Rufus

Rufus is a character mentioned in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. He is the regent of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus in Imperial Year 1180, Grand Duke of Itha, elder brother of the late King Lambert, and uncle to Crown Prince Dimitri.

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Rufus was the firstborn son of a previous king of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, but as he lacked his family's Crest of Blaiddyd, he was passed over in the line of succession. Rufus was given the title of Grand Duke of Itha, while his younger brother, Lambert, inherited the crown instead.

When King Lambert, Queen Consort Patricia, and various other Faerghus nobles were killed in the Tragedy of Duscur in Imperial Year 1176, Grand Duke Rufus assumed regency over the Kingdom as Crown Prince Dimitri was too young to succeed to the throne. Rufus continued to serve as regent through 1180, when Dimitri enrolled at Garreg Mach Monastery's Officers Academy to complete his education.