The Emperor of the Samudian Empire

Pitani is Emperor of the Samudian Empire and the other overseas territories. He was born on the 11th of January 1960 to the King and Queen Consort of the Kingdom of Samudia, Abdeen II and Margaret. He was the second child of the family, having an older brother called Prince Arthur. Pitani became heir apparent to the Samudian throne upon the death of Arthur in 1972 after he died from severe pneumonia. At the time, Arthur was 14 and Pitani was 12. Pitani was educated at a private secondary school and college in Bulawayo and then went for university education in Alikon. The university was called Gordstoun, Pitani's father and grandfather and grandmother had also attended Gordstoun. After receiving both a doctorate and a master's degree at the University of Gordstoun, Pitani moved back to Samudia and served in the Royal Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force from 1982-1987, when his father passed away and Pitani was summoned to take the throne. In 1990, he married Lady Grace Chiwenga and they had 10 kids together: Prince Pitani, Prince Cyril, Princess Josephine, Princess Esnath, Prince John, Prince David, Princess Beatrice, Princess Mary, Princess Faith and Prince Edward.
As heir apparent, Pitani undertook official duties and engagements on behalf of his father. He founded The King's Trust in 1988, although it was later changed to The Emperor's Trust in 2000 when he changed Samudia from a kingdom to an empire. He also founded The Emperor's Charities, the organisation that comprises of 50 organisations in the Samudian Empire of which the Emperor is patron or president. He is also the patron or president for over 1000 other groups, charities, organisations and so forth. Pitani became king upon his father's death in 1987. At age 27, he was the youngest person to ever accede to the Samudian throne in Samudia's history and his wife, then - Lady Grace Chiwenga, became the youngest Queen Consort, plus the youngest Samudian consort in general, as she was 20 years of age when she wed the then - King, who was 30 years of age at the time.
=== Early Life, Family and Relationship with Siblings. ===
Pitani was born around 5am on 11 January 1960 during the reign of his father and mother, King Abdeen II and Queen Margaret. He was their second child, and he was born at Chestington Palace. He had one older sibling, Prince Arthur, who would go on to die in his teenage years. Pitani's parents would go on to have 3 more children, Anne (born 1964), Robert (born 1969) and Sebastian (born 1974). Pitani was very close to all of his 3 younger siblings, but he and Anne would go on to become especially close in later years, with Pitani giving her an even more senior role in his coronation that had been given to male royals for centuries. Pitani was seen as the favourite child of his parents growing up, as they saw Arthur, the heir at the time, as a sheep, shy and afraid, whereas they likened Pitani to a lion, fierce and unstoppable. Pitani was also said to be a better leader than Arthur, and so at the time of Arthur's death, the government was working to remove him from the line of succession and make Pitani first in line. Pitani had the support of most of Samudia, the Royal Family and the government, so Arthur saw him as a big threat and the pair harbored great animosity towards each other. Due to their deep hatred for one another, Pitani firmly refused to attend Arthur's funeral in 1972. Pitani is also a descendant of King Munhumutapa I, also referred to as Munhumutapa The Great, who is still regarded as one of the world's richest, powerful and popular authority figures in history. 
=== Early Responsibilities ===
At age 10, Pitani received an important royal title from his father: His Royal Highness, Pitani of The Kingdom of Samudia, Prince of Siren Island. Despite people criticising Abdeen II for this decision, stating that Pitani was only a young child, they were assured that Pitani would not be overwhelmed with duties. The title, Prince of Siren Island, is a title bestowed only upon the monarch's heir, a tradition that started with Pitani's paternal grandmother, Princess Motunde of Siren Island. This angered Pitani's older brother, Prince Arthur, because even though he was Abdeen's legal heir, Abdeen had already shown who he favoured as the next heir. To show his hatred for Arthur, Pitani also signed a decree banning Arthur from ever entering Siren Island. This law also stopped Arthur from being buried in Siren Island, despite that his burial there was among his few last wishes that he requested be honoured. As an additional to his new royal title, Pitani began to support more charities among Samudia and North Africa over the years and he became either a patron or president for hundreds of charities across Samudia and North Africa. He also began taking more international trips in his late teens and early twenties as his father's health began to deteriorate in the 1980s.
=== Sickness and Death of His Father ===
By August 1987, the health condition of King Abdeen II, Pitani's father, began to rapidly deteriorate. In February 1986, the Samudian government voted to make him Regent of Samudia, however he handed over the regency powers to his mother, Queen Margaret, as he was still away fighting in the military at the time. In early 1987, Abdeen II was staying at Abdeen Castle in Bulawayo, Samudia. Abdeen Castle was named after Pitani's great-great grandfather, Abdeen I. The King was staying at Abdeen Castle with his son, Prince Pitani, and his daughter, Princess Anne, who had began looking after him since early 1987. Pitani, heir to the throne at the time, released a public statement reading:"His Majesty's health has began to seriously deteriorate and so he is currently under medical supervision from specialist doctors." Throughout the days, members of the Royal Family were called from across Samudia to say their final goodbyes to Abdeen. Royals rushed to the scene and Pitani reportedly remarked what a 'commotion it is for a royal family'. Finally, at around 9pm, an Abdeen Castle bulletin read,"His Majesty died peacefully in his sleep this evening. His son, the new King Pitani IV, will stay at Abdeen Castle with the rest of his family and will return with the late King's body tomorrow. The King thanks all who sent messages of support and those who helped his late father throughout his long-term illness."
