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'''Emperor Constantine IX''' (birth: Charles Alexander Zor-Mako-Vasa-Nassau, High Sarovian: Carolus Alessaros eui Zor-Mako-Vasa-Nassau) is the current King and Emperor of New Sarovia. Born in
When his great-grandfather Lord Lochland abdicated his title, he would take the title of Viscount Lochland and enter the Sarovian [[Assembly of Peers]]. In 275 AS, he was elected by the Assembly of Peers to become the next monarch of New Sarovia when his younger brother, [[Edward II Vasa-Nassau]], rejected the throne of a unified Sarovia. He was also selected due to his Vasa lineage and friendship with [[Francis I Vasa-Nassau | Constantine VII]], as well as being the oldest male Vasa in the House at the time. Constantine reigns as a constitutional monarch and has gone through many major political changes such as the Jacobite Rebellion, the colonisation of three new continents, the conquest of Aurea and more. As Emperor, Constantine has been served by more Prime Ministers than any other Sarovian monarch combined.
Constantine IX, also known as Grand King Constantine III of the State and King Constantine I of Philippia, Metternau, Carolusburg and the Oxerians, is known as the most popular Sarovian monarch in history, and the longest reigning. Constantine IX has been attributed many epithets over his reign, such as "Constantine the Great" (not to be confused with [[Constantine VI & I Vasa]], "Constantine the Holy" and "Constantine the Blessed", but the main epithet that has been attributed to him has been "Constantine the Restorer".
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=== Early Life ===
Born as Charles Alexander of [[Vasa | Zor-Mako-Vasa-Nassau]], he was born as a direct descendent of the famous [[Alexander Vasa | Prime Minister Sir Alexander, the 1st Viscount Lochland]], and of [[Constantine IV Mako]], who he never actually met. Charles Alexander did not expect to ever become the monarch of New Sarovia due to being a member of an external branch of the family, and joining New Sarovia as a friend of the Prime Minister.
Charles decided against joining the Imperial Army on the English side and instead commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Empire of Sacro, a Portuguese Vasa realm, to fight against Imperia in the Imperian Campaigns. This decision was approved and endorsed by Lord Lochland as a way to unite the two languages and their cultures. Charles Alexander fought in numerous battles in the Imperian Campaigns, such as Poltava, Sorrel and the Homeland Reconquest in May of the year. He was injured in two separate battles, as well as leading a successful attack in Sorrel which resulted in a Sarovian victory. During the Campaigns, he was granted an honorary colonelcy in the Sovereign’s Battalion in the predecessor of the [[Royal Sarholm Regiment]] due to his connections, and was greatly involved with it, though never fought alongside it in an official capacity. As Honourary Colonel, he attended a few parades and oversaw increased proficency of the unit in battle.
He witnessed the crisis of [[Francis I Vasa-Nassau | Constantine VII]], the Abdication Crisis by the pretender Constantine VIII, the collapse of federal Sarovia and the emergence of the Reuss and Sacro commonwealths. Charles and his family were approached when the New Sarovian Empire was in crisis to become the Kings of Reuss, the English half of a new nation known as the Confederation of the Nafets. Charles was the oldest but refused to reign only half of New Sarovia, but encouraged his brother to take it, which he did without a regency. His younger brother, now Edward II, accepted the throne from the Assembly of Peers. As King [[Edward II Vasa-Nassau]] began reigning in Reuss, he joined as an aide-de-camp to his war council, ranked as Colonel Charles Alexander, Aide-de-Camp. Charles' service to his younger brother was not without its issues. While his dedication to the stability and prosperity of his homeland triumphed over concern of a united New Sarovian Empire, he also realized the geopolitical complexities surrounding the notion of a unified New Sarovia, ultimately coming to terms with the infeasibility of such a vision during his time. Charles' early service allowed him to be promoted to Lord-Speaker of the Assembly of the Peers briefly, before he resigned and took the post of Counsellor of State to his brother. He was sworn into the [[Privy Council]] upon the appointment of Counsellor.
=== Sovereign ===
Sarovian nationalists would bring the Nafets Confederation into turmoil quickly after the collapse of the Imperian Empire, the biggest rival which mandated the separation of Nassau and Reuss. Protests and riots were commonplace and statesmen and peers began to meet to determine a solution. As King of Reuss, Edward II was constitutionally forbidden from supporting a unified New Sarovia, and quickly began to receive hate from many of his subjects. It was determined that an abdication of the throne would be needed if New Sarovia was to exist.
