Sovereign

The Sovereign (abbreviated Sov.) is the title given to the monarch and head of state of the Verseinian Sovereignty.

The current Sov. is Sovereign Asíron Imádoryé Mastanéa, he was crowned Feb 13th, 2042. But, lets take a look at a list of the 38 Sovereigns, and some information about them. In cases of succession of parent to child, the next Sov. will simply be listed. In more complicated cases, context will be given alongside the Sov. name.

### The First Serenic Dynasty

**Seren I** ruled from 763 till his death in 795 AC

**Seren II** ruled from 795 till his death in 801

**Seren III** ruled from 801 till his assassination in 802

### The Malinic Dynasty

**Malin I** the brother of Seren III, ordered the assassination of his brother in order that he might ascend the throne, which he did in 802 till his death in 809.

**Valus** ruled from 809 till his abdication in 852. He appointed his daughter, Pináa to be the Sovereign of Versen in order to thwart a rising coup against him staged by one of his cousins. She was the first female Sovereign

**Pináa** ruled from 852 till her death in 902

**Pináas** ruled from 902 till his death in 933

**Malin II** ruled from 933 till his death in 972

**Malin III** ruled from 972 till his death in 1017

**Malin IV** ruled from 1017 till his death in 1018, he ruled for only 9 months as he was killed in battle against a rival lineage of Seren III, Victus, who declared himself Sovereign.

### The Divided Period

**Victus** ruled from 1018 till his execution in 1020. It was found by the church that Victus’ claims of royal lineage were falsified, and was beheaded for his crime of regicide. The next Sovereign was the rightful heir of the Seren household, Seren IV

**Seren IV** ruled from 1020 till he was banished in 1023 by Evan the Bold. Evan was the highest ranking military advisor to Seren IV, and he believed his position of authority was of more merit to rule than Seren IV’s birthright, and thus staged a military coup.

**Evan the Bold** ruled from 1023 till he was executed in 1024. As soon as he rose to power it became clear that he was a tyrant and quickly lost the support of the military. Meanwhile, Seren IV was garnering support for his cause from the citizens, who formed their own militia to put Seren IV back in power. Preparing for a fight, when they entered the capital city it was found that he was welcomed back. Thus Evan was deposed and Seren IV became Sovereign once more.

### The Second Serenic Dynasty

**Seren IV** ruled again from 1024 till his death in 1053

**Odáa I** ruled from 1053 till his death in 1082

**Odáa II** ruled from 1082 till his death in 1110, he had no male children so his first daughter rose to power after his death

**Maréana** ruled from 1110 till she abdicated to her son-in-law in 1123. It is believed she abdicated to prevent her male cousin from taking the throne as he was not a Divinier and was generally shunned in the family. Her son-in-law was the son of a foreign noble family whom she married into, again, to prevent her cousin from becoming Sovereign. As she had no children, she needed to marry someone who did. There was huge upset that the heir to the throne was not of Versen birth, but he was a Divinier which was more or less a requirement in the culture.

### The Ivanic/Vos Dynasty

**Ivan I** ruled from 1123 till his death in 1157

**Dima I** ruled from 1157 till his death in 1192

**Dima II** ruled from 1192 till his death in 1246

**Boris** ruled from 1246 till his death in 1299. Not much is known of Boris other than his lineage and a portrait of him, legend has it he ordered no records be kept of his personal life

**Ivan II** ruled from 1299 till his death in 1356

**Ivan III** ruled from 1356 till his death in 1402

**Alyosh** ruled from 1402 till his untimely death in 1406, leaving his sister to the throne

**Eliyia** ruled from 1406 till her death in 1466

**Ivan IV** ruled from 1466 till his death in 1509

**Grigori** ruled from 1509 till his abdication in 1510. Grigori abdicated due to decline in health, he later passed away in 1512, his brother took the throne after him

**Boris II** ruled from 1510 till his death in 1567. Boris II had no children and no other members of the family were alive at the time of his death, leaving his wife to become the sovereign. She did not have any desire to rule the nation so she instead abdicated to her brother, Ashton. Her reign is the shortest in the nations history, lasting only 2 days.

### The House of Ashton

**Ashton I** ruled from 1567 till his death in 1608

**Mary** ruled from 1608 till her death in 1622, she had no children so the crown went to her brother Ashton II

**Ashton II** ruled from 1622 till he abdicated in 1624, he abdicated to live a more quiet life with his wife, leaving his sister Marus to the crown

**Marus** ruled from 1624 till her death in 1685

**Cleris** ruled from 1685 till his death in 1730

**Dmitri** ruled from 1730 till his death in 1795

**Victor I** ruled from 1795 till his death in 1813

**Victor II** ruled from 1813 till his abdication in 1817, he was forced to abdicate after it was found that he had been unfaithful to his wife with several maids, leaving his brother to the crown

**Victor III** ruled from 1817 till his death in 1833

**Elizabeth** ruled from 1833 till her death in 1892. During the industrial revolution throughout the world, the Versen Sovereignty failed to embrace new technologies and did not industrialize. This lead to a massive decline in power which ultimately lead the the collapse of the nation after the death of Elizabeth. The land they had owned was seized by Vosonova and remained part of it until the 2040’s. The Verseinian people had remained a distinct ethnic and cultural group within Vosonova during all those years, and due to rising levels of racism, oppression, and economic hardships, a movement for independence swiftly rose. After the nation had declared its independence, it needed a new ruler. Asíron Mastanéa happened to be the only living descendant of Elizabeth, this in addition to his enormous influence within the independence movement solidified his selection to be the new Sovereign of the Verseinian Sovereignty

### The Eternal Age

**Asíron Mastanéa** ruled from 2042 till his abdication in 30,004. Asíron was granted immortality by the gods Life and Death in exchange for his faithful service to them. He ruled the nation for nearly 28,000 years. In the year 30,004 he expressed a desire to finally be with his gods and to be able to finally pass on to heaven for his dutiful life. The gods granted his wish and he abdicated in order to enjoy the rest of his life, he passed away at the biological age of 102 in the year 30,078. He appointed his most trusted advisor to be the next sovereign.

**Victor Beaulieu** ruled from 30,004 till 30,012, he abdicated the throne in favor of having the nation elect a president instead. He did not feel worthy to rule for life due to the massive success and length of Asírons reign. From then on the nation elected a president who would serve 5 year terms, there would be 4 presidents before the fall of the nation, none served a full term.