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, located on the Outer Banx of North Carolina. Christian also serves as the President of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Karnia-Ruthenia, Minister of Internal Affairs, Chief of Staff of the Imperial and Royal Army and the High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Acrin.

Micronational Life
Christian first became affiliated with with micronationalism through the Grand Republic of Delvera in late 2014, when he requested that his politically-inactive micronation (the Republic of Norvland, which is now the modern-day Province of Germanija) 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, wad 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 all 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.

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 can now 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 Highness, Grand Duke Christian I, by the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith, Grand Duke of Letzembourg, Grand Duke of Imvrassia, Duke of Victoria, Duke of Hatteras, Duke of Leige, Duke of Christmas, Duke of Gretzenmacher, 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.

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

Foreign decorations

 * Imvrassia Flag.jpg Grand Duke of Imvrassia - December 2015

Military command

 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Chief of Staff of the Imperial and Royal Army of Karnia-Ruthenia - 19 May 2016
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Major of the Imperial and Royal Army - 19 May 2016
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Commander of the VI Army Inspectorate (Letzembourg-Acrin) - 19 May 2016

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, Austrian and Native American, though his English and Austrian ancestries are predominant (because of his grandfather's strong European lineage). He was born in the state of North Carolina, in the United States. It is rumored that he has very distant ties with the members of the House of Habsburg, which could potentially make him related to Emperor-King Oscar I. Macronationally, Christian is a citizen of the United States. A small portion of his close relatives however, are British citizens. Micronationally, Christian is Karno-Ruthenian (Letzembourgish and Acrinian, where he also holds North American citizenship due to the Acrin Admission Act), and Pavlovian. Although he holds multiple micronational citizenships, Christian is primarily active in the Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia, where he holds many prestigious government and military positions.