Zacharias V Celestia
| Zacharias V | |||||
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| Reign | 16 March 1556 – 27 October 1597 | ||||
| Coronation | 23 May 1556 | ||||
| Predecessor | Celestius VIII | ||||
| Successor | Vasius VIII | ||||
| Born | Zacharias Levitus Celestia 18 June 1506 Jae-Sol | ||||
| Died | 27 October 1597 (aged 91) Sol | ||||
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| Dynasty | Celestia | ||||
| Father | Taejo VII | ||||
| Religion | Celestix | ||||
Zacharias V (16 March 1556 – 27 October 1597) was King of Nova Solarius during the 16th Century. He is regarded as one of the best monarchs Solarius had with his political reforms and expansion of territory in Pelia. He started the colonial era after the colonization of Frutiltus. His reign set the Aureum Period from 1556-1681. During Zacharias' reign, The Laros Famine happened, but with the establishment of the Food & Safety Department in 1572GD, life expectancy improved by 1583GD with a average life of citizens were 65 years old. Zacharias also founded many institutions with the most notable one being The Institute for the Blind which he established since his favorite cousin, Prince Peter of Aliga was blind. He was known as the Philosopher King due to his care for his people rather than the care for glory. Most of the wars Zacharias fought were defensive wars against aggressor nations. One of these wars, Agori War were the bloodiest in 300 years.
Early Life
Zacharias was born on 18 June 1506 at Gredds Castle, Sol. He was the grandson of King Solus XV, and the second oldest son of King Taejo VII. He was raised in the Daemoian Lifestyle named after how King Daemon V's was raised with the people in a average town raised by trusted citizens. For 17 years, he was raised in the small town of Elgri where he had to eat, work, socialize with the ordinary people. Every once in a while, he would visit the Palace for special occasions and holidays. He did have guards while at Elgri, but it was limited to three guards. He made childhood friends at Elgri, some of whom worked with Zacharias during his reign. He was reported by one of the guards to be: "A hard-working boy, that would neither complain nor rest until the work was done. He helped the elderly farmers carry the baskets and even went to hunt deer in the forests near by. He is certainly going to be the Populus Rex of Solarius." Text from the: Scrolls of Elgri to King Solus XV.