Ricardina das Artorias
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| Ricardina das Artorias | |||||
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| Divine Queen | |||||
 Official Portrait of Divine Queen Ricardina | |||||
| Reign | 11 Halfyear 1798 - present | ||||
| Coronation | 8 Second Solstice 1798 | ||||
| Predecessor | Rutílio II | ||||
| Born | Ágata Ricardina Guilhermina Belavida das Artorias 19 Leafall of 1772 (age 34) The Ivory Palace, Castelágua, Artorias | ||||
| Spouse | Júlio Mévio (married 1792) | ||||
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| Dynasty | das Artorias | ||||
| Father | Bilamiro das Artorias | ||||
| Mother | Lília Urbóquio | ||||
| Religion | Birdinist | ||||
Dona Ricardina das Artorias (Ágata Ricardina Guilhermina Belavida; born 19 Leafall 1772) is the Divine Queen of Artorias and Holy Matriarch of the Birdinist Church. Ricardina is the thirty monarch of the Artorias Dynasty, the royal family that has ruled Artorias since the Lusikelian War of Independence in 892 After Tarnaken. She was born in the Ivory Palace of Castelágua, one of the many royal palaces owned by the Artorias Dynasty, as the first child of Bilamiro das Artorias - the Viscount of Vilinhas - and Lília Urbóquio - the Countess of Brachia. Following the death of Ricardina's heirless uncle, Rutílio II, Ricardina ascended to the throne due to being the first person in the succession line, a position she inherited following the sudden illness and consequent death of her father Bilamiro.
Ricardina inherited a diverse and gigantic country, inhabited by more than 150 million humans. Although Ricardina's reign can be considered fairly successful so far, her country is known for its oppression of religious minorities, the widespread practice of slavery, and its imperialist actions toward its neighbors. Her rule has seen the acquisition of the fertile lands of Southern Echia, the defeat of two Tendarese invasions, and the re-establishment of relations with the Yue Dynasty. On the face of the warmongering Royal Parliament and the Vassal States, Ricardina is internationally recognized as a fairly progressive leader, such as seen with the Suffrage Expansion Act of 1799, which expanded suffrage for those with a lower yearly income.
Ricardina married Corantian noble Júlio Mévio in 1792 in a marriage arranged by her father. Together, Ricardina and Júlio had three children: Pérola, Celestino, and Tauro. Ricardina is seen as a person more dedicated to her family than her country, a detail that attracts both criticism and praise.
Early Life
Ricardina was born at 10:43 on 19 Leafall 1772 in the Ivory Palace of Castelágua, Artorias. Named after famous Anglese king Richard Bear-Hunter, who was one of her distant ancestors, her full name is Ágata Ricardina Guilhermina Belavida. Through her father Bilamiro, Ricardina is a member of the Artorias Dynasty, the royal family that has ruled the Kingdom of Artorias for almost a millenia. Since birth, she is referred to using the honorific Dona (Lady). She is the first-born child of Bilamiro and was the niece of heirless Artorian king Rutílio II.
Ricardina's has four siblings: Alexandre, Radamino, Galla, and Beatriz. Ricardina was educated by her patron Laris Espadik, the Duke of Ardaterra, who taught her several lessons in literature, magic, and languages. During her childhood, Ricardina found out to be quite proeficient with magic, and as such she joined the Magisterium, the body that regulates magic in Artorias. At the age of 12 she already was a notorious apprentice of the arcane arts, and later would become a theologian, one of the most important positions in the hierarchy of magi.