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HelpRe: KUY Royal Congrats ▓▒░ Round 4 ░▒▓
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King: Louis Robert Gaspard Charlemagne (46)
-Late Queen 1: Terese Frantziska Adela
--D: Princess Anne Louisa Elisabeth Adelaide (19)
---H: Hereditary Prince Lysander Caspian Feodor Orlando of Forestmere (22)
--D: Princess Therese Josephine Felicia Beatrice (17)
-Mistress: Lady Jeanne Antoinette de Launay
--S: Geoffrey Roland Louis, Duke of Illyria (11)
-Late Queen 2: Isabella Clementina Rosalba Violetta (25)
--D: Princess Cecile Isabella Eleanore Mathilde (8)
--S:(deceased) Prince Gabriel Louis Clement Etienne
--D/D: Princess Gabrielle Aimee Clarissa Eloise/Princess Louise Emeline Ginevra Marguerite (5)
--S: Crown Prince Raphael Isidore Louis Maxence (1)
-Queen: Francoise Catherine Madeleine d'Aubigné, Marquise of Mallenon (23)
In her fervent quest for an heir, Isabella suffered three miscarraiges after the twins' birth, but just after their fourth birthday, became pregnant once more. This time she was sure she was carrying a boy, but grew increasingly sicklier--she lost weight instead of gaining, and became pale and weak with huge dark circles under her eyes. All the while Isabella insisted she was fine, but the whole castle awoke to a scream one morning from Isabella's most trusted lady-in-waiting, who could not awake her largely pregnant mistress. The palace doctor was fetched, and he declared that Isabella was beyond saving--but the child wasn't. He cut open Isabella, and a large, squalling, healthy boy was born. It was a bittersweet moment for Louis, holding his newborn son over his wife's cold form. He named the baby Raphael--a good, solid Christian name he knew his late wife would've approved of.
Louis arranges a stately, elaborate funeral for Isabella and his children are absolutely devastated--Anne even postpones her much talked-about wedding to the heir to the throne of Forestmere to pay her respects to her beloved stepmother and to provide comfort to her younger siblings. As the eldest child, she sees to it that Isabella's daughters are well-provided for by their nursemaids and governesses--Geoffrey's education is well tended to by their father--and asks Therese to take care of the children in her stead. Therese accepts, and Anne leaves for her new kingdom to be married, but keeps up a steady correspondence. Therese makes good on her word and keeps a close eye on her younger sisters, and Cecile, though deeply saddened by her mother's death, tries to be brave for her younger sisters. Geoffrey, however, doesn't fare so well--now old enough to know of his illegitimate parentage, he can sense his father's (and Valinor in general's) shift of focus from him to his brother Raphael, the legitimate heir. His fear for his future coupled with the huge blow of the loss of the only mother he has ever known, Geoffrey becomes withdrawn and prone to outbursts of anger.
Scandal runs through Valinor when only a year after Isabella's death, Louis marries his mistress, the widowed Marquess of Mallenon. Isabella, with her grace and beauty, was a favorite of the people of Valinor, and they did not take too kindly to Francoise, who was vain, capricious, and fond of gambling. She lacked the warmth that Isabella had and wanted nothing to do with any of the children, preferring to spend her time hosting parties, playing cards, and enjoying her new status as Queen of Valinor.
-Late Queen 1: Terese Frantziska Adela
--D: Princess Anne Louisa Elisabeth Adelaide (19)
---H: Hereditary Prince Lysander Caspian Feodor Orlando of Forestmere (22)
--D: Princess Therese Josephine Felicia Beatrice (17)
-Mistress: Lady Jeanne Antoinette de Launay
--S: Geoffrey Roland Louis, Duke of Illyria (11)
-Late Queen 2: Isabella Clementina Rosalba Violetta (25)
--D: Princess Cecile Isabella Eleanore Mathilde (8)
--S:(deceased) Prince Gabriel Louis Clement Etienne
--D/D: Princess Gabrielle Aimee Clarissa Eloise/Princess Louise Emeline Ginevra Marguerite (5)
--S: Crown Prince Raphael Isidore Louis Maxence (1)
-Queen: Francoise Catherine Madeleine d'Aubigné, Marquise of Mallenon (23)
In her fervent quest for an heir, Isabella suffered three miscarraiges after the twins' birth, but just after their fourth birthday, became pregnant once more. This time she was sure she was carrying a boy, but grew increasingly sicklier--she lost weight instead of gaining, and became pale and weak with huge dark circles under her eyes. All the while Isabella insisted she was fine, but the whole castle awoke to a scream one morning from Isabella's most trusted lady-in-waiting, who could not awake her largely pregnant mistress. The palace doctor was fetched, and he declared that Isabella was beyond saving--but the child wasn't. He cut open Isabella, and a large, squalling, healthy boy was born. It was a bittersweet moment for Louis, holding his newborn son over his wife's cold form. He named the baby Raphael--a good, solid Christian name he knew his late wife would've approved of.
Louis arranges a stately, elaborate funeral for Isabella and his children are absolutely devastated--Anne even postpones her much talked-about wedding to the heir to the throne of Forestmere to pay her respects to her beloved stepmother and to provide comfort to her younger siblings. As the eldest child, she sees to it that Isabella's daughters are well-provided for by their nursemaids and governesses--Geoffrey's education is well tended to by their father--and asks Therese to take care of the children in her stead. Therese accepts, and Anne leaves for her new kingdom to be married, but keeps up a steady correspondence. Therese makes good on her word and keeps a close eye on her younger sisters, and Cecile, though deeply saddened by her mother's death, tries to be brave for her younger sisters. Geoffrey, however, doesn't fare so well--now old enough to know of his illegitimate parentage, he can sense his father's (and Valinor in general's) shift of focus from him to his brother Raphael, the legitimate heir. His fear for his future coupled with the huge blow of the loss of the only mother he has ever known, Geoffrey becomes withdrawn and prone to outbursts of anger.
Scandal runs through Valinor when only a year after Isabella's death, Louis marries his mistress, the widowed Marquess of Mallenon. Isabella, with her grace and beauty, was a favorite of the people of Valinor, and they did not take too kindly to Francoise, who was vain, capricious, and fond of gambling. She lacked the warmth that Isabella had and wanted nothing to do with any of the children, preferring to spend her time hosting parties, playing cards, and enjoying her new status as Queen of Valinor.
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