Editing Hauwarht (section)

=== Downfall ===
By early 2025, the Octavium Imperium faced severe internal and external crises. The state was caught in a prolonged "DMCA war," worsened by Aleczaender's antagonistic foreign policy, which alienated potential allies and veterans. Frequent civil wars and uprisings led many members to leave.

Seeking stability, Hauwahrt and Wilhelm arranged the return of the exiled veteran Patrick J. Smith in March 2025, intending to install him as leader while they took advisory roles. Smith soon lost motivation, however, and support from external nations, including those of Stalemated, faded after Aleczaender's reclusive and uncooperative attitude drove them away.
[[File:The Realm may.1.26.png|thumb|536x536px|Front page of the state newspaper The Realm on May 3rd, 2025]]
In May 2025, Hauwahrt privately announced his retirement from Octavian duties, followed shortly by Smith's departure to form a rival nation in America. Angered by these defections and by Hauwahrt's retained ownership of the Papal holdings, Aleczaender moved to cut ties with both, but Wilhelm convinced him at the last minute to keep them in government.

The following day, Hauwahrt and Wilhelm made an unscheduled state visit to Lenburg, [[Teutonnia]], to meet the newly appointed Realmspresident [[DerSpiess]]. A deal was struck to surrender all Octavian claims in France to the Teutonnian occupation forces in exchange for positions in the new French Military Administration. Eyewitnesses reported that after the agreement was signed, the remaining Octavian delegates were killed by Teutonnian Rulerescortcommando guards. Aleczaender then ordered the banishment of Wilhelm and Hauwahrt, ending Hauwahrt's Octavian career and the Rosenberg era.

On 2 May 2025, Realmsgovernor Wilhelm Rosenberg told the Teutonnian press:<blockquote>"Today is History, and YOU are apart of it. I am incredibly happy with this visit, it went swimmingly. Der Spiess is an excellent man, a man of character and resolve. So much so that we have struck a fantastically beneficial deal for Teutonnia and her government. Under my official decree, all of France is to be evacuated by Octavian Forces. Control will be handed to the much more responsible, stable, and fanatic Teutonnian Forces. I hereby pledge my allegiance to Teutonnia and her countrymen, whom I have always owed my true allegiance to. As a Rosenberg, a man of Germanic roots, this is my home. Triumph Teutonnia."</blockquote>
[[File:Alec Trial July6.png|left|thumb|352x352px|Realmspalace of Justice, 2026]]