Charles was, despite his fervent support for a New Sarovian Empire, intensely against the abdication of his younger brother, deeming it an infringement of his rights as a Vasa. The Reuss government acknowledged that a Sarovian Emperor would have to reign over both Reuss and Nassau before a unified New Sarovia could exist, but Edward II's popularity was too badly tarnished and the course was irreversible. Upon the abdication of King Edward II, a succession crisis began. Two of Edward II's suspected heirs, his cousins Philip and Zacline, were considered for the throne. The latter was deeply unpopular with the Nassauvian population and stability was threatened if he chose him, and the former was a staunch supporter of the New Sarovian Empire and not the Commonwealths. It was an obvious choice. Edward II abdicated and the ascension of King Philip of Reuss occurred with much fanfare, but refused to be coronated in order to not take the oath to mandate Reuss would never be subject to New Sarovia. King Jacob II and King Philip would then have to navigate a hostile political landscape to bring back the New Sarovian Empire. At first, Charles was asked to take the throne but staunchly refused due to the treatment his younger brother had given him. It took two weeks for Charles to accept, and days later Charles Alexander was elected due to his noble bloodline to lead New Sarovia by the Assembly of Peers in an almost unanimous vote. From there, he took on the regnal name of '''Constantine IX''' or '''Consteynnos IX''', honouring his direct ancestors.
The coronation was the biggest event in the Sarovian realm for months. No expense was spared, which essentially left the treasury empty. The event was off to a poor start rather quickly however because Constantine IX's coronation portrait was often ridiculed and mocked by the people as being subpar when most of the money was allocated towards the event. This humiliation was remedied when, a few months later, the Emperor would commission better portait.
[[File:Coronation.png|200px|thumb|right|Scene of the coronation.]]
Constantine IX immediately began issuing decrees opening up democratic reforms, and began elections for the Imperial Parliament's House of Commons. The Parliament initially had very limited scope, such as only focusing on cultural and domestic elements of the empire, but over the many years of his reign, he would further open up to democracy and shift most executive powers to the Prime Minister and his Cabinet, leading the globe as the most successful constitutional monarch. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet went from a domestic figure to an international heavyweight very quickly under his reign.
From there, he began to restore the Imperial Army by formatting it into a regimental system and reestablishing I and II Corps. Under Constantine's leadership, the Empire rose to become the strongest land force in Graal and, on the 12th of December, the [[Grand Restoration Campaign]] began, leading to Sarovian reconquest over all its core territories. The [[War of the Fourth Coalition]] began and, for months, the Sarovians successfully fended off their rivals and continue to hold the land. Constantine IX married a descendant of Edward I, Katherine Vasa, early in his reign when she succeeded King Philip as Queen of Reuss. Through the act of marriage, the Kingdom of Reuss was officially abolished and brought into Sarovia federally. This proved popular with the Anglophone Sarovians, who longed for a return to the glory of old.
[[File:Con IX coronation 2.png|200px|thumb|right|The first and second coronation portraits.]]
=== Exploration and
Constantine IX oversaw the colonization of Philippia abroad in Roblox, as well as the expansion in GraalOnline Ol'West through the Three Colonies. Sarovian skirmishes with Aurean troops in the colonies led to mixed results, but Sarovian control over the southern islands were never truly threatened. Under his command, the Dominion of Philippia was grown into a successful democracy with over 100 members, and the Dominion of Metternau was added to his domain consisting of over forty. In the summer of 280 AS, due to an illness Constantine was bedridden and the Empire was overseen by the Prince Regent, John, his son and heir. Sarovian naval officials explored northwest for more lands, and found the continents of Boreas in 283 AS, and established the first colonies in Minecraft such as Constantia, Regency Bay, and Silvestre Landing. During the Regency, State troops would be mustered to aid Constantine IX and the Prince Regent when Vistian pretender rebels laid claim to the State crown once more. Sarovians, together with State troops, would skirmish and defeat them thrice.
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Constantine IX then turned to Estos to deal with an uprising of Aurean funded rebel groups, of which amongst them were the successors to Hanor, the possessor of the "Holy Eastern Emperor." In a swift martial campaign, Constantine IX in his old age decisively defeated the rebel groups and Pope Clement acknowleged the exchange of the "Holy Eastern Emperor" title to Constantine IX. At the turn of the Stefanic century in 300 AS, the Pope crowned Constantine IX as the first Holy Graalian Emperor, a successor title to surpass that of Constantine VI's title of Caesar.
=== Personal life and politics ===
== Legacy ==
=== High Sarovian ===
=== Constantine "the Great" ===
=== Payk Sarovianò ===
== Honours ==
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