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He declared himself a new title in 1834, Emperor of Creeperopolis and the Creeperans, and ruled [[Creeperopolis]] as a theocratic institution with the [[Creeperian Catholic Church]]'s laws of the faith as the laws of the Empire with the [[Ten Commandments]] as the highest laws. He expanded the relations between Creeperopolis and the [[Second State of the Church|Papal State]].
He declared himself a new title in 1834, Emperor of Creeperopolis and the Creeperans, and ruled [[Creeperopolis]] as a theocratic institution with the [[Creeperian Catholic Church]]'s laws of the faith as the laws of the Empire with the [[Ten Commandments]] as the highest laws. He expanded the relations between Creeperopolis and the [[Second State of the Church|Papal State]].


He led and ordered the annexation of the [[Kingdom of Senvar-Senvek]] in 1839 and deposed [[List of Monarchs of Senvar-Senvek|King]] [[William III of Senvar-Senvek|William III]] which led to the [[First Senvarian Insurgency]].
He led and ordered the [[1839 Annexation of Senvar-Senvek|annexation]] of the [[Kingdom of Senvar-Senvek]] in 1839 and deposed [[List of Senvar-Senvekian Monarchs|King]] [[Wilhelm III of Senvar-Senvek|Wilhelm III]] which led to the [[First Senvarian Insurgency]] and, later, the [[Second Senvarian Insurgency]].


He has posthumously been called '''Adolfo the Great''', especially in the 21st century.
He has posthumously been called '''Adolfo the Great''', especially in the 21st century.
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Manuel IV realized that the military is turning against him and orders for Adolfo's arrest, along with the arrest of any supporters. Manuel IV had Field Marshal [[Fidel Amaro Sánchez]] order the troops following Adolfo to arrest him, but the soldiers refused to listen. Amaro was then arrested by Adolfo's soldiers and executed via firing squad, marking the beginning of the [[Revolution of 1833]].
Manuel IV realized that the military is turning against him and orders for Adolfo's arrest, along with the arrest of any supporters. Manuel IV had Field Marshal [[Fidel Amaro Sánchez]] order the troops following Adolfo to arrest him, but the soldiers refused to listen. Amaro was then arrested by Adolfo's soldiers and executed via firing squad, marking the beginning of the [[Revolution of 1833]].


[[File:GBarrios.jpg|thumb|right|[[Miguel Cabañeras Gutiérrez]] helped Adolfo III rise to the throne.]]
[[File:GBarrios.jpg|thumb|right|[[Miguel Cabañeras Gutiérrez]] was essential to Adolfo III's ascension to the throne.]]


Upon hearing the death of his most loyal Field Marshall, Manuel IV ordered the palace guards to arm themselves and defend the [[San Salvador Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace of Creeperopolis]] to the death while he and his family hid within the palace preparing for the end, as the entire military has turned against him.
Upon hearing the death of his most loyal Field Marshall, Manuel IV ordered the palace guards to arm themselves and defend the [[San Salvador Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace of Creeperopolis]] to the death while he and his family hid within the palace preparing for the end, as the entire military has turned against him.


Adolfo recruited the help of [[Miguel Cabañeras Gutiérrez]], a former Field Marshal who fought alongside Salvador III during the War of Succession, to depose Manuel IV from power. Adolfo promoted Miguel to [[Chief Field Marshal (Creeperopolis )|Chief Field Marshal]], signaling to the soldiers and officers that Adolfo is declaring himself as the true Emperor of Creeperopolis.
Adolfo recruited the help of [[Miguel Cabañeras Gutiérrez]], a former Field Marshal who fought alongside Salvador III during the War of Succession, to depose Manuel IV from power. Adolfo promoted Miguel to [[Chief Field Marshal (Creeperopolis)|Chief Field Marshal]], signaling to the soldiers and officers that Adolfo is declaring himself as the true Emperor of Creeperopolis.


