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Initially, Ru continued the tradition of being sent to Casaterra for higher education that became fashionable in Themiclesian elite circles by the 1810s. Unlike most members of the aristocracy, Ru did not choose a liberal arts education but a military one for reasons that are still poorly understood. This was also in contrast to his brother, Prince Ruk, who held a master's degree in {{wp|chemistry}}. | |||
In Men's increasingly reclusive later reign, he came to think the crown prince's death was a punishment to the royal family for the decay of social structure that brought him into direct contact with ordinary soldiers. In the following year, Men issued an order to the broader royal family forbidding them from seeking new civil and military offices, asserting it would be against conscience to require the nation's citizens to compete with royals for offices; to the contrary, the royal family were to remain aloof and restrain themselves to "royal" activities like public charities, academia, and the fine arts. Existing offices held by members of the royal family, however, could continue. Men's actions were supported by powerful politicians like the Earl of Sngraq and the Baron of Krungh, whose minds tended towards a constitutional system where the monarch did not hold political powers. | In Men's increasingly reclusive later reign, he came to think the crown prince's death was a punishment to the royal family for the decay of social structure that brought him into direct contact with ordinary soldiers. In the following year, Men issued an order to the broader royal family forbidding them from seeking new civil and military offices, asserting it would be against conscience to require the nation's citizens to compete with royals for offices; to the contrary, the royal family were to remain aloof and restrain themselves to "royal" activities like public charities, academia, and the fine arts. Existing offices held by members of the royal family, however, could continue. Men's actions were supported by powerful politicians like the Earl of Sngraq and the Baron of Krungh, whose minds tended towards a constitutional system where the monarch did not hold political powers. | ||
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Prince Ru (Shinasthana: 公子潦, qwang-tse-ru; 2 March 1846 – 10 July 1877) was the heir apparent to the Themiclesian throne. He was the first son of his father of Prince Gwreng, later Emperor Men, and his mother the Princess-consort Tru, later Empress-consort. He was born on 2 March 1846 during his grandfather Emperor Ngars's reign and died on 10 July 1877 to typhoid fever. Ru married the Baroness of Ker in 1868, but having died without issue, the crown passed to his brother upon Emperor Men's death in 1885.
He is known as the Soldier Prince for his involvement with the army. He was educated at the Army Academy. On the prince's 24th birthday, Emperor Men re-created the Crown Prince's Guard with a strength of 1,200 for Ru's personal leadership, and Ru served as a regular member of the Board of War, the committee responsible for the army's day-to-day running. His close relationship with his Guard was deplored first by his mother and then, after his sudden death in 1877, by his regretful father who, convinced his guards gave him the fatal fever, resolved that none of his progeny should hold command over any army unit.
Biography
Relation with parents
Initially, Ru continued the tradition of being sent to Casaterra for higher education that became fashionable in Themiclesian elite circles by the 1810s. Unlike most members of the aristocracy, Ru did not choose a liberal arts education but a military one for reasons that are still poorly understood. This was also in contrast to his brother, Prince Ruk, who held a master's degree in chemistry.
In Men's increasingly reclusive later reign, he came to think the crown prince's death was a punishment to the royal family for the decay of social structure that brought him into direct contact with ordinary soldiers. In the following year, Men issued an order to the broader royal family forbidding them from seeking new civil and military offices, asserting it would be against conscience to require the nation's citizens to compete with royals for offices; to the contrary, the royal family were to remain aloof and restrain themselves to "royal" activities like public charities, academia, and the fine arts. Existing offices held by members of the royal family, however, could continue. Men's actions were supported by powerful politicians like the Earl of Sngraq and the Baron of Krungh, whose minds tended towards a constitutional system where the monarch did not hold political powers.