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To succeed Verenzio III was his son, Faro V, who attempted to take a more peaceful approach by pulling out of the war and conceding the Telga Isles to Ambravia. This led to immense outrage within the imperial court as many saw Faro V's action as a sign of weakness and a bad look for the empire. One of the most outspoken opponents of the end of conflict with Ambravia was Princess Ausiliatrice, the second eldest child of Verenzio III and half-brother to Faro V. Concluding the actions of her half-brother would lead to the eventual collapse of the Fortunan Empire, Ausiliatrice plotted to forcefully remove Faro V from the position of emperor. With the assistance of the Commander of the Imperial Guard, the two of them assassinated Faro V in his sleep. The very same night, important members of the imperial court and the clergy were assembled in the throne room where Ausiliatrice was named Empress of the Fortunan Empire on the 16th of April, 1204. To establish her position, she first had the family of Faro V and potential successors either imprisoned or exiled. The next step in Ausiliatrice's reign was to prepare for immediate conflict with Ambravia, rebuilding Fortuna's fleet and army. Once ready, war was declared with the Kingdom of Ambravia once more in 1206 with Fortunan forces defeating the main Ambravian fleet and landing troops on the island of Eridani Theta. By 1214, Fortunan troops were successful in gaining control of over half of the island, specifically the western part, along with the reconquering of the Telga Isles. To the dismay of Ausiliatrice, the offensive had to come to a near halt as the peace treaty with Greldonia was beginning to falter, forcing her to turn her focus to the west. The rest of her reign consisted of holding back the remnant of the Kingdom of Ambravia and dealing with military skirmishes with Greldonia. Ausiliatrice would later pass away in 1232, handing the throne to her son, Antonello II.
In order to finish his mother's wish to conquer the island of Eridani Theta in it's entirety, Antonello II knew he had to deal with Greldonia first. Between 1233 and 1238, the Crencello War took place where the Fortunan Empire went on the offensive against their western neighbor. After a few successful naval battles in the last few years by the Fortunan Empire, a new peace deal was agreed to along with the annexation of the Remnia and Jorali Isles into the Empire. With the west secured once more, Antonello II turned his attention back to Eridani Theta, kicking off another war with the Kingdom of Ambravia. The conflict would last about a decade, ending with the Siege of Yedo in 1146 where the last city of Ambravia was finally conquered by the Fortunan Empire.
===Era of the High Commanders (1275-1430)===
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