Gilliet V

Gilliet V, whose birth name was Gilliet Jean-Pierre Crevier, (born 29 Summersend, 1860) was Emperor of Caliane and of the Caliantene Empire. He ascended the throne on the death of his father, King Loys VI, on 30 Wintertide, 1888.

He was the youngest child of his father, the former King Loys VI and his mother, the Queen Consort Margrette. His older brother, Prince Guiot, was intended to be the successor to the throne, though his brother died in battle during the fighting of the Great War, leaving Gilliet as the only successor to the throne. His father died on the 14 Wintertide, 1888 at Reinne Palace in Calise, while Gilliet was at a tour in the Nord-de-Soire Region of Caliane. Before his coronation, the 1882 Reform to the Caliantene Empire took effect, making the monarch a ceremonial title, and removing many of the functions the emperor would normally enjoy as head of state. Despite this, it did create the modern Caliantene Empire and enthroned the Emperor as it's head.

Despite this reform, the governing provisions of the Empire did allow the Emperor to retain certain powers. These included the right to sign off on legislation in countries throughout the empire, though this was limited in Caliane and other Commonwealth countries, where the country's Prime Minister could send a law back to parliament to override the Monarch's veto if wished. The monarch's veto may not be overruled in dominions and governate countries. Despite this, Gilliet V has not exercised his right to veto during his reign.

Gilliet V became emperor of Caliane and the Caliantene Empire upon the death of his father, Emperor Loys VI, in 1888. He was crowned in the Calise Temple in a traditional coronation ceremony, and has since ruled in all imperial realms. In 1904, he named his oldest son as the Heir apparent to the Caliantene Imperial Throne.