Christian I of Prussia (1983: Doomsday)

Christian I (born 14 March 1946) was King of Prussia from 1992 to his abdication in 2011. He is the youngest and last surviving of four sons born to Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia.

His two eldest brothers, Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and Prince Michael (whom are both believed to have perished on Doomsday) married commoners in the mid-1960s and renounced their historical rights as Prussian princes. In 1975 his brother Prince Louis Ferdinand Jr., dynastically wed a mediatised countess, Donata Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen, but died accidentally during German military maneuvers two years later, leaving an only son, Georg Friedrich, as heir to the Hohenzollern legacy. Aware that his father strongly desired that he marry dynastically after his eldest brothers' morganatic marriages, Christian Sigismund nonetheless maintained that he did not feel unduly pressured: his eventual marriage to a countess, although non-mediatised, was also accepted as "equal" by his father. Prior to his death, Louis Ferdinand Sr. made Georg Friedrich his principal heir, designating Christian Sigismund as guardian responsible for his education and management of his financial share in the Hohenzollern trust during his minority.

In the latter half of the summer of 1983, Christian disappeared. It was later discovered that Christian-Sigismund was imprisoned in East Berlin at the time of the Third World War. Although reasons for this remain unknown it was likely due to his heritage and high status. He became a rallying figure for many of the German people, a symbol of their old greatness before Nazism destroyed the country, and was forced into a leadership role he likely would rather not have had. He was instrumental in unifying the people of East and West Berlin in the days afterwards and organizing civilian salvage teams for food and resources.

Despite the attitudes of the West Berlin people, the economic climate of the region made a capitalist economy unrealistic. Currencies were unstable, there were no labor laws to speak of, and the survivalist atmosphere made capitalist ventures much too cutthroat to be of any value to the society. Christian Sigismund, with his years living under communist rule decided that a socialist economy was the only way to survive. A more stable provisional civilian government was established with Christian at the head, and various bodies were established to oversee various industries and projects in order to create a stable and self sufficient economy. Troops were sent beyond the borders of the city to solidify control over the rural areas in order to stabilize food production and raw material extraction. By mid 1991 things were well on their way to relative stability, and pressure from the West Berlin people to re-establish a democratic government began to intensify. In June 1992, Christian's leadership council enacted plans for the drafting of a new constitution.

The attitudes toward a unified German nation were soured by its history of war and atrocities, so the idea of Germany was abandoned for the new nation, but inspired by Christian's royal heritage and the greatness of old Prussia, it was decided to raise the flag of Prussia again. In November 1992, after months of deliberation and negotiation, a new constitution was drafted for the new Kingdom of Prussia. In honor of his service to the people of Berlin, Christian-Sigismund was restored to the throne of Prussia as Christian I. The role of monarch was limited by the constitution, but instead of the figurehead most monarchs were in a constitutional monarchy, the Prussian constitution recognized the leadership role a monarch could have. Though the true power was in the hands of parliament, the monarch had much influence in national direction and foreign policy. In his first speech as King, Christian indicated that he would work with the elected leaders in order to unite the lawless north German lands as well as reclaim those lost to Poland at the end of World War II.

The years after were mostly spent making good on his first promise of uniting the lawless lands of northern Germany. With nuclear strikes over much of West and South Germany, Christian focused his efforts on expanding towards the Baltic coast and establishing a port for fishing and trade with other surviving lands. With Rostock destroyed, eastern expansion along the coast was limited, but since most of the cost between there and Poland was rural, other than Dranske and Peenemünde most of the coast survived. By 2002 Prussia controlled the lands of East Germany to Rathenow in the East, Potsdam in the south, and from Zingst to the Polish border along the northern coast. Around this time contact was established with a provisional Soviet Polish government in Poznan, the only major Polish city to survive. In 2004 contact was established with the Nordic Union. This first contact with a surviving allied nation gave a large boost to Prussian morale. In 2005 Christian decided that Prussian control over northern Germany was sufficient to support the population and economy and it was time to make good on his second promise to regain territory stolen after World War II.

On March 21, 2006, Christian I declared war on Poland. The Polish government was caught completely off guard, and with most of their army devoted to keeping order, they were no match for the much larger professional army of Prussia. Within two weeks Prussian troops occupied Poznan and the Treaty of Poznan was signed, ceding Polish Pomerania and some other territory east of the Polish border. As a response to the Soviet resettlement of Pomerania following WWII, Christian declared that all resident Poles in the new Prussian lands were to leave to make way for German settlers. The names of each city and town reverted to their German counterparts. Kołobrzeg (German: Kolberg), which managed to escape destruction being a minor target and Allied leadership was destroyed before bombs could be authorized, was renamed Neu-Königsberg as a symbol of the new glory of Prussia, and was deemed the target of a new major Prussian port. Prussian leadership set in to enjoy an expected period of peace and prosperity.

