New Post
Search
HelpRe: A Kingdom Congrats Round 1: Sign-ups still welcome!
in reply to a message by britto08
UN: La Reina
Duke: Romolo Iacopo Giovanni (26)
Consort: Lucrezia Maria Maddalena (17)
-DDuchess: Vanozza Lucrezia Isabella (nb)
Of the House of Medici, of the duchy of Urbino.
One year later, several changes have taken place in Urbino. The new duke, Romolo de'Medici, has begun implementing his thoughts unto his duchy, with help from his mentor and precursor, Lorenzino. Slowly and surely, it became evident that Romolo's ambition was to turn Urbino into what Firenze was under Il Magnifico: a centre not only of politics, but also of the arts. And with the foundation laid ahead by Federico da Montrefelto before him, the goal might actually be attainable.
A recent move, though, has left Romolo's popularity slightly damaged when he failed to anticipate a bandit attack due to spending most funds on renovating the Palazzo Ducale. While the bandit attack was quickly avenged and the villains executed, another misstep put Romolo in further trouble - the other side of the War of Urbino, Francesco Maria della Rovere, was related to his wife's family, a thing Romolo considered enough cause to send him a local engineer for assistance. The paranoid feared that Francesco would use the engineer to prepare for another coup, but Romolo was insistent.
In a serendipitous saving throw, however, it became apparent that Lucrezia was pregnant around that time. She first complained of illness, but time passed and it was evident that she was none the more ill than expecting her first child. The prospect of a heir to the Medici line in Urbino appeased some of the folk, thinking that at the very least, should Francesco attempt another coup, there would be another Medici to retake the duchy. Lucrezia and Romolo, for their own part, were overjoyed with the idea of being parents, and gladly welcomed their daughter when she was born. The girl inherited her mother's reddish-blonde hair, and had such a tinkling laugh that no-one could not smile in return. The girl was named Vanozza, after Romolo's mother, Lucrezia, after the child's own mother, and Isabella, after Lucrezia's mother. The people were a bit disappointed with Vanozza de'Medici being a daughter and not a strong son as they hoped, but were not disheartened; they knew their duke and duchess were young, and still very capable of having more children.
In the meanwhile, Romolo never ceased to enjoy his alchemy, and time and time again he would commission art from the locals or from outside. Once, through a long chain of people (from him, to Lorenzino, to the Pope Leo X, to the artist), he managed to have the famous painter Raphael create a portrait of Lucrezia and baby Vanozza. Lucrezia was utterly delighted with meeting the artist, who was, as she repeatedly reconfirmed to her husband, a native of Urbino after all. The resulting portrait was hung in the Palazzo Ducale, right where everyone could see the Duke's beautiful wife and lovely daughter immortalised in paint and canvas. It was an almost otherworldly delight for Lucrezia; it was yet one of many to come for Romolo.
Duke: Romolo Iacopo Giovanni (26)
Consort: Lucrezia Maria Maddalena (17)
-DDuchess: Vanozza Lucrezia Isabella (nb)
Of the House of Medici, of the duchy of Urbino.
One year later, several changes have taken place in Urbino. The new duke, Romolo de'Medici, has begun implementing his thoughts unto his duchy, with help from his mentor and precursor, Lorenzino. Slowly and surely, it became evident that Romolo's ambition was to turn Urbino into what Firenze was under Il Magnifico: a centre not only of politics, but also of the arts. And with the foundation laid ahead by Federico da Montrefelto before him, the goal might actually be attainable.
A recent move, though, has left Romolo's popularity slightly damaged when he failed to anticipate a bandit attack due to spending most funds on renovating the Palazzo Ducale. While the bandit attack was quickly avenged and the villains executed, another misstep put Romolo in further trouble - the other side of the War of Urbino, Francesco Maria della Rovere, was related to his wife's family, a thing Romolo considered enough cause to send him a local engineer for assistance. The paranoid feared that Francesco would use the engineer to prepare for another coup, but Romolo was insistent.
In a serendipitous saving throw, however, it became apparent that Lucrezia was pregnant around that time. She first complained of illness, but time passed and it was evident that she was none the more ill than expecting her first child. The prospect of a heir to the Medici line in Urbino appeased some of the folk, thinking that at the very least, should Francesco attempt another coup, there would be another Medici to retake the duchy. Lucrezia and Romolo, for their own part, were overjoyed with the idea of being parents, and gladly welcomed their daughter when she was born. The girl inherited her mother's reddish-blonde hair, and had such a tinkling laugh that no-one could not smile in return. The girl was named Vanozza, after Romolo's mother, Lucrezia, after the child's own mother, and Isabella, after Lucrezia's mother. The people were a bit disappointed with Vanozza de'Medici being a daughter and not a strong son as they hoped, but were not disheartened; they knew their duke and duchess were young, and still very capable of having more children.
In the meanwhile, Romolo never ceased to enjoy his alchemy, and time and time again he would commission art from the locals or from outside. Once, through a long chain of people (from him, to Lorenzino, to the Pope Leo X, to the artist), he managed to have the famous painter Raphael create a portrait of Lucrezia and baby Vanozza. Lucrezia was utterly delighted with meeting the artist, who was, as she repeatedly reconfirmed to her husband, a native of Urbino after all. The resulting portrait was hung in the Palazzo Ducale, right where everyone could see the Duke's beautiful wife and lovely daughter immortalised in paint and canvas. It was an almost otherworldly delight for Lucrezia; it was yet one of many to come for Romolo.
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1