Emperor Glenton Gryphon-Bush II
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| Reign | 2010- | ||||
| Coronation | 25th January 2010 | ||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Thaddeus Gryphon | ||||
| Heir apparent | Prince Glenton Gryphon-Bush III Philopator | ||||
| Born | 4 February 1979 Melbourne-Haven, Jackson; The Confederate Empire of West Phoenicia | ||||
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| House | House of Gryphon-Bush | ||||
| Father | Emperor Thaddeus Gryphon | ||||
| Mother | Juno Bush, Queen of West Phoenicia | ||||
| Religion | True Path Faith | ||||
Glenton Thaddeus Gryphon-Bush II Philopator(Father-Loving) Philometar (Mother-Loving) born in 1979 is the current monarch of the Gryphon-Bush dynasty of The Confederate Empire of West Phoenicia.
Early Life
4th West Phoenicia Civil War (1993-1997)
After the death of Queen Juno Gryphon-Bush in December 1992, Prince Consort Thaddeus Gryphon assumed control of the West Phoenician throne. His duty was a transitional rule, until Princess Aphrilis returned to West Phoenicia, for her coronation. As the late queen's eldest child she was next in line to rule.
Thaddeus's father, Emperor Niclas Gryphon of the Kingdom of Gryphon convinced his son to continue to rule and not hand over the Crown to his eldest step daughter.
The Emperor pledged that the Kingdom of Gryphon would support his son's right to the throne, based on a supposed change in the late Queen Juno's Will which named her child with Prince Consort Thaddeus Gryphon; Prince Glenton Gryphon-Bush II as the next in line for the throne, a promise that was made on his birth, the change would move him ahead of his older siblings.
As his son was a minor, Prince Consort Thaddeus Gryphon would act as Prince Regent until his son turned 18 under the Regency Act 1620
The Kingdom of Gryphon sent a battlion of soldiers to assist in defence.
Emperor Thaddeus Gryphon bribed Most High Reverend Darius Mckay, the reigning Pontifex of the True Path Faith to support his claim to the throne citing it as the will of God.
Thaddeus Gryphon accused Princess Aphrilis and her husband; Crown Prince Christian Sunbury of The Widemeadows Isles of poisoning Queen Juno.
The news of the alleged murder of Queen Juno, who was loved by the population caused the citizens to protest against Princess Aphrilis return.
The West Phoenician government issued a statement banning Princess Aphrilis from returning. However a number of Senators left the country to stand alongside Princess Aphrilis.
Princess Jezebel Bush-Tasman; the second eldest Bush sibling sided with her sister.
Princess Jezebel convinced her husband who was a prince of The Kingdom of New Hobart to support a joint military intervention to place Aphrillis on the throne.
Simultaneously, Princess Aphrilis husband persuaded his homeland, The Widemeadows Isles to support Aphrilis rightful claim to the West Phoenician throne. In exchange they would compensate Widemeadows Isles with yearly gold, silver, gems tributes and a free trade agreement.
The other children of Queen Juno were at odds of how to intervene. Prince Gai Bush sided with Prince Consort Thaddeus Gryphon. Princess Clytemnestra, Princess Mariamne and Prince Jericho remained neutral.
After a year of diplomatic talks broke down, the sisters declared war on Thaddeus, West Phoenicia was plunged into a civil war.
The civil war lasted 3 years. In 1996, Thaddeus father, Emperor Niclas passed away from a heart attack. Prince Niclas Gryphon II; the eldest son of Emperor Niclas, and older brother of Thaddeus recalled the Gryphon troops and reduced support for the ongoing conflict.
The reduction of troops, and defection of key government figures and Religious Clergy enabled the sisters to gain the upperhand in the civil war.
Thaddeus who was now acting as Prince Regent was forced to flee to the Kingdom of Gryphon with key supporters, under the protection if his brother.
His son Glenton Gryphon-Bush II who was now 18 was placed under security watch as well as house arrest in the palace when he refused to leave West Phoenicia.
He was able to marry during this time to Angelique De'Baroda, Princess of The Empire of Greater Phoenicia. A marriage alliance that Thaddeus Gryphon had orchestrated to strengthen ties with Greater Phoenicia, in the hope of forming a military alliance.
The elder daughters of Queen Juno marched into the West Phoenician capital with their foreign armies in 1997 to claim their birthright and thus ended the 4th West Phoenician Civil War, that had caused significant amount of damage to infrastructure and loss of life.
5th West Phoenicia Civil War (2008-2010)
In the year 2000, Queen Jezebel Bush-Tasman was now queen of West Phoenicia after plotting an assassination attempt on her older sister's life.
