King Leonhard I

Leonhard Konstantin Gauss (609—644) was a King of Osteria from 642—644. His reign came during the Fifteen Years War, and was shortened by an assassination carried out by royal guardsman Hildebrandt Kessler. He was the son of King Sigismund IV, and brother of King Reginald II, whom he helped usurp during the war. His familial relations were especially strained, and his closeness to the Haselhorst Conclave was strong, which is partly why he was an acceptable replacement for Exarch Palitzch. Ultimately, his legitimacy stemmed from the fact that Reginald was infertile, whereas Leonhard had Wilhelm the Overeager and Otto Gauss as his potential heirs.