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The '''Island of Savoie''', discovered in 1732 by the renowned French explorer [[Potato321]], was at first nothing but a small, poor fishing colony to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs French Crown], but when massive coal deposits where discovered in 1801, the island was flooded by immigrant workers from neighbouring colonies, and soon became an economic powerhouse in the region. After 20 straight years of overmining, the island's coal reserves where depleted, and with it, its status in the French Monarchy. | The '''Island of Savoie''', discovered in 1732 by the renowned French explorer [[Potato321]], was at first nothing but a small, poor fishing colony to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs French Crown], but when massive coal deposits where discovered in 1801, the island was flooded by immigrant workers from neighbouring colonies, and soon became an economic powerhouse in the region. After 20 straight years of overmining, the island's coal reserves where depleted, and with it, its status in the French Monarchy. | ||
During that same time, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs French Revolution] was also taking place. The poor, unemployed and radical population of Savoie Maritime had an extreme lack of confidence towards the newly-forming [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_French_Empire French Empire], and staged | During that same time, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs French Revolution] was also taking place. The poor, unemployed and radical population of Savoie Maritime had an extreme lack of confidence towards the newly-forming [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_French_Empire French Empire], and staged a ''coup d'état'' in the streets of the city. Napoleon, the at-the-time emperor of France, established the ''Autorité gouvernemental de Savoie Maritime'' (Governmental Authority of Savoie Maritime) and made Savoie a self-governing autonomous overseas territory of France. | ||
===== Economic Revival ===== | ===== Economic Revival ===== | ||