insensitive jerk), Turkey (or the Ottoman Empire, I suppose), Mongolia, Romania, sexism (it's really unfair, you know; she could beat a good number of men out there into a pulp if she wanted to), bullies, being pushed around, rudeness.
Strengths:
Elizaveta is remarkably strong (both physically and mentally) - brilliant when fighting and spirited enough to keep going when all looks lost.
She's quite responsible and very trustworthy. Really. If you can't rely on her, you can't rely on anybody.
Despite her affinity for fighting, she's still gentle and remarkably good around the house. Yes, she's all against the stereotype that females are the ones to do this, but when she really thinks about it, cleaning up a room does give her some amount of satisfaction. Anyway, it isn't bad exercise. She has to do something in her spare time.
Weaknesses:
Elizaveta is excessively stubborn. No matter how much you plead, she'll stick to her guns (even if she's obviously wrong) and that doesn't always end well.
She's very, very disobedient. She hates being told to do anything and tends to resent authority.
Elizaveta's temper gets the better of her at times. It doesn't take long until her patience runs out and she automatically starts trying to solve her issues physically before thinking it over.
Fears:
Losing someone she cares about. As strong as she is, she isn't quite sure what would happen if she truly lost a loved one forever. And the uncertainty in itself can worry her, although she likes to keep that to herself.
Becoming weak- As insignificant as it sounds, Elizaveta dreads become truly soft, impressionable and easy to force into doing things she doesn't really want to.
Secrets:
Sometimes, she wishes she didn't know she was of the female persuasion. Life used to be so much easier, you know.
Despite the divorce, Elizaveta still has feelings for Austria.
Any Quirks/Habits: She carries a good-sized frying pan with her a lot of the time. You never know when it might come in handy.
Overall Personality: If there is any word that comes close to summing up all of Elizaveta at once, it would be 'strong'. Over the years, she's gone through numerous wars, battles, triumphs, and defeats. And throughout it all, she has never lost her spirit. Admittedly, sometimes this side of her gets her into trouble, especially in the case of her inexplicable defiance and stubbornness. But no one can doubt that this nation is a survivor. She perseveres.
Strength isn't all that makes up Elizaveta, though. Toughness doesn't define a person, although it tends to stand out at first. Behind the stubbornness, she's really quite a kind girl, loyal and steady and the sort of person you'd like to have as an older sister. She dotes on children and possesses the sort of fierce, protective love people wish they'd seen more often. Eliza is the sort of person that strikes awe into onlookers, an unfamiliar mix of fear and admiration.
After all that, she does seem like a very remarkable person. Admirable, right?
Yes, but she does have her bad points (which I touched upon earlier, probably downplaying the fact that it gets her into trouble). For example, her temper has gotten her into plenty of trouble over the years. All it takes is one narcissistic jerk to throw her into a fuming, pan-wielding thing of rage. The aforementioned refusal to submit tends to put her on bad terms with others. Of course, she does her best to tame her... urges, but sometimes she can't help but teach an idiot or two a lesson.
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I'm the hero!
Before 895:
843- Treaty of Verdun; Carolingian Empire division
Medieval Hungary 895-1526:
895- Tribes united to become the beginnings of Hungary
972- Prince Géza began integrating Hungary into Christianity. His son, Saint Stephen I, became the first King of Hungary. Through his efforts, Hungary became recognized as a Catholic Apostolic Kingdom, earning the insignia of royalty from the papacy.
1006- Stephen uses his power toward reforming Hungary into a feudal state.
1091- Hungary occupies Croatia after King Saint Ladislaus I expands territory into Transylvania.
1217- Andrew II Led the Fifth Crusade to the Holy Land. He was also known for his Diploma Andreanum which secured special privileges for Transylvanian Saxons (First Autonomy law in the world); and the Golden Bull of 1222 (The first constitution in Continental Europe)
1241-1242- The Mongols invaded, killing or torturing some 2 million people. Despite the knowledge of the Mongols, the country was ill prepared. Once the Mongols retreated, King Béla ordered the construction of hundreds of stone castles and fortifications to defend against a second Mongol invasion.
1286- The Mongols returned, but due to the changes made after the first invasion, they were defeated. Subsequent invasions met the same ends.
1456- Siege of Belgrade; John Hunyadi, Regent-Governor of Hungary, was a successful crusader against the Ottoman Turks. The Siege of Belgrade was one of his greatest victories.
1458-1490- Matthias Corvinus, son of John Hunyadi, was elected as King of Hungary. He was known as a successful military leader and a very enlightened man. In the 15th century, his library, Bibliotheca Corviniana, was Europe’s greatest collection of historical chronicals, philosophic and scientific works, second in size to the Vatican Library.
1479- King Matthias Corvinus led the Hungarian army to defeat the Ottoman and Wallachian troops at the Battle of Breadfield. His mercenary army, the Black Army of Hungary, was used abroad to defeat Polish and German forces, as well as conquering parts of Austria and Bohemia.
