| abstract | - Szarlota of Ravenspur (b. prior to 2006 - d. after October 2007) is the name attributed to the treatise Chronica and Hystorie Imperium Ravenspvr (Kronika i historia Cesarski Ravenspur), which remains as one of the most complete and chief sources of knowledge of the first incarnation of Ravenspur commonly known as Old Ravenspur orRavenspur (2007 Nation). She was a historian, writer, and chronicler of the nation Ravenspur (now Old Ravenspur) during the period of time from the from formation of the nation to its dissolution in the Partition of Ravenspur, including the period of Imperial Ravenspur. Her work was rediscovered in the years preceding the advent and reformation of the Kingdom of Ravenspur in 2016. Her most well known writing is the Chronica and Hystorie Imperium Ravenspvr, an incomplete chronicle which provides most of the information still known about Old Ravenspur. The Chronicle begins with information on the legendary founding of the nation and includes detailed reports on the state of Ravenspur during the time of the nation's participation in the Third Great War, post-war reconstruction, and then The Unjust War. The true identity of Szarlota of Ravenspur has been questioned by scholars for years. The name "Szarlota of Praha" has sometimes been attributed the name "Szarlota" being used both at the beginning and in the ending passages of the book and that the oldest copy was found in the Old Ravenspur city of Praha; although subsequent copies found in other city archives cast doubt on this and it is possible she was from another part of the country. It is likely that she spent large parts of time in the Polish crown lands including the cities of Warsaw and Krakow. Due to the extensive knowledge of court and military affairs, it is certain that she had also spent time at the court of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa, the capital and center of Old Ravenspur. Some modern historians are split as to whether Szarlota wrote Chronica and Hystorie Imperium Ravenspvr alone or if it was a compendium of previous works by different authors. The fact that there is fairly detailed information on the Great Third War makes it appear that she possibly had lived in Ravenspur at the time of the war and survived it, making her possibly one of among the 400 or so citizens who did survive the horrors of that war on Ravenspur. The Chronica one of the few known references to a lesser-known alliance participating in the wars, the Piracy Coalition of the South Atlantic, showing that smaller, less known alliances had participated in the Great Third War. Szarlota's later life is unknown.
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