Charles Kitchener
Charles Kitchener | |
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| Governor General of the Dominion of Satavia | |
| In office 1st January 1903 – 1st January 1912 | |
| Monarch | King of Estmere |
| Prime Minister | Henry King-Stewart Daniel Kreager Archibald Lions |
| Preceded by | Patrick Brook-Bank |
| Succeeded by | Arthur O'Connell |
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| Born | May 19, 1859 Morwall, Estmere |
| Died | January 31, 1951 (aged 91) Patrick's Town, Patrick Islands |
General Sir Charles Kitchener MD was an Estmerish army officer who served as Governor-General of Satavia for nine years, from 1903 until 1912. Kitchener was born in Estmere in 1859 and joined the army at age 18. He soon proved to be a capable commander, but was forced to retire from active soldiering in late 1902 following a serious injury that forced him to walk with a walking stick for the rest of his life.
In 1903 he was appointed Governor-General of Satavia, and in 1904 became an honorary General in the Satavian Army. He would serve as Governor-General until 1912, when he was succeded by Arthur O'Connell. He retired later that year, and lived out the rest of his life in a villa on Little Patrick in the Patrick Islands. On January 29th 1951, he suffered an aneurysm and was rushed to hospital in Patrick's Town, where he died two days later.
Early Life and Military Career
Kitchener was born in a small village outside of Morwall in Estmere as the youngest of three. Kitchener was educated at Wyndsom School before attending Damesbridge University. Kitchener served in the Estmerish army unitl he was forced to retire in 1902 following a serious injury that left him unable to walk without assistance from a walking stick. Just two months after his retirement from the army, he was appointed as Governor-General of Satavia.
Governor-General of Satavia
On the 1st January 1903, Kitchener was unexpectedly appointed Governor-General of Satavia - a controversial decision, as since the appointment of Sir John Warwick, 4th Earl of Northport in 1870 the position had been held by a Satavian.