Joanus X de Martigueux: Difference between revisions

| successor          = [[Giles V Sentinelleau]]

| spouse            = [[Lucia Dynan, Grand Duchess of Yonderre|Lucia Dynan]] (m. 1918)

Although his election to [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|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 Duke of Yonderre|Grand Dukes of Yonderre]], having initiated many reforms and projects to steer his nation out of the [[Great Depression]] and clear of the [[Second 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 Democrats (Yonderre)|Social Democratic]] cabinet with which he disagreed and installing one of his own choosing. Joanus X's rule after the [[Second Great War]] is marked by a more liberal approach, starting the long reforming process towards a nationalised social healthcare service and social security network.  

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, afterwich he served with the [[Guard Cuirassier Division]]. 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 and retired from the Guard Cuirassiers shortly after. He married [[Lucia Dynan, Grand Duchess of Yonderre|Lucia Dynan]] later the same year, a [[Urcea|Urcean]] daughter of the prominent [[Dynan]] family.

Following the death of [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|Grand Duke]] [[Joanus IX de Somua]] in 1920, Count Joanus was narrowly elected [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]] ahead of [[Hubert V, Count of Donne]]. The traditional election between the nine [[Counts of Yonderre]] ended in a threeway tie with Joanus XI of Collinebourg, [[Hubert V, Count of Donne]] and [[Auguste XV, Count of Somua]] each having three votes. Following further debating another vote was cast in which Joanus XI and Hubert V were tied with four votes each, Auguste XV still voting for himself. After extensive debates and backdoor negotiations, Joanus had finally secured a majority at 3AM on 15 October 1920. He was proclaimed [[Grand Duke of Yonderre]] later that day from the balcony of [[Guillaumesbourg]], the palace that houses the [[Yonderian parliament]], by [[Steward of the Realm]] [[C.F. Beauregard]].

Soon after his proclamation, Joanus X set out to reform Yonderian industry, whose work had suffered due to the [[Great Depression]] and which, in spite of repeated attempts by his predecessor [[Joanus IX de Somua]], had been unable to correct this. Reforms put in place during the early 1920s alleviated these issues over the following years, with industrial capacity returning to pre-Great Depression levels around the late 1920s. The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess spent much of 1924 travelling [[Levantia]], visiting [[Carna]] and the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], specifically [[Urcea]], [[Burgundie]] and [[Faneria]]. In 1928, Joanus X dismissed the democratically elected [[Social Democrats (Yonderre)|Social Democratic]] cabinet under [[Adolphe Heineau]] with which he disagreed and replaced it with a de facto conservative caretaker cabinet. The immediate cause was a conflict between the Grand Duke and the cabinet over the reforms introduced to combat the effects of the [[Great Depression]], with the Heineau cabinet wishing to divert more money to agriculture as opposed to industry and mercantilism. Subsequent demonstrations emerged throughout [[Yonderre]], forcing the Grand Duke to seek a compromise, dismissing his own government and installing a compromise cabinet until elections could be held later that year. The elections resulted in the re-election of Heineau as [[Grand Steward of Yonderre]] who would ultimately work closely with Joanus X to acchieve compromises that suited both.

* {{Flag|Burgundie}} [[Order of Marin-Estelle]] (1924)

* [[File:Carna_kingdom_flag.png|24px]] [[Kingdom of Carna|Carna]] [[Order of the Unicorn]] (1924)

* {{Flag|Faneria}} [[Order of The Broken Pine]] (1924)

* {{Flag|Urcea}} Honorary Ceannaturiaí of the [[Life Guard (Urcea)|Royal Life Guard]] (1924)