History questions!

[Nathaniel]

From a schoolgirl from Sororiya, aged 9.

Our current emperor is called Nathaniel. He is this country's third emperor, right? First we had Nathan, then Konrad and now Nathaniel? Have I missed anyone? Have we had any other type of monarchs for Natopia? I'm so confused. I look through the history books and I'm so confused with the many different governments that we've had... Help me?

[Lord Erion]

This will be an education for me too!

[Christo Eucalyptos]

Xavier Ferdinand, Junior Adjunct Assisting Librarian for History writes:

Dear Little Girl!

Thank you for question about our glorious empire. You are a very smart girl, Nathaniel is our third emperor. Konrad was second, and Nathan was the first emperor. Nathan was also King of Natopia for a brief period of time before reconstituting the very brief Kingdom of Natopia into the Sovereign Natopian Emperor and taking the title of emperor for himself. Before that Nathan was the Grand Chancellor, but that was under a republican government. Here, this list of heads of state may help you:


The Sovereign Imperial Republic
Nathan as Grand Chancellor
Venerable Union of Aligned States collapses, ending republican government

The Sovereign Imperial Kingdom
*Nathan as King (established royal traditions, insignia, etc)

The Sovereign Natopian Empire
*Nathan as Sovereign Natopian Emperor

The Republic of Natopia
Brian Capelle as President (this period of history is forever lost)
The Dark Age - Natopia collapses during Capelle's administration, splinters into Athlon and South Mehlville successor states

The Sovereign Natopian Empire (restored)
*Nathan as Sovereign Natopian Emperor
*Konrad as Sovereign Natopian Emperor

The Dominion of Natopia (unitary theocracy)
The Butter Bull Interregnum (Konrad remains as titular emperor only)
Neoptolemus as Despot/Master

The Dominion of Natopia (confederated republic)
Nathan as Chancellor (de facto head of state)
Christo as Chancellor (de facto head of state)

The Dominion of Natopia (empire)
*Nathaniel as Emperor of the Natopians

The Bovic Tapferite Empire of the Natopian Nation (federated empire)
*Nathaniel as Emperor of the Natopians


*Denotes royal or imperial heads of state

[Jonathan]

The Sovereign Imperial Republic
Nathan as Grand Chancellor
Venerable Union of Aligned States collapses, ending republican government

The Sovereign Imperial Kingdom
*Nathan as King (established royal traditions, insignia, etc)

The Sovereign Natopian Empire
*Nathan as Sovereign Natopian Emperor

The Republic of Natopia
Brian Capelle as President (this period of history is forever lost)
The Dark Age - Natopia collapses during Capelle's administration, splinters into Athlon and South Mehlville successor states

The Sovereign Natopian Empire (restored)
*Nathan as Sovereign Natopian Emperor
*Konrad as Sovereign Natopian Emperor

The Dominion of Natopia (unitary theocracy)
The Butter Bull Interregnum (Konrad remains as titular emperor only)
Neoptolemus as Despot/Master

The Dominion of Natopia (confederated republic)
Nathan as Chancellor (de facto head of state)
Christo as Chancellor (de facto head of state)

The Dominion of Natopia (empire)
*Nathaniel as Emperor of the Natopians

The Bovic Tapferite Empire of the Natopian Nation (federated empire)
*Nathaniel as Emperor of the Natopians
*Naian as Emperor of the Natopians

*Denotes royal or imperial heads of state

We should get dates!

[Saohuang]

We should get dates!

Brother prince, people of Natopia, excuse our interruption, but perhaps we can assist:

The Sovereign Natopian Empire (restored)
*Nathan as Sovereign Natopian Emperor
*Konrad as Sovereign Natopian Emperor

8 Jan 2008: Empire restored, Nathan reclaims title of Emperor
5 Sep 2009: Nathan abdicates with Konrad as heir
9/10 Oct 2009: Coronation of Konrad

The Dominion of Natopia (unitary theocracy)
The Butter Bull Interregnum (Konrad remains as titular emperor only)
Neoptolemus as Despot/Master

5 Aug 2010: Butter Bull lays down The Rules
30 Nov 2010: Natopia mooooves to Bastion
1 Feb 2011: Constitution of the Bovic Dominion of Natopia passes
17 Feb 2012: Passing of Treaty of Frieden and Smorki, making Natopia a protectorate of the Elwynnese Union
14 Apr 2011: Last Imperial Decree of Emperor Konrad
5 Jun 2012: Natopia proclaims independence from the Union
14 Jun 2012: Guiding and Governing Law of the Nation is passed, establishing the Grand Master of the Order of Armored Goats (Neoptolemus) as head of government
26 Aug 2012: Neoptolemus in ill health, Pentheros Theodores assumes control of government

The Dominion of Natopia (confederated republic)
Nathan as Chancellor (de facto head of state)
Christo as Chancellor (de facto head of state)

26 Nov 2012: A revised Caprine Code is passed, establishing the office of Chancellor with Nathan Waffel-Paine as the incumbent
13 Dec 2013: Nathan dies by melting
8 Jan 2014: Christo Eucalyptos is elected Chancellor
5 Mar 2014: Pentheros Neoptolemus advises Nathaniel, King of Ziegeland, that he is destined to become Emperor

The Dominion of Natopia (empire)
*Nathaniel as Emperor of the Natopians

16 Mar 2014: Nathaniel Andre Utas Ayreon-Kalirion of Waffel Paine is crowned Emperor by Neoptolemus

The Bovic Tapferite Empire of the Natopian Nation (federated empire)
*Nathaniel as Emperor of the Natopians
*Naian as Emperor of the Natopians

*Denotes royal or imperial heads of state

17 Apr 2014: Caprine Code is amended, establishing the Bovic Tapferite Empire
26 Nov 2014: Emperor Nathaniel ascends from this world by the grace of Bous
5 Dec 2014: Neoptolemus, overriding the official Order of Succession, confirms and crowns Naian, Nathaniel's brother, as Emperor

[Jonathan]

Wow, thank you very much!

[Naian the Evergreen]

Whoa! You make it all sound so much more dramatic than I remember

Nathaniel updated his line of succession after he learned of my existence. I don't want anyone coming for me claiming I'm a pretender

[Saohuang]

Sorry. We were going by Pentheros Neoptolemus' statement on the matter, which seemed to imply that he was gainsaying an established order of succession.

Not too bad, though, for a novice in the field of Natopian history?

[Naian the Evergreen]

Yes the Pentheros had a rather roundabout way of speaking... must be due to his clandestine origins

Better than I could have done!