Christian I of Carpathia and Letzembourg

Christian I (Christian von Letzembourg), is a Karno-Ruthenian politician and military leader. He is the founder and Head of State of the Grand Duchy of Letzembourg and became the third Domnitor and first King of Carpathia. Christian also serves as the Regent of the Kingdom of Acrin, was President of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Karnia-Ruthenia until its dissolution on 01 August 2017, and the Imperial Minister of Internal Affairs. He is also the first ambassador of Karnia-Ruthenia to the United States.

On 22 June 2017, he became the third Domnitor of Carpathia, which brought him the status of national hero, considering that his performance was essential to reunite Carpathia to the Empire.

Micronational Life
Christian became affiliated with with micronationalism through the Grand Republic of Delvera in late 2014, when he requested that his politically-inactive micronation become a dependency of the Grand Republic. In early 2015, he was accepted into the Grand Republic as a citizen, where he later assumed the leadership of a small Delveran Army platoon. He was granted the rank of Sergeant in the Delveran Armed Services (Grand Republican Army) in June 2015, later advancing to the rank of Officer Candidate. Christian is also a graduate of the Molossian Naval Academy, but does not hold a rank within the Molossian Navy. His excellent leadership skills have served him well in the micro, and macronational world.

Upon the foundation of Letzembourg, Christian became less active within Delvera, focusing more on his own personal project. He officially renounced his Delveran citizenship in September of 2016, and was honorably discharged from his military and government positions. He single-handedly founded the Grand Duchy of Letzembourg, later gaining help from a few close friends and external citizens. He sought out diplomatic relations with serious micronations, earning him a good reputation within the micronational community. He later became affiliated with Karnia-Ruthenia, where he very quickly earned the trust and respect of the Imperial and Royal Government and its members.

On 11 April 2016, Christian officially became a citizen of the Karnian Empire and took the name of "Christian von Letzembourg." He also assumed office as leader of the Lower House of Karnia, the Abgeordnetenhaus. As he gained the trust of his peers, and advanced within the government of Karnia, Christian was appoionted as the Minister of Interior, being tasked with the administration and development of the lands and territories owned by the Empire. Christian was also appointed as the High-Commissioner of the Kingdom of Acrin on 11 May 2016, serving closely with His Imperial and Royal Majesty, Oscar I.

Military Conflicts
After two days of intense correspondence, on the afternoon of 21 May 2016, Emperor-King Oscar I met with the Prime Minister of the Imperial Grand Duchy of Lundenwic, Mike Lewis, Marquis of New Charter, to discuss the renewal of the treaty of diplomatic relations between the Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia and the civil war in progress in the Grand Duchy. After the meeting, His Imperial and Royal Majesty stated that the Empire would intervene in favor of the legitimate government of the Grand Duchy and called the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Prior to the conflict, Christian was granted the rank of Major in the Imperial and Royal Army and appointed to the position of Chief of Staff of the Army, serving on the General Staff of the Imperial and Royal Armed Forces of Karnia-Ruthenia.

In 2017, Christian relieved command of the Imperial and Royal Army, in the favor of the Imperial and Royal Navy, where he was granted the rank of Counter Admiral by His Imperial and Royal Majesty.

2017 Karno-Ruthenian coup d'état attempt
On 15 January 2017, Christian, Grand Duke of Letzembourg and Emperor-King Oscar met to discuss plans for the expansion of the Empire. The idea was to attract micronations influenced by the Germanic culture to join the Empire. The first micronation chosen to implement this plan was the Duchy of Prussian Britannia, micronation already recognized by the Kingdom of Ruthenia since 19 December 2014. Inactive for more than a year, the Grand Duke got the contact of the then Duke Robert. On the night of 16 January 2017, the Government of Karnia-Ruthenia, through the Grand Duke of Letzembourg, approached with the then inert government of the Duchy of Prussian Britannia, then ruled by Robert Bailey. Initially interested, preparations for the union between the Grand Duchy of Letzembourg and the Duchy of Prussian Britannia began to be elaborated.

Throughout the following, Robert Bailey tried to communicate with other members of the Government, seeking support to dissolve parliaments, as reported to the Imperial Cabinet by The Right Honorable Count of Fleurac and by many other Government officials, what was discovered by the Imperial and Royal Secret Service, during routine activities of surveillance and defense and the content of various conversations that were presented to Oscar I who questioned Christian of Letzembourg, who in turn denounced the illegal activity of the former Duke of Prussian Britannia.

