Lore:Pelagius II

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Emperor Pelagius Septim II
Race Unknown Gender Male
Born 3rd Era
Died 3E 98
Reign 3E 82-
3E 98
Previous Ruler Uriel II
Next Ruler Antiochus I
Resided in Imperial City

Emperor Pelagius Septim II was the sixth emperor of the Septim Dynasty. He was preceded as emperor by his father, Uriel II, and was succeeded by his son, Antiochus.[1]

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Pelagius Septim was the son of Emperor Uriel Septim II and his unnamed wife.[nb 1][1][2][3] He had a sister named Galana and a brother named Amiel.[2] At some point prior to 3E 52, Pelagius married an unnamed woman.[2] In 3E 63, Pelagius married Quintilla, the Princess of Camlorn.[nb 2][2] Pelagius had four children: Antiochus, born in 3E 51Potema, born in 3E 67; Cephorus, born in 3E 77; and Magnus, born in 3E 79.[4][3][2][5] In 3E 80, Prince Pelagius and Uriel II arranged the marriage of Potema to Mantiarco, King of Solitude, to cement relations with Solitude.[2][3]

In 3E 82, Emperor Uriel II died, so Pelagius was crowned the Emperor of Tamriel.[1][6][7] When Pelagius II ascended to the Ruby Throne, he faced a bankrupt treasury and debt from his father's poor management of the Empire's financial policies.[1][3][5][8] To refill the Imperial Treasury, Pelagius dismissed every member of the Elder Council and allowed only those willing to pay great sums of money to regain their seats.[1][5][3] He encouraged his vassals, the kings of Tamriel, to perform similar actions.[1] Ultimately, these policies did refill the Imperial Treasury, and by the end of Pelagius' reign, Tamriel had returned to prosperity.[1] His critics, however, suggested that the buyback system resulted in the damaging loss of those councilors who were wise but poor in gold.[1][5] On 15 Evening Star, 3E 98, Emperor Pelagius II died after a reign of roughly seventeen years and was succeeded by his son Antiochus.[nb 3][1][5][7] Many say that Pelagius II was poisoned by a former member the Elder Council.[5][3]

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