Nicholas Caracal

Nicholas Caracal, real name Nikolai Feodorovich Karakal, was a Floppaslavian government official and Big Floppa's great great grandfather. He was the father of Georgie Caracal Sr, Big Floppa's great grandfather, and was married to Sofia Caracal, Big Floppa's great great grandmother.
Before fleeing Floppaslavia to Miami, Nicholas was a government official in Floppaslavia. But, he was tricked by one of his colleagues, who wrongly accused him of bribery and corruption. He then fled Floppaslavia to the UFA, bringing his wife Sofia, and had a family there.
Nicholas wasn't the actual son of Feodor and Lyudmilla Karakal. He was adopted by Lyudmilla so that she could retain her deceased husband's wealth and power again. Nicholas, since he wasn't Feodor's real son, couldn't continue the House of Karakal. Still, Lyudmilla loved him, and she took care of him well.
Nicholas' birth name is still unknown to this day as birth records at the time were scarce. 
== Early Life and Education ==
Nicholas' early life is mostly unknown, but he was born in Flopscow in 1839, two years after the death of Feodor, his supposedly adoptive father. He lived in an orphanage in Floppaslavia until he got adopted when he was ten by Feodor's wife, Lyudmilla. Even though adopted, Nicholas loved his mother, like Lyudmilla loved his son.
Nicholas was reportedly photographed at age 10, being one of the first people in Floppaslavia to have one taken of him, but it's since been lost to time. He attended Flopscow Academy where he reportedly excelled in his studies, graduating at the top of his class in 1857 at age 18.
Near the end of his time at school, he met a working class woman called Sofia Kovsten on the street. They fell in love not long after, angering many in the royal family, who saw her as a peasant with no royal blood. Nicholas' own cousin said "I'd rather he married me than a blacksmith's daughter" in response to hearing about their relationship. They married on the 25th December 1859 in a local church in Sogzan instead of in Flopscow Abbey as was custom in the Floppaslavian royal family.
== Career ==
=== Early Political Career (1860 - 1869) ===
As Nicholas wasn't a blood relative of the House of Karakal, he could not become Tsar of Floppaslavia, instead receiving the title Duke of Flopscow
He was notoriously hateful of ceremonies, instead using his time to try and start a political career. After some negotiating with Tsar Ivor II, he was allowed to become the local MP of Sogzan and still keep his title.
=== Minister for Finance of Floppaslavia (1870 - 1875) ===
After extensive work in the government, Nicholas was gifted the title of Minister of Finance of Floppaslavia on the 18th June 1870. During the ceremony, a man leapt out of the crowd and attempted to fire a shot at Nicholas with a flintlock pistol, but it jammed and Nicholas was left unharmed. 
During his time as Finance Minister, Nicholas began to push for a constitutional monarchy in Floppaslavia. He almost singlehandedly caused a split in Floppaslavian politics, with the Pro-Constitution parties and the Anti-Consitution parties.
==== Flopscow Incident (December 1874) ====
In late December 1874, a Floppaslavian official called Sergei Flopnor accused Nicholas of stealing millions in taxpayers money (These accusations were false as was found out not long after Nicholas fled the country). Nicholas wasn't able to provide proper evidence that the accusations were false and decided to leave on "vacation" for a while.
== Fleeing to the UFA ==
Nicholas boarded the S.S Orkanova on the 15th January 1875 and fled Floppaslavia, arriving in New Flop City after a 20 day voyage. He moved to a house in Miami, Florida, where he officially dropped his royal title of Duke of Flopscow. He actually became ill after arriving in the UFA, as his entire life had been spent in the freezing, snowy streets of Flopscow and wasn't used to the warm temperatures of Florida, but he eventually recovered.
He changed his surname from Nicholas Karakal (The name of the Floppaslavian royal family) to Nicholas Caracal, which was a common American surname at the time. Not long after, he began working in the Department of Treasury where he scanned tax reports for discrepancies, getting payed the modern equivalent of $16 an hour. 
In an attempt to make people forget his royal background, Nicholas faked a doctors note to his family, who were informed that Nicholas had died of his fever after arriving in the UFA. A funeral for him was held on the 23rd March 1875 in Floppaslavia (In fact, his "grave" still stands in Flopscow to this day, giving him two graves).
His son, Georgie Caracal, was born on the 9th June 1878 in their home. Georgie was brought up being told that his father was an American and so was his mother.
=== Later Life (1900s - 1927) ===
By the time the new century rolled around, everyone "knew" that Nicholas was dead and he'd been almost completely forgotten about. Nicholas' life was pretty uneventful throughout the 1900s and for the majority of the 1910s, but this all changed in 1914 when his son Georgie joined the UF Army and was shipped off to Flopce to fight Flopmany in the Great Floppa War. Georgie was injured by Flopman artillery in June 1918 and was honourably discharged, arriving back home on the 15th August 1918.
== Death ==
On the 29th December 1927, Nicholas suffered a severe heart attack and was rushed to George Flopington Country Hospital, where he would die at 19:15. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, but was moved to Miami after the rest of his family moved there in 1933.
His last words were "Doctor, may I have water?".
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