Basilean

Basilean, Duke of Hybretia, formerly Basilean III & I was the Emperor of Hybretia from 260-262 KOR, after he overthrew his father at the Battle of Taris. His reign ended with the War of the Hybretian Succession only two years later, a reign of 2 years, 5 months, 6 days. Due to his massive mental health issues, he was given a light title and relegated to minor duties. In 267, he was considered to have recovered from a breakdown enough to shadow the Kankelorios at a treaty negotiation with Pandora, only to conspire to kill the Ambassador and forge the treaty.
Basilean was then relegated to house arrest and had several more breakdowns, before eventually stabbing himself to death in a delusional fit with a steak knife in 271.
Hewas the "oldest" of the children of the King of Hybretia. He and his brother Cornis were born at the same time, and due to complications of his mother's pregnancy, doctors lost track of who came out first. Basilean was tattooed with a '1' on his lower back, as his brother is tattooed with a '2'. In 245, facing a pointless possible succession crisis in a few years time, Daelin I declared Basilean older and the rightful heir. Basilean overthrew his father in 260, before being overthrown by his sister in 262.
Basilean has been a troubled child, in 246 he bit Count Andreas Cadwaller during a state dinner.
In 253, near the Prince's tenth birthday, his Father declared he would be landed at the age of 13 in Taris. Observers indicated this may have been an attempt to silently have the boy moved away from the seat of power and possibly die.
In 254, at the age of 11, Basilean and his family were innoculated against Smallpox. He and his sister Lenara fell ill from the vaccination, however Cornis and Arisinia were fine.
In August 255, Basilean was caught assaulting a group of Gorathic schoolboys with his friends. The boys suffered serious injuries, and Basilean claimed they deserved their beating. An outraged Daelin amended the declaration he made two years earlier, and sent him to Taris immediately. During his early reign, he quickly saw to the development of a cure for Mernis Plague and a great building up of the colony into a city proper.
At the age of 15, Basilean fathered a child out of wedlock while his father was out on campaign. Upon hearing of the child's birth a year later, Daelin was furious. The daughter, named Eimi, is barred from the succession.
After secretly constructing a battleship and getting caught by his father, Basilean was disinherited, before declaring himself King of Taris. He shortly after took power after the Battle of Taris. He expanded the Imperial Diet into the 1st Union Koinovoúlio, expanding voting rights to the 2nd and 3rd Orders.
Basilean sent forces to support the Kingdom of Setacolina during their war with Garman.
On May 2nd 262, on his address commemorating the second anniversary of the Battle of Taris and his ascension, Basilean got into a heated exchange with members of the legislature. Word leaked to the Gorathics of planned changes in the status of the nation and changes to the Union Military that would have required service from all Gorathics, the standardization of language to Hybrotiaud or Acrenian instead of Gorathic, as well as a false report of the legalization of slavery; a bill was being considered but failed to legalize slavery in Makriaudia. The Gorathic Parliament declared Lenara the rightful Queen, and the War of the Hybretian Succession began.
After a failed assassination attempt by the Novacians, and a failed Templari'i sniper attack briefly lead to him becoming the most popular leader in a long period of time, though this favor quickly eroded. He was captured by the Kordynian army under Jac Burke.
Basilean was removed from power and suffered a massive mental breakdown, signs of which had been building since he was 14. His current situation is complicated, with his sister emphatically defending him as suffering from internal demons, and not wholy responsible for his actions. Basilean was a caustic leader, but brought about much needed democratic reforms when he was sane.
Category:Hybretia
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