Anton, Grand Duke of Oostereen
Anton van Oostereen | |
|---|---|
| Acting Chairman of the Imperial Advisory Council | |
| In office 24 July 2020 – 17 December 2020 | |
| Monarch | Marium I |
| Preceded by | Frederick van Zijrivierland |
| Succeeded by | Allard Baas (As First Minister) |
| Deputy Chairman of the Imperial Advisory Council | |
| In office 14 August 2009 – 24 July 2020 | |
| IAC Chairman | Frederick van Zijrivierland |
| Preceded by | Kasper Peulders |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anton Karl Degrellezoon van Sereena 16 June 1953 Helderwal, Oostereen, Ducal Federation of Vistaraland |
| Political party | Ademarist Democratic Party (1985-2020) |
| Spouse | Annette Claudia Viola van Sereena
(m. 1962) |
| Children | Hannes, Duke of Tulpveld Countess Irena Count Reiner Countess Willemijn Count Maikel |
| Parent(s) | Degrelle, Grand Duke of Oostereen Elsanne of Tusi |
| Alma mater | Ducal University of Sereena |
| Grand Duke of Oostereen | |
| Reign | 5 October 1991 - present |
| Predecessor | Degrelle |
| House | Sereena |
| Religion | Vierist Ademarism |
Anton Karl Degrellezoon van Sereena, referred to informally as Anton van Oostereen, is the Grand Duke of Oostereen who previously served as a politician within the legislature of Vistaraland before the Second Constitution banned the practice of reigning provincial leaders serving in politics. Between July and December 20202, Van Oostereen served as Vistaraland's acting head of government, following the assassination of the Imperial Advisory Council's elected Chairman: Grand Duke Frederick van Zijrivierland.
Following his ascension the throne in 1991 following the death of his father, Degrelle van Oostereen, the Grand Duke has acted as a representative and cultural leader of the province of Oostereen and the wider region of Sereena as a whole. As such, in both political and ceremonial affairs, Van Oostereen has presented himself as a spokesperson for the brand of socially-conservative Ademarist fundamentalism found to an omnipresent degree in parts of the region, creating a heavily divisive mode of engagement with the contemporary establishment's gradual move towards tolerance and pluralism throughout the 21st Century.