Grover V, The sicky ten-year-old son of Grover IV, became the new emperor of 970 ALB just 8 years before the Republican Revolution of his shattered country As Grover's regency dragged on, however, corruption, decadence, and mismanagement reigned as nobles attempted to use their power for personal gain. The nobles were accused of the assassination of the Wingbardian King in 972 ALB, leading to Wingbardy's secession and the subsequent Aquileian declaration.