High Priest Clovis Pierre

Empress Mathilda the Sanguine (March 3rd 783 - October 10th 802)

**None** (October 10th 802 - December 13th 803)

Emperor Briac the Younger (December 13th 803 - September 13th 808)

**None** (September 13th 808 - September 13th 814)

### Monarch

Emperor Briac the Younger (December 13th 803 - September 13th 808)**None** (September 13th 808 - January 19th 809)

### Style

His Excellency

**High Priest Clovis Pierre** was a Statesman, religious leader, and General in the Empire during the late eighth and early ninth centuries. He was a prominent political figure during the reigns of Empress Matilda and Emperor Briac the Younger, and was the primary architect of the sweeping administrative, economic, and military reforms that were implemented during the reign of Mathilda. He also went on to become the senior most General of the Empire, commanding Imperial forces in numerous wars, both against foreign and domestic enemies. During the Revolutions of 808 he would seize full control of the state in a bloodless coup in order to prevent what he saw as the imminent collapse of the Empire to revolutionary forces. He would reign as a de facto dictator till his death.

the High Priest is a unique figure in Imperial history. Born to cobblers in a suburb of Vertoux, he would go on to be one of the most influential High Priest the Empire had ever seen. A Genindonuese nationalist, he sought to centralize and strengthen the Empire, building an effective coalition to achieve these ends, and implementing major reforms. Among other things he was responsible for the creation of the Imperial Army, Navy, and Gloaming Court, establishing diplomatic contact between the dimensions, and securing the first regular trade route of Aether. He also pursued an extremely aggressive foreign policy, waging wars of expansion with the Empire's neighbors, and encouraging other Imperial leaders to do the same.

On the other hand the High Priest often used morally dubious means to achieve his policy goals, including bribery and corruption. This pushing the limits of legality in the name of reform would put him at odds with the equally influential King Clements, who would prove his greatest political adversary. He was also extremely brutal in his methods of maintaining Imperial dominance. When putting down a major rebellion in the south of the Empire, he would carry out a series of massacres and assassinations which came to be known as 'Bloody October' and during the conquest of Dolina would commit what amounted to genocide against the natives.

Despite his attempts to justify and retroactively legitimize his actions during the August days, it was still unquestionably an illegal coup. And though it has been argued that it may have indeed been necessary to prevent a wider revolution, it was also a personnel betrayal to Briac himself, who was by no means a bad Emperor and who had come to trust Clovis do to his effectiveness as a Minister and friendship with his late father.

## President of the Provisional Government

### Tenure

August 18th 808 - January 19th 809 (5 months, 1 day)

### Monarch

Emperor Briac the Younger (August 18th - September 13th 809)None (September 13th 808 - January 19th 809)

## Lord Protector of the Genindonuese Republic

### Reign

January 19th 809 - September 13th 814 (5 years, 9 months, 6 days)

### Coronation

January 18th 809, Crystal Hall, Templu de Grande Roi, Andalusia

## Duke of Belana

### Reign

October 6th 784 - September 13th 814 (29 years, 11 months, 24 days)

### Monarch

Empress Mathilda the Sanguine (October 6th 784 - October 10th 802)None (October 10th 802 - December 13th 803)

Emperor Briac the Younger (December 13th 803 - September 13th 808)

De Facto himself (August 18th 808 - September 13th 814)

### Patron

King Gabriel of Aderan (October 6th 784 - September 13th 814)

## Lord of Occident

### Reign

July 9th 787 - September 13th 814 (27 years, 2 months, 4 days)

### Monarch

Empress Mathilda the Sanguine (July 9th 787 - October 10th 802)None (October 10th 802 - December 13th 803)

Emperor Briac the Elder (December 13th 803 - September 13th 808)

De facto himself (August 18th 808 - September 13th 814)

### Patron

House of Turnisol (July 9th 787 - September 13th 814)

## Overlord of Tenalona

### Reign

December 25th 807 - September 13th 814 (6 years, 9 months, 12 days)

### Monarch

Emperor Briac the Younger (December 25th 807 - September 13th 808)None (September 13th 808 - January 19th 809)

De facto himself (January 19th 809 - September 13th 814)

### Patron

Emperor Briac the Younger (As King of Breton)

## Personnel Information

### Born

January 12th 748, Grand Limoange, Vertoux Godhold, Genindonuese Empire

### Died

September 13th 814, Opéra de l’impératrice Mathilda, Andalusia, Genindonuese Republic (66 years old)

### Burial

Imperial Mausoleum, Hall of Emperors, Templu de Grande Roi, Andalusia

## Military Record

### Commands

Ordru De Sainte Epee, Order of Maurice, Ordru De Trident, Forces of King Gabriel, Imperial Army

### Battles/Wars

Occidental War (Battle of Watling Well, Battle of Tinny Pinns, Bloody October)First Dolinian War (White Rose Uprising)

Second Dolinian War (Battle of Spragovitch Castle, Battle of Thierry)

Third Dolinian War (Burning of Moros, Day of the Skinned Cattle, Battle of the Petebog, Battle of Vicoritch)

August Days (Coup of August 18th, Advance to Chevleux)