Nicholas II of Michigan

Nicholas II (Nicholas Étienne Louis Dubois; born January 11, 1958) is the reigning monarch of the Kingdom of the Great Lakes. Nicholas accended to the throne following the death of his mother, Ninette I on September 15, 1995. His coronation took place at the Cathedral of St. Mary in on January 2, 1997 in front of an attendance of nearly 500 people and viewed on television by over five million. He has been married to Lucille, Countess of Mt. Pleasant since 1985 and with whom has three children: the heir apparent Nicholas, Prince of Superior, Celeste, Princess of Thunder Bay, and Pierre, Prince of Michigan.

His reign has overseen the strengthening of relations with the Kingdom of Sierra, the rise of Islamist terrorism, and the widening schism between Michigan and Ontario. Committed to neutrality in politics, he has endorsed and brought attention to various charitable causes, especially the St. Michael Foundation for Police and Their Families, which is part of his greater campaign of improving public relations between local police departments and their communities.

Nicholas was born in Detroit to then-Princess Ninette and Prince Charles, Duke of Roscommon. He was educated by private tutors in his formal years and began attending the public University of Michigan in Ann Arbor before moving to study abroad in Switzerland for three years.