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List Of Aschlonian Kings

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King Henry II
King Henry I
King Ferdinand II
King Octavius I
King Ferdinand I

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King Henry II
Lived- 1946-2013
Ruled- 1977-2013

King Henry was born in 1946, and (after Graham II) the second longest reigning Aschlonian monarch. During his first years as king, he mainly used the power of the King to live a life of luxury, leaving the nobles below him in the feudal system to manage the country. He only really started to manage the country at the age of 52, when he reversed several of the policies of his predecessors, decreasing social benefits whilst also decreasing taxes. He replaced several of the nobles (whose bloodlines flowed back to the birth of Aschlon) with friends, which was deeply unpopular with the people. The majority of the replaced nobles had drastically increased social living standards in the areas they managed, and had been friends with the people they managed. Henryd Jefferson, a philosopher and fierce critic of the nobility, used this as an excuse to rile up feelings of pro-democracy. Henry’s vicious put downs of the ensuing protests further led to greater feelings of resentment towards him. In addition, several of the laws he made, such as Jame’s Law, allowed members of the Church to be only answerable to him, which was a heavy contrast to the past in which only the upper clergy were. This created even greater resentment towards him and the Church, and (in 2007) the tensions boiled over and led to the Revolution. He lost the ensuing war, and he and his legitimate bloodline, was executed.

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King Henry I
Lived- 1913-1985
Ruled- 1946-1977

Henry was born shortly before the Great War broke out, and throughout his life had barely any memory of his father. When he was crowned the churh took temporary control of the nation. Their first act was to pull Aschlon out of the war and make peace with Fleur, whilst cutting off all alliances and  trade deals with other nations, going into self imposed isolation. When he began to fully run the nation, one of his first acts was to provide benefits to families who had lost someone in the war, and to war veterans, a first time thing in Aschlon. The people enjoyed alot of religious freedom during this time, with communities of Manist, Jewish and Islamic popping up, despite the church’s protest. He hosted several festivals each year, giving workers across the nation a week off in celebration. He became well known for his elaborate feasts in his court, which resulted in him becoming rather overweight. He died of complications to his heart after accidentally ingesting the poisonous liver of the Empress Penguin. He gave over his throne to his son after he questioned his ability to rule effectively.

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King Ferdinand II
Lived- 1892-1946
Ruled- 1910-1946

Ferdinand was born on the 10th of June, 1892. He was crowned at the age of 18, after his father stepped down from official duties. He led Aschlon into the great war in 1941, allying with Heyra, and subsequently, the Ardian Empire. He served in the military in an unknown role. He was accused of raping his wife in 1912, and the Church promptly execute his wife who made these claims. He took a second wife three weeks later, who bore him twins, the future King Henry and his sister, Elizabeth. His second wife committed suicide in 1914. He apparently took part in several battles against Fleur during the great war, until he died standing next to an artillery cannon that exploded. King Ferdinand was a big enthusiast for Fleur culture, and changed much of his personal heraldry and life style to match that of Fleur, which was ironic, since when war was declared Fleur was the nation they began to fight.

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