1727 Shirerithian regency
On 18.V.1727, Shireroth began a regency with Prince Rubin as Regent, due to Kaiseress Salome's health.
Background
Following the state visit to Shireroth by the Shahanshah of Çakaristan, Kaiseress Salome's health took a turn to the worse. By the fifth month of 1727, the Imperial Advisory Council reached a conclusion that a Regent needed to be appointed to take care of the matters of state requiring the attention of the Golden Mango Throne. As such, on 18.V.1727, the Imperial Advisory Council declared a regency and appointed Prince Rubin to the position of Regent of Shireroth.
The appointment of Prince Rubin was expected but not entirely given. According to the Order of Succession to the Kaisership, the next in line to the throne was Rubin's elder sibling, Kian Aiomide Shahnaz. Kian, for reasons of biology and religion, would not be able to procreate. As such, the youngest of the siblings, Rubin, was – since Prince Kir's treachery of marrying without Salome's consent – was given instruction to be the heir in all but name. He joined the Kaiseress in formal occasions and he was always spoken of as the heir.
Kildare opposes
In Kildare, some important body of Kildarians declared that the Regent and heir to Salome should be Prince Ichirō, who, after Salome, would be the most senior heir to Kaiser Ayreon IV.
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How does Batavia respond
While discussion about the regency broke out in the back rooms of Shirekeep, there was no direct answer from 's Koningenwaarde. As a former Prime Minister, the Steward, the Batavian Louis Thuylemans, still held a great influence on the local politics of the kingdom. Inadequate communication and an initially wait-and-see attitude of the Thuylemans cabinet towards Rubin's regency ultimately led to the Batavian government proclaiming their neutrality in the conflict.
Response of the Benacian Union
With relations between Shireroth and the Benacian Union having all but collapsed to the point of an undeclared war following Operation Jagdbeute, the attempt of Benacia Command to recover allied equipment and personnel placed in Shirerithian territory during 1724 AN, the regency was taken as a sign that the institutions of the Imperial Republic were once again heading towards a period of decay and paralysis. As such the determination of the High Presidium of the Benacian Union was to redouble the support provided to the Humanist movement in Benacian Shireroth, whilst moving forward with the creation of dedicated siege armies with which to strangle Shirekeep once the moment of opportunity arrived.
Regency in Sathrati
On 24.V.1727 the Council of Sathrati, having been apprised of developments in Shirekeep, declared the appointment of the Count of Erudition as Regent over the Emirate of Sathrati together with the Imperial Dominion of the Marquessate of Zy-Rodun and the Counties of Yardistan, Amity, and Mirioth.
Landsraad stuff
In a sedate speech personally given to the Landsraad, the Viscountess of Lumenetra Esmeralda al-Osman, concurrently the reigning Basilinna of the Imperial State of Constancia, sought the continued health of the Kaiseress and the stability of the Imperial Republic, and called upon everyone to unite behind the Golden Mango Throne in this time of trial.