1477-1488- Austro-Hungarian War.
1485- Siege of Vienna
1490-1516: Vladislaus II became King after Matthias died without lawful sons. During his reign Hungary’s role declined internationally; political stability changed, and social progress came to a near standstill.
1521- The southern Hungarian fortress, Nándorfehérvár, fell to the Turks.
Ottoman Wars 1526-1699:
1526- Battle of Mohács; The Ottomans gained a victory over the Hungarian Army where King Louis II died while fleeing. In the confusion, the Hungarian nobility elected two kings simultaneously: János Szapolyai and Ferdinand I of the Hapsburg dynasty.
1541- The Turks conquer Buda, dividing Hungary into three parts.
1686- Buda was reconquered from the Turks by the Holy League’s army. Pieces were returned to Hungary slowly as the Ottomans were defeated. By 1718, all of Hungary was removed from Ottoman rule. Hungary began the reconversion to Catholicism during that time as well.
1703-1711- Large uprising by Francis II Rákóczi who took powere as the Ruling Prince of Hungary, but refused the Hungarian Crown and the title of King.
1707- Dethronement of the Hapsburgs at the Diet of Ónod.
1708- The Hungarian Kuruk army lost the Battle of Trencsén against the Hapsburg Empire.
1825-1848- Hungarian Reform; Parliament was reconvened to handle financial needs, A liberal party focused on providing for the peasants, and the nation concentrated on modernizing despite being blocked by the Habsburgs.
1848- Hungarian Revolution; Mass demonstrations in Pest and Buda began the fight for autonomy from the House of Habsburg. Through the April Laws, Hungary gained a democratic political system. A count in Croatia and Dalmatia invaded Hungary to dissolve the Hungarian Government, despite having no order by the Austrian monarchy to do so. The Hungarians fought back against the Croatians, eventually beating them. Hungary then tried to declare full independence. In the beginning, the Hungarian forces defeated the Austrian armies, but Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph I sought Czar Nicholas I, to have Russian forces invade Hungary which eventually caused Hungary’s surrender.
Austria-Hungary 1867-1918:
1867- Austro-Hungarian Compromise was negotiated, therefore forming the dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. Each country was governed separately by their own parliament from their own capital city, but shared a monarch and military. Under this compromise, the Hungarian Constitution was restored and Franz Joseph I was crowned King of Hungary. This was a great advantage for Hungary, as the economy grew and improved. Urbanization came to the area with boost in industrialization and new technologies.
1873- Buda, Óbuda, and Pest united to become Budapest.
World War I:
1914- Assassination in Sarajevo; Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria as well as his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg were shot in attempt to break apart the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Hungarian prime minister István Tisza tried to avoid the outbreak of the war in Europe, but was unsuccessful. After that, Austria-Hungary drafted 9 million soldiers into the war on the side of Germany, Bulgaria, and Turkey. They worked to fight and conquer Serbia, then Romania. Emperor Franz Joseph died in 1916. The following monarch, Charles IV, sympathized with the pacifists. Once the Central Powers collapsed, the Austro-Hungarian Empire withdrew from the defeated countries. By 1918, the economy had declined severely; strikes and uprisings were common. Following the defeat of Germany, Austria-Hungary was forced to sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the Treaty of Versailles, and later the Treaty of Trianon.
1919- Treaty of Versailles; Was written and signed with the provision that Germany (and other countries involved including Austria and Hungary) take responsibility for causing the war, disarm, make territorial concessions, and pay reparations to the countries of the Entente powers.
1919- Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye; Signed by the Allies of WWI and the “Republic of Austria.” This officially declared the that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was to be dissolved and it established the boundaries of the new Austria.
1920- Treaty of Trianon was signed, establishing the status and new borders of an independent Hungary. This was the final destruction of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
1938- First Vienna Award; The Germans and Italians gave Hungary part of Southern Czechoslovakia and Subcarpathia.
1940- Second Vienna Award; The Germans and Italians gave Hungary northern Transylvania.
World War II:
1941- Hungary joined the invasion of Yugoslavia to regain more territories, and then joined the invasion of the Soviet Union, establishing a bond with the Axis Powers. In the beginning, Hungarian troops enjoyed success, but by 1943, the Hungarian government wanted to negotiate a surrender with the Allied powers. In 1944, German troops occupied Hungary.
1944- Hungarian troops were successful on the Eastern Front, but this success was short lived as the Soviet Union invaded Hungary at the Battle of Budapest. The war was devastating for Hungary creating a huge loss of life and the destruction of over 60% of the economy.
1945- Budapest gave unconditional surrender.
1947- Treaty of Peace with Hungary; through the peace treaty, all the land Hungary regained through the Vienna Awards was returned.
