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{{Infobox royalty
|name=Michael III<br/>{{nobold|Михаил III}}
|full name=Michael Leopoldievich Ferdinand Ferdinand Ferdinevich Karlivie
|image=BASA-3K-7-342-28-Boris III of Bulgaria.jpeg
|caption=Michael in 1934
|reign=9 October 1901 – {{nowrap|26 May 1938}}
|coronation=
|succession=[[List of Prydonian Monarchs (Pacifica)|King of Prydon]]
|predecessor=[[Ferdinand VIII Luniere (Pacifica)|Ferdinand VIII]]
|successor=[[Vielie II Luniere (Pacifica)|Vielie II]]
|reign2=
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|predecessor2=
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|spouses=[[Francienne of Junivere (Pacifica)|Francienne Dhrezhnov]] m. 1898-1931 (died)
|issue={{ubl|[[Vielie II Luniere (Pacifica)|Vielie II]]}}
|father=[[Leopold, Crown Prince of Prydon (Pacifica)|Prince Leopold]]
|mother=[[Lutetia of Ferlon  (Pacifica)|Lutetia Tatianova]]
|birth_date=16 March 1870
|birth_place=[[Aetrinun (Pacifica)|Aetrinun]], [[Prydon (Pacifica)|Prydon]]
|death_date={{death date and age|1938|5|21|1870|3|16|df=yes}}
|death_place=[[Aetrinun (Pacifica)|Aetrinun]], [[Prydon (Pacifica)|Prydon]]
|burial_place=[[St. Talienie Catacombs (Pacifica)|St. Talienie]], [[Lasvorn]]
|religion=[[Prydonian Orthodoxy (Pacifica)|Prydonian Orthodoxy]]
|signature=Boris III signature.svg
}}
'''Michael III''' was the King of [[Kingdom of Prydon (Pacifica)|Prydon]] between 1901 to 1938. His reign was known for Prydon's transition to a Constitutional Monarchy, following the success of the [[1906 Prydon Revolution (Pacifica)|1906 Revolution]]. Initially repressive and autocratic, King Michael III ruled directly without a State Minister, and orchestrated several purges following the suspicion around King Ferdinand VIII's death and rumours of the May Cabinet's revenge. The revolution of 1906 forced him to agree with a Constitution drafted by the newly assembling [[Lasornü (Pacifica)|Lasornü]], a legislative body directly elected by the people, and to share his power with an elected [[Royal State Minister of Prydon (Pacifica)|State Minister]]. Since, the King focused on cultural and religious affairs, refurbishing the Royal Catacombs of [[St. Talienie Catacombs (Pacifica)|St. Talienie]] in Lasvorn, as well as constructing the [[Lasvorn Grand Opera House (Pacifica)|Lasvorn Grand Theatre]]. The King built the [[Valvine Dacha (Pacifica)|Valvine Dacha]] on the outskirts of Lasvorn as his hunting lodge and summer residence. He fostered an alliance with the [[House of Lichtenburg-Hohenzollern (Pacifica)|House of Lichtenburg-Hohenzollern]], the ruling dynasty of [[Weisserstein (Pacifica)|Weisserstein]], by marrying Crown Princess [[Vielie II Luniere (Pacifica)|Vielie II]] to [[Albrecht-Friedrich von Lichtenburg-Hohenzollern (Pacifica)|Albrecht-Friedrich]].

[[Category:Prydon (Pacifica)]]