The soldiers arrived at the Imperial Palace at 12 noon and began to fire at the palace guards defending the palace. The well trained soldiers overwhelmed the outside defenders and infiltrated the palace. Cabañeras declared that no-quarter will be given to the palace guards, leading to very heavy guard fatalities.
The soldiers arrived at the Imperial Palace at 12 noon and began to fire at the palace guards defending the palace. The well trained soldiers overwhelmed the outside defenders and infiltrated the palace. Cabañeras declared that no-quarter will be given to the palace guards, leading to very heavy guard fatalities.
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Adolfo declared himself Emperor of Creeperopolis and the Creeperans, Adolfo III, at 4pm, thus beginning his reign over Creeperopolis and establishing Salvador III's lineage on the Imperial throne of Creeperopolis.
Adolfo declared himself Emperor of Creeperopolis and the Creeperans, Adolfo III, at 4pm, thus beginning his reign over Creeperopolis and establishing Salvador III's lineage on the Imperial throne of Creeperopolis.


Later that day, Adolfo III was given a letter from Pope [[Gregory XVI]] himself congratulation him on his rise to power. He hopes that Adolfo III can revive and strengthen Creeperopolis's [[Creeperian Catholic Church|Creeperian Catholic]] heritage.
Later that day, Adolfo III was given a letter from Pope [[Gregorio XVI of Creeperopolis|Gregorio XVI]] himself congratulation him on his rise to power. He hopes that Adolfo III can revive and strengthen Creeperopolis's [[Creeperian Catholic Church|Creeperian Catholic]] heritage.


== Reign ==
== Reign ==


Adolfo III was officially coronated on September 15, 1833.
Adolfo III was officially coronated by [[Pope of Creeperopolis|Pope]] [[Gregorio XVI of Creeperopolis|Gregorio XVI]] on September 15, 1833.


Adolfo III reversed many secularist policies imposed by Manuel IV during his reign, allowing the [[Creeperian Catholic Church]] to have enormous influence over the Empire. The Canon Catholic Law was imposed over the Empire as the highest law of the land in 1834 and the Ten Commandments were instituted as the highest of the highest laws. Creeperopolis was commonly labeled as a Theocracy because of these laws.  
Adolfo III reversed many secularist policies imposed by Manuel IV during his reign, allowing the [[Creeperian Catholic Church]] to have enormous influence over the Empire. The Canon Catholic Law was imposed over the Empire as the highest law of the land in 1834 and the Ten Commandments were instituted as the highest of the highest laws. Creeperopolis was commonly labeled as a Theocracy because of these laws.  
=== Economic Policy ===
On February 18, 1834, Adolfo III authored a manifesto called the ''[[Creeperian Investment into Natural Resources Gifted by God]]''. His manifesto called for Creeperian workers to help the government mine gold, iron, and silver in the griund of the nation to help industrialize the nation. He claimed that God himself ordered him to write his manifesto and that God wanted all Creeperans to mine these minerals. The mainfesto gained popular support quickly, and on August 17, 1834, Adolfo III established the [[National Mining and Smelting Corporation]], a massive conglomerate composed of subsidiaries which focus on mining and smelting [[National Iron Mining and Smelting Corporation|iron]], [[National Gold Mining and Smelting Corporation|gold]], and [[National Silver Mining and Smelting Corporation|silver]]. Abbreviated as CORNAMIF, the corporation was given a monopoly on the Creeperian mining industry.


=== First Senvarian Insurgency ===
=== First Senvarian Insurgency ===
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{{main|First Senvarian Insurgency}}
{{main|First Senvarian Insurgency}}