Communist era 1947-1989:
Following the Soviet invasion of Budapest, several changes came over the country. One of the most notable ones was the change of constitution in 1949. Hungary was renamed the People’s Republic of Hungary, Socialism was the main goal of the nation, a new coat of arms decorated with Communist symbols was adopted, and the new constitution was modeled after the 1936 Soviet Union constitution.
1948-1956-This was the era of the “officials and intellectuals” purge. Those who were deemed a risk to the Soviet Union’s goals were removed from the area via imprisonment or death.
1956- Hungarian Revolution; Under Hungarian Communist leader Rákosi, Hungary declined rapidly. His militaristic industrialization and war compensating economic party caused the standard of living to fall. It was under his governing eyes that the people of Hungary started to fight back. Several people were shot and killed during peaceful demonstrations, which created an uprising through the entire nation. Revolutionary militias began fighting the Soviet Army and the Hungarian political police in Budapest. The resistance fought against Soviet tanks employing Molotov cocktails and machine guns. The Soviets suffered heavy losses, but within a few days, they returned with 150,000 troops and 2,500 tanks. Despite an estimated loss of 20,000 Hungarian people killed, nearly 250,000 escaped the country during the brief time the borders were open.
Kádár Era 1956-1988:
Kádár, though a communist supporter who led an attack against anti-Soviet revolutionaries in the Hungarian Revolution, created some very positive changes in the country during his regime. He reduced military production and instead increased consumer goods and food production. This increased the standard of living, made the economy more liberal, and gave fewer restrictions to travel and the press.
1968- New Economic Mechanism introduced the free market.
1988- Demonstrations began against Romania’s plans to demolish Transylvanian villages.
Third Hungarian Republic 1989-Present:
1989 (March)- The government declared the anniversary of the 1848 Revolution a national holiday for the first time in decades. Leader Károly Grósz met with Mikhail Gorbachev to discuss Hungary’s movement toward a multi-party system. Gorbachev promised that the USSR would not interfere with the internal affairs of Hungary.
1989 (May)- Hungary began taking down the barbed wire fence along the Austrian border.
1989 (June)- A crowd at Heroes’ Square witnessed the reburial of former Prime Minister Imre Nagy who was executed for his part in the 1956 Revolution. The final speaker of the event, Viktor Orbán (Current Hungarian Prime Minister) called for free elections and the removal of Soviet troops from Hungary.
1989 (September)- Foreign Minister Gyula Horn announced that East German refugees in Hungary would be allowed to go to the West, though they would not be repatriated. This announcement was one that encouraged an advance to the tumbling of the Berlin Wall.
1989 (October)- Mátyás Szűrös declared Hungary a republic, then served as provisional President of the Republic while Hungary made the transition from communist to democratic government.
1990- The first free parliamentary election was held in Hungary
1991- The last of the Soviet troops left Hungary.
1994- Socialists won over half the seats in parliament in the election in an effort to return the “security and stability of the socialist era.” Voters rejected the extremist ideas on all sides of the issue.
1999- Hungary joined NATO.
2004- Hungary joined the European Union.
2007- Hungary joined the Schengen Area.
2008- Hungary was greatly affected by the global financial crisis. It caused a great deal of budget constraints.
2010/2011- There was a rapid transition from democracy to authoritarian rule in the country.
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You've got it backwards! Backwards!
Hurry up and throw it! If you don't hurry up and throw it, you'll go "boom"!
Em slid further down in her seat. "Sorry," she whispered, her face turning bright red. What was her problem? For once, Em wished she could just learn to shut up in school.
A switch flicked on in the depths of her brain. That teacher was still talking to her? Oh, god. Didn't she understand that she was just asking for trouble? The uncooperative half of Em wondered why anyone would assume that she thought a teacher as young as the one sitting in front of her wouldn't have a life outside of the school.
"Er... yes. I mean, that's my name. Emerita. Em." She gulped. "And I think it depends on your definition of horrible. I mean, I didn't punch anyone in the face or anything like that, but I guess I must've made someone pretty angry and all, which is not that good, so..." Em trailed off. This conversation wasn't going anywhere. She bent down over the book in her lap. No use in angering another teacher, not today. "Never mind. I'll be quiet."
A few minutes passed before the girl looked up again. Any attempt at concentration was useless. Em needed to run, to climb, to get something done. Anyway, she didn't have any books worth reading. Young adult fiction was seriously going down in quality, as far as she was concerned. Her eyes flicked around the room a bit before settling on the book in the teacher's hands. Atlantis? Huh. "You teach... mythology, right?" Previous behavior aside, Em was curious. It'd always sounded like an interesting class. Her mother hadn't wanted her to take it, though, so it had remained, for the most part, a mystery to Em throughout her years at the school. Apparently the stories they taught there were silly and useless, as well as lacking in the field of life lessons. Or something like that.
She hoped that teacher would be in a better mood after some time to herself.
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I Summon thee from far away lands, come forth!
You called?
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