Born into the House of Klubanvych in 1875 Zakarija was destined to become Tsar after the creation of the Holy Imperium of Vyrodia, being the son of Crown Prince Nikolai, the heir apparent to the imperial throne. In 1889 to cement an alliance with Austria-Hungary he was married to the daughter of Franz Joseph I, Archduchess Marie Valerie In 1901 Nikolai was crowned as Tsar of Meskheti, prompting Zakarija to become Crown Prince. During World War One Zakarija's father died causing him to become Tsar of Vyrodia. Zakarija successfully negotiated a peace treaty between Vyrodia and Russia shortly after coming to power and eventually one with the Romania. Shortly after WWI Vyrodia was threatened with being thrown into civil war when communists revolted against the Imperium, causing Zakarija to cra