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| Mats I | |
|---|---|
 Posthumous portrait by Olof Dahlquist, 1890 | |
| Emperor of Keppland | |
| Reign | 11 February 1820 – 20 October 1852 |
| Predecessor | Monarchy established |
| Successor | Monarchy abolished |
| Born | Mats Rönnlund 19 June 1790 Åkapan, First Kepplandic Republic |
| Died | 23 September 1887 (aged 97) Vajki, Second Kepplandic Republic |
| Burial | 30 September 1887 |
| Consort | Anita Hellstedt |
| Issue | Gunnar, Crown Prince of Keppland Princess Caroline |
| House | Rönnlund |
Mats Rönnlund (19 June 1790 – 23 September 1887), later known as Mats I of Keppland, was a Kepplandic military officer, businessman, and statesman who ruled the Kepplandic Empire as Emperor from 1820 until 1852. Mats is a celebrated and controversial figure in Keppland, and is often considered to by the father of the modern Kepplandic state.
Taking power amidst the chaos of the First Kepplandic Republic, Mats instituted reforms that stabilized Keppland and turned it into one of the first industrialized nations in Asteria Inferior. A skilled military leader, Mats conquered much of the continent during the Great Equatorial War, before his defeat and overthrow by the X Coalition in 1852. Mats remains a controversial figure, and is hailed by his supporters as the father of modern Keppland.
Mats served for three years as an officer in the Kepplandic Army before leaving to start a career as a merchant in Vajki, the capital of the First Kepplandic Republic. Frustrated by the instability and chaos of the early Kepplandic state, Mats leveraged his connections in the military and government to orchestrate a coup d'état against the nascent republic in 1820. He instituted a number of reforms to industrialize the mostly agrarian country, abolishing slavery and inviting foreign investment from the industrial nations of Euclea. Mats adopted an agressive foreign policy during the 1840s, seeking to transform Keppland into the first great power in the Asterias and dominate the eastern half of Asteria Inferior. The Great Equatorial War lasted for four years between 1848 and 1852, causing more than one million military and civilian deaths and ending w
Mats was born in Åkapan during the early years of the
Activationism
Activationism, also known as national activationism or Steenism, is a political ideology that developed in Keppland during the early 20th century. The ideology is broadly characterized by populist rhetoric, an expansive view of property rights, state support for churches and other traditional social institutions, and opposition to electoral democracy. Political scientists often describe activationism as a syncretic movement, and supporters of the ideology claim to reject conventional left- and right-wing politics.
The philisophical foundation of activationism is rooted in the enlightened absolutism of Mats I, who ruled Keppland as Emperor from 1840 to 1852. In the aftermath of the Great Collapse, Henrik Steen seized power in a military coup d'état and served as President until 1935. Steen was heavily influenced by Emperor Mats, whose reputation as a benevolent dictator had resulted in a wave of nostalgia for imperial Keppland during the early 20th century. Activationism was banned under the Kepplandic Council Republic, but reemerged as a major political movement after the X Revolution. In the 2010 elections, X of the National Activationist Party was elected as Keppland's first openly activationist president since 1935.
Activationism considers private property to be the ultimate expression of human liberty, and views the right to property as both a negative and positive right. As such, the state has a responsibility to not only defend the rights of the people from infringement, but to actively ensure equitable access to property ownership through non-invasive welfare programs and support for churches, charities, and other social institutions. Activationism also rejects liberal democracy, which it considers to be ineffective and easily manipulated by the malign influence of elites. Instead, activationists advocate for a strong and authoritative state apparatus that is compelled to act in the interests of the people by the threat of rebellion from an armed citizenry.
- Individualism
- Promotes a strong and authoritative state apparatus to maximize human liberty and defend the people against aggression and coercion
- Using the state to strengthen social institutions such as churches
- Freedom of choice for the individual to engage with society as much or as little as he chooses
- Safety net to ensure equitable access to property, and thus freedom
- Basically property ownership is the ultimate form of freedom
- Rejects liberal democracy as being inneffective and prone to corruption by elites and/or tyranny of the majority, instead supports a strong state which is compelled to act in the best interest of thr people out of fear of armed rebellion
- Differentiates between political and personal freedoms