(Book) Lumbard VII, a retrospective

Lumbard VII, ordained by the sun, king who is obliged upon. He faced an untimely death, but there is much that can we learn from his life and his rule, his leadership style, and his legacy.
Lumbard VII, above most things, was not concerned with minutiae of statemanship. His central tenet obligé sur, "obliged upon", holds that the monarch is entitled to anything and everything, that his subjects owe him the world. At face value, this paints a picture of a king obsessed with privilege and power. However, the reality of Lumbard's reign and personal philosophy are far more nuanced. Lumbard was obsessed with, above all else, enjoying his life and maximising the pleasurable opportunities that his station afforded him. He expected his subjects, especially his nobles, to deliver what he expected and demanded, and for them to manage his nation for him. To this end, Lumbard VII was a "hands off" ruler, outlining expectations but delegating responsibility and conditional autonomy to his nobles. 
Quite notably, Lumbard VII took a surprisingly pragmatic approach to whom he afforded power. The Comte de Dandellion was a relatively unimportant noble at the start of Lumbard's reign, but by the end was afforded unprecedented levels of authority for someone of his rank; commanding the Royal Airship Force and being responsible for its maintenance, as well as leading in military diplomacy. How this came about is quite unusual amongst Aleurian monarchs; The king took a keen interest in airships from a young age and, recognising Dandellion as the centre of development for this technology, afforded the Comte increasing authority from the outset, where other kings may have 'relocated' or otherwise re-assigned responsibility over the technology. Lumbard was concerned less with family prestige and more with finding those whom could serve him and his desires most efficiently.