Alberto III

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Alberto III
Emperor of Cárinansia
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Emperor of Cárinansia
Reign1 December 1857 - 29 July 1899
Coronation10 December 1857
PredecessorAlberto II
SuccessorAlberto IV
RegentEmpress Dowager Almenara
Prince of Eneas
Reign12 November 1845 - 1 December 1857
PredecessorAlberto II
SuccessorAlberto IV
BornPrince Imperial Alberto... Zendejas
(1845-11-12)12 November 1845
Summer Palace, Oligi
Died29 July 1899(1899-07-29) (aged 53)
Imperial Palace, São Alberto
Burial
Imperial Mausoleum
EmpressMaria Augusta de San Luis-Vóclaria
Issue
  • Alberto IV
  • Ignacio I, King of Ochamina
  • Ana Isabel, Queen Consort of Uatederstali
  • Teresa, Queen Consort of Emmeria
  • Manuela, Duchess of Lekeadia & Princess Imperial
  • Irene, Duchess of La Plata & Princess Imperial
  • Hugo, Duke of San Luis & Prince Imperial
  • Juan Manuel, Duke of Esparraguera & Prince Imperial
  • Carmen, Duchess of Anáheiro, Princess Imperial
  • Antonio, Duke of Haxith & Prince Imperial
  • Aimar, Duke of Colria & Prince Imperial
Full name
Alberto Julian Gomez Roberto Zendejas Castellar Concha Alvares Santillan Santino Lorez Villafuerta Villareal Flores
Regnal name
Alberto Julian Gomez Roberto Zendejas Castellar Concha Alvares
HouseHouse of Zendejas
FatherAlberto II
MotherQueen Dowager Almenara
ReligionAmendist Godsinian

Alberto III was Emperor of Carinansia for over 40 years, among the longest of any Carinansian monarchs.

Early life

Special schooling

Reign

Revania Liberation War

In early 1864, Alberto invaded Revania, the final Arcadian colony in Suroikoia, in a surprise attack. Leading a force of 30 thousand soldiers, and accompanied by an Aparician army of 25 thousand soldiers and a Monteguerian Expeditionary Force of 5 thousand soldiers, the Arcadians were ill-equipped to defend due to the outbreak of war with Spereid in late 1863. After substantial successes over a year of fighting, the Kingdom of Ojamina was declared in El Criquile, with Alberto's son Javier was crowned as King. The original candidate, Juan Carlos, died in 1860 with only daughters. A peace treaty signed in 1874 with Arcadia saw them officially relinquish all claims to any historical Suroikoian holdings.

Liberal Reforms

After almost nine years of absolute rule as the Emperor of the country, Alberto felt disillusioned with the traditional system which vested all power in the hands of one; thus, on 9 August 1856, he assented to the enactment of a new political constitution, the first in the history of the Imperial State. It established a parliamentary system of government divided into two houses, the leader being whoever could secure the support of a majority of both houses; though in later years, the involvement of the Imperial Senate massively declined. Members of the House of Deputies were elected via universal male suffrage and partial female suffrage within an electoral college system. The Imperial Senate was primarily composed of clergy and nobility, although a quarter of the seats were set aside for representatives of those who held land; excluding individuals who were also clergy or nobles.

Although the Legislature received substantial responsibilities such as managing national finances, the Emperor retained substantial legislative, executive, and judicial powers, still considered the nation's Chief Judge ex officio.