Adolfo III also vastly expanded the military power of Creeperopolis during his reign. On March 1, 1839, Adolfo III gave an ultimatum to the neighboring [[Kingdom of Senvar-Senvek]] to accept a peaceful annexation into Creeperopolis or face a devastating invasion. [[List of Senvar-Senvekian Monarchs|King]] [[William III of Senvar-Senvek|William III]]'s military advisors begged him to refuse the ultimatum and go to war with Creeperopolis but he knew that his military was no match for Adolfo III's military might so he caved into the ultimatum.
Adolfo III also vastly expanded the military power of Creeperopolis during his reign. On March 1, 1839, Adolfo III gave an ultimatum to the neighboring [[Kingdom of Senvar-Senvek]] to accept a peaceful annexation into Creeperopolis or face a devastating invasion. [[List of Senvar-Senvekian Monarchs|King]] [[Wilhelm III of Senvar-Senvek|Wilhelm III]]'s military advisors begged him to refuse the ultimatum and go to war with Creeperopolis but he knew that his military was no match for Adolfo III's military might so he caved into the ultimatum.


[[1839 Annexation of Senvar-Senvek|Senvar-Senvek was absorbed into Creeperopolis on March 5, 1839]] and Adolfo III was declared King Adolfo I of Senvar-Senvek. William III was given compensation by free residence at the Palace of Port Senvek and Adolfo III promised that he and his family will be cared for. He gave William III power over the administration of Port Senvek as a vassal to him.
[[1839 Annexation of Senvar-Senvek|Senvar-Senvek was absorbed into Creeperopolis on March 5, 1839]] and Adolfo III was declared King Adolfo I of Senvar-Senvek. Wilhelm III was given compensation by free residence at the Palace of Port Senvek and Adolfo III promised that he and his family will be cared for. He gave Wilhelm III power over the administration of Port Senvek as a vassal to him.


[[File:Battle of Badajoz.jpg|thumb|right|The Creeperian victory at the [[Siege of Südhafen]] solidified Creeperian control of the Senvekian coastline.]]
[[File:Battle of Badajoz.jpg|thumb|right|The Creeperian victory at the [[Siege of Südhafen]] solidified Creeperian control of the Senvekian coastline.]]
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Adolfo III's army's greatest weakness was its lack of knowledge of the Senvarian and Senvekian landscape and terrain. The thick forests were perfect hideouts for insurgents to retreat to and rest only to prepare to attack the Creeperans over and over. The Senvarians and Senvekians mainly used guerrilla tactics which greatly reduced the efficiency of the Creeperian Army.
Adolfo III's army's greatest weakness was its lack of knowledge of the Senvarian and Senvekian landscape and terrain. The thick forests were perfect hideouts for insurgents to retreat to and rest only to prepare to attack the Creeperans over and over. The Senvarians and Senvekians mainly used guerrilla tactics which greatly reduced the efficiency of the Creeperian Army.


In the end however, the Creeperans triumphed when Frederick Schuessler I was killed in the [[Second Battle of Port Senvar]] in 1857. Over the course of the year, the Senvarians and Senvekians surrendered and accepted Creeperian rule. In return, Adolfo III agreed to amend the [[Constitution of Creeperopolis|Creeperian Constitution]] to grant the departments of Senvar and Senvek autonomy.
In the end however, the Creeperans triumphed when Frederick Schuessler I was killed in the [[Second Battle of Port Senvek]] in 1857. Over the course of the year, the Senvarians and Senvekians surrendered and accepted Creeperian rule. In return, Adolfo III agreed to enforce the [[Constitution of Creeperopolis|Creeperian Constitution]]'s granted autonomy the departments of [[Senvar (department)|Senvar]] and [[Senvek (department)|Senvek]].


