King Maximilian I

King of Lech, Pope King Maximilian I MSOC GCSG GBE
Portrait of Maximilian I
1st King of Lech
In office 15th April 2019 – 6th September 2019
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	Edward I
2nd Pope
In office 6th September 2019 - September 2021
Preceded by	Pope Young I
Succeeded by	Pope Leo XIV
Personal details
Born	Maximilian Sobieski 15th July 1938 Seawall Hospital
Died	15 April 2021 (aged 82) St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Alma mater	Seawall College, College of Cardinals
Occupation	King of Lech, Pope of Rome, Cardinal of Rome

Style of Lech sovereign King Maximilian I
Maximilian I arms
His Majesty
His Holiness

King Maximilian I (Maximilian Sobieski) was the founder and first monarch of the Kingdom of Lech. Under his reign, Sobieski established Lech's first government, with Ashley Donovan as the inaugural Chancellor, as well as the core government institutions that are still used today. Maximilian became the 2nd Pope of Rome, he was later known as Pope Pius XIV,

Early life

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King of Lech

Maximilian was crowned King Maximilian I on April 15, 2019 in St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Cracov.

After a period of political turbulance, Maximilian relieved Chancellor Fairweather of his duties on September 6, 2019, on the grounds of high treason. Shortly afterwards, President Wallace Wellington of Vindex Nation announces the King's abdication. Succeeding Maximilian as the King of Lech is King Edward I.

Papacy

On September 6, 2019, Maximilian became the Pope in the Catholic Church, simultaneously serving as the leader of the Vatican City. He resigned on 2021, Pope Leo XIV succeeds and became the 3rd Pope.

Legacy

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Death and Funeral

Sickness and Death

On the 12th of April 2021, Pope Leo XIV said the late pope was 'very sick', and hopes the church can pray him until the end of his glorious and holy life. Two days later, Maximilian I died on 15th of April 2021 in St. Peter's Basilica, which the College of Cardinals confirmed the death of His Holiness Pope Pius XIV, he was the first pope who died during the principality of Rome. Maximilian I was 82 years old.

Funeral and Burial

From 16 to 17 April 2021, Maximilian I's casket lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica, during which around 50 people paid their respects. On the 18 of April morning, the funeral of Pope Pius XIV was held in St. Peter's Basilica by Pope Leo XIV. This was the first time that a pope had attended a funeral for his predecessor. Maximilian I's casket was interred in the left wing of St. Peter's Basilica, where he will laid to rest for eternity.

Distinctions

Titles and Styles

• 15 April 2019 - 6 September 2019: His Majesty The King of Lech
• 6 September 2019 - 24 June 2020: His Holiness Pope Pius XIV
• 24 June 2020 - 6 October 2020: His Eminence Cardinal Chamberlain Pius XIV
• 6 October 2020 - 15 January 2021: His Royal Highness Prince Regent Maximilian of Rome and Malta
• 15 January 2021 - 15 April 2021: His Holiness Pope Pius XIV, King Maximilian I of Lech

Official style of Maximilian I, were read out by Pope Leo XIV, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, as follows:

Thus it hath pleased Almighty God to take out of this transitory life unto His Divine Mercy the late Most Holy Holy Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch, Maximilian the First, by the Grace of God of the Kingdom of Lech, Pope Pius XIV of Rome and Malta and of His other Realms and Territories King, Founder of the Kingdom of Lech, Modern defender of the Catholic Faith, Sovereign of the Order of Pius XIV, Grand Master of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, the Supreme Order of Christ and the Grand Prior of the Order of Leo XIV.

List of Places and things named after Maximilian I

• Maximilian Road, Rome