Dorivan Dansyre
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Dorivan Dansyre | |
|---|---|
| Chancellor | |
| In office 22 June 1664 – 1 October 1678 | |
| Monarch | Vitirio II Vitirio III Giulia V |
| Preceded by | Hotasar Sobri |
| Succeeded by | Miria di Nirezo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1621 |
| Died | 16 December 1689 Bene Ansyre |
| Spouse | Samishways Talumi |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Tano Dansyre, Sorin di Tasare |
| Residence | Mala Kadrane |
| Occupation | Statesman |
| Known for | Dansyri Inquisition |
Dorivan Dansyre (4 May 1621 - 16 December 1689), also known as Dorivan Ansyri, was a Basaqastanian statesman who served as the Chancellor of the Santian Empire between 1664 and 1678. He is best known as the initiator and namesake of the Dansyri Inquisition, an attempt by the Santian monarchy to restrict the political and intellectual autonomy of religious institutions in Basaqastan and wider Promeridona, which contributed to the development of the longstanding Basaqastanian religious consensus. From 1662, he was known by the title Prince of Ansyre.
Early life
Dorivan Dansyre was born in 1621, the eldest child of the soldier Tano Dansyre and his wife, Sorin di Tasare. He was a member of the House of Ansyre, a minor landowning family in the Jamate of Ansyre, Farstan, named for its principal town, Bene Ansyre. As a minor asago, Tano Dansyre served in the standing army of the Santian Empire as a cavalry officer, gaining recognition after fighting with King Artasero V in the early stages of the Third Vidamite War, for which he received the fourth rank of nobility. Like many Farstani asagi, Tano Dansyre began to style himself with the Santian form 'Dansyre' rather than the Basaqese form 'Ansyri', after entering military service.
Following the traditional occupation of his family, Dorivan Dansyre became part of the cavalry unit which his father was required by his ennoblement to maintain in 1638, aged 17. While this did not require that he be permanently stationed in a garrison, as was required of members of the standing army, he saw limited action immediately, forming part of a minor cavalry campaign in eastern Promeridona to root out roaming bands of former Vidamite soldiers who had turned to banditry after their surrender in 1637.