Andeja I of Derita

Andeja I
Emperor of the Celestial Empire
Reign	4 June 2103 — 5 May 2125
Coronation	6 October 2104
Predecessor	Gitte II
Successor	Andeja II of Derita
Prime Minister	Arjo Nicollier Duke of Angoulême Duke of Aumale Count of Pecherde Duke of Maine Emilien Vaugrenaud Louis Hollande Louis Varies
Born	Andeja Gitte 8 April 2035 Fontainebleau Palace, Derita
Died	5 May 2125 (aged 90) Tajiygitte Palace, Derita
Burial	15 May 2125 Emperor Isle
Spouse	Theresa of Naples (m.2057-2096) Anaressa Hollande (m.2103-2121)
Issue	Andeja II of Derita Prince Alexandre, Duke of Alençon Prince Antoine, Duke of Anjou Angèle, Empress of Seidang Princess Alara, Countess of Fionete Princess Anaressa, 2nd Duchess of Halliun Princess Yonela
Dynasty	Volonte
Father	Gitte II of Derita
Mother	Alara of Russlande

Andeja I (Andeja Gitte; 8 April 2035 – 5 May 2125) was Emperor of the Celestial Empire of Derita from 4 June 2103 until his death in 2125. The eldest son and child of Gitte II and Alara of Russlande, he was from birth heir to two empires. He was the longest serving heir apparent in Deritain history, waiting 68 years between his birth and his ascension to the throne.

During the long reign of his parents, Andeja was largely excluded from political affairs until the 2070s, when he began to serve as regent for both of his parents. Throughout the 2050s and 2060s he was a key military figure and participated in several conflicts across the country. Following the deteriorating health of Gitte II in the 2080s Andeja would serve as Prince Regent until his ascension to the throne in 2103.

As Emperor, Andeja was faced with the crisis of the Great Collapse and relied heavily on traditionalist and isolationist policies in orderto perserve tge empire. He moved the capital to Aukusa City and attempted, though failed to establish an ultra-royalist control over the government. His alliance with the Hollande Family was notable and he has been seen as a man who maintained the empire in a time of crisis.

Early Life and Education

Andeja was born in Fontainebleau Palace in Fontainebleau, Derita to Emperor Gitte II and Empress Alara if Russlande. Their first child, the birth of an heir after twenty years of marriage lead to Andeja being seen by many as a miracle. Alara, the infamous grime and violence woman wasa doting mother and kept Andeja by her side for the first few years of his life, meeting worh foreign official and tending to governance with her eldest son in her arms or on her lap.

Andeja was, despite his mother's advanced age, followed in quick succession by three younger sisters and later a younger brother when Andeja was 9. Alara would direct her son's education and childhood. Russen tutors selected by his mother educated him in governance and warfare, while his Deritain ones focused on academics and court etiquette. Andeja inherited his mother's blunt and domineering attitude, prefering to deployment of hard over soft power.

When he was 15, Andeja entered a military academy and the Celestial Army, quickly rising through the ranks. He threw himself into his studies and duties, becoming an expert in languages, weaponry, strategy anf tactics, and mastered skills like martial combat, horseriding and shooting. While the crown prince's natural talent and hard work was certainly a factor on his rise through the ranks, it is agreed amongst historians that his promotion to general was due to his father.

It was while at military academy that Andeja met his life ling best friend, Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, later Prince of Gante. The grandson of the then Princess of Gante, Louis-Antoine was a few years older than Andeja and shared many of the crown prince's values. The two got along with ease and would remain inseperable for the next fifty plus years until Louis-Antoine's death. At this time his mother also began the search for a wife for Andeja.

Early adulthood

Following the unfolding of a crisis in Espana in the wake of the Borbon Restoration, it was decided that a Deritain intervention was need. Andeja, recently appointed a general at only twenty-one, with the help of his mother, convinced his father to give him command of the operation. Louis-Antoine, also a young general, would join him, along with a third commander selected by Emperor Gitte. Andeja lead a lighting campaign across Espana and within a week had achieved victory.

Andeja would go on to serve as an active general for Deritain expenditionary forces, serving in the Spanish-Dutch Wars and the Regency War, where Andeja fought in lighting campaigns intended to deal swift victory with minimal damage to his own forces. Louis-Antoine would almost always go on gi serve as the crown prince's second in command. The pair however did gain a reputaion of only getting directly involved on the brink of victory.