Lajos Sandor Karoly
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Lajos Sándor Károly (Common: Louis Alexander Carolus; High Imperial: Ludovicus Alexander Carolus; 23rd of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1733) is a politician of the Holy Orenian Empire and formerly served as the junior Senator from the Commonwealth of Kaedrin. Of Carnatian-descent, he is a major cultural leader of the Kaedrini Carnatians along with his half-brother, Krisztián. He is the alleged editor of a string of Absolutist papers allegedly published by Krisztián that criticized the democratic and liberal institutions of the Empire. He is a staunch Canonist and supporter of human supremacy. Unlike his half-brother, who is much more involved in the church and is the Bishop of Ves, he is more engaged in politics and is highly militaristic.
Early Life
Born on the 23rd of Godfrey’s Triumph in the year 1733 to formerly illiterate farmer Ferenc Károly and his wife Alida Masáryk, many details of his early life are unknown due to his simple beginnings, but it is known he is of Carnatian descent, specifically Magiaszian, and is the eldest of at least two siblings.
Political Career
Senate Career
Winning the senate seat in Kaedrin from his Vladov opponent, who died before the election, Lajos was quick to be ardent voice of critique within the Senate, taking a staunchly anti-nepotist and textualist approach to legislation and candidacies. This is best evident during the confirmation of Leonard Skingaard to the Western Circuit Court, where he voiced his concern with his case against Haeseni Senatorial candidate Karl Amador being grounded on a twisted view of the law and thus doubted his reliability as a judge. Although it was largely ignored by his fellow Senators, this event made him a prominent figure in Imperial politics.
One piece of legislature he proposed was the Right to Heraldry Act in 1761; which codified who would have the right to commission and bear heraldry, something that was supported by the many influential Imperials as it was not yet codified. Despite initial claims that it was not in compliance with he Edict of Establishment, it was agreed that it would be examined by Archchancellor Simon Basrid; who had not only supported it and helped Lajos author it, but was the one who informed Lajos of this problem. Despite this, the Senate Civil Affairs Committee rejected it before Basrid could with its reasoning that the act is unnecessary, slightly angering the cabinet. It could be said that Lajos' criticism of Skingaard likely influenced the opinion of his fellow senators to reject it after he exposed their ignorance to Skingaard's disregard of law that he saw as obvious.
Lajos had plans to propose more legislation down the line with a plan to release a pamphlet criticizing his fellow senators over the nomination of Skingaard as judge, but those came to a halt when it was announced in the Edict of Reform that the Senate would be dissolved and succeeded by a House of Commons. Nevertheless, he joined the conservative Everardine faction with hopes of continuing where he left off.
