Empress Bennu VI

Empress Bennu VI was Empress of the Kingdom of Athens. She reigned from 13301-13145 B.U.K. She is considered the greatest of all monarchs during the Banafrit Dynasty due to her countless works of patronage and economics. During her reign even though her name was Bennu due to succession rights, she was affectionately known as Elaina, the Athenian word for Beautiful Leader.

Early Life
Empress Bennu VI was born Bennu Amelia Elaina of Athens to Empress Bennu V and her Husband Emperor Mark Consellos of Lithos in 13317 B.U.K. in the Royal Palace of Athens. She was raised in the Palace as a spoiled princess and naturally eventually was brought to the Great Monastery of Athens where she was raised by the nuns to be a promising religious and moral leader. At the Death of her mother in 13301 she began her 156 year reign.

Coronation
The Coronation of her Royal Imperial Highness began at the wake of Empress Bennu V death in the Great Temple of Athens. Soon after her Imperial Majesty was granted title of Empress Bennu VI Empress of the Kingdom of Athens.

Reign
Elaina's reign was lenghty lasting a total of 156 years, she ruled without force or desposition during those years. Although the Gainese tried to force new taxes on their colony, the Athenians remained rather staunch of their overlords and refused to pay, how ever Elaina arranged tribute in the form of 1.5 Trillion Athenian Dollars to the Emperor of Gain of whom wished to marry the beautiful Monarch, but whom refused instead the young Empress would marry Prince Augustian of Molvania, 6th in line to the Kingdom of Molvania's throne. The two wed and where great leaders for the remaineder of their reign. During their time as monarchs, Bennu VI would increase the importance of Athen's influence over the Gainese and would produce countless riches for their Empire.

Fashion and Arts
Like all Athenian Empresses before her, she was a great champion and patron for the arts pushing for art to be the major export out of the Kingdom and pushing for the Gainese to allow them to trade their fabrics with neighboring Kingdoms and Empires. This allowed the Kingdom of Athens to boost it's economy to become the single wealthiest state, as much as the Kingdom wished to buy it's way to freedom, the Gainese would eventually export all that wealth to their capital in Havana.