Kalistani Major History

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Following 40 years of rule, Kalistan's first Emperor meets his end
Empress Elizabeth to formally Succeed Fredrick I
Kalistan, Ananto
January 18, 5198


A small procession carried the body of the Late Emperor Fredrick I Ananto to the funeral train to Eveari

Following a 49 year long reign which saw the establishment of the Monarchy and the construction of the basic institutions of Imperial Government, His Imperial Might Emperor Fredrick I Ananto, Emperor of Ananto and Kalistan, died last night, reportedly of old age. The first Imperial Ruler of Kalistan in more than 1000 years was reportedly suffering from mental decline in recent years and has been under the supervision of doctors for more than a month before succumbing to complications related to Alzheimer's disease. The Emperor was laid out in Kalistan, where he was presiding ex officio over a conference of Mayors, and will be brought back to a small forest near Eveari where according to his wishes, he will be allowed to undergo what is known as a natural process of decomposition. This process involves not being embalmed, but instead being buried in a simple pine box in a shallow grave and having a small apple tree planted over his body. Over the next few years, the mortal remains of the Emperor will slowly return to the soil, and what will remain will be the apple tree.

While the Emperor and the Empress Elizabeth had two sons and one daughter, the next in line for the throne is the surviving Empress, who is herself 73 years old. She will be known as Elizabeth I Ananto, and will take her husband's titles as well as his imperial authority, and shall rule until her death or retirement. Her son, David, The Crown Prince of Ananto and Kalistan, will succeed her when she leaves the throne, and then succession will travel through David's family. The command of the Emperor that his wife shall be co-ruler, has stalled David's accession to the throne, but there is no word whether David will carry on the tradition when he becomes Emperor. As her first act, Empress Elizabeth has decreed a national day of reflection in memory of her husband.

Fredrick I Ananto is now a memory, and we hope the reign of the Empress is long and peaceful.