Wensicia Orenna Rex Lady Alexandros

Wensicia Orenna Rex Lady Alexandros, known formally as Her Most Excellent and Discerning Sovereign Imperial Majesty Wensicia of the House of Alexandros by the Grace of Vind the Highest Forty-Eighth Dynast Sovereign of Auresia, was the forty-eighth Dynast Sovereign of Auresia. She reigned from 17 May 6855 until her death 63 years later on 5 November 6918. A member of the V Dynasty, she is considered one of the most formidable Dynast Sovereigns in Auresian history, remembered for her keen political and business acumen, and efforts to maintain a strong imperial economy while seeking new resources and opportunities.

Biography

Early Life and Reign

Wensicia Maxima was born on 26 August 6837 at the Imperial Palace in Cedelphia, Auresian Empire. Throughout her long and eventful reign, Wensicia was known for her dry wit and sharp mind. In non-critical situations, she was said to study a problem in depth, carefully plotting a solution and how to respond to it. Her willingness to personally tackle the most serious issues garnered her much respect, and she was renowned for the immortalized words: "Don't push me, my lords, lest you forget who you are... or I forget for you."

Three years before her death, she was commemorated as Wensicia Maxima ("Wensicia the Great"), and a monument was raised in her honor upon her passing.

Reign

During her nearly 64-year rule over Auresia, Empress Wensicia bore an air of traditional aristocratic grace and style but was equally adept at playing the hardball that politics sometimes demands. She famously remarked in 6889: "Politics are like chessmen. Someone has to be the agents, the pieces. Someone else has to be the player, the mover. I would prefer to be a mover, thank you very much."

Private Life

Empress Wensicia was married to Prince Consort Leander from 11 May 6855 until her death on 5 November 6918. He survived her by four years, living out his remaining days at Epoxague Palace, and died on 30 December 6922 at the age of 87. Their 63-year marriage produced seven children. Upon his death, his urn was placed in the sarcophagus with her in the Imperial Crypt.

Awards and Decorations

Civilian:

Dominus Lex - Master of Constitutional Law
Grand Collegium Scarlet Letter
Veneratio Scientia - Salutatorian, Veneratio Scientia

Military:

Armilla Imperiosus
Order of the Knight's Cross
Phalera I (1x)
Phalera III (3x)
Imperial Star II

Trivia

Wensicia's reign was the second longest of any Dynast Sovereign in Auresian history, surpassed only by Cephorus I (Cephorus Maximus).