Aphrilis was under the impression, the attack was the work of anti-royalist terrorists and not her own sister.
Aphrilis survived the car bombing attempt. She and her family fled to the Kingdom of Widemeadows Isles, her husbands native land after Aphrilis abdicated the West Phoenician throne. Princess Jezebel who was next in line became Queen.
It would take a few years before Aphrillis learnt of her sister's treachery.
Under Queen Jezebel Bush-Tasman leadership and rule, she expanded the nations agriculture industry as well as other industries, boosting the economy.
However large amounts of money and resources were exported to the Kingdom of New Hobart, in compensation for their assistance in the last civil war.
Queen Jezebel filled the ranks of nobility with nobles from her husband's homeland. Giving them land and titles she had stripped from any noble famalies who were in support of her stepfather Thaddeus Gryphon or sister Aphrilis.
She defrocked Most High Reverend Darius McKay of the True Path Faith and sent him into exile. She replaced him with the sycophant Pontifex Mary Macedonia, who
Elections were allegedly rigged, allowing those members of Congress that she personally endorsed, winning their electorates.
She fired the old Guard members of Congress due to new laws that were introduced and passed Congress that increased the Queens right. The nation leaned closer to an absolute monarchy as opposed to a constitutional monarchy.
Queen Jezebel promoted those senators who fit her agenda. Those who spoke out they were either exiled or imprisoned
She increased the number of crimes that people could be sent to the Prison Labor Program for, an increased workforce that tripled tobacco, tea, coffee and other resources exports.
However citizens began to hate her, however protests were quickly quashed. However paranoia began to creep into her mind.
She increased the military, keeping them well paid to ensure their loyalty and promoted loyalists to ranks of superiority.
Queen Jezebel created a large network of spies that kept tabs on disloyal members of the royal household who themselves were exiled if they stepped out of line.
When rumours reached her that the Kingdom of Gryphon was going to launch an attack to remove her from the throne she had Emperor Thaddeus Gryphon son and her half brother Glenton Bush II placed under house arrest with his whole family. Her ambassador to the Kingdom of Gryphon advised the nation any hostility would see her execute her half brother and his family.
Other family members were also questioned and placed under house arrest too, including her daughter
Princess Servilia Samindia Tasman-Bush on charges of high treason.
She placed the media under her country and pushed out propaganda demonising her opponents and the Kingdom of Gryphon.
She arranged for the destruction of tobacco and tea plantations accusing enemies of the destruction.
Queen Jezebel rallied all loyal citizens to rise up against the enemy.
Civil war finally exploded when she had innocent tourists from the Kingdom of Gryphon arrested and executed for espionage without trial.
Her brother, Prince Gai Bush escaped house arrest, he fled to the Kingdom of Gryphon to support his step father.
He rallied the Kingdom of East Ivoria; his wife's nation of birth to the cause, citing the mistreatment of his wife's at the hands of Queen Jezebel and was able to sway them to support The Kingdom of Gryphon in the attack on West Phoenicia.
During the same time, Prince Glenton Gryphon-Bush II second wife Alotta Diesel-Bush was able to smuggle out a letter after bribing a guard, the letter was sent to her father; the King of North Eden. She persuaded him to join The Kingdom of Gryphon war alliance.
In 2008 a number of naval battles flared up in their attempt to blockade the country. Following the naval engagements, a combined 3 nation alliance Airforce, bombarded West Phoenicia.
The West Phoenician resistance also took up arms brining the fight to the streets to free the country from a wicked ruler.
Towards the end of the civil war, most city-states had swung their loyalty to The Kingdom of Gryphon.
Queen Jezebel called for a peace treaty at the urging of her advisors and children, before troops were going to be dispatched into Jackson and it's capital Melbourne-Haven.
Fearing execution at the hands of Thaddeus Gryphon and an unsupportable opposing force Queen Jezebel called for peace on her terms. The terms were granted.
She was given free passage for her and her family who wanted to depart back to Widemeadows Isles.
Within a year she was Queen Consort of the Kingdom of New Hobart after the death of their monarch and her husband was appointed king.
Thaddeus Gryphon was only to stay on as a transition rule where he would pass on the throne to his son. Many feared he would refuse to hand it over, but Thaddeus brother Niclas Gryphon III, the current Emperor of The Kingdom of Gryphon requested his brother to return home. The Emperor was unwell and would be stepping down. Thaddeus was to be the new Emperor.
Glenton Gryphon-Bush was installed onto the throne and worked to stabilize the government and economy.
He pardoned all those who had suffered under his sister's reign and reinstalled them into their former positions. As an act of love and goodwill he pardoned his sister Queen Jezebel of all crimes.