Guinevere II

**Guinevere II** (Guinevere Gwendolyn Marguerite Skyra, born ???, 1st Century) is the High Queen of the Atlantian Empire and 60 other Atlantian Realms; her status as the supreme ruler of the Empire makes her one of the most powerful and oldest monarchs still remaining in the world today. Guinevere was born in Periluna, Atlantis, as the youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Periluna. Her parents died from a young age, forcing her older sister and brother to raise her; at the time of her birth, she was fourth-in-line for the Atlantian Throne. Her older siblings (Albert VI and Luna VI) ascended to the throne as co-regnants during the beginning half of the 2nd century, their rule lasted for two centuries; after the death of her older siblings in the end half of the second century, Guinevere became head of the United Republic of Intergalactic Relations and Queen regnant of sixty independent Atlantian countries. She reigns over one of the world`s last remaining Empires, the Atlantian Empire; being one of the world`s most peaceful Queens in her own right. Significant events have included her coronation in 12 August, 3rd Century and the celebrations of her Silver, Golden, and Diamond Jubilees. In 2017, she became the first Atlantian Monarch to reach a Sapphire jubilee. She is the longest-lived and longest-reigning Atlantian monarch. She is the longest-serving female head of state in world history, and the world`s oldest living monarch, longest-reigning current monarch, and oldest and longest-serving current head of state; she even surpassed Queen Elizabeth II in that respect.

## Early Life

Guinevere Gwendolyn Marguerite Skyra was born at 02:40 (GMT) on 4 April 1st Century, during the reign of her maternal grandmother, High Queen Eloise V. Her mother, the Duchess of Periluna (later High Queen Lucania V), was the second daughter of the High Queen. Her father, the Duke of Periluna (later King Consort Fredrick VI), was the youngest son of Scottish aristocrat the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Sarah de László was commissioned to paint her portrait by the Atlantian Royal Family at the family`s above-water palace when Guinevere was seven; despite being only a child at the time, Sarah de László described her beauty as "overwhelming. Beautiful yet gentle." She was baptised by the Anglican Archbishop of Periluna, Minerva de László, in the private chapel of Canterberry Palace on 20 May, and named Guinevere after the first of the High Queens, High Queen Guinevere the Merciful; Gwendolyn after her maternal aunt who had died several years prior to her birth and Marguerite after her paternal grandmother. Called "Gwen" by her close family members, she was a cheerful and energetic child; due to her position in the Atlantian line of succession, not much pressure was placed on her ever becoming the heir to the Atlantian Throne. Thus much of her early life was spent outside of the spotlight, with Albert VI and Luna VI often becoming jealous of their younger sister (Guinevere II) and hordes of cousins; despite that, she was often swarmed by Paparazzi.

### Heir Presumptive

During her grandfather`s reign, Guinevere was fourth in the line of succession to the Atlantian throne, behind her parents and older siblings. Although her birth generated public interest, she was not expected to become queen, as her older siblings were still young and likely to marry and have children of their own, who would precede Guinevere in the line of succession. Later her grandmother died, with her parents ascending to the throne as the High Queen (her mother) and the King Consort (her father); her older siblings who had gotten approval from the general public as possible co-regnants became the heir apparent`s to the throne of Atlantis, making Guinevere II the heir presumptive. Conversely, her parents decided to have no more children after Guinevere due to the difficulty her mother when giving birth to Guinevere. As her parents had no mother children, she remained the heir presumptive for the rest of her days upon until her older siblings` death.

### 2nd Century

During the beginning half of the 2nd century, her parents started trying to have a single son; while they succeeded in Guinevere gaining a younger brother, he only survived until his twelfth birthday. Extremely frail and weak, her older sister and brother assumed all of their parents' duties, however her mother never recovered; she would die in the second month of the beginning of the 2nd Century, with her father following soon after. This made her older sister and brother, the co-regnants of the Empire of Atlantis; Guinevere then became their heir presumptive and heir apparent; as they could possible marry and thus make Guinevere`s claim to the throne null and void; as they despised marriage in general her older siblings never married leaving them with no legimente heirs. Guinevere became the heir apparent due to this snappy decision of theirs's. Her style of address also changed, with her receiving more duties due to this decision; her older siblings suddenly fell ill, later passing on their illness to Guinevere as well. While her older brother recovered, her older sister (High Queen Luna VI) never recovered completely; they would reign for another half century before both of them succumbed from the internal damage the disease inflicted on them. Overnight, Guinevere II became the new High Queen of the Atlantian Empire, with her place in history becoming firmly cemented as well. On the twelfth of August, near the end of the Second Century, Princess Guinevere the heir apparent to the Atlantian throne was coronated as the High Queen of Atlantis, the Defender of Faith and the Homeland, Judge of the People, and Lady Knight of Justice.

