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<big><big><b>Sir Alexander Vasa, Viscount Lochland<br></b></big></big>
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<small> [[Prime Minister|PM]] [[Privy Council|PC]] [[Order of the New Sarovian Empire|OSE]]</small>
| caption = Portrait of Regent Lochland during George I's reign.
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| Row3Info = Sir [[Kiddbrutal Kaine]], 1st Earl Kaine
| Row3Info = ''Regent, Prince Royal, Viscount Lochland, Clerk of the Privy Council, Prime Minister of the New Sarovian Empire, Counsellor of State''▼
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'''Prince Alexander Vasa''', the 1st Viscount Lochland Alexander Vasa
▲'''Prince Alexander Vasa, the 1st Viscount Lochland Alexander Vasa''' (born Prince Royal, Alexander Zor-Mako-Vasa) was a member of the Imperial House of Vasa. A descendant of [[Constantine IV Mako]] through Consantine IV's second's son, Prince Royal, Arthur, he was technically cousins to [[Carolus XII Vasa]] and [[Constantine VI & I Vasa]] though never met them, having joined in the reign of [[William I Vasa]]. Alexander was an experienced soldier, diplomat and a shrewd politician who was a profound and public anti-Unionist in the Saro-Oxerian Union, which gained him fame and renown amongst the youth of the Sarovian country. After the dissolution of the Union which Alexander campaigned for, he became a political outcast due to the wrath of Willima I. Alexander's fortunes would turn upon the ascension of [[Brianna I Vasa-Nassau]] which allowed and enabled him to rise to power once more, establishing a new Sarovian constitution and positioning himself as an autocratic Prime Minister who laid the foundation for the modern Sarovian state.
Modern perception of Alexander is rather varied, though he is seen and often ranked as one of the best Prime Ministers of the New Sarovian Empire and one of the most talented politicians to ever exist. These perceptions are often countered by claims of autocratic and dictatorial behaviour, citing his nine Stefanic years of near absolute control over the Empress Brianna, culminating in his Regency in the last months of her reign. Alexander was a staunch conservative traditionalist, and harboured extensive autocratic natures. He was known to neutralise dissent and "disappear" Sarovians who disagreed with him, leading to many liberal Sarovians denouncing his actions while also simultaneously acknowledging his benefit to the Sarovian nation. Likewise, he also is known as "Alexander the Kingmaker" for his actions cementing [[George I Vasa-Nassau]] on the Sarovian throne, continuing his Regency until his death.
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=== Rise to Power ===
In the first Stefanic year of the Empress Brianna's reign, the political scene was relatively chaotic. Four factions vyed for power over the young, impressionable Empress. There were the Constantists or Zaclites, the monarchists, the Sacroytes and the pacifists. The Constantists were usually aristocrats or
Alexander aligned himselves with the monarchists and quickly was allowed back into court by the Empress Brianna, who was seeking new allies in any shape or colour. Alexander quickly found himself back into his natural element and assembled a coalition known as the Monarchist Party of New Sarovia, which he led. The Sarovian parliament (known as the Chamber) at the time was still dissolved by the Empress. Political agitators on all sides of the spectrum had been calling for an actual written Sarovian constitution, with Sacroytes wanting to control the Empress and the Constantists wanted to write the Empress' out of the line of succession. Alexander took it upon himself to write the original Sarovian constitution, which was wildly denounced by all sides other than the monarchists. Pacifist leader Athena, seen as a pushover by the Sacroytes and Constantists, was propped up as a coalition figurehead to reject the Constitution. Alexander convinced the Empress to unilaterally decree the Constitution into existence, which occurred in September 2019 (261 AS). The pacifist-Sacroyte-Constantist coalition ran as a combined party known as the Democratic Party, arguing in bad faith that the Constitution should be written and voted on by the people. Alexander ran for Prime Minister and narrowly won the election with a 50/50 split, but managed to fortunately control the Speaker of the Assembly, which enabled him to ram through legislation.
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By December, Brianna had two sons: Jacobus and [[George I Vasa-Nassau | Piers George Constantine William]], who served as army commanders under her reign. During this period, her niece Lelia of Oxeria would become the Crown Princess of Oxeria, and the two would become great friends on the recommendation of Lord Lochland, which brought Oxeria and Sarovia into a brief period of reconcilement. The War of the First Coalition ended after the disasterous defeat with Field Marshal Moonee, and Brianna and her husband launched a second offensive to regain lost Sarovian territories against the advice of Lord Lochland. The War of the Second Coalition would be a disasterous defeat for the Sarovians and forced the Oxerian Empire to join the Imperians against Sarovia, isolating Sarovia and Sacro and convincing Lord Lochland that he needed to step in and control the Empress before anything else got out of hand.
Due to the disaster, Sarovians began entering a period of chaos. Dissatisfied Sarovians began to form their own militias and political parties in an attempt to enact change against Sacro's ill fated war. The Prime Minister would channel the frustrations against the Empress and use them to convince her to grant him more extraordinary powers, such as control over the armed forces and unilateral control over diplomacy. Through this, Lord Lochland would begin paying Sarovian soldiers himself to gain their loyalty, always done in the name of the Queen-Empress. Whenever someone dissented against the Queen-Empress, he would bring them under their wing, legitimise their concerns, and propose a solution only he could handle which usually resulted in the Queen-Empress giving him more and more extraordinary powers. The power made him the most influencial member in the Empire and the Queen-Empress knighted Lord Lochland into the [[Order of the New Sarovian Empire]]. The Mathiveas Code of Law was recreated and amended to include laws against critiquing the Prime Minister, which allowed him to order the arrest and exile of political rivals. This did not always work.
