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| − | '''Henry V''' (b. [[Wikipedia:July_19|19 July]] [[Wikipedia:1965|1965]], r. [[Wikipedia:2004|2004]]-present), full name Henry Robert Charles Caitwuil-Houmbertis-Sigurdsson-Alvarsson, His [[Isselmere (Region)|Isselmerian]] and [[Nieland (Region)|Nielander]] Majesty the King of [[Isselmere-Nieland]] and Domains and Territories pertaining thereto, Lord High Steward and Duke of [[House of Glaines-Oldmarch|Glaines and Oldmarch]], Lord Protector of [[United Kingdom of South Lethe|Gudrof]], etc., is the [[Wikipedia:Head_of_state|head of state]] of the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland ('''UKIN'''). He is the son of [[Kings and queens of Isselmere-Nieland|Robert VI]] (r. [[Wikipedia:1984|1984]]-2004) and Queen-Consort Sophia. Henry V became [[king]] on [[Wikipedia:November_13|13 November]] at the age of thirty-nine upon his father's voluntary abdication. | + | '''Henry V''' (b. [[Wikipedia:July_19|19 July]] [[Wikipedia:1965|1965]], r. [[Wikipedia:2004|2004]]-present), full name '''Henry Robert Charles Caitwuil-Houmbertis-Sigurdsson-Alvarsson''', His [[Isselmere (Region)|Isselmerian]] and [[Nieland (Region)|Nielander]] Majesty the King of [[Isselmere-Nieland]] and Domains and Territories pertaining thereto, Lord High Steward and Duke of [[House of Glaines-Oldmarch|Glaines and Oldmarch]], Lord Protector of [[United Kingdom of South Lethe|Gudrof]], etc., is the [[Wikipedia:Head_of_state|head of state]] of the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland ('''UKIN'''). He is the son of [[Kings and queens of Isselmere-Nieland|Robert VI]] (r. [[Wikipedia:1984|1984]]-2004) and Queen-Consort Sophia. Henry V became [[king]] on [[Wikipedia:November_13|13 November]] at the age of thirty-nine upon his father's voluntary abdication. |
Henry V graduated from the [[University of Daurmont]] in Tueslynn with a first with honours in chemical engineering in [[Wikipedia:1985|1985]], whereupon he joined the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy]] ('''RINN''') as a [[Wikipedia:Midshipman|midshipman]]. In [[Wikipedia:1990|1990]], he married Christine Anneliese Zbigniewski, a commoner, which led to a schism within the governing Conservative Party and the formation of the Loyal Monarchist Party. The couple has two children, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess Ursula Sophia Margaretha (b. [[Wikipedia:1993|1993]]), and His Royal Highness Prince Robert George Alexander (b. [[Wikipedia:1995|1995]]). | Henry V graduated from the [[University of Daurmont]] in Tueslynn with a first with honours in chemical engineering in [[Wikipedia:1985|1985]], whereupon he joined the [[Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy]] ('''RINN''') as a [[Wikipedia:Midshipman|midshipman]]. In [[Wikipedia:1990|1990]], he married Christine Anneliese Zbigniewski, a commoner, which led to a schism within the governing Conservative Party and the formation of the Loyal Monarchist Party. The couple has two children, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess Ursula Sophia Margaretha (b. [[Wikipedia:1993|1993]]), and His Royal Highness Prince Robert George Alexander (b. [[Wikipedia:1995|1995]]). | ||
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==Reign== | ==Reign== | ||
| + | Henry V's reign has been marked by several controversies, the first of which being his father's voluntary abdication. In [[Wikipedia:2001|2001]], Robert VI jocularly averred in an interview with Patricia Golminster of [[Isselmerian and Nielander Broadcasting Corporation|INBC 1]] that: | ||
| + | :''at thirty-seven years of age, it [was] about time the [Crown] Prince took some responsibility in learning the family business.''{{ref|business}} | ||
| + | In truth, then Crown Prince Henry had been attending meetings of the Council of State and the Privy Council with his father since he was sixteen. | ||
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| + | Henry V further courted controversy by publicly requesting the Democratic Labour government of Thomas Blakeney to delay the transfer of what was to become the [[Europa-class (Dreadnought)|Europa-class]] [[Super Dreadnought|heavy command battleship]] to Credonia.{{ref|Europa}} Influenced by the [[Praetonia|Praetonian]] monarch and President [[Mike Sarzo]] — with whom the UKIN had been allied through the [[Organisation of Maritime Powers]] — Henry V called a royal audience to undermine the sale of the design to Credonia. It was, however, the [[Royal Shipyards of Isselmere-Nieland]]'s willingness to sell the design to other nations, primarily to recoup the losses from design and construction, that finally scuppered the deal between Credonia and the Blakeney government. The Credonian government successfully sued the UKIN before the [[Court of Four Regions]] and received the money it invested as well as a compensatory damage settlement. | ||
