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== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Du Picq was born 25 November 1965 in Königsberg to a family of French bankers. | Du Picq was born 25 November 1965 in Königsberg to a family of French bankers. Du Picq's family emigrated to Königsberg from a small village to the east, where he and his family would visit in the summer as a child. Since the age of 12, he worked in the small bank that his parents ran where Du Picq ran into many important political figures of the city. | ||
[[File:Boathovenmilitaryportrait.jpg|left|thumb|185x185px|Imperial College Cracov portrait of Admiral Du Picq.]] | |||
He entered the University of Königsberg in 1983 to pursue a degree in economics, gaining his BA in 1986. Unhappy with the direction of his career as dictated by his family, Du Picq completed his MA in art history in the following year and subsequently relocated to the port city of Gdansk to pursue primary research for his thesis in the subject. By the time he had settled in Gdansk, Du Picq's financial hardships as a young man abroad forced him to look for work whilst he completes his studies. In 1988, Du Picq was employed as a part-time journalist and critic on art and opera for the ''Gdansk Gazette''. A staunch critic of the government's suppression on free art, he became a divisive figure within his field. He lost his job after four months, which Du Picq claims was a political decision. | He entered the University of Königsberg in 1983 to pursue a degree in economics, gaining his BA in 1986. Unhappy with the direction of his career as dictated by his family, Du Picq completed his MA in art history in the following year and subsequently relocated to the port city of Gdansk to pursue primary research for his thesis in the subject. By the time he had settled in Gdansk, Du Picq's financial hardships as a young man abroad forced him to look for work whilst he completes his studies. In 1988, Du Picq was employed as a part-time journalist and critic on art and opera for the ''Gdansk Gazette''. A staunch critic of the government's suppression on free art, he became a divisive figure within his field. He lost his job after four months, which Du Picq claims was a political decision. | ||
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Initially the [[Aquitiane]] Ambassador to the then-Kingdom of Lech, Du Picq was quickly promoted to Minister of Foreign Affairs on 31 December, 2020. Many challenges were presented to Aquitaine in terms of foreign policy, such as gaining respect and recognition on the international scale. He successfully negociated the relaxation of [[Vindex Nation|Vindex Nation's]] travel ban on Aquitaine citizens, as well as established the first diplomatic relations with Lech and [[Wilden]]. Along with Ambassador to Lech Laurent Piers, the Aquitaine Ministry of Foreign Affairs designed multiple buildings with the intention of the construction of them in their respective countries as embassies, but they never broke ground. Du Picq resigned on 17 April 2021, after losing interest in his job. | Initially the [[Aquitiane]] Ambassador to the then-Kingdom of Lech, Du Picq was quickly promoted to Minister of Foreign Affairs on 31 December, 2020. Many challenges were presented to Aquitaine in terms of foreign policy, such as gaining respect and recognition on the international scale. He successfully negociated the relaxation of [[Vindex Nation|Vindex Nation's]] travel ban on Aquitaine citizens, as well as established the first diplomatic relations with Lech and [[Wilden]]. Along with Ambassador to Lech Laurent Piers, the Aquitaine Ministry of Foreign Affairs designed multiple buildings with the intention of the construction of them in their respective countries as embassies, but they never broke ground. Du Picq resigned on 17 April 2021, after losing interest in his job. | ||
Additionally, Du Picq was the lead architect in a government infrastructure project. After a complete design of Aquitaine, the government was unable to source contractors to construct the Parisian city. | Additionally, Du Picq was the lead architect in a government infrastructure project. After a complete design of Aquitaine, the government was unable to source contractors to construct the Parisian city. The site of Du Picq's failed infrastructure project is now the Bastille castle and an airport, the latter of which is under construction. | ||
== Travels and career in Imperial Lech == | == Travels and career in Imperial Lech == | ||
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Du Picq's career as Minister of Foreign Affairs had turbulent beginnings. The outbreak of military conflicts between the Empire of Lech and Vindex Nation in March 2023 saw the attack on the Embassy of Lech in Vindex City. At the time of attack, the Chancellor, Du Picq and other cabinet members were inside. During the conflict, he had been granted a diplomatic passport to freely travel, but was repeatedly apprehended by law enforcement. Following the end of hostilities, he negociated the relaxation of Executive Order No. 6, whereby Lech citizens were outright banned from entering Vindex Nation as well as the subsequent treaty, as brokered by himself as the Chair of the United Nations Council along with Wilden foreign secretary Sir Michael Asta. | Du Picq's career as Minister of Foreign Affairs had turbulent beginnings. The outbreak of military conflicts between the Empire of Lech and Vindex Nation in March 2023 saw the attack on the Embassy of Lech in Vindex City. At the time of attack, the Chancellor, Du Picq and other cabinet members were inside. During the conflict, he had been granted a diplomatic passport to freely travel, but was repeatedly apprehended by law enforcement. Following the end of hostilities, he negociated the relaxation of Executive Order No. 6, whereby Lech citizens were outright banned from entering Vindex Nation as well as the subsequent treaty, as brokered by himself as the Chair of the United Nations Council along with Wilden foreign secretary Sir Michael Asta. | ||
During his tenure, the original Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Downtown Kingsland was completely redesigned, featuring a courtyard and press room. [[File:Image.png|thumb|A picture taken by Du Picq depicting CecilRhodes_ and aBrody at the dock of Hakuna before finding the Sankara Stones.]] | During his tenure, the original Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Downtown Kingsland was completely redesigned, featuring a courtyard and press room. Du Picq lost his seat in the Bundestag after constitutional reforms by Edward I, who converted the Empire of Lech back to an absolute monarchy. This meant that parliament became unicameral with the upper-house Bundesherren, and the Bundestag was subsequently dissolved. [[File:Image.png|thumb|A picture taken by Du Picq depicting CecilRhodes_ and aBrody at the dock of Hakuna before finding the Sankara Stones.]] | ||
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