Elsie Johansen Nilsen

**Elsie Johansen Nilsen**, formerly known as **Elsie** and then later **Elsie Johansen**, (August 13, 1999 -) was a former member of the Avalonian royal family, as well as a campaigner and human rights advocate married to the current Väldeminister of Avalonia, Ada Nilsen. Elsie Nilsen is best known for her brief stint as Queen of Avalonia between January 26 and February 1, 2005 following the arrest and execution of her parents on January 26, 2005, before being removed from public view for nearly 2 decades following the establishment of the Federal Republic of Avalonia.

Growing up as heir apparent to the throne of Avalonia, Princess Elsie led a largely secluded life until 2003 when she became thrust into public appearances, all the way through to 2005 when Prime Minister Jennifer Friedrickson, shocked by the level of monarch intervention by Queen Victoria in the supposedly democratic nation, take her qualms public, denouncing the way that the monarch bullied and manipulated Prime Ministers into following her will, forcing the PM to stand as an independent as well as blocking the formation of political parties. With with backing of several ex-prime ministers, she led a public uprising against the monarchy, with the royal family and House Johansen all arrested and detained by militia groups comprising of servicemen and women from the army and police forces, whilst Princess Elsie was crowned as an interim Queen. Having overthrown the reign of the Johansen family and Queen Victoria in January 2005, the Coalition for Progress installed Princess Elsie to the throne as queen until the declaration of the Federal Republic of Avalonia on February 1, 2005.

Following the end of her reign in 2005, Queen Elsie was stripped of all royal peerages and titles, instead becoming Elsie Johansen and taking the surname of her royal house, entering the custody of the state until her 18th birthday in 2017 during the premiership of Väldeminister Maeve Anderson; subsequently, the upkeep of the former princess' lifestyle would be granted to the Riksdag, the Avalonian parliament, and Elsie Johansen would receive a royal pension for the rest of her life. Having reached her 18th birthday in 2017, Johansen began to take part in local advocacy groups as a campaigner, championing LGBT rights and green energy on the national level too, alongside plans to open up the right to vote to all members of society and formal anti-discrimination legislation in parliament during the terms of Väldeministers Maeve Anderson and Marcus Jørgensen.

Encountering Liberal Socialist MP Ada Nilsen in 2021 for the first time, the two would eventually come romantically entwined sometime in 2022 and in April 2025, the pair married to great fanfare across the nation, with the symbolic measure of a popular former queen marrying a popular politician in part helping Nilsen win the 2025 Väldeminister election in September that year; taking on the surname of her new wife, Elsie Nilsen continued to work as an activist for liberal policies and would be present in numerous formal international events both as a campaigner and as the partner of one of the world's foremost liberal leaders.

## History

Born on August 13, 1999 to Queen Victoria and Prince Cai in Stockholm, Princess Elsie became the heir apparent to the throne of Avalonia and grew up within the royal palace in the centre of Stockholm for the earliest part of her childhood. Kept hidden from the general public for her early years, Elsie made her first public appearance in 2003 and would continue to appear by her parents' side up until 2005, when the Nordic Revolution saw Prime Minister Jennifer Friedrickson, shocked by the level of monarch intervention by Queen Victoria in the supposedly democratic nation, take her qualms public, denouncing the way that the monarch bullied and manipulated Prime Ministers into following her will, forcing the PM to stand as an independent as well as blocking the formation of political parties. With with backing of several ex-prime ministers, she led a public uprising against the monarchy, with the royal family and House Johansen all arrested and detained by militia groups comprising of servicemen and women from the army and police forces, whilst Princess Elsie was crowned as an interim Queen. Having overthrown the reign of the Johansen family and Queen Victoria in January 2005, the Coalition for Progress installed Princess Elsie to the throne as queen until the declaration of the Federal Republic of Avalonia on February 1, 2005.

## Reign

 Prime Minister

As the next in line for the throne of Avalonia, Princess Elsie immediately ascended to the throne of Avalonia following the execution of her parents in 2005, although being aged just 5 years old at the time, the short reign of Queen Elsie was largely controlled by Prime Minister Jennifer Friedrickson who had orchestrated the transition from autocratic monarchy into democracy, and with Elsie's signing of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Avalonia on February 1, 2005, the position of Monarch of Avalonia was disbanded and replaced with the elected office of Väldeminister of Avalonia, which was to be immediately granted to Prime Minister Friedrickson and then to be followed by elections later that same year.

The reign of Queen Elsie, though exceedingly brief, is regarded as one of the most historically important out of any of the monarchs in Avalonian history, presiding over the transition between monarchy and republic as well as seeing the establishment of new organisations and institutions which would govern the future of the nation for decades to come, ensuring that the actions of Prime Minister Jennifer Friedrickson would be felt for far longer than Elsie's short reign. Likewise, Queen Elsie was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize aged just 5 and a half for her part in transitioning to democracy, although the award was a largely symbolic measure due to the Queen's youth at the time.

## Post Reign

 **Electoral History**
2017 General Election • 2021 General Election • 2025 Väldeminister election • 2029 Väldeminister election • 2033 Väldeminister election • 2037 Väldeminister election

Following the end of her reign in 2005, Queen Elsie was stripped of all royal peerages and titles, instead becoming Elsie Johansen and taking the surname of her royal house, entering the custody of the state until her 18th birthday in 2017 during the premiership of Väldeminister Maeve Anderson; subsequently, the upkeep of the former princess' lifestyle would be granted to the Riksdag, the Avalonian parliament, and Elsie Johansen would receive a royal pension for the rest of her life. Having reached her 18th birthday in 2017, Johansen began to take part in local advocacy groups as a campaigner, championing LGBT rights and green energy on the national level too, alongside plans to open up the right to vote to all members of society and formal anti-discrimination legislation in parliament during the terms of Väldeministers Maeve Anderson and Marcus Jørgensen.

Encountering Liberal Socialist MP Ada Nilsen in 2021 for the first time, the two would eventually come romantically entwined sometime in 2022 and in April 2025, the pair married to great fanfare across the nation, with the symbolic measure of a popular former queen marrying a popular politician in part helping Nilsen win the 2025 Väldeminister election in September that year; taking on the surname of her new wife, Elsie Nilsen continued to work as an activist for liberal policies and would be present in numerous formal international events both as a campaigner and as the partner of one of the world's foremost liberal leaders.