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Well, from economical standpoint - Bretonia lost two planets Leeds. I'll explain why.
First planet Leeds was glassed, and it fed Bretonia's peacetime economy growth. "Second" Leeds is actual missing developed industrial output required for building another Leeds-sized industrial powerhouse.
In my theories I'm well aware about mineral riches, but they are useless without industrial base. Yes, you can sell them, but their value will be significantly lower than you are used to, as you need to sell them in bulk (which decreases unit cost, as demand will go down) and you sell them raw (as you don't have infrastructure to refine them en masse).
All this concludes to Nation which should be at its knees, and catching its breath. By destroying planet like Leeds Bretonia's GDP was sent back like 100 years, probably more.
EDIT: I'll correct myself. Mineral riches are not useless, but they won't do wonders either. Bretonia will need to sell them, but clever foreign businessmen will push prices down, as their demand has more leverage than Bretonia's supply (Bretonia needs money more than them).