Amadeus, Prince of Amosseri

Prince Amadeus of Amosseri, Crown Prince of Cattala, was a claimant to the deposed Kingdom of Cattala as the son of King Harold. He led a resistance movement in 1860 after an Italian invasion of the British colony and became Prince of Amosseri after signing the Treaty of Calora. His grandson, Charles, was restored to the throne in 1918.

Early Life
Amadeus was born four years before the British captured Cattala and forced his father to abdicate the throne. At the age of five he left Cattala for Sainte-Croix, where he lived in the court of his mother, Grand Duchess Jeanne V. Educated as a prince, he was taught about the history of his family name and groomed to lead a rebellion in Cattala if the time came.

Despite being the first-born son of the Grand Duchess of Sainte-Croix, he was not entitled to the crown of the duchy due to a legal agreement between King Harold and Sainte-Croix that was signed before the British conquered Cattala. He could not claim the throne of Sainte-Croix and Cattala because of fears in the duchy that the Celestine's would try to take over the territory through marriage.

His father died without being restored to the throne and had wished for his son to fight to earn it back. Amadeus left Sainte-Trinite at at the age of 18 to join the Cattalian Armed Regiment and became a senior commander within the force by the age of 35.

Italian Invasion and Guerilla Conflict
When he was 49, Italian nationalists invaded Cattala and captured the island's major cities within a week. The British abandoned the island and its leadership were executed. Amadeus saw his opportunity and formed a militia to weaken and disrupt the Italian conquest. Supply routes were attacked by armed robbers, revolutionaries hunted down and killed Italian occupiers and communication between the cities was broken. Small-scale disruption grew to a countrywide opposition within a few months and the Italians were unable to quell the militia's attacks. Shootings and gunfights began in daytime, especially in royalist Celestine, the stronghold of the Crown Prince.

As the guerilla's became more popular and more aggressive, the new government sought to stop it from spiralling out of control into a revolution. Amadeus travelled to Sainte-Croix to meet with his cousin the Grand Duke and rumours began to spread that the government of Sainte-Croix would begin financing and arming the rebels. The Prince sailed from Sainte-Trinite to Calora for a summit with the President of Cattala, and negotiated a treaty to end the conflict in return for the title of Prince of Amosseri, which he would rule.

Reign
As Prince of Amosseri, he supposedly controlled a standing army, ran a government and was head of state for Celestine and the surrounding towns and villages. In reality, his power was controlled by Italy and he presided over a puppet state, with Italy running the army, trade, economy and public services.

Amadeus' health deteriorated within several years of him becoming Prince. He continued to claim the crown of all Cattala and when he was close to death, asserted to his son that he could have conquered the rest of the island had he been younger. The Prince urged his son to do so in his stead.

Death and Legacy
Prince Amadeus Celestine never secured the title his father had coveted for him. Yet he secured a foothold in Amosseri which his son could later use to catapult the monarchy back to its former position as head of state for the whole island. King William III took on the burden of his father's and grandfather's desires for kingship and orchestrated the Cattalian War of Independence in 1918, that the Italians feared Amadeus could have instigated forty years early.