Ivez III

Ivez II in 1911

Leida (Daughter)

Ivez III Veitan was the sixth Emperor of Ivez Empire, taking over from his father Delan II. He was born in 1890 to Delan. He became heir apparent upon reaching the age of 18 in 1908. He became Emperor in 1910 after his father's sudden demise. Ivez was best known for being Emperor during the continental Imperial War, between 1917 and 1921. The full military might of Ivez, aided by Tivostor, was pit against the Republics of Sulter, Vaja, Lakat and Olebek, aided by Dusal, Vosamderk, and Pahakma. The war escalated in 1920, when Makaro joined Sulter. For almost three years, the war was fought in gruesome Trench warfare. But in 1921, after two battles in Sulter where tanks and airplanes were pitted against each other, the War ended. Sulter and Olabek were allowed to exist as republics, while Makaro had to concede several territories in Eastern Masajet. After the war, Ivez worked long to reduce military spending and work on international relations. He also was involved in the chartering of Imperial Airlines, the primary air company in the Empire, and the drying of Lake Etalvas in Dovorat. Because he was only 20 when he came to the throne, he was advised by a few powerful nobles such as his distant Unle Nogak Veitan-Mal, Archduke of Kudonel. His health deteriorated after his forties, and he was forced to abdicate in 1936 in favour of his daughter Orod. He had led the Empire for 26 years. In the latter years of his life, Ivez retired to the Naurod Palace in southern Atana, where he wrote memoirs. He was also an important co-writer to the works of Redam Bogeltim, who wrote history books on the Empire. Ivez passed away at 65 in Naurod Palace, from kidney failure.

## Personality

Ivez was the third Emperor to be educated on Ivez University, however contrary to his father, studied History and Archaeology. His experiences during the war, when he was called on to lead the Empire, were problematic for him. He travelled across the battlefield and often reported on the horrors of battle. After the Treaty of Dovorat that ended the war, Ivez proclaimed to be a staunch pacifist. He advised the Imperial Cabinet to reduce military spending and work towards a lasting peace on the continent. On a personal level, Ivez was quiet and reserved. However, he was a charismatic leader that kept up the morale during the War. He personally led a study group that discovered archaeological evidence of the Tirakot culture. He founded the Imperial Natural History Museum in Ulaka in 1928. From 1930 onward, however, Ivez grew increasingly introvert. In 1932, chronic glomerulonephritis (kidney damage) was discovered. This was the main cause of his abdication in 1936. Although he could live with it through medicine, he received a kidney transplant in 1946, one of the first to do so. Unfortunately, this failed in 1955, when severe kidney failure killed him.

## Family

Ivez was born to Delan II and Rawil Masar, Princess of Froskot. He was born in 1890,and was the only child of Delan II. He married Relana Pateran, Princess of Dovorat, in 1913. His heiress and eldest daughter Orod was born in 1916. His youngest daughter Leida followed in 1924.