Augustus II

Frederick William Henry Augustus von Lexington ruled as the third King of America as Augustus II, ascending to the throne after the death of his father, Augustus I in 1811. During his Fourth of July speech in 1818, he declared the establishment of a new Royal House, the House of Lexington, to honor the history of his adopted country and to cement the royal line as firmly American. In doing so, he commonly became known as the "First American King".

In 1802, James Monroe was interviewed for Minister to Great Britain. Monroe offered to host the Royal Family in political maneuvering. At this event, Augustus met Elizabeth Monroe, and the two were wed a year later. The couple had three children, Prince William in 180, Princess Hortensia in 1806, and Prince John in 1807.

Augustus was initially second in line for the throne under the death of his brother, Louis Ferdinand in 1803, after which he was proclaimed the Crown Prince. He was instrumental in securing the support of Holland under King Louis I against Napoleon in the War of the Fifth Coalition. During the War, he became acting Commander in Chief while his father's health declined.

Back at home, Augustus faced turmoil in the northern territories against British holding in Upper and Lower Canada. During the War of the North, he was criticized by many for allowing Chancellor William H. Crawford to lead militia troops against British regulars while withholding the federal military, costing the lives of many Americans. It wasn't until the last year of the war did he involve himself forcing the office of the Chancellor to take a backseat to the monarch in military affairs. America became ultimately victorious in the war, though famously did not seek to annex any territory and instead delineated a border to the Rocky Mountains.

The federation known as these United States is purposefully led by a dualist Eagle. The Chancellery to embody the ever developing will of the American people. The Crown to embody the consistent spirit of the American nation. Too often has these two been at odds, and the suffering been disproportionately laid upon the innocent citizens of this Nation.   The Throne has up to the present been thusly ruled by a foreign head. Upon this day, in the year of our Lord 1818, the Ruling House of the United States will no longer be of Hohenzollern. Lexington is the name wherest the American spirit was first borne, and thus would forever stand as such. Myself, and my descendants hereafter, so long as they reign, shall bear the name Lexington to honor such origins, and henceforth relinquish all titles and holdings within foreign nations. May the Federal Kingdom that is the United States of America maintain a sovereign from their own peoples.King Augustus II

After the War of the Fifth Coalition, he became more under the influence of his father-in-law, particularly in regards to the American sphere of influence. In a royal decree in 1818, the Continental Ordinance, American foreign policy sought to enforce seperate spheres of influence of Europe and the Americas, supporting the Wars of Independence in South America. This led to America being the first country to recognize Brazilian independence and establish a consulate in 1824. During negotiations for alliance, Brazilian Emperor Pedro I agreed to support this proclamation, as well as a union of marriage between Augustus' son, Crown Prince William and Pedro's sister Ana.

In 1838, he successfully negotiated the Mexican Purchase between America and the First Mexican Empire.