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'''Leo III de Weluta''' (''Leo Augustus'', August 13th, 1527-December 5th, 1597), reigning in [[Urcea]] as '''Leo II''' and sometimes called '''Leo the Great''', was [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] from 1565 and [[Emperor of the Levantines]] from 1572 to his death. He played a crucial role during the [[Great Confessional War]], leading [[Levantine Catholic Church|Catholic]] forces against the Protestant King of Urcea, after which time he prosecuted the war against the [[Protestant Union]] as Apostolic King of Urcea. Towards the end of the war, Leo was elected Emperor and lead the [[Holy League]] to victory. Following the war, the Emperor prosecuted the [[Dragonnades]] in order to permanently break the power and presence of Protestantism in [[Levantia]], an effort in which he largely succeeded.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Emperor Leo III
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| colspan="2" |''[[Emperor of the Levantines]], [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] and [[Canaery|Elector of Canaery]]''
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| colspan="2" |
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| colspan="2" |3 November 1572 - 5 December 1597 (as Emperor)
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| colspan="2" |14 May 1565 - 5 December 1597 (as King of Urcea)
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![[List of Kings of Urcea|Predecessor]]
|King Donnchad III
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![[List of Kings of Urcea|Successor]]
|King Niall IV
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!Spouse
|Margaret of Niallsport
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![[Dynasty|House]]
|[[House de Weluta|de Weluta]]
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!Father
|Prince Aedanicus of Urcea
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!Religion
|[[Levantine Catholic Church|Catholic]]
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Besides his impact on the greater [[Holy Levantine Empire]], Emperor Leo also had a significant impact on the development of [[Urcea]] as well. The Emperor perceived much of what he considered the "Protestant revolt" in [[Urcea]] to be the result of social and political failures, and he embarked on a campaign of reform. He brought the country into full compliance with the tenets of the counter-reformation and constructed seminaries throughout the nation in order to better educate priests and to ensure better catechesis throughout the Kingdom. The Emperor also introduced social reforms, such as simplifying the system of [[Social class in Urcea]] and formally abolishing serfdom. In order to secure the new holdings he had acquired during and after the war, Leo authorized the first wave of [[Ómestaderoi]], resettling large numbers of urban freemen from the large cities of the [[Archduchy of Urceopolis]] to 40 acre plots in [[Gassavelia]] and, to a lesser extent, [[Ænglasmarch]]. The [[Ómestaderoi]] would later spread throughout large parts of the country, revitalizing the disrupted agricultural economy and beginning a process of [[Urcean people|Urceanization]] of new or reclaimed territories. In addition to his social changes, the Emperor also formally created and organized the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]], which had previously existed as the personal fleet of the King with conscripted merchant ships added to it. The Emperor's various reforms laid the groundwork for nearly two centuries of dominance within the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] until the [[Second Caroline War]].
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== Early life ==

== Exile ==

== War of Religion ==

== Great Confessional War ==

== Later reign ==

== Legacy ==

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[[Category: Holy Levantine Empire]]
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