=== Inter-Insurgency Period ===
=== Inter-Insurgency Period ===
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Adolfo III died on December 1, 1887, from a stroke in the [[San Salvador Imperial Palace]]. He was succeeded by his son [[Maximiliano II of Creeperopolis|Maximiliano II]]. Maximiliano II accepted the peoples' cry and called for a cease fire to the war and arranged elections for a [[Second Parliament of Creeperopolis|Second Parliament]]. The war would officially end on October 3, 1888, and Senvarian and Senvekian autonomy was restored.
Adolfo III died on December 1, 1887, from a stroke in the [[San Salvador Imperial Palace]]. He was succeeded by his son [[Maximiliano II of Creeperopolis|Maximiliano II]]. Maximiliano II accepted the peoples' cry and called for a cease fire to the war and arranged elections for a [[Second Parliament of Creeperopolis|Second Parliament]]. The war would officially end on October 3, 1888, and Senvarian and Senvekian autonomy was restored.
== Legacy ==
[[File:Creeperian propaganda Adolfo III Romero I Alexander II.jpeg|thumb|right|Creeperian propaganda from September 2019 made following [[Terraconserva Council of Nations#Condemnation of Creeperopolis and the Suggestion of Sanctions|a failed attempt by Malgax to sanction Creeperopolis]]. The propaganda piece was further pushed following the start of the [[Deltinian Insurgency]] in December 2019.]]
During the [[Second Parliament of Creeperopolis|Second Parliamentary Era]] of Creeperopolis (1887-1933), Adolfo III was portrayed as a cruel tyrant and was viewed negatively by 60% of the Creeperian population, with only 35% viewing him favorably.
However, during the [[Creeperian Civil War]], the [[Catholic Imperial Restoration Council|Romerists]] portrayed Adolfo III in a positive light as an Emperor of the people and an Emperor of freedom and Catholicism.
After the [[2003 Creeperian Coup D'état]], the government of [[Alexander II of Creeperopolis|Alexander II]], under orders of [[Augusto Cabañeras Gutiérrez]], compared the coup of 2003 to the [[Revolution of 1833]], a victory for [[Creeperopolis]] and a defeat for tyranny and oppression.
Adolfo III has been posthumously called "Adolfo the Great."


== Issue ==
== Issue ==
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|1= 1. '''Adolfo III of Creeperopolis'''
|1= 1. '''Adolfo III of Creeperopolis'''
|2= 2. [[Salvador Martínez Ortega]]
|2= 2. [[Salvador Martínez Ortega]]
|3= 3. [[María Schuessler González]]
|3= 3. [[Mary Schuessler González]]
|4= 4. [[Salvador III of Creeperopolis]]
|4= 4. [[Salvador III of Creeperopolis]]
|5= 5. [[María Ortega Hernández]]
|5= 5. [[María Ortega Hernández]]
|6= 6. [[William II of Senvar-Senvek]]
|6= 6. [[Wilhelm I of Senvar-Senvek]]
|7=  
|7=  
|8= 8. [[Manuel III of Creeperopolis]]
|8= 8. [[Manuel III of Creeperopolis]]
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|10=  
|11=  
|11=  
|12= 12. [[Frederick II of Senvar-Senvek]]
|12= 12. [[Matthias II of Senvar-Senvek]]
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=== Honors ===
=== Honors ===


==== Domestic ====
==== Domestic Decorations ====
 
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! width="20%" | Date
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! width="5%"  | Post-nominal letters
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| rowspan=16 | {{flagicon|Creeperopolis}} [[Creeperopolis]] || rowspan=5 | '''1833''' || [[Imperial Order of the Papal and Creeperian Cross]] || OI CPC
|-
| [[Imperial Order of Miguel the Great]] || OI MIG
|-
| [[Imperial Cross of Alfonso the Great]] || OC ALG
|-
| [[Imperial Order of Manuel the Great]] || OI MAG
|-
| [[Order of the Crusaders’ Cross]] First Class || OCC PC
|-
|  '''1830''' || [[Order of the Crusaders’ Cross]] Second Class || OCC SC
|-
|  '''1833''' || [[Order of the Star of the White Rose]] First Class|| OERB PC
|-
|  '''1829''' || [[Order of the Star of the White Rose]] Second Class|| OERB SC
|-
|  '''1830''' || [[Imperial Order of Valor and Bravery]] || OI VB
|-
|  '''1833''' || [[Imperial Order of the Cross of Carlos the Martyr]] || OI CCM
|-
| '''1831''' || [[Order of the Golden Star’s Cross]] First Class|| OCEO PC
|-
| '''1829''' || [[Order of the Golden Star’s Cross]] Second Class|| OCEO SC
|-
|  '''1845''' || [[Cross of Adolfo I]] First Class|| CAD PC
|-
|  '''1849''' || [[Cross of Salvador III]] First Class|| CSA PC
|-
|  '''1826'''<br />'''1833'''<br />'''1839'''<br />'''1845'''<br />'''1857'''<br />'''1858'''<br />'''1878'''<br />'''1888''' || [[Star of the Imperial Army]] x8<br /><small>(1888 posthumous)</small> || EEI
|}
 
