Erik VIII Olaf of Emerstari

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Eric XII
King of Emerstari
Hans Axel von Fersen2.jpg
1732 Portrait of Eric VIII Olaf by Claus von Lünder
Monarch of Emerstari
and of the other Royal realms

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ReignOctober 2, 1718 – July 9, 1744
CoronationDecember 25, 1718
PredecessorAnnette I Maria
SuccessorEric IX Johann of Emerstari
Prime Minister
BornEric Lorens Eirikr
(1679-02-21)21 February 1679
Uppsalle Palace, Uppsalle, Emerstari
Died9 July 1744(1744-07-09) (aged 64)
Vantaa, Soumiland
Burial
ConsortElsa Leijonhuvud-Eirikr
IssuePrince Eric
Full name
Eric Lorens Eirikr
Regnal name
Eric VIII Olaf
HouseHouse of Eric
FatherHans Georg
MotherAleksendra Månsstrom
ReligionLutheranism
Erik VIII Olaf of Emerstari
AllegianceEmerstari
Service/branchRoyal Army
Years of service1696-1716
Commands held
  • Colonel, 12th Regiment of Foot
  • Brigadier, 17th (Karlinera) Guards Regiment of Foot
  • Commander-in-Chief in Kodternse
Conflicts

Eric XII Olaf (Eric Lorens Eirikr; October 21, 1679 – July 9, 1744) was King of Emerstari and Emperor of the Emerstarian Empire from October 2, 1718, until his death in 1744. He was concurrently the King of Soumland and Canaria as well as prince-elector of Thössenland in the Holy Eurevien Empire, Duke of Deischtien and Schvauner, and the Marquess of Hüllen.

Eric was born in the Duchy of Uppsalle within Emerstari and inherited the lands of Thössenland, Deischtien, and Schvauner from his father and uncles. A succession of European wars expanded his Rhenish domains to Hüllen. At the age of 39, after the death of the wife of former King Karl IV Lorens, Queen Annette I Maria, Eric ascended the Emerstarian throne, restoring the House of Eric's rule.

During Eric's reign, the power of the monarchy began to diminish and Emerstari began a transition to the modern system of presidential government. Eric died of cardiac arrest en route to the Soumian capital, Helsingfors.