Joanus X de Martigueux

Joanus X de Martigueux
Joanus X in 1932
Grand Duke of Yonderre Grand Baron of the Kestrel Isles
Reign	15 October 1920 – 22 October 1982
Predecessor	Joanus IX de Somua
Successor	Giles V de Kubagne
Count of Collinebourg
Reign	25 May 1918 – 22 October 1982
Predecessor	Guillaume VI de Martigueux, Count of Collinebourg
Successor	Guillaume VII de Martigueux, Count of Collinebourg
Born	Joanus Maria Guillaume Falco de Martigueux 22 March 1897 Collinebourg Palace, Collinebourg, Yonderre
Died	22 October 1982(1982-10-22) (aged 85) Collinebourg Palace, Collinebourg, Yonderre
Burial	27 October 1982 Collinebourg Cathedral, Collinebourg, Yonderre
Grand Duchess	Lucia Fallshade (m. 1918)
Issue	Guillaume VII de Martigueux, Count of Collinebourg Rachet de Martigueux Edith de Martigueux Julianne de Martigueux
House	House de Martigueux

Joanus X de Martigueux (born Joanus Maria Guillaume Falco de Martigueux; 22 March 1897 – 22 October 1982) was Grand Duke of Yonderre from 15 October 1920 – 22 October 1982. His reign of 62 years and 7 days is the longest of any Grand Duke of Yonderre and spanned the latter half of the Great Depression, the entirety of the Great War and much of the Occidental Cold War. Prior to his ascension to Grand Duke, Joanus X was styled as Joanus XI de Martigueux, Count of Collinebourg since the death of his father, Guillaume VI de Martigueux, Count of Collinebourg.

Although his election to Grand Duke in 1920 over the more experienced Hubert V, Count of Donne surprised many, the young Joanus X quickly established himself as a competent ruler and is remembered as one of the most popular, ambitious, and proactive Grand Dukes of Yonderre, having initiated many reforms and projects to steer his nation out of the Great Depression and clear of the Great War. His early rule has been described as authoritarian in nature and he strongly stressed the importance of ducal dignity and power. Joanus X is noted for his use of executive powers, a notable example being in 1928 when he dismissed the democratically elected Social Democratic cabinet with which he disagreed and installing one of his own choosing. Joanus X's rule after the Great War is marked by a more liberal approach, starting the long reforming process towards a nationalised social healthcare service and social security network.

Early life

Joanus X de Martigueux was born in Collinebourg Palace as Joanus Maria Guillaume Falco de Martigueux on March 22, 1897, as the eldest son of Guillaume VI de Martigueux, Count of Collinebourg (1867 – 1918) and his wife Countess Carolina (1876 – 1963). Joanus attended the Sainte-Catherine Military Academy in Kubagne from 1915-1917. His father Guillaume VI had been narrowly snubbed of the title of Grand Duke of Yonderre by Joanus IX de Somua in 1895 which doctors believe caused his heart attack the same year and severely damaged his health, ultimately leading to his early death in 1918, aged 50. Joanus X thus became Count of Collinebourg aged 21. He married Lucia Fallshade later the same year, a Urcean daughter of the prominent Fallshade family.

Election to Grand Duke

Following the death of Grand Duke Joanus IX de Somua, Count Joanus was narrowly elected Grand Duke of Yonderre ahead of Hubert V, Count of Donne.

Issue

• Guillaume VII de Martigueux, Count of Collinebourg (1921 – 2003)
  
• Rachet de Martigueux (1923 – 2011)
  
• Edith de Martigueux (1926 – 2009)
  
• Julianne de Martigueux (born 1930)

Titles, styles and honours

Titles and styles

• 22 March 1897 – 25 May 1918: His Highness the Hereditary Count of Collinebourg
  
• 25 May 1918 – 15 October 1920: His Highness the Count of Collinebourg
  
• 15 October 1920 – 22 October 1982: By the Grace of God, His Majesty the Grand Duke of Yonderre, King of the Goths, Count of Collinebourg, Grand Baron of the Kestrel Isles

Honours and decorations

• Yonderre Grand Master of the Order of Joanus
• Yonderre Grand Master of the Order of the Shield
• Yonderre Grand Master of the Order of the Kestrel
• Yonderre Grand Master of the Order of the Green Knight
  
  

• Burgundie Order of the House of Marius (1929)
• Burgundie Order of Julian Bergendus (1934)
• Burgundie Order of Marin-Estelle (1923)
• File:Carna kingdom.png Carna Order of the Unicorn (1927)
• Levantine Union Imperial Knight of the Imperial Order of the Holy Cross (1956)
•  Urcea Honorary Ceannaturiaí of the Royal Life Guard (1928)