Frederick I
| Frederick I | |
|---|---|
| Exalted High King | |
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| High emperor | |
| Reign | 13 July 670 - 28 June 741 |
| Coronation | January 717 |
| Predecessor | Richard II |
| Successor | Harold VI |
| Born | Frederick Ornes 16 November 649 Dunscom |
| Died | 28 June 741 (aged 91) |
| Drusilla of Durinis | |
| Issue | Harold VI James, High Prince Aeldgyth, High Princess |
| Religion | Aetherian |
Frederick I (Frederick Ornes; 16 November 649 - 28 June 741) was the High Emperor until his death. Known as the Great Golden Era, he reigned over a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the High Empire, and was marked by a great expansion of the economy. In 682, the Royal Folksthing, later disbanded after the Great Uprising, voted to grant her the additional title of Exalted High King and he was officially coronated in 717, and also kept this title after 712. His reign of 70 years has been unparalleled by any high emperor since.
Frederick was the son of a rich tax collector and a mayoress, Arthur of Bretbury, and Hertha of Burdendal. After the deaths of her father from consumption in 652, she was raised under close supervision by her mother. He inherited the throne aged 21, as he was part of the royal family. Though a constitutional monarch, and even founding the Royal Folksthing, the national parliament from 682 to 699, Frederick privately attempted to influence government policy and ministerial appointments; publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality.