Aidan Redmond
| Aidan | |||||
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 Aidan Redmond during an award ceremony. | |||||
| Reign | 29 June 2018 - Present | ||||
| Coronation | 8 July 2018 | ||||
| Predecessor | Stuart Redmond | ||||
| King of Seylos | |||||
| Reign | 8 July 2018 - Present | ||||
| Predecessor | Stuart Redmond | ||||
| Born | 3 July 1992 Norfolk, Seylos | ||||
| Issue | None | ||||
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| House | Redmond | ||||
| Father | Stuart Redmond | ||||
| Mother | Eleanora Mac Aodhagáin Redmond | ||||
| Religion | None | ||||
Aidan was born in Norfolk, Seylos, the third child of Eleanora and Duke Stuart Redmond. In 1999, Stuart was appointed the throne by King Harding Morrish upon his retirement moving the family into the Royal Palace in Selbourne. Hardship between between Eleanora and Stuart however made the home difficult, and in 2005 the couple informally split. Aidan and Margaret, his sister, were taken by Eleanora to continue living in Norfolk, while the older Henry continued to live in the palace with Stuart. In 2018 after the death of Stuart and the failure of his father to appoint a succesor, the Royal Council of Seylos made Aidan the successor, causing a crisis in which Henry attempted to take control of the country but failed.
Aidan is the youngest King in Seylosian history, having ascended the throne five days after his 26th birthday. In the present day, Aidan is still one of the youngest wurld leaders at the age of 29. Under his reign, Seylos has seen a variety of important events, from the Sentist War to the foundation of the North Adlantic Union.
Early Life
Aidan was born on the 3rd of July in 1992. He was the third child of Eleanora and Stuart Redmond. The first being Henry born 5 years earlier, and Margaret born 2 years earlier. Eleanora and Stuart were on a visit to Norfolk when Aidan was born, which even to this day had Aidan associating the city with his home.
Duke Stuart was the official Duke of Norfolk, and during the five years preceding Stuart's ascenscion to the throne Aidan grew up in the Ducal Residence outside of the city. In 1999 Stuart was appointed the King of Seylos by former King Harding, which relocated the family to Selbourne to occupy to the Royal Palace. Aidan had a poor relationship with his father, who had become infatuated with creating a dynasty with Henry as a his succesor. While both Henry and Aidan had a strong relationship growing up, Stuart had built a heavy divide between them as time had progressed. By 2005 Eleanora had become increasingly unhappy with her marriage with Stuart, while divorce was not an option she opted to take Aidan and Margaret with her back to Norfolk to raise them seperately from Stuart, who had become increasingly erratic.
In May of 2010, Aidan declared his intention to join the Royal Navy. In August of that year, Aidan enrolled in the Norfolk Officer's Academy to begin his service in the Royal Navy. At the time, Aidan had not considered himself to be able to aquire any sort of position in the government or as an heir to his father, who had made the most unsual decision to groom Henry Redmond for the role of King. In May of 2014, Aidan graduated the Naval Academy in the middle of his class. An instructor at the time had noted, "Aidan had a poor time with the diplomatic, philosophical, and hierarchal portions of the Academy's education, but in exercises he had proven himself to be a fair commander with excellent tactical knowledge."
While Aidan had actively protested being given preferential treatment within the navy, as an Ensign he was assigned to the HMS Dauntless, the aging aircraft carrier under the command of then Commodore Isabella Forrest. He served on the Dauntless until 2016, when he and most of the crew transferred to the newly constructed HMS Defiant, leaving behind the Dauntless as she was to be decommisioned.
By 2017 King Stuart's health had taken a turn for the worst, and Aidan was granted special dispensation from the Royal Navy to have a discharge to continue his royal duties. By the time he was discharged he has achieved the rank of OF-2 Lieutenant.