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HelpRe: A Kingdom Congrats Round 2 - done
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UN: La Reina
Duke: Romolo Iacopo Giovanni (28)
Consort: Lucrezia Maria Maddalena (19)
-DDuchess: Vanozza Lucrezia Isabella (2)
-DDuke: Piero Lorenzo Giovanni "Perotto" (nb)
Of the House of Medici, of the duchy of Urbino.
1521. Within the space of the years after Vanozza's birth, Romolo had lost two of his most valuable allies. His cousin and mentor, Lorenzino de' Medici, expired in 1519, a few weeks after Lucrezia and Vanozza's painting was comissioned, and 1521 their uncle Giovanni de' Medici - the Pope Leo X - breathed his final breath as well. Thus, when Lucrezia bare her first son later in the year, he became a triple namesake for the Medici family - Piero and Lorenzo, after Lorenzino and his father, and Giovanni, after the Pope. Lucrezia was willing to have the son honour her husband's family, but only if she could call the boy Perotto (it was a nickname for Pedro that she heard her mother mention in whispers once, but she did not remember who or why).
A few months after Perotto's birth, Romolo decided to name an exhibition in Urbino, to attract more "men of culture" while showcasing the marvels they themselves had managed to make. The exhibition was a great success - astrologers, alchemists, artists, architects, engineers, sculptors, musicians, acrobats, and all sorts of entertainment alike flooded the streets. Ball after ball were held all around town, culminating in an exclusive masquerade in the rebuild Palazzo Ducale. Romolo himself was more of a quiet, cold man, and not very interested in the festivities, which led many to speculate that the fair was the idea of his young wife Lucrezia. Whether or not it was her idea is unclear, but Lucrezia did serve as hostess for the masquerade, draped finely in Asian silk and jewels.
The festivities being done, Romolo and Lucrezia retired for their own little repast - a starkly simple dinner with their two children (well, it was more like a dinner with Romolo and Vanozza while Lucrezia tried to eat her food and nurse Perotto at the same time). Vanozza was very interested in the party, repeatedly asking about what happened and the like, while Perotto would only stare at his mother with his steely blue eyes. After a while Lucrezia could not help but laugh and demand that Perotto stop being so like his father, which earned her a giggle for her efforts (and a blushing Romolo on the side).
But beneath the cheer and merriments on the streets, a grim undertone was lurking. There have been rumours that Francesco della Rovere was plotting another return to Urbino, to retake the title of Duke once and for all from the Medici family. When asked about it, Romolo would usually brush the rumour aside, insisting "Francesco and I are both Gonzagas - or married to one; our wives are sisters." But deep within, both he and Lucrezia know that the possibility is real.
Family tree (more for my own keeping track than anything else)
House of Medici
Lorenzo "Il Magnifico" de' Medici & Clarissa Orsini
Lucrezia, Piero, Maddalena, Giovanni (Pope Leo X), Luisa, Contessina, and Giuliano
Piero "the Unfortunate" de' Medici & Alfonsina Orsini
Lorenzo II "Lorenzino" and Clarice
Guiliano de' Medici & Pacifica Brandano (illegitimate)
Romolo (fict. born 1493) and Ippolito
House of Gonzaga
Ercole I d'Este & Eleonora d'Aragona
Alfonso, Isabella, Beatrice, Ferrante I, Ippolito, Sigismondo, (illegitimate) Lucrezia, and (illegitimate) Giulio
Alfonso d'Este & Lucrezia Borgia
Ercole II, Ippolito II, Alessandro, Leonora, Francesco, Isabella, and (illegitimate) Alfonso
Francesco II Gonzaga & Isabella d'Este
Eleonora, Margherita, Livia, Federico II, Lucrezia (fict. born 1502), Ippolita, Ercole II, Ferrante II, Paola
Francesco Maria I della Rovere & Eleonora Gonzaga
Giulia, Elisabetta, Guidobaldo, Giulio, Ippolito
Duke: Romolo Iacopo Giovanni (28)
Consort: Lucrezia Maria Maddalena (19)
-DDuchess: Vanozza Lucrezia Isabella (2)
-DDuke: Piero Lorenzo Giovanni "Perotto" (nb)
Of the House of Medici, of the duchy of Urbino.