That same year, on 16 June 2006, the naval forces of Prussia were spotted by Kaliningrad Patrolmen off the coast of the city of Baltiysk. By the time the patrolmen alerted their commanding officers, the Prussian ships fired their guns and laid siege to the city. By six o'clock in the evening, Prussian soldiers and marines landed on the coast of the city. Despite efforts of re-militarization, Kaliningrad was caught off guard as the government was working to maintain order and stability. By the time the government was alerted, it was discovered that King Christian of Prussia had declared war on Kaliningrad, stating his desire to "retake Königsberg from the Communists that currently occupy it."

Lithuania and Courland, while condemning the Prussian invasion of Pomerania, supported Prussia and declared war on Kaliningrad. East Poland, despite of her claim on the region, supported the Prussians and sent a small military force to the southeast of the Kaliningrad Soviet. Within two days, the Prussian and Lithuanian Armies surrounded the city of Kaliningrad and began to shell the area. By that night, the Mecklenburg Grenadiers and the Lithuanian Southern Front advanced into the city. As the week went by, the Prussian-Lithuanian force gradually took control over the city.

By 20 July, the Kaliningrad military surrendered to the Prussians, while some elements of the army continued to fight, and fighting continued until August of that year.

The expected peace didn't last long, as taking land was not the same as keeping it. While the German lands within Prussian control were somewhat peaceful despite the chaos of the refugees coming in from across former Germany, the newly acquired Pomerania and Kaliningrad were a hotbed of unrest, stemming from native Poles resentment at their expulsion. While the Prussian military was able to take on the disorganized Polish military with some ease, the citizens of Pomerania outnumbered the forces left to facilitate the expulsion and resettlement. Riots were commonplace and while most Poles eventually left, the few that remained formed organized resistance groups who harried the Prussian forces. In August 2006, martial law was declared in both conquered and any members of organized resistance groups were to be shot on sight. This order was controversial as there was no way to tell an ordinary citizen from a resistance fighter on sight. This led to many civilian deaths and Christian's lowest approval since becoming King.

The news that Prussia had forcibly taken Polish and Russian lands came as a shock to the Danish people. Virtually overnight Denmark went from having good relations to becoming very hostile towards the country. Fearing Prussia might eventually try and move into the historically German region of Northern Schleswig, Denmark put up a large border wall and cut off all relations with the country. Danish politicians issued one last joint statement to Prussia, condemning the expulsion of the Poles as "a blunt act of Neo-Nazism that will not go unpunished".

In late 2008, the situation had gotten increasingly worse. Troop and settler morale was extremely low from bombings and raids on supply trucks and military outposts. Any attempts to crack down only resulted in increased resistance. Parliament called an emergency session and the expulsion order was revoked, the native Poles were allowed to return to their homes if they had not already been taken by refugees settling the area. If proof could be provided, other accommodations and resettlement would be provided. By August 2009, a level of order had been restored to the region. Those Poles who returned were to be offered equal rights and privileges as Germans, and a general amnesty for resistance acts, on the condition that they renounce their former citizenship.

In October 2009, King Christian traveled to Denmark  in order to smooth relations with their neighbor to the north and hopefully re-establish diplomatic ties. He attempted to reassure Danish leaders that the Schleswig situation was unrelated to Pomerania, as Northern Schleswig joined Denmark willingly and is still far from Prussian control, while Pomerania was forcefully taken from the German people and within the Prussian sphere of influence. He publicly apologized for the Expulsion order, describing it as a "mistake born of old grudges". He officially renounced any claim in Denmark, and German lands in Poland and reinforced that Prussia's expansion would only continue in lands within the East and West German borders, laying out an official land claim. Danish leaders appreciated the gesture, and assured the Prussian King that the would officially recognize Prussia and cordial relations could be maintained if Prussia returns Pomerania to Poland, as they believed that although Pomerania was once German, it was a legal treaty that ceded it. King Christian saw this as an insult. That he came with good intentions, made nothing but concessions, and the response was a polite demand for more. On returning to Prussia he addressed the nation saying "I am sad to report the mission to Denmark has failed, as the greed of the Danish people is astounding." The people and government saw Christian's reaction as overly emotional, having not even attempted negotiations.

In 2011, King Christian abdicated and Georg ascended to the throne of Prussia as King Georg I. Following his abdication, Christian mostly retired from public life, but he has taken some royal duties. He currently resides in the village of Amtshagen in Kaliningrad-Königsberg. It was rumored that Christian sometimes regrets fighting the wars on West Poland and Kaliningrad Soviet, which resulted in the death of his eldest son as well as 100,000 Prussian troops.