The cousins of one of Brianna's earlier friends came to Sarovia to pledge allegiance to the Queen-Empress, and formed the Strauss Triumvirate in order to protect Sarovian interests. Much to the frustration of the Prime Minister who constantly threatened to resign if nothing was done about them, though never carried out his threat, the mysterious Strauss brothers waged a war against Sarovian dissenters as the Queen's own secret police, which led to dire consequences, such as the attempted assassination of the heirs of the duchy of Poltava and their subsequent self-exile. The disappearence of the dissenters ultimately culminated in the Prime Minister being unable to achieve more and more power. In January (265 AS), the Strauss brothers petitioned the Empress Brianna to sack Lord Lochland and re-take absolute control over the nation. Some reports and rumours even indicated they desired the end of the Sacrovian union. The Prime Minister rushed with his key allies and, perhaps illegally (as the Constitution had no clause for regencies), unanimously declared the Queen-Empress mentally ill and unfit to hold her positions. On the command of Lord Lochland as commander of the Army, the Empress was locked under house arrest. The Strauss brothers began campaigning against the Prime Minister and continuing to crack down on dissenters, assassinating a close ally of the Prime Minister. By March (267 AS), Lord Lochland assembled and formulated a meeting of truce between the Strauss brothers and the Government. Lord Lochland violated this presumably as the three were never seen again in New Sarovia.
=== Assembling the Army ===
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Both of those objectives he tried. In late 267 AS, Lochland announced the [[Confederation of the Nafets]]. Lord Lochland's plan was to maintain the [[Imperial Army]] while also increasing its size, but also create a series of subservient vassal states with the sole objective of achieving numerical supremacy. Lord Lochland dispatched his best diplomats to woo Oxeria by May 21st, the date of Lochland's offensive. Lord Lochland had a son and a grandson by this point: Frederick and William. They were given senior officer commands due to Lord Lochland's power as Regent, and all together, the family introduced larger martial reforms. With the approval of the Chamber, merely a formality, they began to plan for the creation of the "Grand Army". The plan would not be finalised and reached its climax months later, but the foundation was established.
[[File:Grand Army 2020.png|300px|thumb|right|Organisational chart of the Grand Army.]]
By 268 AS, the Grand Army was finalised. It would consist of thirteen regiments of various languages such as English, Portuguese, Filipino and Turkish. This would be created to meet Alexander's martial reform known as the "Line", which stated that a line from the north to the south of the continent had to be established to move from west to east in order to defeat the Imperians and their allies. The Grand Army reached eleven regiments strong, all relatively at full strength, putting it well over 500 Sarovian members. It is estimated to have around 160 foreign auxiliary units in the Nafets Confederation as well.
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== Politics ==
Alexander Vasa was a traditionalist conservative, and most likely would have supported the modern day Tory or Hats parties. He was a strong and relatively effective leader through his absolutist and autocratic nature, willing to do whatever whenever to achieve the end goal, even if it happened to be illegal. He was not an effective diplomat and shunned foreign affairs, preferring to send diplomats and envoys. He was relatively calm unless agitated, which could cause him to blow into a fit of rage. He was deeply afraid of losing control like he did under William I, and as such, proudly labeled himself as a reactionary "in all but martial affairs". He was extraordinarily competitive and hated challenges to his rule. He is noted to have said that "change is inherently rooted in disaster, so the least that must change, the better."
Lord Lochland, since his birth, was a strong representative of the Sarovian peerage and despite his distaste for the Prince Royal title, would proudly showcase his Vasa blood if it won him votes. Some even accused him of manuevering himself for the throne, calling him "Caesar Lochland", but no evidence has surfaced to support this. He desired a stronger upper class to promote the class and glamour of the days of his cousin Constantine VI & I, and would actively promote and offer positions in line with nepotism. He actively reformed the Peers of the Empire into his own model, something that has survived to the current day albeit with some reforms.
[[File:Peerage of the Empire.png|300px|thumb|right|Lochland's reforms to the Peerage.]]
Lord Lochland was more concerned about withstanding what he called "Imperian toxic liberalism." To him, this was defined as a loosening of the traditional social classes and traditions of Estos: a strong military and respect for civil bureaucracy and a key faith in not only Stefan but in monarchism as a whole. The Imperian style of liberalism caused people to forget their roots and their allegiances to the respective crowns of Estos. To him, republics and strengthened democracies were bound to change common and, as such, rooted in disaster. He believed that Imperian style liberalness corrupted monarchies absolutely. A common phrase of his was "for Crown, for the House of Constantine and for the Empire." When asked "what about the people?" his response was "the people be damned."
== Honours ==
Throughout his life, Alexander has received many different honours, decorations and titles.
* '''Honours'''
**[[File:NSE Flag.png|frameless|x20px]] Knight Commander of the Order of the New Sarovian Empire
**[[File:NSE Flag.png|frameless|x20px]] Star of Carolus (awarded by Brianna for his service against Imperia before he was discharged)
**[[File:NSE Flag.png|frameless|x20px]] Star of Constantine
**[[File:NSE Flag.png|frameless|x20px]] Imperial Vasa Star
* '''Decorations'''
**[[File:NSE Flag.png|frameless|x20px]] Sarovian Cross
**[[File:NSE Flag.png|frameless|x20px]] Order of the Sarovian Crown
**[[File:NSE Flag.png|frameless|x20px]] Order of the Lion
**[[File:NSE Flag.png|frameless|x20px]] Order of the King
**[[File:NSE Flag.png|frameless|x20px]] Victory Cross
[[File:Alexander Vasa.png|300px|thumb|centre|Honours and decorations of Alexander Vasa.]]
==== Coat of arms ====
As the Viscount Lochland, Alexander's arms were approved by the Empress Brianna.
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