Magasevetus

Magasevetus (Juvano Ubalvano Baldolianti Tervarinus; 22 November 1873 - 19 May 1961) was a Caphirian statesman who reigned as Imperator of Caphiria for fifty-four years from 1905 to 1959. During his reign, Magasevetus became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. He dominated domestic politics with his series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations which helped bring Caphiria out of the worst economic crisis in its history. He spearheaded unprecedented federal legislation and took advantage of the Party of the Imperium and is responsible for transforming it from a farce into a political machine. He is responsible for helping to realign Caphirian politics and defined neoliberalism in Caphiria. During the early years of his reign, Magasevetus was incredibly popular and is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in modern Caphirian history, though he has been subject to substantial criticism, most notably for his critical role in the Great War.

Magasevetus' appointment of Galdo Bertocca in 1930 led to the rise of Caphiric Fascism and greatly contributed to the global unpopularity of Caphiria during the 20th century. His reign was also marked by political purges in proscriptions and was known to seize power by force and contributed to a destabilized power structure. After a series of unsuccessful conquests, Magasevetus became ill and increasingly relied on Bertocca to advise him. This allowed Bertocca to wield immense power and influence. After removing all political opposition through his secret police, Bertocca and his followers consolidated their power through a series of laws that transformed the nation into a totalitarian state. By the time Magasevetus had fully recovered and was attempting to remove Bertocca from power, he had already established dictatorial authority by both legal and extraordinary means. This led to a civil conflict that overlapped with the Great War and ended with Magasevetus regaining power and removing Bertocca and his followers from power. After the Great War, Magasevetus exiled Bertocca but had him executed during the 1959 Christmas Massacres.

Magasevetus abdicated the following year in 1960 in favor of his son Magasevetus II in hopes to strengthen the country post-war. Following his abdication, Magasevetus went into self-exile in the Escal Isles to avoid being prosecuted for war crimes. He died less than a year after in 1961. He was posthumously tried and convicted of war crimes in the late 1970s and his remains were moved to Venceia in 1985.

Early life
Juvano Ubalvano Baldolianti was born in Augsustanis, the capital of the Province of Caseni on 22 November 1873. The House of Tervarinus was relatively new and did not carry the weight and prestige of other house names, but his father Erassinico Iseli had become highly influential during the reign of Arieri II and had gained the favor and trust of the Imperator. This led to a rapid rise through the aristocracy and nobility for House Tervarinus; as an expression of his gratitude Arieri II gave Iseli 30 acres of land to construct his own estate.

This estate, the Villa della Carnicul, is where Baldolianti spent most of his youth. From an early age, Baldolianti showed an interest in politics, the military, and sports and was primarily tutored by Amaurio Ulbertaglio of Tauricim. Despite this, Baldolianti was brought up in an authoritarian and militaristic household and expected to "show an exaggerated deference to his father"; both in private and public. Baldolianti always had to get down on his knees and kiss his father's hand before being allowed to speak, even as an adult and he was expected to stand to attention and salute whenever his father entered a room.

As a result of the close relationship between his father and Arieri II, Baldolianti was able to observe the inner workings of Caphiric politics and frequently spent time traveling the Imperium with Arieri II. This relationship began and grew partly as a result of Iseli's influence and partly due to the fact that Arieri II had no heir apparent. On his 17th birthday, the first major sign that Arieri II was seriously considering having Baldolianti succeed him came in the form of naming Baldolianti his godson. He was also given the honorary title, Duke of Augsustanis. The appointment of this title caused friction between Baldolianti and his father, who was becoming increasingly paranoid that he was losing his son to the Imperator.

In an effort to control Baldolianti, his father attempted to restrict his movements from the Villa della Carnicul which ended in a fist fight between the father and son. In 1892, Baldolianti pleaded with Arieri II to remove his father as his advisor and as head of House Tervarinus. Arieri II agreed to do so on the condition that on his 21st birthday, he would take the title "princeps iuventutis" ("the first amongst the young") and become his heir apparent.

On his 19th birthday, Baldolianti assumed control of his family's affairs and become patriarch of House Tervarinus. Immediately after, he dismissed all of his father's friends from the house, sold off his father's racing horse collection (which numbered 1,000 horses) and cut down on extravagances to pay down the debts that his father had incurred in his wild efforts. to subvert his son. Baldolianti siezed control of the Villa della Carnicul and banned his father from the premises until 1901. Over the next two years, Baldolianti would travel across Imperium and frequent other countries and become known for his promiscuity and romantic affairs.

Early career
Baldolianti returned back to Caphiria in 1894 to become the heir apparent heir apparent to Arieri II. The arrangement that existed between Arieri and Baldolianti was highly unusual for the time There was no immediate investiture ceremony (tradition dictates that once a successor has been chosen, the Imperator must argue his choice before the Senate who will pass a final judgement) and without the Senate's explicit blessing there was no legitimacy to the line of succession.

Nevertheless on his 21st birthday, Baldolianti was indeed given the princeps iuventutis title by Arieri II. Immediately thereafter, Baldolianti was then enrolled at the Moncalieri Academy of Military Science in Xalen Province, the Imperium's most prestigious military academy. As is the tradition upon graduating, Baldolianti was commissioned Legionary Grade I the following year. Serving within Legio LXIII, Baldolianti was mainly deployed out to the Imperium's various overseas possessions, most notably in Escal and Zaclaria.

Baldolianti's tour in Escal was relatively uneventful and spent most of time engaging in peacekeeping.