==== Foreign Decorations ====


==== Foreign ====
{| class="wikitable" style="background-color:white;" border="1" width="100%"
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! width="20%" | Country
! width="20%" | Date
! width="55%" | Decoration
! width="5%"  | Post-nominal letters
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| rowspan=3 | [[File:Flag of the Papal States (1825-1870).svg|23px|border]] [[Second State of the Church|State of the Church]] || '''1833''' || [[Supreme Order of Christ]] || OSC
|-
| '''1834''' || [[Order of the Papal Star]] || OEP
|-
| '''1833''' || [[Order of the Sacred Cross]] || OCS
|}


=== Arms ===
=== Arms ===
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* [[Second Senvarian Insurgency]]
* [[Second Senvarian Insurgency]]


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Adolfo III
Porfirio Diaz.jpg
ReignJune 14, 1833-December 1, 1887
CoronationSeptember 15, 1833
PredecessorManuel IV
SuccessorMaximiliano II
Holy Protector of the State of the Church
ReignJune 14, 1833-December 1, 1887
PredecessorManuel IV
SuccessorMaximiliano II
1st Emperor of El Salvador
ReignJuly 10, 1858-December 1, 1887
SuccessorMaximiliano I
23rd King of Senvar-Senvek
ReignMarch 5, 1839-December 1, 1887
PredecessorWilliam III
SuccessorMaximilian I
BornApril 3, 1803
DiedDecember 1, 1887 (aged 83)
Spouse
Isabela Hernández Guerrero (m. 1822–1875)
Issue
HouseHouse of Martínez
FatherSalvador Martínez Ortega
MotherMary Schuessler González
ReligionCreeperian Catholicism

Adolfo III of Creeperopolis (Full name: Adolfo III Alexander Martínez Schuessler; April 3, 1803-December 1, 1887) was the reigning Emperor of Creeperopolis and the Creeperans from 1833 to 1887. He rose to power in the Revolution of 1833 which deposed Emperor Manuel IV

He declared himself a new title in 1834, Emperor of Creeperopolis and the Creeperans, and ruled Creeperopolis as a theocratic institution with the Creeperian Catholic Church's laws of the faith as the laws of the Empire with the Ten Commandments as the highest laws. He expanded the relations between Creeperopolis and the Papal State.

He led and ordered the annexation of the Kingdom of Senvar-Senvek in 1839 and deposed King Wilhelm III which led to the First Senvarian Insurgency and, later, the Second Senvarian Insurgency.

He has posthumously been called Adolfo the Great, especially in the 21st century.

Early Life

Adolfo Alexander de Salvador Martínez González was born in the Salvador Imperial Palace in Salvador, Salvador, Creeperopolis. He was the second child of Grand Prince Salvador Martínez Ortega (1783-1829) and Grand Princess María Schuessler González (1783-1832). He had five siblings: Salvador (1801-1824), Carlos (1805-1854), María (1807-1889), Miguel (1810-1845) and Antonio (1815-1891). His paternal grandparents were claimants Emperor Salvador III and Empress María Ortega Hernández.

In his childhood, Adolfo lived within the Salvador Palace under the de facto house arrest of Manuel IV, his granduncle who defeated his grandfather during the War of the Creeperian Succession. He, along with the rest of his immediate family, was rarely allowed to leave. His grandmother, María, died under suspicious circumstances in 1806, and her funeral was held in Salvador. Adolfo attended the event, one of the few times he would leave the palace.

