Shiro, Emperor of Zenrax

Regnal name
	Shiro I Mephistopheles

Shiro I Mephistopheles
Shiro I Mephistopheles
His Excellency, Emperor of Zenrax & Ruler of Stormhold; Crown Prince of Austenasia
Emperor of Zenrax ; and Ruler of Stormhold
Reign	16 December 2014 – present
Predecessor	Lord David of Brush Territory
Heir Presumptive	Lord Tyranus Mephistopheles
Viceroy	Lord Svein Smedberg
Crown Prince of Austenasia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 October 2024 – present
Preceded by	Prince Regent Aggelos I
Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire;
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 March 2022; Prince Elector: 28 September 2019 – present; Aulic Judge: 2 May 2020 – present
Preceded by	Office established
37th Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational
	In office; 1 January 2023 – 1 July 2023
Vice Chair	Jonathan I
Preceded by	Jonathan I
Succeeded by	Simon White of New Virginia
Born	Shiro Alexander Mephistopheles; March 1991 ; (33 years, 225 days); United States of America
Regnal name
Regnal name
	Shiro I Mephistopheles
Imperial House	Mephistopheles
Father	Lord David of Brush Territory
Religion	Irreligious
Occupation	Doctoral Student

Shiro Mephistopheles is the current ruler of the micronation known as Zenrax, having held the post of Emperor since his election in December 2014, and confirmed for a second five-year term in 2019, to last until 16 December 2024. By virtue of these titles, he holds imperium within Zenrax. This status has been recognized by Austenasia since November 2023, with the conferral of the style and rank of Caesar by treaty. Also the reigning ruler of Stormhold, he has extensive experience in the community under past aliases. Aside from this, he has served as the Master of the Order of the Rose since its founding c. Summer 2003. He was named Crown Prince of Austenasia on October 4th, 2024, and has also served as the leader of the Austenasian Senate since April 2024.

Outside of Zenrax, he served in a variety of roles within the Grand Unified Micronational as Zenrax's primary delegate, most most notably as Chair during the first half of 2023. Outside of the GUM, he represents Zenrax as a Prince-Elector in the Holy Roman Empire, holding the positions of Vice Chancellor and Aulic Judge. The Emperor, in his own personal capacity, has taken various roles in other micronations such as Dracul, Abelden, and Vishwamitra (see below). In addition to titles and positions, he holds various honors and awards, the more recent/notable of those being listed below.

Micronational Titles & Roles

Current Offices

Zenrax:
- Emperor of the Senate and People of Zenrax (16 December 2014 -)
  - Also leading various orders of chivalry and merit
  - Recognized as Caesar of Zenrax by Austenasia per treaty, since 30 November 2023.
- Co-Leader of the Red Alliance (c. Summer 2003 - 16 December 2014)
- Ruler of Stormhold (23 June 2014 -)
  - Senator from Stormhold to the Imperial Senate of Zenrax

Austenasia
- Crown Prince of Austenasia (4th October 2024 - )
  - Member of the Privy Council (4 October 2024 - )
- Princeps Senatus (13 April 2024 - )
- Consul (1 January 2023 - 31 December 2024)
- Member of the Austenasian Senate (1 January 2023 - )

GUM
- Acting Delegate from Zenrax to the GUM (25 July 2022 - )
  - Previously a delegate from Zenrax and its subordinate province of Stormhold, with interruptions, since 2017.
- Chair (1 January 2023 - 1 July 2023)
  - Presided over a period of decreased engagement with delegates with the organization, despite reforms passed early in the term.
- Vice-Chair (25 December 2016 - 11 March 2017)
  - Resigned due to overriding commitments leading to a loss of ability to discharge duties, two weeks before the Chair also resigned.

Holy Roman Empire
- Prince-Elector (25 September 2019 -)
  - With brief interruptions. Styled as Caesar since 22 April 2022
- Ruling Judge of the Aulic Council (1 May 2020 -)
- Vice-Chancellor (04 March 2022 -)
  - Also from 1 May 2020, with interruptions in tenure.

Former Offices

Austenasia:
- Minister of Defence (29 July 2018 - 14 Jan 2019)
- Resigned due to lack of peacetime opportunities for activity.
- Acting Deputy Prime Minister (29 July 2024 - 26 September 2024)
- Served solely in an acting capacity until the new government under Prime Minister Andrew Creed was inaugurated.

Vishwamitra President of the Privy Council (28 November 2022 - 1 May 2023)
- Resigned due to conflicting commitments degrading ability to hold the office. Still retains citizenship.

Abelden Various offices, including Vorsitzender in early 2018.
- Ultimately departed under unfriendly circumstances due to a series of scandals affecting Abelden that, in turn, led to severance of relations with Zenrax.

Dracul Bran District Council member, c. 2021-2022.
- The council was eventually dissolved by October 2022.

Honors

Zenraxian honours

Master of the Order of the Rose (2003)
Sovereign of the Order of the Hydra (15 December 2014)
President of the Legion of Merit (30 April 2024)

Other honours

Austenasia:
- Member of the Austenasian Order (4 June 2017)
- Commander of the Austenasian Order (20 September 2023)
- Knight of Honour in the Glorious Order of St. John (29 April 2024)

Wyvern:
- Honorary citizenship, since 10 June 2020

Lundenwic:
- Knight of the Order of the Marquis (23 August 2021)

Snagov:
- Recipient of the Order of Friendship (24 October 2022)

Vishwamitra:
- Grand Cordon of the Most Excellent Royal Vishwamitran Order of Merit (SUVB) – Tan Sri (24 November 2022)
- Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of Vishwamitra (DUMV) 25 October 2022)
- Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya (11 January 2023)

Former honours

Member Special Class of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (1 August – 24 October 2022)
Companion of the Most Excellent Order of the Vishwamitra (29 September – 24 October 2022)