Theodosia Viromaro
Empress Theodosia Viromaro is the current head of state of the Kythiran Empire. She has ruled since the start of the Fifth Era, ever since her father, the former Emperor Louis Viromaro, was forced to abdicate in favour of her by the Reforma Carta, following the Empire's defeat during the Grand War. Her rule has been characterised by mending relations with the Raggisar Republic, increasing public support of House Viromaro, and improving relations between the six kingdoms and The Crown. Her full formal title is: "Her Imperial Highness Theodosia of House Viromaro, Empress of all Kythirans, High-Queen of Attica, High-Queen of Ardoragh, High-Queen of Alcanzar, High-Queen of Camuria, High-Queen of the Heartlands and High-Queen of Redstonia, Grand Duchess of Helmira, Grand-Duchess of Oldspawn, Grand-Admiral of the Imperial Navy, Supreme Commander of the Imperial Legion"
Youth
Princess Theodosia Viromaro was born in the in the late Fourth Era in Fort Winterhal. She grew up in the Imperial Palace in Helmira. Once her younger brother, Prince Charles Viromaro was born two years later, it was assumed she would be married off in the future but would serve no further role in government. She studied medicine at both the Imperial University in Helmira, after which she moved to Ardoria, against her father's wishes, to study at Ardoria University. She was known as a hardworking, quiet student, who often used her vast Viromaro allowance of 32,000 Florynts a week to help the local poor of Ardoria. In the weekends she was a frequent guest of Lady Hjarta, using her access to the Viromaro fortune to help support her efforts of conserving Ardoragh's rich nature reserves. When not at the Hjarta Palace she would live in the Skaði Palace.
When the Kythiran Invasion of Imperius began, she and her brother, Crown-Prince Charles Viromaro, were ordered by their father to join the war effort. Charles was promoted to Admiral, and was put in charge of the Second Attican Fleet. Theodosia was send to Imperius, serving as a nurse in Dorwall and Chesterfield. After the assassination of her mother, Empress Prisca Viromaro, she was rushed to Helmira, where she took up residence in the Villa Altojardin, under constant protection by the Imperial Guard.
Ascension to Power
The Reforma Carta suddenly brought Princess Theodosia back into the forefront. Article X stated:
"(...) the Emperor must abdicate his throne in favour of his first-born child, Princess Theodosia Viromaro.".
The Imperial Chancellor immediately took Theodosia under his guidance. Within 48 hours after the signing of the Reforma Carta, Emperor Louis Viromaro had signed his formal abdication. Three days after Theodosia was crowned Empress, in a sober coronation ceremony in the White-Gold Tower. Her younger brother, Prince Charles Viromaro, was not present at the coronation, for he was using the event as a distraction to steal a part of the Viromaro fortune hidden in the Sanssouci Palace, after which he went into a self-imposed exile as a pretender to the Kythiran throne, refusing to acknowledge his sister's legitimacy. Her father was banned from the coronation, although he was present in Helmira at the time. At the recommendation of the Chancellor she banned her father from entering Helmira a week after her coronation, forcing him to live further away from the center of imperial power. Her brother was formally stripped of his titles, last name, bank accounts and property within the Empire, and an arrest warrant was issued for him being captured alive. A reward for this was set at 6.25 million Florynts. The KIA was ordered to find and neutralise any supporters of Charles, after lord Edward Blanchard attempted to run for public office on a restoration of Charles to the throne. This movement, the so called Charlesians, were swiftly made illegal and went underground.
Life as Empress
In the first four years since the start of her reign, Princess Theodosia, now 30 years old, has spend most of her rule on restoring the Pax Minecraftia and faith in House Viromaro. Due to her dedication to her job she usually resides in the White-Gold Tower's Imperial Appartement. She uses the Imperial Palace mostly for state functions, and occasionally travels to the Skaði Palace in Ardoragh to visit Lady Hjarta.
One of her first acts as Empress was to establish the The Viromaro Foundation, in order to both atone for her family's role in the Grand War and to improve the public image of House Viromaro.
She is a supporter of the abolitionist philosopher Edmund Arouet, and is a firm believer in the new Constitutional Monarchy.