Thus, the Minister of Justice, Margrave of Hochbach, carefully analysed the events and found that the accused incurred in practice of some articles of the Penal Code of Ruthenia, Law valid throughout the territory of the Empire. Considering the seriousness of the conduct committed and the penalties applied to such conducts, the Ministry of War and His Imperial and Royal Majesty's Own Office request to the Imperial Supreme Court to apply the maximum penalty, the expulsion of the accused citizen of the Empire. The charges against Bailey were upheld and was determined was revocation of citizenship and expulsion of the Empire.

After the coup, Christian assumed the Duchy of Prussian Britannia, annexing it to Letzembourg and renaming it as the Duchy of Preußenland.

Reconquest of Carpathia
On 22 June 2017, after days of tense negotiation, Domnitor Alexander XII of the Carpathia abdicated the Carpathian throne in favor of Grand Duke Christian I. With the consent of Emperor-King Oscar I, Christian accepted the Crown of the Principality of Carpathia, then becoming the acting Domnitor, and requested its reintegration into the Empire under the terms of the Treaty of Gretzenmacher.

During the celebrations of Empire's Day of 2017, on 02 August, Emperor-King Oscar elevated the status of the Principality of Carpathia as a kingdom, what raised the rank of the then Grand Duke to royal status.

Languages
Christian is a native speaker of English, and is the creator of various small conlangs, such as the Letzembourgish Language. In early 2016, he began his studies in Esperanto and is able to communicate with the language at an upper-intermediate level. He has found Esperanto to be fairly easy to learn and has enjoyed the process. Christian is a former student of the French language, and a current learner of German. He is proficient in French and German, but he is not able to communicate with these languages at an advanced level, as he can in Esperanto.

Titles and Decorations
The full official title of the Grand Duke is:

His Royal Majesty, Christian I, by the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith, King of Carpathia, Grand Duke of Letzembourg and Duke of Preußenland, Duke of Victoria, of Hatteras, of Leige, Duke of Christmas and of Gretzenmacher, Grand Duke of Imvrassia, Knight of the Order of the Edelweiss, Knight of the Order of Legislative Merit, Knight of the Order of St. Stephen, Knight of the Order of St. Peter, Knight of the Order of St. Paul, Lord of Beatrice, Lord of Rossland, and Founder of the Great Nation of Letzembourg.

The preferred short official title of the Grand Duke is:

Christian I, King of Carpathia and Grand Duke of Letzembourg.

Honors








Letzembourgish decorations

 * LetzemburgFlagCivil.png Grand Cross of Letzembourg - December 2015
 * LetzemburgFlagCivil.png Cross of Letzembourg - December 2015

Karno-Ruthenian decorations

 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Knight of the Order of St. Stephen - December 2014
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Knight of the Order of St. Peter - December 2014
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Knight of the Order of St. Paul - December 2014
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Knight of the Order of the Legislative Merit - August 2016
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Knight of the Order of the Edelweiss - August 2016
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Lundener Civil War Intervention Medal - 12 November 2016
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Reconquest of Carpathia Medal - 22 June 2017
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Congress of Colo Medal - 23 August 2017

Foreign decorations

 * Imvrassia Flag.jpg Grand Duke of Imvrassia - December 2015
 * Flagofdelvera.jpg Meritorious Volunteer Service Award - December 2016
 * Flagofdelvera.jpg Operation Genesis Campaign Medal - December 2016
 * GotzborgFlag.png Gotzborg Army service Medal - December 2016

Military command

 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Chief of Staff of the Imperial and Royal Army of Karnia-Ruthenia - 19 May 2016 - 30 May 2017
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Major of the Imperial and Royal Army - 19 May 2016 - 30 May 2017
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Commander of the Sixth Army - 19 May 2016 - 30 May 2017
 * I&RKRNavy.png Counter Admiral of the Imperial and Royal Navy of Karnia-Ruthenia - 30 May 2017 - present

Honorary appointments

 * Molossia_flag.png Naval Academy Graduate of Molossia - December 2013
 * Imvrassia Flag.jpg Domestic of the Schools of the Imvrassian Royal Guard - April 2016

Heritage and Ancestry
Ethnically, Christian is English, German and Native American, though his English and German ancestries are predominant (because of his grandfather's strong European lineage). Macronationally, Christian is a citizen of the United States (he was born in the state of North Carolina). A small portion of his close relatives however, are British citizens. Micronationally, Christian is Karno-Ruthenian, and heads the governments of Letzembourg, Carpathia, and Acrin.