His Imperial and Most Illustrious Lutheran Majesty, Defender of the Faith, by the Grace of God, Emperor Ferdinand I of Hulstria (b. March 4, 2485-November 10, 2559) was reigning Emperor of Hulstria from 2551 to 2559 and during the period of Dual Monarchy, was the last heir to the Hulstrian Throne. Following the fall of the Dual Monarchy, he fled with the rest of his family to Luthor. Following the death of his father, Emperor Rudolph IV of Hulstria, Ferdinand became the head of the House of Rothingren-Traugott; while in Luthor he continued his father's quest to be crowned Holy Luthori Emperor as was his hereditary and legal right under Luthori Law. In 2551, the KHP with the aid of the other parties in the Diet, reestablished the Monarchy in Hulstria, following the Congress of Kien. Ferdina