General Victor Mendoza

## Count Victor Mendoza

King Nikolai II

**Count Victor Mendoza** (? - 14 April 1907)(Karolevian: Граф Виктор Мендоза tr. Graf Viktor Mendoza) was the Head of the Karolevian Army during the reigns of Frederik III and King Nikolai II. He was known for his involvement in the defeat of the Christmas Revolt of 1905 and dying in a massacre during the Siege of Belinsky.

## Early Life and Career

Mendoza was good friends with Grand Duke Frederik and was one of those mentioned at the d'Alabanza House. Grand Duchess Ilsa helped set him up with Elsie Barrett.

### Marriage to Elsie Barrett

Mendoza and Elsie got married and soon Elsie gave birth to Katerina Mendoza. Sadly, Elsie died three years after Katya's birth in 1890.

## Head General of the Karolevian Royal Army

Mendoza was appointed Head of the Karolevian Royal Army in 1896 under King Frederik III. General Mendoza remained close family friend to the Royal Family.

### Christmas Revolt

After a protest at the start of Red Day at the palace, King Frederik III ordered a city wide curfew, martial law declared, and everyone in the city to swear an oath of loyalty.

Soldiers were sent in to maintain this curfew and martial law, but they were decimated during the St.Peter's Island Uprising. This forced the Royal Army of St.Romovna to retreat across the river making the island and surrounding neighborhoods under the control of rebel leader Erik Verraten. In retaliation, King Frederik ordered gates to be constructed to trap those on St.Peters Island inside along with bringing more soldiers in from the countryside. This backfired when followers of Verraten destroyed the gates and marched to the Romovna Palace.

After the capture of the Royal Family, St.Romovna was in official civil war. Before King Frederik III was captured he left orders for General Mendoza.

General Mendoza ordered troops to go into St.Peter's Island to find the Royal Family and stop the rebellion. Soldiers marched in and conducted door to door searches. Queen Alexandra was found and rescued but unfortunately not King Frederik, Grand Duke Nikolai, and the Grand Duchesses escaped capture earlier. Rebels fought against the Royal Army but the battle ended with The Christmas Truce.

Following King Frederik's orders, royal sympathizers were evacuated out of the city, communication between St.Romovna and the outside world was severed except one line to Tsarskoe, and St.Romovna was put under a heavy blockade with the help of the Eurova reinforcements. At the time Mendoza was attending Queen Alexandra who ordered hum to send telegrams to every major city in Karoelva that St.Romovna is under control along with finding the Grand Duke Nikolai.

General Mendoza was the one who informed Queen Alexandra that King Frederik III was executed by rebels. In her grief, Queen Regent Alexandra ordered him to burn down St.Romovna (except for the Cathedrale de Saint-Therese). Grand Duke Nikolai was rescued soon after and the royal entourage left St.Romovna on a the royal yacht. Alexandra ordered for all the major newspapers in the country to pin the rebels for the fire. Newspapers were made free that day and the royal entourage sailed for Ekaterinburg. That same day, the rebel army was defeated by the Eurovan-Karolevian Army while they marched to Tsarskoe. Erik Verraten's followers were either killed or captured. Erik Verraten and his inner circle were captured soon after and then executed.

At the start of the revolt, Mendoza sent his daughter out of the country for her safety. During the Burning of St.Romovna his home burned down and he moved to the new capital, Belinsky. Mendoza remained on edge and had a fear of being targeted by rebels. Fearful that his daughter could be targeted as well, she was trained to defend herself just in case.

### Death

During the Siege of Belinsky, while in the Alexander Palace's war room planning for the city's defense, was killed in a massacre. Ambassador Luthar and his men fired into the room that was also rigged with explosives. General Mendoza died along with many of his men including General Gorchakov. Prince Alexei Gorchakov was appointed Head General after Mendoza's death and his daughter inherited his title and estate.

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## Family

**Mother:** Unknown

**Father:** Unknown

**Wife:** Elsie Barett

**Daughter**: Countess Katerina Mendoza

## Titles and Styles

**? - ?** *His Serenity, Victor Mendoza*

**? - 14 April** *His Execellency, General Count Mendoza.*