Emperor Laerentius Proconinus II

==Overview==
Laerentius Proconinus II was an emperor of Ulyssa. He reigned until his late 70s and had been known as a patron of the arts and a poor leader, however much none would say the combination of words aloud in Ulyssa. Proconinus II died in 3E 1194.
His reign had seen the failure of the Third Border War and loss of territory on the Nobugo front. He is father to his successor, Laerentius Proconinus III.
==Background==
He was born from the union of Laerentius Proconinus, first of his name, and, controversially, a highborn woman who was the eldest daughter of the Praetor of Sies. His life had been one of extravagance and patronage to the arts, leaving the day-to-day administration to several others, intervening only when he had a point to prove.
==Important Events==
Under his rule Ulyssa devolved further from a centralized monarchy to one which has spread its power across the provinces and into the hands of the Praetors. Regional conflicts and territorial loss had also been a noted tragedy under his reign. He patronized the arts immensely, but had done little in the ways of governance or infrastructure building or maintenance. Diplomacy abroad was poor, as he was a man also taken to drink and to sex. 
One of his most famous (or infamous, depending upon the source) is the construction of yet another imperial courtyard in Rhold. As progress slowed on the couryard, he took residence in an enormous manor looking over the Samona until his death in 3E 1194. 
==Other==
Among his legitimate heirs, Laerentius had nine living sons and sixteen living daughters. He had experienced two high-profile assassination attempts in the decade before his death, and one of his sons, the second eldest son and third eldest child, has been confined to a palace wing indefinitely as a result.
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