Laurence August Pruvia
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Laurence August Pruvia is the younger brother of Philip Louis Pruvia-Cantal, August Sigismund Pruvia & the eldest John Everard Pruvia, and was born in the outskirts of Owynsburg. He is an avid vintner, hunter and Kaedrinophile. Growing up as the informal notary of his elder sibling, Laurence was taught literacy and legal jargon from a relatively young age. He originally had the ambition to follow into John's footsteps and become an attorney and Imperial politician, until his sudden thrust into a clerical career in 1763.
Clerical career
The assassination of Krisztian Matyas Karoly was both a tragedy and an opportunity for John Everard Pruvia: who had lost a close friend and his main ally within the Holy Canonist Church. With High Pontiff James II incredibly indebted morally and financially to John, he sought to cash in his favors during this time of mourning: seeing opportunity in the many vacancies Krisztián left behind. From his capacity as Monsignor, John struck a deal with James II to appoint his younger brother Laurence as the successor to Krisztián Károly. Barely two days after the death of Krisztián: Laurence was ascended to become the Bishop of Ves, the Cardinal of Ves and the Secretariat to His Holiness.
In his first thesis 'The Fidei Defensor', Laurence expresses the necessity of a strong Emperor to act as the Fidei Defensor (Defender of the Faith). He furthermore takes a similar stance as his predecessor to the Lendian heresy: using it as an example for a divisive and rebellious ideology that stands opposed to mankind's unity. This narrative was furthered in his 'Response to the Epistle' against Cardinal Bram: wherein the clergy of Northmarch were outraged over the lawsuit Commonwealth of Kaedrin v. Friar Boniface, as the latter was a monk under his organization. Laurence also became the first clergyman to openly express himself as an Everardine, publishing 'The Case for Everardine' to urge his congregation to vote for them. He had earlier exposed his political colors to the public in his 'First Homily of Ves', but was far milder and subtle in tone.
From 1765 onward, Laurence was placed in the House of Lords among his Kaedreni colleagues Sir Frederick Armas and Richard Victor Helvets. The latter issuing a petition to the House of Lords to promote Laurence to Prince-Archbishop, with the blessing of His Holiness James II.
Political career
From 1763, Laurence became the first Speaker of the House for the newfound Kaedreni House of Commons. He presided over the first session in 1764, where Edmund Bren was elected to mayor.
In 1765, he presided over the second session of the House of Commons while simultaneously being the Premier of Kaedrin. In this session, Laurence established a tax code and entrenched pontifical tithes into Kaedreni legislation. He also held his first State of the Commonwealth speech, speaking about the new era to come and the progress made by Kaedreni's many functionaries. Laurence was promoted to become the new Premier of Kaedrin due to his previous prominent albeit informal contribution to the development of Kaedreni statecraft. He cooperated with the Mayor and the Governor-General to further expand Kaedreni bureaucracy and established the District system of Owynsburg.
In 'The State of the Commonwealth', the Premier continued his rhetoric from his first Homily: expressing gratitude to the diligent that helped in the restoration of Kaedrin, and outlined further plans for government expansion and internal relationships.