Military Life

Adolfo Martínez Schuessler as a Lieutenant General, 1832.

From 1810-1822, Adolfo began to take an interest in the military history of Creeperopolis and had aspirations to become a military officer in the Imperial Army. He made a request to become an officer in the army, and after denying him three times prior, Manuel IV reluctantly allowed him to join the army.

Adolfo enrolled in the Imperial Army in 1822 and began as an Lieutenant, the lowest officer rank. Adolfo attended the Adolfosburg Military Academy where he was educated in military history, tactics, and skills to be promoted to Captain, which he was in 1826 after finishing his education. He was stationed in Helam, just south of San Salvador.

Adolfo married the daughter of the Emperor of Castilliano, Isabela Hernández Guerrero, on December 28, 1822, and they had their first child, Prince Maximiliano Adolfo Martínez Hernández, on June 18, 1824.

Adolfo was promoted to Major in 1829, but he wanted more. He was of royal descent, and he demanded that Manuel IV promote him to a higher rank. Manuel IV submitted and promoted Adolfo to Lieutenant-General in 1830, the fourth highest rank, after General, Field Marshal, and Chief Field Marshal.

As a Lieutenant-General, Adolfo gathered a following of soldiers who supported him, and many wished to establish him on the throne, as Manuel IV was growing old and was becoming an unpopular Emperor. Soldiers in the army began to only take orders from Adolfo by 1833. Manuel IV had enough of what he believed to be a mutiny against his orders, and stripped Adolfo of his rank and kicked him out of the Imperial Army on June 12, 1833.

Revolution

Main article: Revolution of 1833

Upon hearing of the firing of Adolfo, many Generals and Field Marshals grew a bad taste for Manuel IV and defected to the cause of Adolfo. Adolfo had begun to rally up supporters in Helam and began marching his troops to San Salvador on June 13.

Manuel IV realized that the military is turning against him and orders for Adolfo's arrest, along with the arrest of any supporters. Manuel IV had Field Marshal Fidel Amaro Sánchez order the troops following Adolfo to arrest him, but the soldiers refused to listen. Amaro was then arrested by Adolfo's soldiers and executed via firing squad, marking the beginning of the Revolution of 1833.

Miguel Cabañeras Gutiérrez was essential to Adolfo III's ascension to the throne.

Upon hearing the death of his most loyal Field Marshall, Manuel IV ordered the palace guards to arm themselves and defend the Imperial Palace of Creeperopolis to the death while he and his family hid within the palace preparing for the end, as the entire military has turned against him.

Adolfo recruited the help of Miguel Cabañeras Gutiérrez, a former Field Marshal who fought alongside Salvador III during the War of Succession, to depose Manuel IV from power. Adolfo promoted Miguel to Chief Field Marshal, signaling to the soldiers and officers that Adolfo is declaring himself as the true Emperor of Creeperopolis.

The soldiers arrived at the Imperial Palace at 12 noon and began to fire at the palace guards defending the palace. The well trained soldiers overwhelmed the outside defenders and infiltrated the palace. Cabañeras declared that no-quarter will be given to the palace guards, leading to very heavy guard fatalities.

The army had secured the palace by 3pm and had Manuel IV and his family captured and arrested.

At 3:30pm, Adolfo had Manuel IV and his heir, Grand Prince Manuel Martínez Figueroa, executed to prevent any claimant from Manuel IV's lineage arising to challenge his own power. The rest of his family was placed under house arrest and moved to the Salvador Imperial Palace, where Adolfo had been held prisoner throughout most of his childhood.

Adolfo declared himself Emperor of Creeperopolis and the Creeperans, Adolfo III, at 4pm, thus beginning his reign over Creeperopolis and establishing Salvador III's lineage on the Imperial throne of Creeperopolis.

Later that day, Adolfo III was given a letter from Pope Gregorio XVI himself congratulation him on his rise to power. He hopes that Adolfo III can revive and strengthen Creeperopolis's Creeperian Catholic heritage.