1521. Within the space of the years after Vanozza's birth, Romolo had lost two of his most valuable allies. His cousin and mentor, Lorenzino de' Medici, expired in 1519, a few weeks after Lucrezia and Vanozza's painting was comissioned, and 1521 their uncle Giovanni de' Medici - the Pope Leo X - breathed his final breath as well. Thus, when Lucrezia bare her first son later in the year, he became a triple namesake for the Medici family - Piero and Lorenzo, after Lorenzino and his father, and Giovanni, after the Pope. Lucrezia was willing to have the son honour her husband's family, but only if she could call the boy Perotto (it was a nickname for Pedro that she heard her mother mention in whispers once, but she did not remember who or why).
A few months after Perotto's birth, Romolo decided to name an exhibition in Urbino, to attract more "men of culture" while showcasing the marvels they themselves had managed to make. The exhibition was a great success - astrologers, alchemists, artists, architects, engineers, sculptors, musicians, acrobats, and all sorts of entertainment alike flooded the streets. Ball after ball were held all around town, culminating in an exclusive masquerade in the rebuild Palazzo Ducale. Romolo himself was more of a quiet, cold man, and not very interested in the festivities, which led many to speculate that the fair was the idea of his young wife Lucrezia. Whether or not it was her idea is unclear, but Lucrezia did serve as hostess for the masquerade, draped finely in Asian silk and jewels.
The festivities being done, Romolo and Lucrezia retired for their own little repast - a starkly simple dinner with their two children (well, it was more like a dinner with Romolo and Vanozza while Lucrezia tried to eat her food and nurse Perotto at the same time). Vanozza was very interested in the party, repeatedly asking about what happened and the like, while Perotto would only stare at his mother with his steely blue eyes. After a while Lucrezia could not help but laugh and demand that Perotto stop being so like his father, which earned her a giggle for her efforts (and a blushing Romolo on the side).
But beneath the cheer and merriments on the streets, a grim undertone was lurking. There have been rumours that Francesco della Rovere was plotting another return to Urbino, to retake the title of Duke once and for all from the Medici family. When asked about it, Romolo would usually brush the rumour aside, insisting "Francesco and I are both Gonzagas - or married to one; our wives are sisters." But deep within, both he and Lucrezia know that the possibility is real.
Family tree (more for my own keeping track than anything else)
House of Medici
Lorenzo "Il Magnifico" de' Medici & Clarissa Orsini
Lucrezia, Piero, Maddalena, Giovanni (Pope Leo X), Luisa, Contessina, and Giuliano
Piero "the Unfortunate" de' Medici & Alfonsina Orsini
Lorenzo II "Lorenzino" and Clarice
Guiliano de' Medici & Pacifica Brandano (illegitimate)
Romolo (fict. born 1493) and Ippolito
House of Gonzaga
Ercole I d'Este & Eleonora d'Aragona
Alfonso, Isabella, Beatrice, Ferrante I, Ippolito, Sigismondo, (illegitimate) Lucrezia, and (illegitimate) Giulio
Alfonso d'Este & Lucrezia Borgia
Ercole II, Ippolito II, Alessandro, Leonora, Francesco, Isabella, and (illegitimate) Alfonso
Francesco II Gonzaga & Isabella d'Este
Eleonora, Margherita, Livia, Federico II, Lucrezia (fict. born 1502), Ippolita, Ercole II, Ferrante II, Paola
Francesco Maria I della Rovere & Eleonora Gonzaga
Giulia, Elisabetta, Guidobaldo, Giulio, Ippolito
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