Orestes Cotta
Orestes Cotta | |
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| Sustentet of the Latin Social Republic | |
| In office 12 August 1945 – 22 January 1947 | |
| Deputy | Thomas Bertini (1946-1949) Position vacant |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | Flavius Luonercus |
| Consul of Latium | |
| In office 3 January 1944 – 12 April 1945 | |
| Monarch | Constantine XIX |
| Deputy | Theodorus Cosovei Thomas Bertini |
| Preceded by | John Laenius |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Arrius |
| In office 17 December 1937 – 26 June 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Genucius |
| Succeeded by | John Laenius |
| Leader of the Popular Socialist Party | |
| In office 22 November 1933 – 22 January 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Stanasila |
| Succeeded by | post abolished |
| Senator for Tricciana | |
| In office 2 January 1936 – 12 August 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Valerius Polselli |
| Succeeded by | constituency dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gaius Aurelius Cotta Orestes 19 April 1889 Tarqunii, Latium |
| Died | 22 January 1949 (aged 59) Ascanium, Latium |
| Nationality | Latin |
| Political party | Popular Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sophia (née: Aurelia) (m. 1921–1950) Euphemia (née: Florentia) (m. 1946–1954) |
| Children | 7 |
Orestes Cotta (Gaius Aurelius Cotta Orestes; 19 April 1889 – 22 January 1949) was a Latin politician who was the leader of the Popular Socialist Party, Consul of Latium from 1936 until 1946, and Sustentet (he who supports) of the Latin Social Republic. He was a central figure in the Social War, the Latin civil war that lasted from 1945 until 1947, and was the chief orchestrater in the Coup of 12 April 1945, which resulted in the execution of Emperor Constantine XIX and most of the Imperial family.
Cotta was born in a multi-family home in northern Latium near the Vannosian border in the city of Tarquinii of the county Emporiae. He was later raised in border village of Baetulo, after the split of his parents. An aspiring musician, Cotta reportedly moved to Castellum in 1908 to audition for the Imperial Alba Orchestra at the age of 19; however, he was unsuccessful. He would later join the Latin military as a member of the army reserve, where he served for the next five years. Cotta reportedly attended meetings of the new Communist Party during his time in Castellum, and later the National Social Party, the precursor to his Popular Socialist Party. In 1916 he published a book titled Principium Novus (The New Front), in which he described in great detail his political leanings, details of his life, and hopes for the future or Latium.