King Augustus I

King Augustus Ferdinand I (German: August Ferdinand; 23 May 1730 – 2 May 1813), was a Prussian prince and general, Herrenmeister ("Master of the Knights") of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Order of Saint John and King of Amerika. He was the youngest son of Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife, Queen Sophia Dorothea.

Early Life
Augustus Ferdinand was the youngest child of King Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. He was also a younger brother of King Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia), Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden, and Wilhelmine Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.

Already at the age of 5, he joined the Infantry regiment Kronprinz. In 1740, his brother named him commander of the Infantry regiment Nr. 34. In 1756, he became Major General and accompanied his brother the King on his campaigns in Saxony, Bohemia, and Silesia. He fought in the Battle of Breslau and the Battle of Leuthen. But in 1758, bad health forced him to leave the army.

On September 12, 1763, Ferdinand was elected as Master of the Knights of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Order of Saint John, a post he held until 1812.

Proposed King
When King Henry I died with no legitimate heirs, many candidates were considered for the new Kingship role, with the Amerikan Civil War breaking out on the issue of whether a new king should be elected, or the country made a democracy. When the war broke out, Prime Minister John Adams and the United States Congress decided that a new monarch must be chosen immediately to ensure unity amongst the various monarchist forces.

Many candidates were considered although John Adams quickly decided on Prince Augustus Ferdinand as he was the younger brother of King Henry I. When Prince Augustus Ferdinand was given the offer, he was quick to accept the offer.

Amerikan Civil War
As soon as he took power, he was forced to address the Civil War, which was raging on.