King Frederik III

## Frederik III

St.Romovna, Kingdom of Karoleva

Tatiana Petrovna

**King Frederik III of All Karoleva** (1896- 26 December 1905)(Karolevian: Король Фредерик Петровна) was infamously known for being unprepared for the role of King causing unrest and revolt against the monarchy. His poor rule led to the Christmas Revolt of 1905 where he was tried in a kangaroo court and subsequently executed by Erik Verraten.

## Early Life

Born the second son and third child of King Alexander II and Queen Maria, Frederik did not except that he would one day become King with his brother Grand Duke Alexei expected to inherit the throne.

Frederik met his future wife, Alexandra of Cousetellet, at the d'Alabanza House in 1881. They fell in love with each other and were married four years later.

## Marriage to Alexandra of Coustellet

Frederik married Alexandra in 1885 and lived a peaceful life in the Kathrine Palace in Tsarskoe. Alexandra gave birth to their first child, Grand Duchess Charlotte in 1886 then Grand Duke Nikolai, and the Grand Duchesses Maria and Tatiana. Frederik and Alexandra tried to live a simple life and raise their children away from the public sphere at court and was happy with his life.

Train Crash of 1896

In 1896 changed Frederik's and Alexandra's hope to life a peaceful life. King Alexander II, Grand Duke Alexei along with the Grand Duke's wife and children died in a train crash. This meant that Frederik was suddenly King of Karoleva. He and his family moved to St.Romovna forcing them into the public eye.

## As King Frederik III

Despite being completely unprepared for the role, Frederik tried his best to rule his country well but unfortunately was still a poor ruler. Frederik was seen as an incapable ruler and disliked by many in the working classes, and his wife's reputation for being cold and unwelcoming did not help anything.

### The Riot of November 14

On 14 November 1905, protesters marched to the Romovna Palace in order to express their grievances to the King. Afraid that the protesters were violent and planned to storm the palace, he ordered the Royal Guard to fire into the crowd. Many civilians died or were injured, either due to the shooting or from being trampled. The protest turned into a riot that result in destruction of near by building such as a makeshift explosion being thrown into the Ironworks Cafe. It is said that the cobblestones outside of the Romovna Palace were stained with blood for weeks after. This angered many citizens of St.Romovna causing him and the monarchy even more unpopularity. This shooting is considered the start of the 1905 Revolt that would happen a month later.

## The Christmas Revolt of 1905

### Red Day

On 19 December 1905, Erik Verraten gave a speech outside the gates of the Romovna Palace about the tyranny of the monarchy. This speech drew many spectators and turned into a protest. Men working for Verraten gave the crowd weapons. Tensions between the crowd and the Royal Guard rose. Someone in the crowd, though it is unknown who, fired killing a royal guard. This caused a shootout between the protesters and Royal Guard. Erik Verraten shot Grand Duke Nikolai who was in the courtyard at the time but the Grand Duke survived. Many protesters and guards were killed in the shootout littering the square with corpses.

Learning about this, Frederik III ordered a city wide curfew with anyone outside of the city after dark to be arrested. The Romovna Palace was placed under lockdown, with no being allowed in or out without his personal permission. Martial law was declared, and ordered all in the city to swear an oath of loyalty with the police in the city tripled.

### St.Peter's Island Uprising

Soldiers marched into St.Peter's Island, considered the center of the "the slums" of St.Romovna in order to enforce martial law. Erik Verraten and his follow fought back against the soldiers by firing from their homes and from rooftops. Many soldiers died and were forced to retreat putting the island and surrounding areas in the hands of Erik Verraten. In response to this, Frederik ordered that St.Peter's Island and surrounding neighborhoods to be blocked off from the rest of the city and more soldiers to be brought in from the countryside. Gates were erected on all bridges leading out of the island. Erik Verraten and his followers took down these gates, killing many soldiers while doing so.

Verraten and his followers marched to the Romovna Palace where he had a audience with Frederik. Verraten told Frederik to instate him as King of Karoleva and leave Karoleva with his family or he would take the crown by force Frederik refused of course. Frederik planned for his family to leave the city to Tsarskoe after the 400th Anniversary Ball.

### Attack on the Romovna Palace

During the 400th Anniversary Ball celebrating 400 years of Petrovna rule in Karoleva, Verraten and his followers infiltrated the ballroom. Verraten made a speech about Frederik's tyranny. His followers attacked guests in the ballroom and attempted to capture the Royal Family. Bear Jenkins attacked Frederik's youngest child and daughter Tatiana Petrovna, and then was shot by Erik Verraten in the arms of Grand Duchess Maria. The Royal Family was able to leave the Romovna Palace grounds in a car and attempted to go to the train station.

### Capture (First Time)

In order to get to the train station, they had to go through "The Slums" of St.Romovna which Verraten and his followers controlled. Frederik and his family were captured by Verraten's followers and Frederik was separated from his family. Verraten took Frederik to find out why the Romovna Palace was burning down. But Verraten made the mistake of leaving Frederik at the Romovna Palace with his soldiers and guards.

### Storming of the Romovna Palace:

After being left at the Romovna Palace, Frederik attempted to stop the rebellion and find his family. Frederik requested aid from their allies, the Grigoviches, who ruled Eurovna. On the day of the Storming of the Romovna Palace, the Eurovna aid crossed the border. Frederik also requested soldiers from the countryside and from Corcisca but they were further away from Karoleva.

Erik Verraten and his followers stormed the Romovna Palace to capture Frederik. They killed many guards and Frederik was captured by Verraten again. Unknown to Verraten and his followers, Frederik left orders for General Mendoza and made Alexandra the Regent if anything were to happen to him. Efforts to rescue Frederik failed but the Royal Army were able to rescue Queen Alexandra.

### Capture, Trial, and Execution

Verraten held Frederik's trial in a theater which was attended by his followers. Royal soldiers were ordered to dress in civilian clothing and infiltrate the trial to save Frederik but this failed.The trial was short and after the audience wished for Frederik to be executed. Verraten shot him in the head but shortly after this canisters of white phosphorous flew into the theater by Juste dan Renon. This killed many rebels but Verraten and his inner circle were able to escape. Unfortunately, Frederik's body was not found. After learning of Frederik's death, then Queen Regent Alexandra ordered General Mendoza to burn down St.Romovna. His son Grand Duke Nikolai became King Nikolai II but didn't reach his majority until 1907.

## Titles and Styles

**1863-1896** *His Royal Highness, Grand Duke Frederik Petrovna of All Karoleva*

**1896-26 December 1905** *His Royal Majesty, King Frederik III of All Karoleva*