
Originally Posted by
Centurio Nixalsverdrus
Before the French revolution people identified themselves to the region, sometimes very small, they lived in. The model CirdanDharix gave is very good imo. So people had a regional identity. That was one side. The other side were the capitals of the states, the centres of power. The seat of a dynasty, their palace. Around them lived their aristocracy and appointed officials which comprised the ruling class. In this region, the "power region", the people naturally identified much more with their state, as they saw it everyday and was often identical with their regional identification.
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