Jane I
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| <imgur w="300">pJIHy0U.jpg</imgur> Jane I in 2015 | |||||||||||||
Queen of Calendor and Galenic Commonwealth
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| Reign | 9 September 2015– present | ||||||||||||
| Coronation | 6 June 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Katherine I | ||||||||||||
| Heir Presumptive | Niamh, Princess of Orodruin | ||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Aisling Fitzgerald | ||||||||||||
| Born | 23 August 1990 Palace of Avallónë, Tol Galen | ||||||||||||
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| House | House Reid | ||||||||||||
| Father | John Murphy | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Katherine I | ||||||||||||
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Jane I (Jane Cassidy Maeve, born August 23, 1990) is Queen of Tol Galen and the other realms of the Galenic Commonwealth
Jane was born in Avallónë as the first child of the Queen Katherine I and Prince John. She attended school at the Somhairle Public School in Avallónë and later went on to study at the University of Alqualondë. Her mother acceded to the throne on the death of her father King Henry II in 1980, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties after leaving university, before joining the Royal Galenic Air Force and serving on fast jets until in 2015, her mother due to the onset of ill health abdicated ascending Jane to the throne.
Upon the abdication of her mother, she became Head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of Tol Galen and five independent Commonwealth countries: Andor, Thonador, Lothlann, Artanor and Eriador.
Since her ascension to the Throne Jane has occasionally faced republican sentiments and press criticism, in particular due to her lack of a spouse or children. However, support for the monarchy remains high, as does her personal popularity.
Early Life
Jane was born at 06:15 (SMT) on 23 August 1990, during the reign of her mother, Katherine I. Her father, Prince John was notable for being a commoner, the eldest son of a Royal Thonadoran Navy officer and himself one. Her mother, was the only child of Henry II. She was delivered naturally in the Palace of Avallónë. She was named Jane after the last queen of Tol Galen before Tyrannic annexation, Cassidy after her grandmother, who had died some six months prior, and Maeve after the legendary Queen responsible for establishing the Galenic Diarchy.
Jane's only sibling, Niamh, was born in 1994. The two princesses were both educated at Somhairle and Alqualondë.
Heir Apparent
During her mother's reign, Jane was first in the line of succession to the throne. Although her birth generated public interest, she was not expected to become queen for many years, as Katherine I was still comparatively young. Many people believed she would marry and have children of her own. The subsequent ill health and resultant abdication of her mother forced an as-yet unmarried and childless Jane further into the public spotlight than she already had been with the media's portrayal of an glamorous fighter pilot.
Jane studied history and politics at university at the behest of her parents to better prepare her for the day when she would inevitably become queen.
Military Service
During her final year at university Jane made it clear that she wished to serve in one of the services, following in the footsteps of her father and grandfather (who at the time with there being no monarchy) served during the Galeno-Dayanese war. She joined the Royal Galenic Air Force, training as a pilot. After passing-out in October 2014 she joined No. I(F) Squadron and started flying the Peregrine, she would continue to fly Peregrines until September 2015 having seen action In Andor during the ongoing border crisis.
Reign
Accession and coronation
During September 2015 Queen Katherine suffered a brain haemorrhage, whilst not succumbing to the haemorrhage her health was too poor to continue to reign. Jane who was overseas at the time was rushed back to Avallónë. Upon her return her private secretary, presented her a draft accession declaration, a week after returning home the news of Jane's immediate accession to the throne was televised to Tol Galen and the world. Her secretary asked her to choose a regnal name; she chose to remain Jane, stating that it was the name her mother gave her and the name she would continue to use. She was proclaimed queen throughout her realms on September 9th 2015
<imgur thumb="yes" w="200" comment="Jane I on the occasion of her coronation in simple but traditional royal dress">vmPRufA.jpg</imgur>
Despite the re-hospitalisation of Queen Katherine on the 9th of May, the coronation went ahead as planned, as Katherine had asked Jane to not let her poor health disrupt events. The coronation held in Avallónë, with the exception of some parts of the ceremony, was televised around the world. Jane's coronation gown was at her request devoid of ornamentation being relatively plain being made of blue satin patterned with knotwork and horses, both traditional Galenic symbols.
2016
The newly crowned queen began 2016 by embarking on a world tour with her sister Niamh to affirm her commitment to the same causes as her mother. Notable visits included those to Chernyakhov, Dayashina, FSR and Tyran.