Empress Irene I (Premysloides Dynasty)

Early life
Irene Constantina Flavia was born to Emperor Constantine XI as his youngest child in 1575. She was 17, when her father died and siblings were estranged by circumstances. Theodora moved to higher studies, Justin was enthroned and puppeted by Maximian Prothoperos and Irene also studied, but she was still on gymnasium.

Her higher education was focused on trade, commerce and trade law and her bachelor studies on international trade, economic history and social sciences. She completed her studies with bachelor thesis "Dynamic Models of Econometrics in Cooperative Industrial Companies", where she focused on statistics, development, economical relations within cooperative companies and their contributions to imperial economy.

After school, she joined Basileian Order and from 1598-1608, she traveled through Empire, visited most impoverished provinces and districts and initiated social projects. She was harsh critic of humanitarian help and claimed that "cooperative economy solve problems of poverty and social gaps, rather than burning money in futile activities initiated by corrupted officials in favour of wealthiest leaders...".

During this period, Irene founded 12 cooperative and classical private companies, most of them focused on agriculture, include winery, fruit and sugar production, but also on low-tech industry like shipwrighting, masonry or weaving. These companies experienced many successes, as they had better management, they were lesser affected by economic cycles and also lower threat from market competition, as they were founded in territories abandoned by classical companies.

Irene herself wanted to became merchant and businesswoman, but this dream was crushed by Imperial Interregnum and Third Imperial Civil War.

Third Imperial Civil War
Irene was staunch supporter of imperial autocracy and loved their father, just like Justin and Theodora. Just like Theodora, Irene hated Prothoperos and accused him of weakening and crippling their father. Everytime she met Prothoperos, no matter of situation, she spit in his face and left place.

Despite that, Irene was aside of whole events and Theodora later ordered Irene to be arrested and executed, as she wanted to be sole ruler. Irene was, however, saved by Supreme Commander Allesander, who wanted use her as potential alternative to Theodora, who starting lose mind and control over her own actions.

When war ended and Theodora took throne, she terrorized dozens thousands supporters of constitutionalism and republican government and liberalismu and while Allesandro agreed with this, he became concerned when Theodora started purges in own ranks and forced Irene to accept proposal to take imperial throne and take over dynasty.

Irene participated on murder of her sister Theodora. She went in to Theodora chamber and when Empress arrived to chamber, where she waited for her lover Octaviana, Irene surprised Theodora and gave Octaviana chance to ambush and murder Theodora. She stabbed Theodora to death and Allesander, who secretly observed whole situation, moved in to chamber and proclaim Irene as new Empress of Roman Empire, Imperatrix Augusta.

Purge
While worst terror ended with death of Theodora, Irene continued in various, but moderate forms of prosecution against liberals, republicans and constitutionalists.

Non-Imperial Organizations founded during reign of Constantine XI, were banned for their financial and political support to Imperial Senate, their leaders were arrested and sent to penal colonies, while their property were confiscated by state and their function were takeover by Imperial Government until 1687.

8 of 15 largest and most published newspapers were shut down by Irene and their journalists were put under house arrest and prevented with publishing texts.

All imperial provincial and district courts were replaced by military and religious courts until 1630, when was ended replacement of former judges, who supported Imperial Senate, by new, autocratic judges.

Colonial War
Popularity and stability of Irene reign was indivisible from victories on Colonial Front. Supreme Stratégos Allesander completely changed military tactic and strategy, moved his troops in to woods, caves, in to valleys and to various hidden positions and initiated full-scale guerilla war against Celestial Army, which resulted in numerous victories of Imperial Army and weakening Celestial Army through murdering their officers, ambushing their units and supply convoys, raiding their bases etc.

Guerilla campaign was supported by missile attacks from New Carthago and New Peloponnese and Celestial Empire soon abandoned Cuba and other positions in Central Varronia.

While Roman people expected more triumphs, great victories in large battles, they accepted this kind of victories and remained calm and supportive during Irene reign.

General Development Plan
In 1622, Empress Irene, after long discussions and cooperation with her closest advisors and members of government, publicly presented "General Development Plan".

Empress Irene did not want to start some kind of great reforms and reformation of Empire, but rather implement technological, economical and social development plan - General Development Plan - that will improve conditions within Empire.

Greatest achievement of General Development Plan was railway system of Roman Empire, which expanded from 1,250 miles in 1600 to 82,000 miles in 1650.

Development Provinces
General Development Plan was not strict plan that will improve every each province by same rate. Empress and Imperial Government divided Empire in to "Development Plan Provinces".

Every each province had different needs, problems and gaps that had to be overcome, or at least decreased. Empress and Government understood that they can not implement same rate of development, industrialization and infrastructure building and improving to all provinces and so they initiated deep survey, based on statistic data and surveys.

Government commission evaluated:
 * GDP per capita
 * Literacy rate
 * Tax revenues
 * Budget expenditures
 * Crime rate
 * Unemployment rate
 * Industrial production rate
 * Economy by sectors
 * Birth rate
 * Death rate
 * Public opinion
 * Provincial governors reports

These provinces were Central Development Province, Caucasus Development Plan, Revitalization and Industrialization Plan of Russia, South Arabian Development Sector, Middle East Development and Infrastructure Plan, Northern Sector of Development and Infrastructure, Polish-Baltic Development Area and Persian Development Territory.