Wilhelmus Adrian Van Belleghem

Wilhelmus Adrian Van Belleghem, also known by his initials as WAVB, or simply Wilhelmus Van Belleghem or just Wilhelmus, (January 31, 1860 - March 23, 1965) was a Wolfsbergian autocrat who reigned the Wolfsberg Empire as the Federal Chancellor of the Wolfsberg Empire who came to power following a war of succession on January 1, 1900, until his death on March 23, 1965.

Van Belleghem's 65-year reign was based on the belief held by Van Belleghem that social democracy is best implemented in an authoritarian manner and that liberal democracy only frustrates the movement itself, this is known as Van Belleghemism. Van Belleghem was appointed Chancellor by Emperor Fitzpatrick in 1899, and he ended up backsliding Wolfsbergian government standards to have his agenda implemented by sidelining the emperor and Parliament in general. Van Belleghem's reign oversaw World War I, the Interwar Period which involved the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression, and then finally after the Interwar Period, World War II, Van Belleghem then had to respond to the Cold War with both the United States from the western section of the Wolfsberg Empire and the Soviet Union from the eastern part of the Wolfsberg Empire, competing against each other over who gets the ultimate balance of power over the world. Van Belleghem declared the Wolfsberg Empire neutral against both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Van Belleghem also introduced the massive expansion of civil rights to all minority groups in the Wolfsberg Empire throughout his reign, he used his authoritarian power to outlaw racial and gender segregation, he prohibited systemic racism and systemic sexism, and he opposed the Wolforbian World's establishment of the Muslim Reserve, which limited Muslims from living outside the Muslim World.

Wilhelmus Adrian Van Belleghem was born on January 31, 1860, in Amsterdam, to Thomas Wilhelmus Van Belleghem and Juliana Eva De Backer, two Dutch parents. Wilhelmus was raised into the Catholic faith, he lived all around Europe outside the Netherlands. Following the Italian invasion of Rome in 1870, the Van Belleghems moved to and lived for a short while in Washington, DC. Wilhelmus returned to the Netherlands in 1875 at 15 and joined the Dutch Navy, he was stationed in the Dutch Colonies in the East Indies and fought in three uprisings instigated by colonial locals. Wilhelmus, after military service, graduated from Oxford University, later than his friend, Garfield Lucas Webster.

On February 14, 1886, he married Liselotte Viona Thorbecke in Amsterdam, and living in the Netherlands, Wilhelmus and Liselotte had their first son, Wilhelmus Adrian Van Belleghem II, in 1890. Following Wilhelmus II's birth, more children were born the following years.

Federal Chancellor Jonathan Sarban Boleslaus III died in office in 1893, and there was a competition on who will take over after Boleslaus. A War of Succession broke out for the chancellery, and Wilhelmus immediately becomes the popular candidate to become Chancellor, Wilhelmus was flattered and did not hesitate to run for the chancellery. Wilhelmus' Army was established when the war started in 1894, the war of succession waged from 1894, until 1898, with Wilhelmus' Army coming out victorious.

Wilhelmus becomes the Federal Chancellor of the Wolfsberg Empire on January 1, 1900, and immediately began reconstruction of the Wolfsberg Empire. The staff of Wilhelmus' Army overtakes the ranks of the cabinet of the Federal Chancellery, and they used their power to fulfill Wilhelmus' vision for the Wolfsberg Empire. Wilhelmus ordered the backsliding of the Wolfsberg Constitution, the military personnel of Wilhelmus' Army becomes the secret police of the Wolfsberg Empire, and he outlawed political and religious criticism of Wilhelmus himself and his government, thus becoming a dictator.

In the beginning of World War I, Wilhelmus' Army took control of the Wolfsberg Armed Forces, Wilhelmus began the process of drafting, but due to the severity of the war, the Wilhelmus Chancellery and the rest of the Wolfsberg government had to relocate from Wolfsberg to North America, Wilhelmus' chancellery relocated to Fredericton in Canada because Wilhelmus enjoyed Canada, while the Wolfsberg government relocated to New York City. The Wolfsberg government continued to function over the empire. Due to the Russian Revolution and Civil War, the entire Wolfsberg government did not return to Wolfsberg until the war was over.

Returning to Wolfsberg in 1923, the interwar period served much of the Wolfsberg Empire from well to worse, the roaring twenties saw economic growth, starting with the impact of Berks Industries from the Chawosaurian world, with Joseph Wallace Berks, the CEO of Berks Industries, visiting Wolfsberg to introduce his inventions.

Wilhelmus oversaw the mass industrialization of the Wolfsberg Empire throughout the interwar period due to his alliance with Berks Industries, and the transition to renewable energy under his reign.

Going into the 1960s, Wilhelmus saw his health decline as his age greatly advances, he voiced his support for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, his response to the Assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy was strong, and he opposed the Vietnam War.

Wilhelmus died in his private chalet in Ossiach, Austria, to a cerebral hemorrhage, on March 23, 1965, at age 105. His death caused shock and grief all across the Wolfsberg Empire and around the Orbian world including Chawosauria. Wilhelmus' state funeral was on April 4-8, 1965, and he was laid to rest to Van Belleghem Mausoleum at the Wolfsberg National Cemetery in Wolfsberg, Austria.

In the years following Wilhelmus' death, the Wolfsberg Empire was re-democratized, the presidency was restored, the monarchy was no longer sidelined, a new Chancellor was installed in a contested chancellorship caucus election, and a new President was elected in a fair and free presidential election. Wilhelmus' legacy is widely positive, he is praised for the establishment of social democracy and is a civil rights icon. Orbian historians rank Wilhelmus Van Belleghem as one of the greatest world leaders in the Orbian world.

Early Life
Wilhelmus Adrian Van Belleghem was born in Van Belleghem Palace on January 31, 1860, in Amsterdam, to Thomas Wilhelmus Van Belleghem and Juliana Eva De Backer. Wilhelmus was raised into the Catholic Church, he was raised an abolitionist by both his parents, and he received his first communion in Rome in 1870, where he met Garfield Lucas Webster.