Terry I was the nation’s first Emperor, one of the family of four who declared their house in Carshalton independent to form the Empire of Austenasia on 20 September 2008. He supervised his son, Crown Prince Jonathan, who as Prime Minister oversaw the day-to-day running of the government.
During the reign of Terry I, Austenasia began to tentatively expand, with some friends of the family claiming their own house as another part of the Empire, and some small uninhabited territories being claimed. Terry I abdicated in February 2010.
Although he played a largely ceremonial role during his reign, the now Lord Terry is loved and respected as a founding figure of the Empire. In May 2021, he was named Pater Patriae (“Father of the Nation”), a title under which he autonomously governs the capital, Wrythe.
