Museum of the Empire, Eveari, Ananto

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IV.5 and IV.6
ANANTO-GADURI 5 and ANANTO-GADURI 6
Emperor William I Ananto and Empress Katherine I Ananto


Emperor William I Ananto (5247-5299) and Empress Rivière I Ananto (5253-5299)

Emperor William I Ananto, ANANTO-GADURI IV.5
Emperor William I Ananto, born William Ananto-Flores, of Kaliburg-Port Davon, Ananto in 5220 was named Crown Prince following the refusal of his father, the previous Crown Prince David Ananto-Walters to serve. The young Prince had no formal training or role in the National Government and had in fact been a teen film actor. He was well known and well liked, and was known for his charisma, sense of humor and charm. He studied political science at University and then joined the NSP, establishing the long standing tradition of royals continuing to do National Service. His reign was largely overshadowed by long periods of Institutional Party weakness, but he did marry a member of Canrillais Royalty, the younger daughter of the Queen of Lourenne, with whom he produced four children, the future Crown Prince William David Ananto-Orleans, who would have been William II Ananto, Countess Marcia Ann Ananto-Orleans of Nevaras, Countess Yvette Fleur Ananto-Orleans of Jah, and Count Geoffrey Morris Ananto-Orleans of Funk. His reign ended abruptly when the Empire was temporarily abolished through legislative revolution when Socialists took over and abolished all royal titles, except the courtesy title Emperor/Empress.

Empress Rivière I Ananto, ANANTO-GADURI IV.6
Empress Rivière I Ananto, born Rivière Orléans-Vassee-DeChambeau of Eroncourt Lourenne in 5224 was named Empress upon her marriage to Emperor William I Ananto in 5253. Empress Rivière I Ananto was famous for being the first non-Vrassan Speaking Empress in more than 3400 years. She was beloved by the people, like her husband, and this care was shown following the abolition of the Empire, the Anantos had built such good will that they were allowed to retain their Courtesy Title until their death, despite the regime now being controlled by left-wing anti-monarchist Socialists. Empress Rivière I Ananto was the last Kalistani Royal until the Empire was restored in 5457 and the Empress Nicolette I Ananto was formally Crowned in February 5458.

Like the Reigns of David I Ananto and Katherine I Ananto, the reigns of Emperor William I Ananto and Empress Rivière I Ananto were largely ceremonial and unimportant. They served the normal functions of head of state, opening the National Assembly, naming Ambassadors and appearing where a formal representative of the Empire was required. The role of the Emperor began to be questioned by a resurgent Socialist Party by 5286 as a new generation of social leftists reorganized the Party, and the Institutional Party had largely taken on a caretaker role in the National Assembly. When the Empire was formally abolished in 5299, all titles, including Grand Duke of Ananto and Grand Duke were formally vacated, though William and Rivière were permitted to retain the courtesy titles Emperor and Empress until their deaths, as well as the Ananto Estate in Eveari as personal property, as well as the sizeable fortune that the Anantos had amassed since the founding of the Empire. The assets were formally managed by House Ananto, which became a privately held business enterprise designed to allow descendants of William and Rivière a generous pension from a foundation set up to generate interest in perpetuity. William dies in 5316 during the Republican Interregnum, and Rivière followed him eight years later at the age of 100.