Reign

Adolfo III was officially coronated by Pope Gregorio XVI on September 15, 1833.

Adolfo III reversed many secularist policies imposed by Manuel IV during his reign, allowing the Creeperian Catholic Church to have enormous influence over the Empire. The Canon Catholic Law was imposed over the Empire as the highest law of the land in 1834 and the Ten Commandments were instituted as the highest of the highest laws. Creeperopolis was commonly labeled as a Theocracy because of these laws.

Economic Policy

On February 18, 1834, Adolfo III authored a manifesto called the Creeperian Investment into Natural Resources Gifted by God. His manifesto called for Creeperian workers to help the government mine gold, iron, and silver in the griund of the nation to help industrialize the nation. He claimed that God himself ordered him to write his manifesto and that God wanted all Creeperans to mine these minerals. The mainfesto gained popular support quickly, and on August 17, 1834, Adolfo III established the National Mining and Smelting Corporation, a massive conglomerate composed of subsidiaries which focus on mining and smelting iron, gold, and silver. Abbreviated as CORNAMIF, the corporation was given a monopoly on the Creeperian mining industry.

First Senvarian Insurgency

Main article: First Senvarian Insurgency

Adolfo III also vastly expanded the military power of Creeperopolis during his reign. On March 1, 1839, Adolfo III gave an ultimatum to the neighboring Kingdom of Senvar-Senvek to accept a peaceful annexation into Creeperopolis or face a devastating invasion. King Wilhelm III's military advisors begged him to refuse the ultimatum and go to war with Creeperopolis but he knew that his military was no match for Adolfo III's military might so he caved into the ultimatum.

Senvar-Senvek was absorbed into Creeperopolis on March 5, 1839 and Adolfo III was declared King Adolfo I of Senvar-Senvek. Wilhelm III was given compensation by free residence at the Palace of Port Senvek and Adolfo III promised that he and his family will be cared for. He gave Wilhelm III power over the administration of Port Senvek as a vassal to him.

The Creeperian victory at the Siege of Südhafen solidified Creeperian control of the Senvekian coastline.

Many Senvarians and Senvekians refused to accept Creeperian rule, however. Senvarian-Senvekian monarchists, loyalists, and nationalists, under the command of the King's brother, Frederick Schuessler I, fought the Creeperans refusing to accept annexation. The First Senvarian Insurgency, also called the First Senvar-Senvekian Insurgency, was Adolfo III's first true military conflict against a determined enemy.

The Creeperian Army's superior numbers, experience, and organization proved to be its greatest strength against the Senvarians' and Senvekians' lack of combat skill, smaller numbers, and lack of any sort of organization and unity. His troops' unity was exemplified during the Siege of Südhafen where his soldiers, despite outnumbered two to one, overpowered the Senvekians defending the city and its walls after four months of siege.

Adolfo III in uniform in 1858.

Adolfo III's army's greatest weakness was its lack of knowledge of the Senvarian and Senvekian landscape and terrain. The thick forests were perfect hideouts for insurgents to retreat to and rest only to prepare to attack the Creeperans over and over. The Senvarians and Senvekians mainly used guerrilla tactics which greatly reduced the efficiency of the Creeperian Army.

In the end however, the Creeperans triumphed when Frederick Schuessler I was killed in the Second Battle of Port Senvek in 1857. Over the course of the year, the Senvarians and Senvekians surrendered and accepted Creeperian rule. In return, Adolfo III agreed to enforce the Creeperian Constitution's granted autonomy the departments of Senvar and Senvek.

Inter-Insurgency Period

Following his military triumph over the Senvarians and Senvekians, Adolfo III looked to the northwest and set his sights on a conquest of the Salvadoran Kingdom.

The kingdom was surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges providing it protection from invasion. The kingdom itself lay in the Salvadoran Valley with its capital, Ciudad Los'Ángeles, lying on the Salvadoran River.

