Anybody have betrothal ideas for
Johanna and
Romy?
UN: glassmidnight
LN: Kaarmann
DH:
Joseph Anton Cornelius Isidor (37)
DW:
Maria Elisabeth Theresa Hermine (36)
DS:
Prince Arthur Elias Wilhelm Cornelius Erhard (19)
-DW: Princess Valeria Henriette Gretel Luise [Bergfalk] Kaarmann (19)
-DS: Josef Arthur Alaric Berthold Wolfram, Prince Josef (1)
DD:
Elisabeth Therese Antonia Amalie Renata [Kaarmann] Bonfils,
Queen Élisabeth (17)
-DH: Louis Gautier François Guillaume ‘Lutz’ Bonfils, King Louis XVIII (17)
DD:
Aloisia Margarete Magdalena Cornelia (16)
-DFiance: Lord William Edmund Alexander Howard
DD/DD:
Johanna Isolde Petronella Mechtilde /
Augusta Rosemarie Sieglinde Beate "
Romy",
Princess Johanna and
Princess Augusta (12)
DS:
Joseph Konstantin Elias Anton Bertram "
Sepp",
Prince Joseph (10)
DD:
Anne Cordula Agathe Hermine,
Princess Anne (7)
Rank:
Prince and
Princess, brother and sister-in-law to the
King
The years have worn by, and though they have gone through struggles,
Joseph and
Maria Elisabeth have weathered the storm. The war between
France and Orlais came to a head when the French king died and it was revealed that
Adelaide and
Charles had been the true force behind the war.
Maria Elisabeth admitted to having her suspicions about her sister-in-law's involvement toward the end of the king's life. Relations between
Adelaide and
Joseph were rough for a time after the war, with
Adelaide fuming that
Joseph had gone behind her back to Orlais, even though she knew very well he had only done so on
Walter's orders.
The focus of the family shifted from
Joseph and
Adelaide's feud back to
Walter when
Hedwig died giving birth to a little princess.
Maria Elisabeth had been pregnant at the time as well, but lost the baby shortly after the queen's death, whether out of grief or illness was unknown.
Maria Elisabeth and
Joseph became pregnant once more in the year after
Hedwig's death, but when this baby was lost as well, the couple knew that God had gifted them all the children they were going to have. Though saddened by the loss of two babes, and of their sister-in-law,
Joseph and
Maria Elisabeth are very happy with their family and with each other, and settled in to focus on the upbringing of their children and wait for grandchildren.
In the meanwhile,
Arthur continued to grow into a handsome and cultured young man. He was the focal point of the young people at Court, much as his father had been in his youth. He looks much like his father, but with his mother's lighter hair. He is a strong, fine, and well-mannered young man who rides well and smiles often. There are many pretty young ladies at Court who worked hard to gain the attentions of the young prince, but
Arthur has only ever had eyes for
Valeria. Their budding romance was well known throughout the Court, and try though the gossips may,
Arthur was so proper in his conduct and the couple so temperate in their romance, that no one could stir up any rumors about a scandal between the two young people. When
Val's mother became
Walter's wife four years ago,
Arthur was overjoyed to see the stigma lifted from his beloved's family. In the years that followed,
Arthur and
Valeria decided they would marry. The young couple is very much in love and his wedding day was the happiest day of
Arthur's life. The couple settled in to married life very well and a year ago they welcomed their first child, a boy named
Josef, after the grandfather he looks so much like.
Joseph and
Maria Elisabeth are deeply proud of their son and very happy that he has found love.
The
Princess Elisabeth has also grown into quite the young lady. She spent much of the war in
France under the care of her aunt
Queen Adelaide and flourished in the French Court. She already spoke very pretty French which endeared her highly to the Court and even to loutish
King Louis. After the war,
Elisabeth returned to Bial, but visited her aunt very frequently.
Elisabeth was instrumental in repairing the relationship between her father and her aunt, and the two siblings have stopped butting heads with each other. She became quite the socialite in
France, and drew close to her cousin
Lutz, the Dauphin. The two young people became good friends, and when the time drew near for
Lutz to ascend his father's throne, he came under a good deal of pressure to marry. He chose his cousin,
Princess Elisabeth, as his bride and two married mere months before their joint coronation. The couple have no illusions of any great romance between them, and chose to marry each other because they are friends and know that they will be able to stand each other as they perform their royal duties.
Joseph was a little taken aback, as he had never really been fond of his nephew the Dauphin, but he knew the match was both politically smart and what
Elisabeth wanted.
Elisabeth, who no one had any really large aspirations for, is suddenly the young
Queen of
France. She greatly enjoys the jewels and the pomp and is popular among the people, who already regarded her as somewhat of a French princess. Even whispers about the king's wanderings outside their bedchamber do not bother
Elisabeth, who knows her role and her duties, and is glad both to be
Queen and to be married to a friend.
This message was edited 2/17/2011, 6:29 AM