### 3rd Century

Guinevere had only been ruling for 50 years when the world entered the 3rd Century, though the Empire experienced great economic growth during this time, they were often dragged into wars (for no good reason); the concerned High Queen then ordered all of her Empire`s troops to withdraw from countries they been fighting in and return home. The soldiers were furious with the High Queen`s decision and referred to her as a "a good-for-nothing coward, who withers around in the Palace of this esteemed nation and ruins it with her Puritan values." Many people who were out-spoken advocates for the High Queen were enraged when furious soldiers spat at the ground when she was touring the countryside; eventually the High Queen went with sixteen platoons of the most elite soldiers and wiped out the Empire`s enemies. This decision helped Guinevere save face with her nation, though soldiers were outraged at her "supposed" betrayal of them; eventually the relation between the country`s soldiers and Guinevere normalized.

### 4th Century

#### War of Succession

As Guinevere had not been married when she ascended to the throne as the new High Queen, with her not having an heir (male or female) that could assume the throne after her death, many soldiers underneath her control rebelled; they aimed to execute the High Queen so that one of her more "suitable" cousins, chiefly among them (Princess Gabriella Skyra) could assume the throne as the new High Queen. Thus the country was embroiled in war once more, this war would come to be known as the 4th century War of Succession; Guinevere even engaged in a few minor battles herself. Near the end of the War of Succession, she married a a women; the more conservative Atlantians were scandalized and demanded that she abdicate the throne. The Royal Household Guards taking that as a affront of Guinevere`s dignity and position as the High Queen removed Gabriella (the chief instigator of the Succession War) and sentenced her to death; while the more conservative Atlantians pleaded with the High Queen to release her own cousin. She became extremely furious when the more conservative Atlantians who had fought against her and the rest of the country dare express their opinion; she decided to behead her cousin (which was eagerly accepted by more then half of the country) and banished the conservative Atlantians to the overseas Roman Territory of Britannia. The native Islanders quickly slaughtered them with Guinevere becoming vastly popular among her people for these actions; eventually the Empire started using magic to hide themselves as well as their territories (underwater and above-water) from prying Europeans and the native Islanders. Throughout the remainder of the 4th Century, she had six children (born at varying times in the period itself), her two eldest children (born one day apart) decided to become co-regnants like her older siblings had been.

### 5th Century

During the 5th Century, contact was first made with the Loranian Empire (then known as the Zarian Empire). The ruler of the Zarian Empire, which was at the time was High Empress Eleanor Mountbatten, rejoiced at finally seeing another ruler as her Empire had been isolated from hundreds upon hundreds of centuries; however she became surprised upon seeing the youthful appearance of the High Queen and even noted later to her private secretary that Guinevere was extremely beautiful despite having given birth to six children, and married in her early adult years. Over the course of the 5th Century, she would make contact with the leaders of Avalon (Queen Camanda), Sous Novia (King Peter), Norandivium (King Edmund), Mouns Dra (Fredrick), Loran (High Empress Eleanor), Excalibu (High Queen Petra), and Imperial Rawansia (Caroline); she also presided over the first ever meetings of the newly-founded Mythical Nations and has presided as it`s founder since the 5th century upon into the current age.

#### Founding of the Mythical Nations

During the first-ever meetings between all of the isolated nations that she had opened channels of trade and commerce with Avalon (Queen Camanda), Sous Novia (King Peter), Norandivium (King Edmund), Mouns Dra (Fredrick), Loran (High Empress Eleanor), Excalibu (High Queen Petra), and Imperial Rawansia (Caroline); she proposed the founding of the Mythical Nations. All of the leaders readily agreed, each deciding to gradually open their doors to visitors. However after one of their citizens was accused of assaulting a member of the Roman Dignitary, she made a decision to ban all outsiders; a British-Roman citizen who had been abandoned by her parents in the newly-founded territory of the Mythical Nations was adopted by Norandivium`s female King, Edmund as her "son".

### 1990`s

#### First World War

Since the middle of the 5th Century, they had been isolated from the rest of the world; in an unexpected turn of events, Guinevere hears concerning reports of Avalonian soldiers allying with the Kingdom of Prussia, and an emergency meeting of the Mythical Nations is convened. All of the leaders of the Mythical Nations (including Guinevere II) agree that Avalon must be brought to heel, the combined military of the Mythical Nations is assembled; the Allied Powers become shocked upon seeing the brutal ways that the Avalonian soldiers are taken down. As she is disembarking,