Harrison I
Harrison Bert, 1st Baronet of Lidle, Upper Stevenshous, formerly Harrison, Duke of Bertia is the current Bertian monarch and former Hilltop politician and friend of Max I of Hilltop. He was King of Bertia from 2013 until it was peacefully annexed by Stinocolus in 2019, and was restored in the position by the 2022 Bertia constitutional referendum. He also led the Dictator Party for over two years and was a unionist leader in Bertia before being restored, as head of the UnITE party.
He was created Duke of Bertia at Max I’s 2021 Honours and was the only non-royal duke and was one of the two non-royal members of the Peerage of Hilltop (with Oscar, Earl of Bryanston). In the 2021 Hilltopper general election, he stood as the Dictator Party candidate for Uplands but lost to the Social Democrats under his mother Kimbo Bert. Lately he has been a player in the Hilltop Capture the Flag team.
| Harrison Bert | |
|---|---|
| 1st Baronet | |
| King of Bertia | |
| Reign | 2013 - 2019 (first reign) 10 January 2022 - 1 March 2022 (second reign) 11 March 2022 - present (third reign) |
| Predecessor | Oscar Thow (second reign) Alfie Potter (third reign) |
| Successor | Max I (first reign) Ryan (second reign) |
| Mayor of Bertia | |
| Reign | 15 May 2019 - 17 June 2021 |
| Predecessor | Himself as Stinocolun Governor of Bertia |
| Successor | Bertia achieved semi-independence as a state in the United Republic of Englica, Oscar Thow as King of Bertia |
| Leader of Dictator Party | |
| Reign | 15 May 2019 - 17 June 2021 |
| Successor | Prince Christopher, Duke of Winterbourne as Leader of the Hilltop Salvation Party |
| Leader of the UnITE Party | |
| Reign | 22 July 2021 - 10 January 2022 |
| Predecessor | Olly Gooding |
| Successor | George Heywood (Acting) |
| MP for East Bertia | |
| Tenure | 17 June 2021 - 10 January 2022 |
| Successor | William Purser (Acting) |
| Party | UnITE |
| Born | 2009 |
| House | Bert |
| Mother | Kimbo Bert |
He lost his peerage title, Duke of Bertia after Bertia achieved semi-independence as a state within the United Republic of Englica, since then, both him and George Heywood have been appointed Baronets. On the same day he resigned as Leader of the Dictator Party and was succeeded by Prince Christopher, Duke of Winterbourne, who has reformed the party into the Hilltop Salvation Party.
On 10 January 2022, the 2022 Bertia constitutional referendum was held, with Harrison being restored to the Bertian throne with a big majority. He continues to be a popular leader in Bertia. On 1 March 2022, the 2022 Bertian coup d’etat, led by Ryan House and Harvey Huxter occupied Bertia, and Harrison I along with George Heywood and William Purser went into exile in Hilltop. He led forces on 11 March 2022 in the Enlightened Fight which he won, taking the throne from Alfie Potter, who Ryan House abdicated to.
Bert is a supporter of Hilltop-Bertia unionism and was the Leader of the UnITE Party in Bertia until he was restored. After the semi-independence and his resignation from the Dictator Party, he joined the new UnITE Party and was elected as MP for East Bertia in the Bertian parliament. He became leader on 22 July 2021 after Olly Gooding resigned, and since 10 January 2022, George Heywood has been serving as Acting Leader before a Leadership Election can be held.