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| + | The next incident in which Henry V was involved was the [[Inkana Civil War]]. It has been suggested by some historians that the king's formal declaration of war against the Inkanan Confederacy, prompted by the Blakeney government's support of the Inkanan monarchy, was an attempt to humiliate the Democratic Labour Party and so hasten the return of the Conservative Party, or at the very least of the Liberal Democrats, to office. The public and royal records on the matter are still under seal, so it may be fifty to one hundred years before the true answer to this conundrum is discovered. | ||
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| + | ==External References== | ||
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| + | #{{note|business}} [http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=373256 Abdication and Celebration]. | ||
| + | #{{note|Europa}} [http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=422846 Europa-class for sale]. | ||
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Revision as of 12:40, 23 November 2006
Henry V (b. 19 July 1965, r. 2004-present), full name Henry Robert Charles Caitwuil-Houmbertis-Sigurdsson-Alvarsson, His Isselmerian and Nielander Majesty the King of Isselmere-Nieland and Domains and Territories pertaining thereto, Lord High Steward and Duke of Glaines and Oldmarch, Lord Protector of Gudrof, etc., is the head of state of the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland (UKIN). He is the son of Robert VI (r. 1984-2004) and Queen-Consort Sophia. Henry V became king on 13 November at the age of thirty-nine upon his father's voluntary abdication.
Henry V graduated from the University of Daurmont in Tueslynn with a first with honours in chemical engineering in 1985, whereupon he joined the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy (RINN) as a midshipman. In 1990, he married Christine Anneliese Zbigniewski, a commoner, which led to a schism within the governing Conservative Party and the formation of the Loyal Monarchist Party. The couple has two children, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess Ursula Sophia Margaretha (b. 1993), and His Royal Highness Prince Robert George Alexander (b. 1995).
In 2003, Henry left the RINN with the rank of captain of HINMS Queen Ursula to serve as his father's deputy on the Council of State.
Henry and the Queen-Consort Christine are members of the disestablished Calvinist Reformed Church of Isselmere.
Reign
Henry V's reign has been marked by several controversies, the first of which being his father's voluntary abdication. In 2001, Robert VI jocularly averred in an interview with Patricia Golminster of INBC 1 that:
- at thirty-seven years of age, it [was] about time the [Crown] Prince took some responsibility in learning the family business.[1]
In truth, then Crown Prince Henry had been attending meetings of the Council of State and the Privy Council with his father since he was sixteen.
Henry V further courted controversy by publicly requesting the Democratic Labour government of Thomas Blakeney to delay the transfer of what was to become the Europa-class heavy command battleship to Credonia.[2] Influenced by the Praetonian monarch and President Mike Sarzo — with whom the UKIN had been allied through the Organisation of Maritime Powers — Henry V called a royal audience to undermine the sale of the design to Credonia. It was, however, the Royal Shipyards of Isselmere-Nieland's willingness to sell the design to other nations, primarily to recoup the losses from design and construction, that finally scuppered the deal between Credonia and the Blakeney government. The Credonian government successfully sued the UKIN before the Court of Four Regions and received the money it invested as well as a compensatory damage settlement.
The next incident in which Henry V was involved was the Inkana Civil War. It has been suggested by some historians that the king's formal declaration of war against the Inkanan Confederacy, prompted by the Blakeney government's support of the Inkanan monarchy, was an attempt to humiliate the Democratic Labour Party and so hasten the return of the Conservative Party, or at the very least of the Liberal Democrats, to office. The public and royal records on the matter are still under seal, so it may be fifty to one hundred years before the true answer to this conundrum is discovered.
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