Ivan, Kanfre of Lifréia

Ivan VII of Lamburg is a micronational monarch, writer and aspiring journalist. Ivan VII founded the Empire of Lifréia on 08 May 2015. He was crowned on the 07 July of the same year, on his birthday.

Early Life
Born in the late hours of the morning of the 07 July 2000, in the Carmela Dutra Maternity, in Florianópolis, the capital of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. Premature, of only six months, together with his brother Carlo I. He was baptised in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, hometown of his family - later that same year. His subsequent early life was less than typical, save a few particular incidents involving his close family.

Reign over Lifréia
His reign commenced the same day Lifréia was founded, 07 July 2015. But his coronation occured in the 08 July 2015.

Internal turmoil
Until mid-2015, his reign was quiet, but this changed with the eruption of the Nossian-Lifreian Civil War in mid July-mid.

Unsatisfied with lifreian rule over the Province of Astra, local Governor Carlo "Astra" Lamburg declared open rebelion against his brother's crown, saying that the imperial government's grip on Astra was "borderline dictatorial".

Subsequent diplomatic talks occured after "The July Massacre", with Carlo I turning the province of Astra into a "special region" the Principality of Nossia.

Nevertheless, the governor-turned-prince said that he was nothing more than "a raggedy vassal, bound to my brother's fancy."

After this event, things were much quieter, until the "December Coup" in Nossia, which ocurred while the Kanfre was in a diplomatic trip to the Rio Grande do Sul. Low-ranking officials of the Imperial Army tried to take power by force, storming the princely estate and taking Carlo hostage, later forcing him into exile, reported by the media as "voluntary" in an attempt at misinformation. By swift action of the Imperial Army, order was restored in the region in time for the new year.

In the 05 January 2016, Nossia declared its independance from Lifréia and its foundation as a sovereign state, a independent Principality of Nossia. Lifréia recognised this declaration on the 10 January 2016.

The Creation of a "Monarcho-Fascist" state
On the 15 January 2016, the Kanfre founded the empire's first political party, the NPL, Nationalist Party of Lifréia. The party's ideological program was fiercely anti-communist, nationalist and adopted a populist political platform. Its official ideology was "Monarcho-Fascism", a heterogeneous blend of nationalistic authoritarianism and absolute monarchism. One of its supposed influences was the Kingdom of Italy under Benito Mussolini.

Authored by the Kanfre under the regnal name of Lopes I, "The Monarcho-Fascist Manifesto" was the de facto constitution of the Empire during that period. One of the most bizarre characteristics of this ideology was its relutance in the matter of ethnic cleansing/nationalism, citing Nazi Germany as an example of "Flawed fascism"

Other curious facet of the Kanfre's ideology was it's almost obsessive pandering to the right of rule.

On the 18th February 2016. the Kanfre declared the Empire, until then a democratic, albeit flawed constitutional monarchy, a Monarcho-Fascist state in a public speech.

Accordingly, the nation's coat-of-arms was redesigned. It was described as "a mullet sable within a shield gules supported by an eagle or, a fasces proper or, a band argent, with the motto: "Glory and Power to Lifréia"."

Minister of Culture
On the 9 of March 2018, Ivan was appointed Minister of Culture of the Karno-Ruthenian Empire, taking the position months after the exoneration of the previous minister, Weslley of Agram. His first action after taking office was the promulgation of a Ministerial Order announcing the creation of Persenfilm, a state-run film company on the 15 March 2018.

On the 24 of the same month, Ivan promulgated another Ministerial Order, after small controversy on the M.A.G.N.A, revising the provisions of the previous Order, making Persenfilm now a "cultural institute", under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture.

On the 09 of April, Ivan promulgated a Ministerial Order calling for the writing of specific jurisdiction pertaining to the art of filmmaking on the empire.

On the 10 of April, Ivan made the previous Ministerial Order invalid, after a lengthy discussion on the M.A.G.N.A, where numerous holes and leaps of logic were found in said order. On the same day, Ivan promulgated a new Ministerial Order, regulating the activities of Persenfilm, on the suggestion of Emperor-King Oscar I.

Full titles as Kanfre
By the Grace of the Skies, We Ivan, The Seventh, Emperor and Autocrat of All Lifréia, of Lamburgrad, Nikol, Alyx, Yaktereen; Tsar of Zakhan, Tsar of Astra, Tsar of Pollania, Tsar of Siberberg, Tsar of the Auric Chersonesia, Lord of Tolst, and Grand Prince of Pushkina, Liannia, Dervolte, Latke, and Finnania; Prince of Eson, Lavonia, Courtgalia and Semiland, Sagitia, Bielovar, Karolia, Tzer, Yungor, Parme, Viaka, Bougar and others; Sovereign and Grand Prince of Nizhgorod, Chernov, Razan, Polot, Rotov, Jarosland, Belozs, Uzoria, Odoria, Konia, Vitesk, Stislav, and Ruler of all the Serian country; Sovereign and Lord of Ibelina, Laton, the Lamburgian lands and pradaries, Hereditary Sovereign and Possessor of the Assuz and Crevan and of others; Sovereign of Wóllin, Duke of Astra-Lamburg, Stormarn, Diffmarch, and Ollenburg, and so forth, and so forth, and so forth.

Foreign Honors

 * Flag_Nossia_2016.png Order of the Just and Serene Crown of Nossia
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Duke of Lamburg
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Knight of the Most Excellent Order of St. Paul

Domestic Honors

 * Flag_Lifreia_2018.png Order of Lifre
 * Flag_Lifreia_2018.png Order of Military Merit

Military Command

 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Honorary Colonel of the III Imperial and Royal Army

Personal Life
The Kanfre enjoys a good movie as much as he enjoys a good book. He enjoys writing a novel every now and then, that have never been read by eyes other than those of its creator. His favorite artists and bands include Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio, Arthur Brown, The Cure, David Bowie, among others.