Adolfo III pressured the kingdom to submit to his rule after offering them vassal status instead of annexation in 1858 establishing the Principality of El Salvador. The Grand Prince of Creeperopolis was now considered the Grand Prince of El Salvador.

Second Senvarian Insurgency

Adolfo III in 1873.
Main article: Second Senvarian Insurgency

In 1878, Adolfo III suspended autonomy for Senvar and Senvek and began treating the two departments just like any other Creeperian department. The decision was met by outrage from the Senvarians and Senvekians. Under Otto Schuessler I, the grandson of Frederick Schuessler I, the Senvarians and Senvekians rose up in a second guerrilla rebellion.

The insurgency was unpopular among the Creeperian populace and the people began protesting the war in 1881 demanding for it to end. Adolfo III ignored the people and continued the war.

The people began calls for the establishment of a second Parliament.

Death

Adolfo III died on December 1, 1887, from a stroke in the San Salvador Imperial Palace. He was succeeded by his son Maximiliano II. Maximiliano II accepted the peoples' cry and called for a cease fire to the war and arranged elections for a Second Parliament. The war would officially end on October 3, 1888, and Senvarian and Senvekian autonomy was restored.

Legacy

Creeperian propaganda from September 2019 made following a failed attempt by Malgax to sanction Creeperopolis. The propaganda piece was further pushed following the start of the Deltinian Insurgency in December 2019.

During the Second Parliamentary Era of Creeperopolis (1887-1933), Adolfo III was portrayed as a cruel tyrant and was viewed negatively by 60% of the Creeperian population, with only 35% viewing him favorably.

However, during the Creeperian Civil War, the Romerists portrayed Adolfo III in a positive light as an Emperor of the people and an Emperor of freedom and Catholicism.

After the 2003 Creeperian Coup D'état, the government of Alexander II, under orders of Augusto Cabañeras Gutiérrez, compared the coup of 2003 to the Revolution of 1833, a victory for Creeperopolis and a defeat for tyranny and oppression.

Adolfo III has been posthumously called "Adolfo the Great."

Issue

Adolfo III had eight children from his marriage to Empress Consort Isabela Hernández Guerrero.

Ancestry

Titles, Styles, Honors, and Arms

Titles and Styles

Royal styles of
Emperor Adolfo III
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Reference styleHis Imperial Majesty
Spoken styleYour Imperial Majesty
Alternative styleSir

Adolfo III's full title as Emperor was:

"By the Grace of the Lord, our God, Adolfo III, Emperor of Creeperopolis and the Creeperans, Imperial Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army of Creeperopolis, Imperial Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Naval Forces of Creeperopolis, Holy Protector of the State of the Church, Emperor of El Salvador, King of Senvar-Senvek."

Honors

Domestic Decorations

Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters
Creeperopolis Creeperopolis 1833 Imperial Order of the Papal and Creeperian Cross OI CPC
Imperial Order of Miguel the Great OI MIG
Imperial Cross of Alfonso the Great OC ALG
Imperial Order of Manuel the Great OI MAG
Order of the Crusaders’ Cross First Class OCC PC
1830 Order of the Crusaders’ Cross Second Class OCC SC
1833 Order of the Star of the White Rose First Class OERB PC
1829 Order of the Star of the White Rose Second Class OERB SC
1830 Imperial Order of Valor and Bravery OI VB
1833 Imperial Order of the Cross of Carlos the Martyr OI CCM
1831 Order of the Golden Star’s Cross First Class OCEO PC
1829 Order of the Golden Star’s Cross Second Class OCEO SC
1845 Cross of Adolfo I First Class CAD PC
1849 Cross of Salvador III First Class CSA PC
1826
1833
1839
1845
1857
1858
1878
1888		 Star of the Imperial Army x8
(1888 posthumous)		 EEI

Foreign Decorations

Country Date Decoration Post-nominal letters
Flag of the Papal States (1825-1870).svg State of the Church 1833 Supreme Order of Christ OSC
1834 Order of the Papal Star OEP
1833 Order of the Sacred Cross OCS

Arms

See Also

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