=== Coronation Period ===
Pitani was officially crowned King of the Kingdom of Samudia on 28 January 1988. It was said that his coronation robe had been chosen specifically by King Abdeen II himself before he died. Before his coronation, he gave his mother, Queen Margaret, the title of Queen Mother. This broke tradition as widowed female consorts were instead given the title of Queen Dowager rather than Queen Mother upon the death of the King. Thousands of ambassadors, dignitaries, world leaders and others arrived at the cathedral for this momentous event, while Samudians flocked to the streets, desperate to catch glimpses of the new King. Pitani himself had not wanted a large crowd but also was said to have had a liking for tradition, so much so that before and after the coronation, Pitani stepped out of his golden carriage and spoke to well - wishers, which broke another royal rule stating that no royal shall speak with citizens on the coronation day. Back at Chestington Palace, the Samudian Royal Family appeared on the balcony and waved to the thousands of people below them. On the balcony, the Archbishop of Harena read aloud the King's new royal title: 'His Majesty, Ruler of the Kingdom and Lord Judge of the Supreme and High Courts of the Kingdom of Samudia. Leader and Lord President of the Cabinet and Head Council of the Government, Pitani IV, King of Samudia, Grand Duke of Harena, Earl of Bulawayo, King of Siren Island and King of Namibia. Supreme Leader of Government and Supreme Prime Minister of the Samudian Kingdom, Chief Governor and Executive President of The Royal House and Prince of Andorra.'
=== International Friendships ===
Pitani allied and befriended many world leaders and therefore, Samudia could make many allies with countries. Such friendships were with the countries Mylenia and Alikon. Pitani enjoyed very close friendships with the Emperor of Alikon and President of Mylenia, so much so that he was said to be like a mentor to their sons, incumbent President Miłosz Gorski and Emperor Paweł of Mylenia and Alikon, respectively. Pitani was well known for his exceptional strategic military prowess, which was why the Samudian Parliament voted to give him an additional title of Supreme Commander-in-chief of the Samudian Armed Forces in 2000. He has made many military alliances and has repeatedly spoken of his pleasure of having Samudia as a member of The SMA Alliance, a well known union that involves Samudia, Mylenia, and Alikon as its three official member states. 
=== Imperial Status ===
On 1 January 2000, Pitani, giving his New Year's Address to the country, announced that he had made an important decision. He announced that on 28 January 2000, the day marking 12 years since his coronation, Samudia would transfer from being a kingdom to being an empire. Along with this change, he announced that he would assume the new role, powers and title of Emperor. His new imperial coronation took place on 28 January 2000, the same day that he was crowned King just 12 years before exactly. His new royal title upon his crowning was: 'His Imperial Majesty, Ruler of the Empire and Lord Judge of the Supreme and High Courts of the Imperial State of Samudia. Leader and Lord President of the Cabinet and Head Council of the Government, Pitani the Great, Emperor of Samudia, Grand Duke of Harena, Earl of Bulawayo, King of Siren Island and King of Namibia. Supreme Commander-in-chief of the Samudian Armed Forces. Supreme Leader of Government and Supreme Prime Minister of the Samudian Empire, Chief Governor and Executive President of The Royal House and Prince of Andorra.'
=== Marriage Life and Children ===
Emperor Pitani IV married Lady Grace Chiwenga in 1990 when he was 30 years of age and she was only 20 years of age. He was criticised by members of his family and members of the press for marrying such a young lady, but he repeatedly assured people that he knew he had made the right choice. Queen Grace was also a confirmed descendant of an unnamed Tulkian King from hundreds of years ago, which caused more people to be very skeptical of the new Queen at first. However, the King was said to have been enraged by people who disliked it and threatened to sack his chief adviser for speaking behind Grace's back. Pitani and Grace share 10 children together, the eldest, Pitani, who is also heir to the throne was born in 1992. Cyril was born in 1995, Josephine was born in 1997, Esnath was born in 2002, John was born in 2004, David was born in 2005, Beatrice was born in 2008, Mary was born in 2010, Faith was born in 2012 and Edward was born in 2015. A former biographer for the Emperor, Emmerson Chiwenga, said that:'When you meet and regularly work with the imperial couple and their children, you can just tell by the way the children obey their parents and how the parents respect their children, no parent-child relationship in their household will ever weaken.' The Emperor once commented that he had only wanted 2 children, but claims that he is honoured to have 10 'wonderful children.'