Alphonse IV

Alphonse IV von Käse (352BGE-287BGE) was the last King of the Great Kingdom. He was the fifth and youngest son of Alphonse III.
Following a succession dispute in 321 BGE, Alphonse acceded to the throne, whilst his brother Constanz accepted a monetary settlement and went into voluntary exile.
== Succession Dispite ==
As the fifth and youngest son of King Alphonse III, Alphonse was not expected to inherit the throne. Even following the death of his eldest brother in 325BGE and the freak deaths of his father and his two other eldest brothers in a munitions explosion in 321BGE, the throne was set to pass to his only surviving elder brother, Constanz. 
In contrast to the strong-willed and charismatic Constanz, the reclusive and unpersonable Alphonse was seen as the preferential candidate for the throne by the Great Houses (Groß Hauser), who sought to install him as a puppet-king. With the backing of the Great Houses, Alphonse was in a strong position to challenge his brother's claim. However, Constanz was popular with ordinary citizens and various segments of the military, not least owing to his rightful claim as eldest surviving son of Alphonse III.
Alphonse, allegedly under the counsel of the Great Houses, offered his brother three ships and a vast fortune if he gave up his claims to the throne. Seeking to avoid an almost inevitable civil war, that would have further weakened and destabilised the Great Kingdom, Constanz accepted the offer and went into voluntary exile across the Northern Sea, establishing the Barony of Drumpfton.
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