Pontifex Rokossovsky

Pontifex Rokossovsky, born Aleksandr Rokossovsky, was head of the Pontifical Church and ruler of the Pontifical States for four years from 3016 until his death in 3020. Rokossovsky was the first and to date only self proclaimed universalist to be elected Pontifex. His pontifical bull Evangelinz Universalis ended centuries of church isolation and began a rapid evangelization movement across the Doggerlands, resulting in a boom of parish construction and the opening of several new dioceses.

Rokossovsky's pontificate faces severe criticism for his use of church and state funds and his involvement with the Neu Corporate Republik. Rokossovsky allocated large portions of the treasury for his personal leisure, including a 200 million corporate mark superyacht, and the one billion corporate mark construction of the new pontifical palace. In 3020, Rokossovsky ordered the attack on Zaandam's harbor which led directly to the NCR-Ekklesiovsk Conflict, the deadliest and most destructive event in the history of the Pontifical States, and resulted in Republik federal rule of the Pontifical States until regaining independence at the end of the IDO-NCR war.

Pontificate

Death

Rokossovsky died of a cardiac event in the new pontifical palace on 2 November 3020 at age 64. Then Vicar-General of Ekklesiovsk Talbot Roberts assumed acting head of state during the interregnum.

Character

Rokossovsky is reported to have been an extreme narcissist and egotist, yet was usually soft spoken. He openly brandished firearms and JetSwords on his person in public. Most notably, Rokossovsky lived with eight white siberian tigers that he raised in the pontifical palace, including his favorite named Jesus, which he let roam free on the property and could occasionally be seen taking on walks. Rokossovsky did much of his governing from his superyacht while cruising the North Sea.