Cíer Von Lecré

**Cíer von Lecré** was an Icelandic-Fortusan activist, and politician.

## Early Life

CÍerren Vonstadtt Lecréfisch was born on the 23rd of December 1909, in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Lecré moved to Werhnerville, Fortuse in 1918.

## Career

### Early Activist Career (1924-1930)

Lecré formed the Werhnerville High School Activist Society (WHSAS) in 1924, at age 14. The Society aimed at improving the local area, but focus soon shifted to more worldly causes. The Society soon became actively involved in protests by the end of the 20s.

### Early Politics Career (1930-1939)

By the end of the 20s, the WHSAS had dissolved, as its members graduated from high school and moved on.

Lecré soon afterwards began a career in politics, shortening his name to Cíer von Lecré.

He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Werner Coast in 1937, a position which he held until his retiring in 1981.

### Activism Career (1940-1949)

By the end of the 30s, economic growth had taken a downturn, and the average family in Fortuse was living in poverty. The rights of the poor were soon questioned. Lecré formed the Activist Society of Fortuse in 1942, combating the arising issues.

His position as a Member of Parliament allowed greater influence of the Society.

### Entilton Water Hole Campaign (1949-1953)

In 1946, the Entilton area declared drought. The area rapidly lost water until running out completely in 1948.

The Activist Society soon turned their efforts towards a water hole for the Entilton area, which did not have sufficient dams or rivers anyway.

After four years of campaigns, the Fortusan Government began digging out the waterhole in 1953, at a site in Broad Valley.

### Later Career (1953-1980)

Cíer von Lecré continued his career in politics throughout the rest of the 50s, 60s and 70s, remaining the Member of Werner Coast.

Lecré continued as the Chairman of the Activist Society of Fortuse until 1978, when he was forced to resign by the Leader of Parliament, for possible negative influence.

## Later Life

### Retired Life (1981-1983)

Cíer von Lecré retired from politics in 1981, after a 44 year stint as the Member of Parliament for Werner Coast.

Lecré retired to a new home in Northmarch.

Lecré’s seventh wife, Sylvia von Lecré, was murdered in 1982.

### Illness and Death (1983-1997)

In 1983, close contacts began reporting Lecré as ‘frail’ and ‘changed’ since the murder of his wife.

After attempting to burn down his neighbour’s home, Lecré was declared insane in late 1983.

A carer was stationed in Lecré’s home from 1984 until 1987, when he was moved to a special care facility in Hurstville.

Lecré suffered four strokes in August 1989, causing him to lose the ability to speak.

Further strokes in 1991 caused Lecré to become blind, lose all sensation, and become paralysed in 1992.

Cíer von Lecré made his final public appearance on the 29th of November 1997, in a wheelchair and unresponsive.

After Lecré became dangerously ill in December 1997, he was euthanised on the 31st of December.

A state funeral was held on the 10th of January. All seven of his former wives attended the funeral.

## Personal Life

Cíer von Lecré married his first wife, Gertrude Reswin, in 1936. They divorced in 1942.

Lecré married his second wife, Fiona Ferawald, in 1943. They separated in 1951, and divorced in 1953.

Lecré married his third wife, Carald Ferguson, in 1955. They separated in 1967, and divorced in 1968.

Lecré married his fourth wife, Debrah Harold, in 1969. They divorced in 1971.

Lecré married his fifth wife, Helga Dyswylder, in 1973. The marriage lasted six days, before they divorced.

Lecré married his sixth wife, Jayde Janselwelden, in 1973. They separated in 1976, and divorced in 1978.

Lecré married his seventh wife, Sylvia Derren, in 1979. Derren was murdered in 1982.

Lecré remarried his fifth wife, Helga Dyswylder, in 1982. They remained married until Lecré’s death in 1997. Dyswylder (b. 1923) passed away in 2016.

## Legacy

Cíer von Lecré is remembered as one of the greatest activists of the 20th century.

In 2007, on the 10th anniversary of his death, Main Street in Werhnerville was renamed Cíer von Lecré Drive.

The Von Lecré Museum opened on Winstan Island in 2009.

## Personal Details

### Died

31st December 1997 (aged 88)Hurstville, Fortuse

### Spouse

* Gertrude Reswin (m. 1936, d. 1942)
* Fiona Ferawald (m. 1943, d. 1953)
* Carald Ferguson (m. 1958, d. 1965)
* Debrah Harold (m. 1969, d. 1971)
* Helga Dyswylder (m. 1973, d. 1973; m. 1982)
* Jayde Jansenwelden (m. 1973, d. 1978)
* Sylvia Derren (m. 1979, died 1982)

## Business

### Founder

* Werner High School Activist Society
* Activist Society of Fortuse