Lothair Durazzo IV

Lothair Durazzo IV is the most recent Presidiator of Antias, and the current head of the Durazzo House. He has 3 sons, Itrespecci Durazzo, Reginus, and Marius.

=Biography=

Early Life
Lothair was the son of Lothair Durazzo III. He was raised as an intellectual and raised to rule the republic eventually. Lothair III broke the convention of the Republic in training their firstborns in military service, instead providing Lothair IV with a more complete understanding of economics and academics. Lothair was made a Pasha when he was 22.

Acsencion
Lothair was elected by the 3 Houses Presidiator unanimously in a traditional mock election, where he, unsurprisingly, won 100% of the vote. This happened after his father's death on 342.441.

Reign
Lothair's reign has recently been categorized by a series of economic successes. A reform of the industrial system and multiple trade pacts, even with Ostia have let Antias become the world's second richest nation per capita, behind Ostia. The creation of a national banking guild and state merchant guild have led to the government's direct involvement in the economy. Lothair has been somewhat active in foreign policy, narrowly avoiding a conflict with Ostia thanks to Westhaven's intervention over monopoly issues regarding the Bank of Ostia and the Banking Guild. The Confederate-Empire war has come to a standstill as both sides use caution. During his reign, Lothair saw a number of crisises such as the Westhavener invasion of Shadik and the Ethanion-Gallundian war. He navigated the Confederacy to a position of neutraility in the former but has intervened on the side of Gallundia in the latter. Both conflicts have yet to be decided.