William VII & I

William VII
King of Sydalon (more...)
Reign	29 February 1944 – 3 June 1948
Anointing	30 March 1944
Predecessor	Emmanuelle I
Successor	Elissa IV
First Secretaries	See list Lord Pinsonneau Georgiu Abdeshmun
Co-Prince of Ascalzar
Reign	29 February 1944 – 3 June 1948
Predecessor	Emmanuelle I
Successor	Elissa IV
Captains-General	See list Sebastián Ordaz PLACEHOLDER
First Counsellors	See list PLACEHOLDER
Born	(1910-06-01)1 June 1910 Palis de Aultavilla, Ostracine, Sydalon
Died	15 March 1966(1966-03-15) (aged 55) San Gianpiere, Sante Reze
Burial	Roesmel Priory, Selincourt, Vannois
Spouse	Princess Marie-Christine of Druisy (m. 1932)
Issue	Jean, Prince of Petra
Full name Guilhem Sébastien Jordanes
House	Aultavilla (official) Ordaz (agnatic)
Father	Sebastián Ordaz
Mother	Emmanuelle I
Religion	Fabrian Catholic

William VII (Guilhem Sébastien Jordanes; 1 June 1910 – 15 March 1966) was King of Sydalon, and Co-Prince of Ascalzar from 1944 until his abdication in 1948.

William was the eldest child of Queen Emmanuelle I and Sebastián, Prince Consort. He was named Prince of Petra after his ninth birthday upon his mother's ascension to the throne. William was regarded for his meek nature at court, though he joined the military in 1928. In 1932, he married Princess Marie-Christine of Druisy, whom he was known to be fiercely in support of throughout the various disputes between his sister, Princess Elissa and Marie-Christine.

He became King following his mother's death on 29 February 1944. Almost immediately, politicians, and the Council of Ministers grew concerned for his lack of pro-war attitude against Yisrael and his general pacifist overtures. William's relationship with his Council of Ministers and First Secretary Êdouard Pinsonneau, Lord Pinsonneau continued to deteriorate over the next year. By 1947, there were reports that William was largely excluded from cabinet meetings. In 1948, the Yisraeli offensive and invasion of Sydalene-occupied Yarden marked the end of the Long Pause, prompting fears of further Yisraeli incursions into Sydalon. On 19 April 1948, William, his wife and their only child disappeared from Ostracine, resulting in widespread panic throughout the country. In what became known as the King's Flight, William and his family resurfaced a week later in Vannois, where William still held himself out as King. His abdication was forced by order of the Senate upon the advice of William's sister, Elissa, who would succeed him as Queen Elissa IV.

William resided in Town, Vannois for most of his remaining years, though was a known traveller, spending his latter years in Sante Reze, where he passed away in 1966.