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Schneizel el Britannia (シュナイゼル・エル・ブリタニア) is a fictional character in the Sunrise anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. His seiyū is Norihiro Inoue.

Character outline
Schneizel el Britannia is the second prince of the Britannia Imperial Family and Prime Minister of Britannia. Schneizel is a cold, calculating individual who is more than willing to seize the moment and sacrifice others to achieve his goals. Nunnally Lamperouge also points out that Schneizel was the only person who could beat her brother Lelouch in chess. However, he is also cordial and helpful to those he cares about, and will use his power to protect them. He seems to have ambitions for the throne, but the Emperor, despite being aware of this, does not seem concerned and lets Schneizel do as he pleases. Schneizel seems to run a number of research projects, and is known to be the patron of Lloyd Asplund. In the Drama CD, Schneizel is shown to dislike Japan after the supposed deaths of Lelouch and Nunnally, a sentiment shared by Cornelia and Clovis. Schneizel is suggested to know the truth about Marianne vi Britannia's murder. Clovis, when compelled to reveal who murdered Marianne by Lelouch's Geass, points Lelouch to Schneizel for further information. Cornelia similarly points to Schneizel while under the effect of Geass, stating that he was the one who took away Marianne's remains.

First season
Schneizel makes his first major appearance in episode 18, where he orders Suzaku Kururugi to restrain Zero while the experimental Knightmare Frame Gawain bombards the area. When Lelouch uses his Geass to force Suzaku to survive at any cost, Schneizel uses his authority to clear Suzaku of the subsequent insubordination charge. He supports Euphemia's idea of creating the Special Administrative Region of Japan for the Elevens, but fails to mention it to Cornelia when he told Euphemia he would. This is because he believes that the plan would weaken the support for the terrorists' groups in Area 11, thus helping to pacify the region and restore public order, possibly even eliminating the Black Knights in the process. He is shocked and horrified when he sees her acting uncharacteristically and killing the Japanese people, and suspects something is responsible for Euphemia's change.

In episode 24, when his older brother, Prince Odysseus, is too indecisive to act during Zero's attack on Tokyo, especially after Euphemia's death, Schneizel steps up and volunteers to go to Cornelia's aid, taking the Pacific fleet to Area 11 to relieve her battered forces and restore order.

Second season
In the second season, Schneizel is in command of the Britannian forces attempting to conquer the E.U.-controlled North Africa. Despite repeated victories, such that he likely could have conquered the country had he wanted to, he negotiates a peace deal with France. As he explains to Nina, he did this because nothing but conquest invites defeat since it destroys hope. Later on, he works out a deal with the High Eunuchs of the Chinese Federation, getting them to trade much of their land in exchange for being made Barons in Britannia. He arranges the marriage between Odysseus and the Empress of China to facilitate this exchange, forcing Zero to modify his plan to take over the country.

After Zero's kidnapping of the Empress and Li Xingke's subsequent failure to reclaim her, the Chinese Federation enlists his aid to rescue her. Zero leaks footage of the discussion he held with the Eunuchs, in which the rulers show callous disregard for the welfare of their country, causing the people to revolt. Since they now lack the support of the people, Schneizel retreats, leaving the would-be nobles to their fate. After the fall of the Eunuchs, Schneizel begins efforts to annex the Federation's fragmented territories using a mixture of intimidation and incentives.