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Born in 567 in Kodiak to the prestigious von Guelderlaand dynasty, '''Ulrykk von Guelderlaand''' was raised on the centuries old Thatcher Estate. The oldest of three, the death of his younger sister at the age of 9 in 582 deeply affected him. Von Guelderlaand graduated in 592 from the Kodiak National University with a Masters of Public Affairs. His parents and younger brother were both killed in a motor vehicle accident in 594. Without family, he devoted himself to his work running the von Guelderlaand trust, expanding the number of charitable projects it funded, and worked to rebuild international confidence in the failed republic.
In 625, after decades of work, the Assembly of Nations selected von Guelderlaand as the primary liaison for the removal of Kodiaker quarantine. He pledged millions of his family's fortune to the cause, personally funding many of the civic institutions required for the preparations to rebuild the republic. In 628 he was appointed Provisional President of the Kodiak Provisional Assembly. In [[630 Kodiak General Election|630]] he was selected by the Provisional Assembly as the first Chancellor of the new Kodiak Republic. He served as Assembly President from 633 until his death in 638.
On 4 August 638, while giving a campaign speech where his notes suggest he was about to declare his intent to run for Chancellor, Ulrykk von Guelderlaand was gunned down by right-wing domestic terrorists in front of the Rykkburgh City Hall. He was 71. After his death, it was discovered that von Guelderlaand had anonymously spent his entire fortune on funding state rebuilding projects. The von Guelderlaand Trust was bankrupt, and the Thatcher Estate was sold to the Kodiak National University for just one florin.
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