August II
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He took the throne in Imperial Year 247 at the age of 27. He was betrayed and killed in Imperial Year 253 at the age of 33. Commoners, nobles, relatives, even his brothers and his mother became the targets of his bloodletting. It's said that all of the cabinet ministers were executed a mere week after his enthronement. The number of people he slaughtered is said to be between 60 million and 20 million. After he was defeated by a punitive force sent by his cousin, Marquis [[Rinderhof]], he was killed by a subordinate. | He took the throne in Imperial Year 247 at the age of 27. He was betrayed and killed in Imperial Year 253 at the age of 33. Commoners, nobles, relatives, even his brothers and his mother became the targets of his bloodletting. It's said that all of the cabinet ministers were executed a mere week after his enthronement. The number of people he slaughtered is said to be between 60 million and 20 million. After he was defeated by a punitive force sent by his cousin, Marquis [[Rinderhof]], he was killed by a subordinate. | ||
| - | + | He was in poor physical health and morbidly obese already at the time of taking the throne due to a life of excessive alcohol, indulgence in fine food, debauched pleasures of the flesh, gout, and use of opiates for pain relief from gout. He was likened to "half-melted lard" and was forced to use a wheelchair to move around due to his skeleton and muscles being unable to support his great weight. | |
Of all of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] Kaisers, he had the worst reputation. ([[Encyclopaedia Die Legende der Sternhelden]]) | Of all of the [[Goldenbaum Dynasty]] Kaisers, he had the worst reputation. ([[Encyclopaedia Die Legende der Sternhelden]]) | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 5 October 2013
August II (Japanese: アウグスト2世) was the 14th kaiser of the Galactic Empire. He reigned from Imperial Year 247 to Imperial Year 253. He was named "The Bloodletter."
He took the throne in Imperial Year 247 at the age of 27. He was betrayed and killed in Imperial Year 253 at the age of 33. Commoners, nobles, relatives, even his brothers and his mother became the targets of his bloodletting. It's said that all of the cabinet ministers were executed a mere week after his enthronement. The number of people he slaughtered is said to be between 60 million and 20 million. After he was defeated by a punitive force sent by his cousin, Marquis Rinderhof, he was killed by a subordinate.
He was in poor physical health and morbidly obese already at the time of taking the throne due to a life of excessive alcohol, indulgence in fine food, debauched pleasures of the flesh, gout, and use of opiates for pain relief from gout. He was likened to "half-melted lard" and was forced to use a wheelchair to move around due to his skeleton and muscles being unable to support his great weight.
Of all of the Goldenbaum Dynasty Kaisers, he had the worst reputation. (Encyclopaedia Die Legende der Sternhelden)
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| Rudolf • Sigismund I • Richard I • Otfried I • Kasper • Julius • Sigismund II • Otfried II • August I • Erich I • Richard II • Otto Heinz I • Richard III • August II • Erich II • Friedrich I • Leonhard I • Friedrich II • Leonhard II • Friedrich III • Maximilian Josef I • Gustav • Maximilian Josef II • Kornelias I • Manfred I • Helmut • Manfred II • Wilhelm I • Wilhelm II • Kornelias II • Otfried III • Erwin Josef I • Otfried IV • Otto Heinz II • Otfried V • Friedrich IV • Erwin Josef II • Katharin Kätchen | |
