Constantine IX Vasa: Difference between revisions

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.

 

 

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.