August-Wilhelm I of Liothidia
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| Reign | 10 May 1846 - 12 December 1858 | ||||
| Coronation | 13 May 1846 | ||||
| Predecessor | monarchy established | ||||
| Successor | Heinrich I | ||||
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| King of Rahdenburg (more...) | |||||
| Reign | 4 October 1834 - 12 December 1858 | ||||
| Predecessor | August-Heinrich III | ||||
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| Born | 22 March 1799 Schloss Engelweg, Rixdorf, Kingdom of Rahdenburg | ||||
| Died | 12 December 1858 Ersbwalde Palace, Rahden, Liothidian Empire | ||||
| Spouse | Charlotte-Augusta von Wissenland (m. 1826) | ||||
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| House | Hechenreyt | ||||
| Father | August-Friedrich III | ||||
| Mother | Margarete von Verrenhalle | ||||
| Religion | Fabrian Catholic | ||||
August-William I, or in Liothidian: August-Wilhelm I (full name: August William Frederick of Hechenreyt, Liothidian: August-Wilhelm Friedrich von Hechenreyt, 22 March 1799 – 12 December 1856), of the House of Hechenreyt, was King of Rahdenburg from 4 October 1834 and the first Liothidian Emperor from 10 May 1846 to his death, the first Head of State of a united Liothidia. Under the leadership of August-William and his Minister President Karl Franz von Auerswald, Rahdenburg achieved the unification of Liothidia and the establishment of the Liothidian Empire, following the Glorious Revolution. Following unification, August-William left much of governance to his Minister President Karl-Franz Auerswald.
The death of his wife and new-born son in 1837, denied August-William a male heir and failing to secure changes to the laws of succession, to enable his daughter, Hildegard, to succeed him brought the emperor into a decades-long depression. Toward the end of his life, he withdrew from the public and died of a heart attack within weeks of his daughter's wedding to Ghantish Prince Nathan III. He was succeed by his younger brother, Heinrich, Grand Prince of Stalendorf.